Christian Patterson, Store Window Still Life – 2023, Visuels officiels, © Christian Patterson , courtesy Robert Morat Galerie & Christian Patterson

Since its creation in 1997, Paris Photo has been a key event in the Parisian cultural scene. Each year it brings together the most renowned international galleries and publishers of contemporary and modern photography.

The fair reinforces Paris position as a cultural capital through high-quality exhibitions, carefully curated programming, solid institutional partnerships, and engaging public artistic initiatives.

Ron Jude, Atlanta 12, from the series Executive Model, 20 x 25 inches – 1995, LUISOTTI

Maxime Riché, Paradise – Livre – 24 x 30 cm – 2024 – 2024, ANDRÉ FRÈRE ÉDITIONS, ©Maxime Riché

Richard Billingham, Ray’s a Laugh, Book, 23.4 x 31cm – 2024, MACK/SPBH, Richard Billingham, from Ray’s a Laugh (MACK, 2024). Courtesy of the artist and MACK.

Abdulhamid Kircher, Untitled C-print, custom walnut frame – 2023, CARLIER GEBAUER, Courtesy of the artist and carlier | gebauer, Berlin/Madrid © Abdulhamid Kircher

Erik Madigan Heck, Hands Draped Over Fabric – 2021, CHRISTOPHE GUYE, © Erik Madigan Heck | Courtesy of Christophe Guye Galerie

Bouchra Khalili, Wet Feet. Dry Leaves – 2012, ADN, Bouchra Khalili. ADN Galeria

MAIN SECTOR

The Main Sector brings together 147 galleries, combining the great names of photography with new international participations. Situated in the nave of the Grand Palais, it will feature large-format Prismes projects and installations.

Solo shows – Some galleries will offer exhibitions focused on the work of a single artist, allowing for an in-depth exploration of their oeuvre.
Duo shows – The duo shows create dialogues between artists and generations.
Projets Prismes – The Prismes projects will spotlight large formats, photographic series, video installations and sculptures.
Group shows – Several galleries will offer thematic presentations in the heart of the nave.

Claudia Andujar, mineral pigment ink on cotton paper Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta 315g – 1971, VERMELHO, Claudia Andujar

Evgeniy Pavlov, Untitled, Love series – 1976, ALEXANDRA DE VIVEIROS, Evgeniy Pavlov

Deborah Turbeville, Untitled (Isabelle Weingarten and Aurelia Weingarten), from the series “Musee Picasso”, Paris, France – 1980, CHRISTOPHE GAILLARD, © Deborah Turbeville, Adagp, Paris, 2024 / © Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris / Brussels / Le Tremblay

David De Beyter, Magical Place XVII, 2024. From the serie The Skeptics. Inkjet print. 2 x 150 x 100 cm – 2015, BACQUEVILLE, © David De Beyter / ADAGP Paris – Courtesy Galerie Bacqueville

Estelle Hanania, Gisèle Vienne, EXTRA LIFE. Performers Theo Livesey, Katia Petrowick& Adèle Haenel – 2024, SPECTOR BOOKS, Gisèle Vienne, Photo: Estelle Hanania

Françoise Huguier, Retour d’enterrement, Martinique – 1986, POLKA, © Françoise Huguier / Courtesy Polka Galerie

VOICES SECTOR – NEW

This year, Paris Photo launches the new Voices Sector designed to invite the sensitive, open-minded gaze of personalities from the art world. For this first edition, the sector will be led by curators Sonia Voss, Azu Nwagbogu and Elena Navarro.

Paris Photo is launching the Voices sector this year, inviting three curators to develop a proposal around contemporary themes to (re)emerge an artistic scene or medium practice. Voices can be discovered in the Southeast Gallery on the ground floor of the Grand Palais. 2024 Curators: Elena Navarro, Azu Nwagbogu, Sonia Voss.

Guy Bourdin, 20 Ans, ca. 1977 Accompanied by an estate label signed and editioned by Samuel Bourdin C-type print on Fuji Flex paper Image Size: 61 x 91.6cm – 1977, MICHAEL HOPPEN, Michael Hoppen Gallery

Irving Penn, Mascara Wars, New York, 2001 Signed and annotated in ink on verso with photographer’s stamp. Print Date: 2001. Fujicolor crystal archive print Paper Size: 41.9 x 61 cm – 2001, MICHAEL HOPPEN, Michael Hoppen Gallery

yokota daisuke, untitled, sludge, 72×90 cm – 2023, STIEGLITZ19, stieglitz19

Michael Ackerman, Warsaw, Bucovina, New York, 2017 – 2013, CAMERA OBSCURA, Michael Ackerman – courtesy galerie Camera Obscura

Miguel Angel Rojas, Digital image printed from a 35mm negative. – 1979-2024, LA COMETA

EMERGENCE SECTOR

Curated by Anna Planas, the Emergence Sector showcases the dynamism of the contemporary art scene through 23 monographic projects.

The Emergence sector offers an exploration of the contemporary art scene at its most creative. The 23 solo shows organised by new galleries highlight a diverse range of techniques and themes, taking experimentation with the medium in new directions. From engagement with contemporary issues and experiments with perception to abstraction, the exhibition reveals the latest developments from a new generation of artists. Curated by Anna Planas.

Ngadi Smart, Wata Na Life – 2024, LOOSE JOINTS, Loose Joints

Taufenbach et Pourtout, Le Bleu du Ciel II Archival Pigment Print in a Plexi Box – 2024, ALMANAQUE, ALMANAQUE fotográfica

László Moholy-Nagy, Jealousy ( Eifersucht ), 1924-27 Titled and dated in pencil by Sibyl Moholy-Nagy with handwritten annotations and cropping indications verso Vintage silver gelatin print Image size: 34.3 x 26.8 cm Paper size: 35.4 x 28.2 cm – 1924-27, MICHAEL HOPPEN, Michael Hoppen Gallery

Thibault Brunet, #02, série Marelles impression jet d’encre pigmentaire sur papier Epson Fine art 60 x 50 cm – 2024, BINOME, ©Thibault Brunet, courtesy Galerie Binome

Tsuguhi Shinkawa, Shinkawa Tsuguhi Sahashinshu – 1973, LE PLAC’ART PHOTO, Le Plac’art Photo

DIGITAL SECTOR

Launched in 2023 under the direction of Nina Roehrs, the Digital Sector presents artistic projects that involve digital realities and the evolution of digital practices within photography as part of contemporary art.

For the second year, Paris Photo 2024 proposes a new sector dedicated to photography in the digital age. Again curated by Nina Roehrs – specialist for art in the digital age – the Digital Sector features a selection of fifteen contemporary art galleries and curated platforms at the forefront of new technologies, showcasing artists who integrate digital realities into their work. Thematic group exhibitions and solo artist presentations will offer an in-depth presentation of photography at the intersection with technology and digitalisation. Paris Photo, the first European fair to dedicate a programme specifically to digital art, provides a unique location for the sector, in the nave of the Grand Palais. Curated by Nina Roehrs

Paris Photo 2024
November 7–10, 2024 / Paris Photo, Grand Palais
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