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THE MAGAZINE EVENT
Paris Photo a passion of our times
Here we see a selling and "collectionist"
fever, a cultural enthusiasm and a gargantuan
programme found in no other
major city – neither New York, London,
Los Angeles, Berlin nor Beijing, although
Paris's ranking in terms of commercial art transactions
is on the down. This autumnal frenzy in photographic
exhibitions can be explained by the number and
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soundness of Paris museums and public institutions
devoted to the medium, the wealth of galleries, the
traditional place of photography, and undoubtedly
other factors as well. Photography is the ultimate
medium for disseminating cultural and industrial creations,
which are some of the most vulnerable, but also
some of the most sought-after and collected. Although
photography still occupies a modest position in the art
market, its share is constantly growing, particularly as,
in terms of cultural commodities, the medium is the
one that lends itself most easily to speculative operations
because of the derisory nature of the support, its
fragility and the ease with which it can be multiplied
and transported. The photographic scene is undoubtedly
the one where the feverish excitement of our
time is the most all-encompassing, because it intermingles
democratic culture, great art, science, fantasy,
money and madness all at once. Paris Photo is clearly
doing well: the event has now been exported to
Los Angeles, with a first edition scheduled in April 2013
in the Paramount Pictures studios. Ever in quest of the
innovative, the Paris exhibition, which returns to the
Grand Palais this year, is staging "Paris Photo vu par…":
a circuit focusing on a different personality each year.
In 2012, David Lynch is the one pointing the way. The
itinerary will be identified and can be followed on the
Paris Photo mobile app; the selection is accompanied
by a book published by Steidl. The "Recent acquisitions",
"Private collection" and "The platform" sections
Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook
Awards - Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs Book Cam.
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