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Michel Houellebecq at FILAF Artbook Fair 2016

festival-fair · 2026-04-24

The 6th edition of FILAF introduced the FILAF Artbook Fair, a new parallel event to its festival, held on June 26, 2016, at the Chapelle du Tiers-Ordre – Église des Dominicains. The fair featured a meeting with writer Michel Houellebecq, along with discussions involving Catherine Millet and Jacques Henric. It served as a platform for publishers, artists, curators, printers, collectors, graphic designers, and booksellers, offering conferences, performances, book signings, and debates. The event showcased contemporary editorial practices linking art and print, including art books, multiples, fanzines, and posters.

Key facts

  • FILAF Artbook Fair was created for the 6th edition of FILAF.
  • Event took place on June 26, 2016.
  • Venue: Chapelle du Tiers-Ordre – Église des Dominicains.
  • Featured meeting with Michel Houellebecq.
  • Included exchanges with Catherine Millet and Jacques Henric.
  • Fair offered conferences, performances, signatures, readings, and debates.
  • Participants included artists, public collection heads, printers, collectors, editors, graphic designers, and booksellers.
  • Showcased art books, multiples, fanzines, and posters.

Entities

Artists

  • Michel Houellebecq
  • Catherine Millet
  • Jacques Henric
  • Bertrand Lavier

Institutions

  • FILAF
  • FILAF Artbook Fair
  • Chapelle du Tiers-Ordre – Église des Dominicains

Locations

  • Chapelle du Tiers-Ordre – Église des Dominicains
  • Paris
  • France

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