After a three-year break, Paris Photo met with art lovers for the 27th time in the magnificently renovated venue of the Grand Palais.
Photos: Nihan Özgen Meleke
The fair, which is considered one of the most important photography events worldwide, hosted 240 participants from 34 countries this year and broke a record with 80,000 visitors. The event attracted attention with its special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of André Breton's Surrealist Manifesto. This exhibition, curated by Jim Jarmusch, featured surrealist-influenced works by masters such as Man Ray, David Hockney and Robert Frank.
After a three-year break, Paris Photo met with art lovers for the 27th time in the magnificently renovated venue of the Grand Palais. The fair, which is considered one of the most important photography events worldwide, hosted 240 participants from 34 countries this year and broke a record with 80,000 visitors. The event attracted attention with its special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of André Breton's Surrealist Manifesto. This exhibition, curated by Jim Jarmusch, featured surrealist-influenced works by masters such as Man Ray, David Hockney and Robert Frank.
This year, the Elle x Paris Photo program, dedicated to female photographers, was one of the prominent events of the fair. In this program, which was held with the support of the French Ministry of Culture and François Pinault's Kering Group, the works of 44 female artists were exhibited. The proportion of female photographers reached 40 percent of total participants this year, almost doubling compared to six years ago.
Other important exhibitions at the fair included the works of Claudia Andujar, a Swiss photographer living in Brazil, about the Yanomami people in the Amazon, and the exhibition organized for the 25th anniversary of Martin Parr's 1999 series on international consumption. Additionally, Charlotte Perriand's never-before-seen archive photographs attracted great attention as impressive shots where modernist design meets aesthetics.
Photo books were also an integral part of the fair. In the section where 45 publishing houses were located, limited editions and rare works were exhibited. Works such as Mineko Orisaku, produced with the unique printing techniques of the Japanese publishing house CASE Publishing, once again proved the artistic value of photo books. However, this niche sector faces challenges such as high production costs and limited distribution. Events like Paris Photo are vital for these books to reach collectors and photography enthusiasts.
Paris Photo 2024 offered an unforgettable experience by shedding light not only on the art of photography, but also on the intersections of art with different disciplines.
For detailed information about Paris Photo, you can visit https://www.parisphoto.com/fr-fr/programme.html .
