ART FAIRS:Paris Internationale 2017,Part II

Laura Aldridge, Plant Scenery of the World - Inverleith House, 2017, Koppe Astner GalleryThe 3rd Edition of Paris Internationale continues the effort to support a young generation of galleries and their artists. The fair retains the collaborative spirit of the first two editions, but will see a complete departure from their aesthetic by exchanging the ornate settings of the hôtels particuliers on Avenue d’Iéna for a more industrial building in the Haut-Marais (Part I).

By Efi Michalarou
Photo: Paris Internationale 2017 Archive

Paris Internationale is a joint initiative from 5 emerging Art Galleries: Antoine Levi, Crévecoeur, High Art, Sultana and Gregor Staiger, as a collective  attempt to develop an appropriate model for fostering new advanced initiatives in contemporary art. Paris Internationale 2017 welcomes 55 galleries hailing from 19 countries from them are 20 new exhibitors. Renewing its support of non-profit structures, Paris Internationale also invited eight non-commercial spaces to participate in the fair free of charge. Since 2015, The Cheapest University (T.C.U.) organized collaborative work events in Paris for both emerging and established international artists to discuss and work together in a modest and loosely pedagogical way. Laying its foundation with questions rather than solutions T.C.U. has formed its own distinct version of what can perhaps be described as an “Art School”. On the occasion of Paris Internationale, T.C.U. proposes a new curriculum titled, “What’s in my Bag…?”. Inspired by the eponymous TV show, the reflection was driven by the current security-driven political climate in which bags of citizens are systematically inspected. T.C.U.  invited artists and non-profit spaces to engage publicly within Paris Internationale for the duration of the fair. Organized as an amalgamation of lectures, panel conversations and public conferences,”What’s in my Bag…?” takes part over five days in an attempt to generate inquiry and ignite a  collective reflection. To date, the following artists have confirmed their participation: Mai-Thu Perret (in conversation with Sumesh Sharma), Cally Spooner, Eva Barto, Heike-Karin Foell (in collaboration with the non-profit space Tonus), Mélanie Matranga, David Noonan (in collaboration with the non-profit space Caro Sposo). The building on Rue Beranger was nicknamed “the screw” because of the spiralling ramp at its center. The venue’s  brutalist feel contradicts the decor and codes of Paris Internationale’s previous iterations while offering multiple possibilities for developing specific presentations responding to its architecture and history as the former headquarters of Libération, a newspaper co-founded by Jean-Paul Sartre in 1973 in the wake of the Paris protest movements of May 1968. Libération helped frame and define the political debate  in France and organized a number of memorable parties on the roof. From 1987 until 2015, Libération occupied five levels of the nine story building which  became a symbol of social engagement, a deontological perspective and  a defined journalistic vision.

Info: Paris Internationale, 11 rue Béranger, Paris, Duration: 18-22/10/17, Days & Hours: Wed-Sat (18-21/10/17) 12:00-20:00, Sun (22/10/17) 12:00-18:00, parisinternationale.com

Left: Anna Hulacova, Hunt Kastner Gallery. Right: Eva Kotatkova, Hunt Kastner Gallery
Left: Anna Hulacova, Hunt Kastner Gallery. Right: Eva Kotatkova, Hunt Kastner Gallery

 

 

Left, Center & Right: Alain Biltereyst, Jack Hanley  Gallery
Left, Center & Right: Alain Biltereyst, Jack Hanley Gallery

 

 

Left: Ray BARSANTE, French vessel#7, 88x39cm, glazed stoneware Lefebvre & Fils Gallery. Right: Renaud Jerez, Jenny's Gallery
Left: Ray BARSANTE, French vessel#7, 88x39cm, glazed stoneware Lefebvre & Fils Gallery. Right: Renaud Jerez, Jenny’s Gallery

 

 

Left: Wolfgang Breuer, Jenny's Gallery, Center: Amy O'Neill, Kristina Kite Gallery. Right: Dianna Molzan, Kristina Kite Gallery
Left: Wolfgang Breuer, Jenny’s Gallery, Center: Amy O’Neill, Kristina Kite Gallery. Right: Dianna Molzan, Kristina Kite Gallery

 

 

CHET WP, Gregor Steiger Gallery
CHET WP, Gregor Steiger Gallery

 

 

Left: Roger Herman, #06 - Untitled, 2017- 29,5 x 29 cm, Lefebvre & Fils Gallery. Right: Roger Herman, #09 - Untitled, 2017, 33 x 24 cm, Lefebvre & Fils Gallery
Left: Roger Herman, #06 – Untitled, 2017- 29,5 x 29 cm, Lefebvre & Fils Gallery. Right: Roger Herman, #09 – Untitled, 2017, 33 x 24 cm, Lefebvre & Fils Gallery

 

 

Stephanie Saade, Marfa Projects Gallery
Stephanie Saade, Marfa Projects Gallery

 

 

Stephanie Saade, Marfa Projects Gallery
Stephanie Saade, Marfa Projects Gallery

 

 

RM, Imagine (Red), 2016, Mary Mary Gallery
RM, Imagine (Red), 2016, Mary Mary Gallery

 

 

RM, Imagine (Girls), 2015, Mary Mary Gallery
RM, Imagine (Girls), 2015, Mary Mary Gallery

 

 

Anna KE, Intangible Economies of Desire, Simone Subal Gallery
Anna KE, Intangible Economies of Desire, Simone Subal Gallery

 

 

Left: Kiki Kogelnik, Untitled(Hanging), Simone Subal Gallery. Right: Emmanuel Lagarrigue, Sultana Gallery
Left: Kiki Kogelnik, Untitled(Hanging), Simone Subal Gallery. Right: Emmanuel Lagarrigue, Sultana Gallery

 

 

Jack Lavender, A Hardcore Stomping Flashback-The Approach Gallery
Jack Lavender, A Hardcore Stomping Flashback-The Approach Gallery

 

 

Left: Chiara Camoni, SenzaTitolo, 2017, SpazioA Gallery. Right: Nona Inescu, swing, 2017, SpazioA Gallery
Left: Chiara Camoni, SenzaTitolo, 2017, SpazioA Gallery. Right: Nona Inescu, swing, 2017, SpazioA Gallery

 

 

Jack Lavender, Dreams Chunky, The Approach Gallery
Jack Lavender, Dreams Chunky, The Approach Gallery

 

 

Jack Lavender, Dreams Chunky, Installation View, 2013, The Approach Gallery
Jack Lavender, Dreams Chunky, Installation View, 2013, The Approach Gallery

 

 

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