This Year’s Paris Internationale Fair Features Layout by Christ & Gantenbein
From October 18—22, this year’s edition of Paris Internationale brings together 65 art spaces from 25 countries gathering at Central téléphonique Le Cœur on rue Bergère. Now in its ninth edition, the cost-free art fair highlights the newest generation of galleries with a focus on local ecosystems, global impact, and projects specific to the city of Paris. Outfitted with a layout by architecture firm Christ & Gantenbein, the fair offers visitors the first chance to see inside the new construction of the 1911 Central téléphonique building by François Le Coeur, where more than 16,000 square feet of exhibition space awaits.
Raphaela Vogel, “SPA ( Sokrates, Platon, Aristoteles),” 2013, video: 06:40 min, ashtrays, beverage crates, projector, speakers, Mac mini; photo by Roman März, courtesy of the artist and of BQ, Berlin.
Nearly One-Third of 2023 Presenters will Attend Their First Paris Internationale
This year’s program welcomes the return of founding galleries Ciaciia Levi, Crèvecœur, and Gregor Staiger, as well as long-standing participants like New York’s Bureau, Derosia, and Chapter NY, KOW and BQ from Berlin, London’s greengrassi, ROH from Jakarta, Kendall Koppe of Glasgow, Max Mayer from Dusseldorf, and Tokyo’s Kayokoyuki. Meanwhile, nearly one-third of the presenting art spaces will be in attendance for the first time, including Berlin’s ChertLüdde, Petrine from Paris, Warsaw’s Piktogram, Magician Space from Beijing, Empty Gallery from Hong Kong, Mexico City’s Gaga, and Niru Ratnam of London.
Yinping Hu, “Snow-White Dove,” 2017-2018, courtesy of the artist and Magician Space, Beijing.
Must-See Programming at Paris Internationale
Joining the main presentation floor, Anissa Touati has organized a roster of public programming for the third year running during Paris Internationale. This year’s lineup includes discussions featuring the likes of Julia Morandeira Arrizabalaga of Directrice Kadist, the Indonesian collector, Sigit Nugroho, and Arnaud Morand, who is the Head of Arts and Innovation at the French Agency for the Development of AlUla.
Located at the heart of the fair is the exhibition “MAINTENANT!” featuring the work of artists Eva Barto, Béatrice Lussol, Malik Mejmi, and Grout/Mazéas, presented in partnership with Centre national d’art plastique (Cnap). And last but not least, attendees should look out for the presentations of not-for-profit organizations invited to participate free of charge, this year including Parisian institutions Goswell Road and Joy, kim? from Riga, Latvia; the Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire-based Something; and Brihatta Art Foundation from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Lia D Castro, “Davi, da série Axs Nossxs Filhxs,” 2023, Oil, acrylic and graphite on canvas; courtesy of the artist and Galeria Jaqueline Martins, São Paulo and Brussels.
Marie Matusz, “Everybody feels the wind blow,” 2022, Shark jaw (Charcarinus obscurus), mirror, acrylic glass; photo by Giulio Boem, courtesy of the Artist and Clima, Milan.
