On Site: Petit Palais

The 43rd edition of FIAC, announces the opening of the new “On Site” sector of FIAC, which will present sculptures and installations in the prestigious context of the Petit Palais, opposite the Grand Palais, in association with Christophe Leribault, curator and director of the Petit Palais, as well as the associate curator Lorenzo Benedetti.

at will invest the spaces of the Galerie Sud, the Pavillon Sud and the Jardin du Petit Palais, as well as the esplanade in front of the building. This sector enables FIAC galleries to exhibit in unique conditions, in direct proximity to their stands at the Grand Palais, within the remarkable context of the historic Petit Palais.

Featuring Works by 35 Artists:

Etel Adnan, presented by Galerie Lelong, Paris
David Altmejd, presented by Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
Étienne Béothy, presented by Le Minotaure, Paris
Joe Bradley, presented by Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich
Stefan Brüggemann, presented by Parra & Romero, Madrid
Abraham Cruzvillegas, presented by Chantal Crousel, Paris
Noël Dolla, presented by Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris
Wang Du, presented by Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris
Marcel Duchamp, presented by Galerie 1900-2000, Paris
Jimmie Durham, presented by Michel Rein, Paris
Jan Fabre, presented by Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, Brussels
Barry Flanagan, presented by Waddington Custot Galleries, London
Brian Griffiths, presented by Vilma Gold, London
Damien Hirst, presented by White Cube, London, Hong Kong
Yu Honglei, presented by Balice Hertling, Paris et Antenna Space, Shanghai
Jannis Kounellis, presented by Galerie Lelong, Paris
Bertrand Lavier, presented by Almine Rech, Paris
Guillaume Leblon, presented by Jocelyn Wolff, Paris
Gonzalo Lebrija, presented by Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris
Ange Leccia, presented by Jousse Entreprise, Paris
Benoît Maire, presented by Thomas Bernard – Cortex Athletico, Paris
Caroline Mesquita, presented by Carlier / Gebauer, Berlin
Yoshimoto Nara, présentée par Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, New-York, Tokyo
Ernesto Neto, presented by Max Hetzler, Berlin
Not Vital, presented by Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, Salzburg
Eduardo Paolozzi, presented by C L E A R I N G, New York, Brussels
Manfred Pernice, presented by Neu, Berlin
Mandla Reuter, presented by Francesca Minini, Milan et Neue Alte Brücke, Francfort
Vivien Roubaud, presented by In Situ – Fabienne Leclerc, Paris
Adrian Schiess, presented by Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder, Vienna
Do Ho Suh, presented by Victoria Miro, London et Lehmann Maupin, New-York, Hong Kong
Oscar Tuazon, presented by Chantal Crousel, Paris
Lee Ufan, presented by kamel mennour, Paris
Jacques Villeglé, presented by Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris
Lawrence Weiner, presented by Marian Goodman, Paris, New-York, London et Alfonso Artiaco, Napoli.

As part of “On Site”, FIAC settles on the Avenue Winston Churchill between the Petit and Grand Palais for the duration of the fair. A unique moment in the history of public art in Paris.

The avenue will be closed to traffic during the fair making the street accessible exclusively to pedestrians, thus recreating the original esplanade of the 1900 World Fair. Some ten works will be installed on the road and its environs, offering Parisian and international visitors an open-air experience of contemporary art. Two works, created specifically for the site, are especially emblematic of this bold gesture: the first, by French artist Jacques Villeglé, is a quote by philosopher Henri Michaux “l’Art est ce qui aide à tirer de l’inertie” (“Art is what helps draw us out of inertia”) spelled out in large letters on the ground; In the central axis between the two Palais, American artist Lawrence Weiner’s characteristic phrases  – in this work describing ascendant and descendant movements – will visually rhythm the space.