In the heart of the nave, the Prisms protrude, highlighting the large formats, photographic series and installations. To celebrate the centenary of surrealism, the American director and screenwriter Jim Jarmusch was invited to design a thematic itinerary and participate in a conversation as part of the fair's public program. A new curated sector, Voices, highlights the projects around the archive, from the Latin American scene, but also from Eastern and Northern Europe in the post-war period, under the direction of three important curators: Sonia Voss, Elena Navarro and Azu Nwagbogu. The Emergency Sector, curated by Anna Planas, will highlight the contemporary scene with 23 monographic exhibitions. In 2023, Paris Photo became the first art fair in Europe to create a digital sector. This year the curator of Paris Photo Nina Roehrs enriches this section with 15 projects that explore the frontiers of the image. The Editions sector with 45 exhibitors demonstrates the centrality of books the history of photography. This year marks the return of antique books in this sector with 3 specialized dealers.
Women Photographers and Their Work
The Elles × Paris Photo park, which celebrates the work of women photographers, will be conceived by Raphaëlle Stopin, director of the Rouen Normandie Photographic Centre and former artistic director of the Hyères festival. Produced in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and with the support of Women In Motion, a programme of
Kering highlights women in art and culture, Elles × Paris Photo has helped increase the representation of female artists at the fair from 20% to 38% since 2018. For the first time this year, and with the support of Kering, the program is being strengthened by financial assistance provided to four galleries offering exhibitions of female photographers.
The Return to the Grand Palais It is also an opportunity to present the Lithuanian photography collection from the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Centre Pompidou and the Union of Photographers of Lithuania. This scene, little known to the general public, will be discovered in the hall of honor. Also new this year, Paris Photo offers an interactive educational space dedicated to children's photo books, co-produced by the Institute of Photography and Photo Elysée, with an exhibition entitled L is for Look, which explores the evolution of this genre since the 30s. An ideal activity to introduce young people to photography.
The conversations, the book prize and the over 400 artists' signatures continue to punctuate the fair week.
Finally, in Paris during Paris Photo offers an overview of exhibitions and events throughout the week, allowing you to discover the cultural scene and photographic heritage of the city.
For the 2024 edition, the Main sector of the fair has 147 international galleries with 32 solo exhibitions, 18 double exhibitions, 89 group exhibitions and 7 Prismes projects, presenting a historical or contemporary approach to the photographic medium and questioning the limits of the image. This year the fair welcomes newcomers and prestigious returnees. Several Latin American galleries participate for the first time such as RGR (Mexico) and Vermelho (São Paulo). The Photography/Film Gallery Taka Ishii (Tokyo) returns. a group exhibition of Japanese photographers Nobuyoshi Araki, Daido Moriyama and Ikko Narahara. The Mariane Ibrahim galleries (Paris, Chicago, Mexico) and Carlier Gebauer (Berlin, Madrid) also return. Major international galleries, such as Fraenkel (San Francisco), Stevenson (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Amsterdam), Yancey Richardson (New York). Howard Greenberg (New York) and Gagosian (USA, Europe, Asia) will be present in the heart of the nave, as well as European galleries such as Karsten Grève (Cologne, Paris), Nathalie Obadia (Paris) and Christophe Gaillard (Paris). In addition, the centenary of Robert Frank is celebrated, with works presented by Pace (USA, Europe, Asia), Thomas Zander (Cologne, Paris) and the publisher Steidl (Göttingen).
This year also marks 100 years since the signing of the Manifesto of Surrealism
In resonance with this anniversary, works by Man Ray at Bruce Silverstein (New York), Edwynn Houk (New York) and les Douches (Paris), meet those of Kati Horna at Sophie Scheidecker (Paris) and an unpublished portfolio by Manuel Álvarez. Other contemporary projects propose a dialogue with the surrealist legacy such as Jack Davidson at Cob (London). As part of the Prismes projects, Julian Sander (Cologne) presents for the first time in Europe the series of 619 prints of People of the Twentieth Century by August Sander. In-Dependance by Ibasho (Antwerp) – reveals Anton Kusters Blue Skies, a series of 1.078 photographs of blue skies captured at the sites of former Nazi camps, addressing themes of trauma and commemoration. Davidede Beyter will present a project that combines film, photography and sculpture at Bacqueville (Lille).
Personal exhibitions
Solo exhibitions include a retrospective of Hiroshi Sugimoto's work at Fraenkel (San Francisco), exploring time and memory through photography and video installations. William Wegman will be honored
Georges-Philippe and Nathalie Vallois (Paris). Numerous projects around nature including Mark Ruwedell at Large Glass (London) or Tamás Dezső at Einspach (Budapest). Committed and intimate works such as the series by Lorraine O'grady at Mariane Ibrahim or the work of Christian Walker at Jackson Fine Art (Atlanta).
The duo highlights the dialogues between artists and generations. The Suzanne Tarasieve Gallery (Paris) presents self-portraits by Boris Mikhaïlov and Mari Katayama inviting the viewer to question identity and its perception. Dario Villalba and Carmen Calvo at Luis Adelantado (Valencia) present unique pieces mixing collages and pictorial gestures. Two artists from two generations Aneta Grzeszykowska and Zofia Rydet are presented at Raster (Warsaw), Barbara Probst and Jörn Vanhöfen at Kuckei + Kuckei (Berlin) or Fred Herzog and David Hockney at Equinox Gallery (Vancouver).
Cover photo: Mirco Magliocca, Grand Palais, 2024 – Courtesy Mirco Magliocca