However… the move was inevitable, since the decision for the change of venue meant that the festival… needed to progress… to the next level.
Julien Frydman… the dynamic and ambitious new director of… “Paris Photo“… wants to “make sure this photo fair is among the best Art fairs in the world“.
He also wants to “highlight photography’s rightful place in Art history“, and basically “get out of the ghetto“… whereby one can move from discussing “Dubuffet to one of Brassaï‘s graffitti” works… seamlessly.
Also, Frydman is keen for photography lovers… “to be exposed to artists and artworks”… that are not normally available for them.
The show will exhibit African photography from Bamako to Cape Town… 44 African attending photographic artists will be represented by mostly South African galleries… (namely Johannesburg and Cape Town)…
A new rendez-vous with photography lovers will show… “Acquisitions Récentes“… which showcases the new collections of three illustrious international cultural institutions…
The Tate Modern of London, the International Centre of Photography (ICP) of New York, and the Musée de L’Elysée in Lusanne…
The German Artur Walther collection… will open the “Collection Privée“… which allows viewers to “discover the passion, expertise, and curiosity of the major collectors”.
Julien Frydman will “en plus” present… “Mutations“… a series of debates and conferences… during the fair.
The 49 galleries exhibiting for the first time include Marian Goodman, Gagosian Gallery… (one of the world’s foremost modern art dealers…), Pace MacGill, Jeffrey Fraenkel, Baudoin Lebon, Thomas Zander, Revue Noire, and Camera Work.
Jean Dominique Burton‘s “Thomas Amousou” at Antwerp’s Fifty One Fine Art Photography…
Seydou Keita‘s “Sans Titre”… at Paris’ Galerie du Jour Agnes B. …
Unique photographic works of Japanese scenes and lifestyle…
Also fascinating was the Japanese habit of bowing deeply… we bowed back…
We were charmed…
Both Irving Penn and Robert Mapplethorpe‘s seemingly sculpted voluptious nudes… were breathtakingly beautiful…
In all… it was a powerful experience… of a collective magnificent talent…
A photograph… “is worth a throusand words“…
The Paris Photo exhibition has proven that… a million times over...
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