FIAC 2011

This post comes a bit late as we're going into Paris Photo this week (for the 1st time at the Grand Palais) but I've been working a lot and I'm very happy from what came out with my thesis and my project. Hoping that it will turn to reality in a close future, I entitled it "Visual Arts and Television : Digital Solutions". I hate myself of not have been able to start earlier and before presenting it a second time on december the 12th in front of my employers, I'll review some of the main points. 

The 2011 38th edition of the F.I.A.C was a huge success. Big sales (more than the Frieze), great artworks, dynamic galleries even if they were fewer comparing to past years (now that is organized only at the Grand Palais and not at the Cour Carré du Louvre). I wen't there twice, first on the opening where a queue of 500 person were waiting in front of the doors.  My dudddy Armelle got me a Vip art journalist pass so I could enjoy entering by the red carpet and drink champagne under the arches of the Grand Palais while meeting some teachers I had in art school and some students that became artists. This was really a place-to-be event and I have fostered social relationships rather than getting lost in the galleries. I went back two days after to take some pictures and looking for a cheap artwork I could offer me. I could'nt find something below 100 000 but I have the pictures !

Damien Hirst  - Humility

 

 

 

I start with a piece that impressed me and gave me the idea of the new blog's background. A kaleidoscope of butterflies' wings by Mr. Diamond Skull.

Barbara Kruger - Fear & Evil

Cindy Sherman - Untitled

Wim Delvoye - Chapelle 

Navid Nuur - Thank You

 

Sophie Calle - Prenez soin de vous

 

Andro Wekua - Should be titled

 

Diane Arbus - Albinos

   

I really want to see her exhibition at the Jeu de Paume.

Paola Pivi - Pearls

Franz West

Nicolas Moulin 

He was in my art school, I love his work.

Yves Klein - Blue meteorite

Michelangelo Pistoletto - Two less one

 

Marlène Dumas 

Kader Attia

Karl Lagarfeld - Roses

Gilbert & George - Damned Buddle

And other random works :

More artificial butterflies

Beaux-Arts Magazine - Anaïs

My friend Anaïs who works at Beaux-Arts Magazine was helding the stand. 

Le Bal Jaune - Fondation Ricard

For the closing of this wonderful week, a ball was held at the Palais de Chaillot in front of the Eiffel Tower. The Naive New Beaters and Dj Paraone were performing. It was the rendez-vous of the contemporary art's world "beautiful people" all wanted to be seen with their best profiles in black and gold. I chose a neo-Renaissance black robe with wide sleeves and I accessorized it with gold bracelets. I also had a vintage embroidered bag that went perfect with the whole outfit. 

This week I'm doing the opening of Paris Photo, and this time I'll try to do the champagne and the visit at the same time because I'm flying to Strasbourg on thursday for a 4 days non-stop party with my n°1 P.P.S.

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I LOVE NAVID NUUR

Before posting on the fair, I just want to stop a second on one of my biggest crush this year : Navid Nuur. I had the chance to see some of his pieces at the Venice Biennale >here< and he was represented by two galeries at the fair + one work Hors Les Murs. 
Born in Iran, Nuur is a 35 years old contemporary and post-minimalist artist that works on the relation between time & nature strenghts. A very fashionable topic to work on if we just take a look at the work of Cyprien Gaillard and his quest for human traces except that Nuur put elements of his own creation over thousands years of erosion. By doing this he questions the time chronology and the connection between objects, stories and words while Gaillard just list it and put it under glass.
Words, narrations and the way he plays with it are to me, the strongest points of his artwork. I usually don't have crushes on sculptor but he is so much more and even ask to talk about neologism intermodules (love the concept) and not sculptures. 
By building collection of all kinds, for example bubble, airbags, chewing-gum he reminds me of Gilbert & George archives. The Secret Files of Gilbert & George is an hilarious 35 minutes film by Hans Ulrich Obrist in which the two artists reveal and comment on the contents of their work archives with a lot self-mockery. Through the document, the couple show his method of classifying their thoughts, their material (chewing-gum on the ground, hair in the bath, clippings...), which is the very formation of a philosophy of art and life.
Even if they have totally different practices, their attempts to discover the contemporary analogies of the modern world are very close. 


Alien.

Intergalactic

I had no time to do the Frieze and only could do a solo exhibition of the latest work of Pistoletto at the Simon Lee Gallery. I loved these new formats, and the theme of Lavoro he's working on. I won't post on it now but I'm thinking of going back through the major pieces of his career later. I do not feel very guilty because most of the galleries represented at the Frieze were also presented at the FIAC in Paris and I've spent the last three days organising archaeological digs in the Grand Palais :) .

So this weekend was all about accompanying my designer's friends Olivia (The Nomadic Files) and Sacha (Soyons-Ouf) to their meeting and going to non-ending warehouse parties. My kodak can tell much about it.

A pin-up on the first plan.

Glitter ALL OVER.

The Intergalactic Beauties.

David Guetta got lost in a warehouse party.

A vodka-lemon star (supposed to be) Chez Jeannette in Paris.

Piu Piu & Julie, Baron.

And a here is a bonus given by my friend Olivia. She made this vid in an after party and on the balcony of the place we were staying in. I totally love it.

London Frieze

I'm off to London and it brings so much joy to my heart. I'll visit the Frieze Art Fair and will post on it. October is the best time of the year for art collectors, next week Le Grand Palais will held the F.I.A.C and my wonderful press attache friend Armelle got me a pass. I can't wait to do this marathon !