FIAC 2021: A Night of Galleries Across Paris
At FIAC 2021, Paris's gallery night highlighted the city's vibrant art scene across nine districts, with a focus on Marais, Latin Quarter, and Saint Germain des Prés. Notable off-site exhibitions included Alexander Calder's 'Flying Dragon' at Place Vendôme and Jean Claracq's artwork at Musée Delacroix, alongside installations in Tuileries Garden. A tour along Rue du Temple features ten galleries, including Galleria Continua, which showcases pieces by Pistoletto, Fontana, Accardi, and Manzoni, such as Pistoletto's 'Tre Bambini Impiccati.' Other highlights include Kamrooz Aram's 'Un objet, un geste' at Galerie Mitterrand, works by William Kentridge at Marian Goodman, and Barry McGee and Claire Tabouret at Perrotin. Gagosian displays Calder's sculptures, while Thaddaeus Ropac features Hirst and Emin, and Tornabuoni Art presents Alighiero Boetti's 'Pensando all'Afghanistan.'
Key facts
- FIAC 2021 gallery night spanned nine art zones in Paris.
- Marais, Latin Quarter, and Saint Germain des Prés had predominant gallery presence.
- Off-site events included Calder's 'Flying Dragon' at Place Vendôme.
- Galleria Continua showed Italian 'Ritals' artists and new Cuban works.
- Pistoletto's 'Tre Bambini Impiccati' references Cattelan's 2004 Milan piece.
- Galerie Mitterrand exhibited Kamrooz Aram's 'Un objet, un geste'.
- Marian Goodman presented William Kentridge's works on memory and time.
- Max Hetzler featured seven new works by Louise Bonnet.
- Perrotin exhibited Barry McGee and Claire Tabouret.
- Massimo De Carlo presented Pietro Roccasalva's first solo show.
- Gagosian displayed Calder sculptures including 'Flying Dragon'.
- Thaddaeus Ropac featured Hirst, Emin, and Baselitz (retrospective at Centre Pompidou).
- Tornabuoni Art showed Alighiero Boetti's 'Pensando all'Afghanistan'.
- Applicat-Prazan exhibited post-war artists Karel Appel, Masson, and Dubuffet.
Entities
Artists
- Alexander Calder
- Jean Claracq
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Lucio Fontana
- Carla Accardi
- Piero Manzoni
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Kamrooz Aram
- William Kentridge
- Louise Bonnet
- Barry McGee
- Claire Tabouret
- Pietro Roccasalva
- Damien Hirst
- Tracey Emin
- Georg Baselitz
- Alighiero Boetti
- Karel Appel
- André Masson
- Jean Dubuffet
- Emmanuel Perrotin
Institutions
- FIAC
- Galleria Continua
- Galerie Mitterrand
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Max Hetzler
- Galerie Perrotin
- Massimo De Carlo
- Gagosian
- Thaddaeus Ropac
- Centre Pompidou
- Tornabuoni Art
- Applicat-Prazan
- Musée Delacroix
- Artribune
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Marais
- Latin Quarter
- Saint Germain des Prés
- Place Vendôme
- Tuileries Garden
- Rue du Temple
- Seine
- Louvre
- Milan
- Italy
- Como
- Basilica of San Francesco
- Afghanistan
- rue de Ponthieu
- rue de Turenne