I can't believe it's been almost 2 months since my (first) trip to Paris, so this post is a bit overdue. I attended the 16th edition of the Paris Photo exhibition on November 14, courtesy of Berlin's C/O Gallery and Lufthansa.
The fair was set inside the beautiful Grand Palais, and there was an incredible amount of works to see, to be honest, almost too much to try to take in in one day. Below are some things I saw, liked, and wished I owned.
Always nice to see some master originals in person:
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| Sarah Moon, For the NYT, 1997. Original Polaroids, (10,000 euro), Camera Obscura, Paris |
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| Paolo Poversi, Saskia, Paris, Platinum Print, 2012, Pace Mcgill Gallery |
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| Paolo Poversi |
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(L) Irving Penn, Woman in Black Turtleneck, 1951, silver gelatin print 55,000 euro. (R) Irving Penn, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, 1949, vintage print, 55,000 euro, both Robert Klein Gallery
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| Stephen Shore, Top (L) E. Walnut Street, Roswell1974, (R) West 15 Street, Cincinatti, Bottom (L) !!!! Main Street, Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, 1974 !!!!! (R) Moore Haven, Florida, all c-prints, Conrads Düsseldorf. |
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| William Eggleston |
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| (L) , (R) Walker Evans, Alabama Tenant Farmer's Wife, 1936, silver gelatin print, Edwynn Houk Gallery |
Exhibition by the wonderful duo of Hilla and Bernd Becher, featuring various prints.
Great black & white work by famous masters and some lesser known photographers:
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| Josef Koudelka, Romania 1968, silver gelatin print, signed. |
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| Vlatka Horvat, With Sky on their Shoulders 2, 2011, cut photographs on cardboard, Gallery Taik |
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| (L) Edward Weston, Nude Study III, 1925, vintage silver print, 25,000 euro, (R) August Sander, Two Boxers, 1929, silver gelatin print, both Galerie Johannes Faber |
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| (L) Miroslav Tichy, Two Women Talking, 1970s, vinatge silver print, 6,300 euro (R) Erwin Blumenfeld, Teddy Thurman, 1948, vintage silver print, 28,000 euro, both at Galerie Johannes Faber |
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| Rudolf Koppitz, (L) Two Brothers, 1928, vintage pigment print, 16,000 euro, (R) Movement Study, 1925, vintage silver print, 145,000 euro, both Galerie Johannes Faber. |
Above: Amazing work by a photographer Rudolf Koppitz, unknown to me, but obviously popular with collectors :)
I love the print by on the right below. A copy of it used to hang on my fridge years ago, the face in it is so shockingly similar to mine... I'd love to own it one day.
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| (L) Henri Cartier-Bresson, Millitary Appraisal at Moscow Trolley Stop, 1954, silver gelatin print, (R) Susan Derges, Observer and the observed, 1991, silver gelatin print at Purdy Hicks Gallery |
Best deal at the show, as far as I'm concerned...
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| (L) Vivian Maier, Self-portrait, 1955, silver gelatin print, printed in 2011, 1,900 euro - sold, (R) Vivian Maier, Girl Wading in Lake Michigan, 1968, silver gelatin, printed in 2012, 1,400 euro - sold, both at Steven Kasher Gallery |
Some nice contemporary work in color:
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| Robert Polidori, Marat Rez de Chausee, 1985, fuji color archive print, Edwynn Houk Gallery |
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| Michal Chelbin, Fyodor, Sentenced for Theft, 2010, c-print, 6,000 euro, Andrea Meislin Gallery |
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| Ilit Azoulay, Room #8, 2011, archival pigment print, 18,000 euro, Andrea Meislin Gallery |
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| Jessica Eaton, 2011-2012,archival pigment prints, M+B Gallery |
It was nice to see Canadian photographer, and Jeff's highschool mate, Jessica Eaton at the show!
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| Hendrik Kerstens, Hairnet, 2000 & Aluminum, 2012, both pigment prints, Danziger Gallery |
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| (L)Rinko Kawauchi, Untitled, California Series, 2012, archival pigment print (R) Rinko Kawauchi, 2004, c-print |
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| (L) Wassink Lundren, Empty Bottles no. 24, c-print, 2007 (R) Evelyn Hoffer, Queensboro Bridge, 1964, dye transfer print |
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| Erwin Wurm, Claudia Schifer, c-print, 2009, at Galleri Bo Bjerggaard |
There was also a book fair:
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| Some beautiful book design at Mack, London |
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| Apparently this is the last copy of Viviane Sassen's Flamboya book, being offered here for 500 euro. So glad I got mine years ago from Amazon. |
Paris Photo was an amazing experience, I can't wait to go back.
