Paris Art Fairs Fiac, Show Off, Slick Preview Amid Economic Uncertainty
The 2008 edition of Fiac returns to the Grand Palais for the third consecutive year, joined by satellite fairs Show Off and Slick. The article, written on September 22, 2008, reflects on the impact of the global financial crisis on the art market, noting that while the ultra-rich continue to buy luxury goods including contemporary art, the broader market of modest collectors may react differently. The author urges readers to focus on the art itself rather than market anxieties. Fiac takes place October 23-26 at the Grand Palais, Cour Carrée du Louvre, and Jardin des Tuileries, featuring 40 new exhibitors including White Cube, Timothy Taylor, and Sperone Westwater. Show Off runs October 22-26 at Espace Pierre Cardin with nearly 20 new galleries, including Daneyal Mahmood Gallery and Flatland. Slick moves to Le Centquatre for October 24-27, featuring solo shows by Michel Gouéry and a '100 euros TTC' project by Sémiose éditions. The article also notes concurrent fairs Les Élysées de l'art and Diva.
Key facts
- Fiac returns to Grand Palais for third consecutive year
- Fiac dates: October 23-26, 2008
- Show Off dates: October 22-26, 2008
- Slick dates: October 24-27, 2008
- Fiac features 40 new exhibitors including White Cube, Timothy Taylor, Sperone Westwater
- Show Off has nearly 20 new galleries including Daneyal Mahmood Gallery and Flatland
- Slick moves to Le Centquatre from Bellevilloise
- Article written on September 22, 2008 amid global financial crisis
- Concurrent fairs: Les Élysées de l'art (Oct 23-26) and Diva (Oct 24-27)
Entities
Artists
- Christopher Wool
- Jake and Dinos Chapman
- Emmanuel Saulnier
- Marc Quinn
- Kate Moss
- Philip Guston
- Bertrand Lacombe
- Sophie Dejode
- Jodie Carey
- Stéphane Pencréac'h
- Carolein Smit
- Michel Gouéry
- Jean Dupuy
- Bruno Rousselot
- Laurent Proux
- Frédéric Clavère
- Lionel Scoccimaro
- Damien Hirst
- Pablo Picasso
- Emil Nolde
- Georges Rouault
- Raoul Dufy
Institutions
- Fiac
- Show Off
- Slick
- Grand Palais
- Cour Carrée du Louvre
- Jardin des Tuileries
- Espace Pierre Cardin
- Le Centquatre
- Bellevilloise
- White Cube
- Timothy Taylor Gallery
- Sperone Westwater
- Christian Nagel Gallery
- Thomas Schulte Gallery
- Patrick Painter Gallery
- Luhring Augustine
- Art attitude Hervé Bize
- Hopkins-Custot
- Galerie Larock-Granoff
- Galerie Claude Bernard
- Galerie Daniel Templon
- Odile Ouizeman Gallery
- Orel Art
- Métropolis
- Daneyal Mahmood Gallery
- Olivier Robert Gallery
- Flatland
- Deborah Zafman Gallery
- Sémiose éditions
- VF galerie
- Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
- Pinacothèque de Paris
- Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Beaubourg
- Sotheby's London
- Frieze Art Fair
- Les Élysées de l'art
- Diva
- art press
- Courrier international
- Newsweek
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Grand Palais
- Cour Carrée du Louvre
- Jardin des Tuileries
- Espace Pierre Cardin
- 1 avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris
- Le Centquatre
- 5 rue Curial, 75019 Paris
- Bellevilloise
- Berlin
- Germany
- Cologne
- New York
- United States
- Los Angeles
- London
- United Kingdom
- Nancy
- Utrecht
- Netherlands
- Marseille
- Champs Élysées
- Place du Palais royal
Sources
- artpress —