14 Photo Books from Patrick Frey Selected for artpress Shopping Basket
During the 2021 Paris photography fair season, artpress brings back its imaginative shopping basket concept. Thibaut de Ruyter curates a selection of around fifteen photo books from Swiss publisher Patrick Frey, who has been in the industry since 1986. These works will be showcased at OffPrint, taking place at Oddity Vertbois in Paris from November 11 to 14, 2021. De Ruyter commends Frey's publications for their distinctive design, narrative imagery, and the unveiling of concealed archives, emphasizing that they transcend typical catalogs to encourage deeper interaction. Featured titles include Anna Stüdeli's PRIMAL, Mine Dal's Everybody's Atatürk, and several others, with the total price under 1500 euros. Additional books in the artpress collection include Winter by Sandy Skoglund and Ciel jaune by Yasmina Benabderrahmane.
Key facts
- artpress revives its fictional shopping basket for the 2021 Paris photography fair season.
- Thibaut de Ruyter selects about fifteen photo books from Swiss editor Patrick Frey.
- Patrick Frey has been active as an editor since 1986.
- The books are available at OffPrint, held at Oddity Vertbois, Paris, from November 11 to 14, 2021.
- Selected titles include Anna Stüdeli's PRIMAL, Mine Dal's Everybody's Atatürk, Manon's Feathers, and others.
- Total cost of the selection is under 1500 euros.
- Other books in the artpress baskets include works by Sandy Skoglund, Yasmina Benabderrahmane, Paul Cupido, and George Hoyningen-Huene.
- Frey's books are praised for their unique design, narrative use of images, and revelation of hidden archives.
Entities
Artists
- Thibaut de Ruyter
- Patrick Frey
- Anna Stüdeli
- Mine Dal
- Manon
- Christian Lutz
- GAECHTER+CLAHSEN
- Marcia Resnick
- Alex Hanimann
- Olivier Mosset
- Susi Wyss
- Giorgio Wolfensberger
- Suzanne Perrottet
- Barbara Stauss
- Niklaus Stauss
- Martin Guggisberg
- Sandy Skoglund
- Yasmina Benabderrahmane
- Paul Cupido
- George Hoyningen-Huene
- Cecil Beaton
- Elinor Glyn
- Roswitha Hecke
- Elisabeth Kübler
Institutions
- artpress
- Patrick Frey (publisher)
- OffPrint
- Oddity Vertbois
- Paris Photo
- Approche
- Spector Books
- Walther König
- Helmut Newton Foundation
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Switzerland
- Zurich
Sources
- artpress —