The 26th edition of Art Paris 2024 takes place at Grand Palais Éphémère from April 4 to 7, 2024, showcasing contemporary artistic creations. The art fair brings together 136 galleries from 25 countries explore two themes: Fragile Utopias. A Focus on the French Scene, and Art & Craft, led respectively by guest curators Éric de Chassey and Nicolas Trembley. The Promises sector for young galleries and Solo Show reveals new talents and features historical figures through monographic exhibitions contributing to their re-discovery.

With 42 new arrivals compared to 2023, the 2024 selection is marked by the very first participation of several trendsetting European contemporary art galleries: Esther Schipper (Berlin, Paris), Peter Kilchmann (Zurich, Paris), Meessen De Clercq (Brussels), Michel Rein (Paris, Brussels) and Richard Saltoun (London, Rome). They are joined by Poggi, Frank Elbaz, and leading galleries, such as Continua, Lelong & Co, Almine Rech, and Perrotin. 60% of the exhibiting galleries are French, which means Art Paris can showcase the entire scope of the French gallery ecosystem, from the prominent modern and contemporary art galleries in Paris to galleries across France, while providing support to young galleries. The remaining 40% comprises a selection of foreign galleries including New York gallery Bienvenu Steinberg & J, Circle Art Agency from Kenya, Etemad from Iran, and London-based Soho Revue. Modern art, which represents 20% of the selection, is characterized by numerous exhibits focusing on surrealism that mark the movement’s 100th anniversary in 2024. First-time exhibitors Antoine Laurentin (Paris, Brussels), Boquet (Paris), and Czech gallery Cermak Eisenkraft enrich the program.

Ever since 2018, Art Paris has been showcasing and supporting the French scene by asking an exhibition curator to turn a subjective, historical, and critical eye on a selection of specific projects by French artists from among the participating galleries. Keen to increase its support of the French art scene in 2024, Art Paris premium partner BNP Paribas Private Bank is joining forces with the fair to launch the BNP Paribas Private Bank Prize, which comes with €30,000 in prize money. A jury of prominent art world professionals selected among 21 artists featured in the exhibition Franco-Italian artist Nathalie du Pasquier (Galerie Yvon Lambert) as the prize winner, rewarding her architectural abstract paintings.

In what was a first in 2022, Art Paris adopted a sustainable approach to organizing an art fair based on a life cycle analysis (Lca). This pioneering approach carried out in partnership with Karbone Prod has considerably reduced the fair’s environmental impact. Amongst other improvements, a reduction of 13 tonnes of waste (from 25 to 12 tonnes), 12 tonnes of reused material, and a decrease in energy consumption by 37%. For 2024, Art Paris is pursuing its commitment to sustainability and increasing the scope of its approach to take into account the question of visitor mobility with actions aimed at encouraging the use of public transport and carsharing, etc.


Art Paris 2024
April 4 – 7, 2024
Grand Palais Éphémère
Place Joffre, 75007 - Paris
www.artparis.com

Photo: Elika Hedayat, Les dépossédés #14, 2023