For serval days each year,Paris becomes the world capital of contemporary art with the FIAC,the international contemporary art fair [Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain] it was founded in Paris in 1974, and it brings together modern and contemporary art galleries. All media are represented: painting, sculpture, photography, installations, videos, performances, and digital arts.
FIAC Galleries brings together around 200 exhibitors in the Grand Palais, including many of the most influential specialists worldwide in the fields of modern art, contemporary art and design. It presents the finest examples of artistic creation since the turn of the twentieth century, and it is an opportunity for the public to discover the latest develop in contemporary art, through works by some of the most famous artist in the world. I am very delightful to visit this exhibition while go back to Paris to see my family.
The grand palais,The environment of the FIAC is unlike other art fair’s venue which situated in a modern convention center filled with light that can boost the appeal of the surroundings, it is an old architecture that was built for the Exposition Universelle in 1900, the structure has a glass roof and the largest nave in Europe, which have helped to make it an architectural and civic icon. It is a epitome of the Beaux-Arts architecture. That caused in the FIAC, the ancient combine with modern perfectly, nostalgic coexist with fashion masterly. I feel very peaceful there, and a lot of installations there is very cool.
Louise Hayward, a senior director at Lisson said:“FIAC has its own atmosphere,It’s totally unlike other fairs, and part of it comes from being in that extraordinary building.”
According to the parisien culture which leans toward visiting and enjoying. After that people can have a very specific way of talking about art.”FIAC provides conversation fodder for anyone strolling around Paris, and students are entitled to free entry to the Grand Palais for the fair itself free. It is a very convenient chance for me.
Among all of the installations, my favorite is Yayoi Kusama’s
“The Place Vendôme is an historic site, and the sculpture there is always the most important outdoor project,” said Glenn Scott Wright, co-director of Victoria Miro.
In the upscale Place Vendôme, Yayoi Kusama, who is known for her painting,sculpture,installation art ,performance art,film,fiction,fashion and writing and had a surge in popularity over the past decade, made a giant marquee outdoor installation, a inflatable pumpkin, in her signature polka dots. The installation is partly a collaboration with her galleries — Victoria Miro, David Zwirner and Ota Fine Arts.
“Life of the Pumpkin Recites, All About the Biggest Love for the People,”
Yayoi Kusama
It is not only the name of this installation, but also a poem, Hermann Hesse said “A poet wrote with the eyes of painter.”He give this opinion from the perspective of a writer .But through this remarkable work, i comprehend that as an artist, Kusama built it with a heart of a poet, with the love for the people.
FIAC is also an occasion to explore the rich and varied exhibition programme on view in Paris: museums and cultural institutions which offer a wide range of exhibitions during FIAC week. On the Thursday of the fair, numerous galleries participate in Gallery Night, offering openings, encounters with artists, book signings, along with art and design exhibitions.
The next edition of FIAC will take place from 22 to 25 October 2020 at the Grand Palais in the next winter.
Reference:
https://www.fiac.com/en/galleries/exhibitor-list/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/arts/FIAC-fair-paris.html