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are continuing. In 2011, the exhibition at the Tate
Modern devoted to Moriyama, a preview of the exhibition
recently inaugurated in London, was impressive.
This year, the "Private collection" space is entrusted to
the Archive of Modern Conflict . In 2012, note that the
spotlight on a country no longer features. Paris Photo's
partner, the bank J.P. Morgan, is displaying part of its
photo collection in an exhibition called "Spectacular
Vernacular". As every year, the museums of Paris are
offering some appetising events based around Paris
Photo, often echoing its programme. Monographs are
dedicated to Félix Thiollier (Musée d'Orsay), Ferenc
Berko (Institut Hongrois), Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Jeu de
Paume), photographers in the circle of Gustave Le Gray
(Petit Palais), Émile Savitry, Peter Knapp, Antoni
Muntadas, Paul Graham, Moï Ver, Ilse Bing, Stéphane
Duroy, John Gossage, Louis Stettner, Yvette Troispoux,
Jérôme Brézillon and a host of others.
Photo books: a sector seething with activity
Paris Photo provides a unique occasion to discover not
only photo books, but also the publishers and photographers
present at signing sessions. The best place is
the Offprint – even if it is not part of the Paris Photo setup
– which this year is being held at the École des
Beaux-arts. There you will find major and minor publishers,
well-known books, experimental projects or
those with narrower readerships, together with a
number of magazines and unique, unclassifiable
publishing projects, not to mention bookshops.
The "Offprint" public mainly consists of photo book
enthusiasts and collectors, but a large number of
young photographers also turn up with potential
books eager to present them to publishers. The Grand
Palais exhibition now has an even larger area devoted
to books as well, and a fine range of events focusing on
publications. "Livre Ouvert" (Open book), another innovation
in 2012, is a section devoted to the "making of" a
single publishing project. The book selected this year is
"Bernd & Hilla Becher - Imprimés 1964-2012", a historical
reading of two German photographers through
printed works. The dummies for the project can be
seen here. Another new event introduced this year is
"Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards",
EVENT THE MAGAZINE
Susan Derges, Full Moon Ivy, 2012. Digital C Type Print
Edition of 30, 61 x 24.6 cm, Purdy Hicks Gallery.
N° 19 I GAZETTE DROUOT INTERNATIONAL
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© Purdy Hicks Gallery