In the Western world, relatively little is understood about the recent boom in visual arts from one of the world's burgeoning regions: Southeast Asia. Yet the visual brilliance and critical purpose of this region's contemporary art is undeniable. Distinct from the long entwined European/East Asian art scene, Southeast Asian art possesses a powerful, autonomous and multi-faceted voice, expressing the heterogenous nature of this region. Today, the area is one of the most linguistically, politically, and religiously diverse zones in the world—and its art reflects that.
This year's edition of Art Paris Art Fair brings together 145 galleries from some 20 countries at the Grand Palais. The fair focusses on discovery and presents a wide panorama of modern and contemporary art, including a healthy showing of photography and lens-based media. Since 2012, under the leadership of Guillaume Piens, the fair has undergone a profound renewal. In the past three years, some 50% of the exhibiting galleries have been newcomers and institutions based outside of France.
The bywords for the fair this year are "discovery" and "exploration." Some countries will be represented for the first time, such as Morocco, Romania, Turkey and Singapore and such off the beaten track cities as Casablanca, Bucharest and Busan.
With a strong international focus, the fair has positioned itself as a pioneer in the exploration of regions of the world whose artistic creation is seldom, if ever, shown in France. This year's focus on Southeast Asia is being directed by Iola Lenzi, a curator, researcher and Southeast Asia specialist. Eight Singapore-based galleries will demonstrate the diversity of talent from Cambodia, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand. A program of talks and video screenings will complement this presentation of what is a little known but booming art scene.
Other highlights of the festival include 35 solo shows as well as an intriguing "Promises" section, in which 12 galleries that are under five years old will be taking part in the fair for the first time. Also, an ArtDesign section explores the relationship between design and contemporary art. Finally, each night, visitors will be treated with a projection of video works on the façade of the Grand Palais for the duration of the fair!
Whether you are only on the look-out for photography or a lover of contemporary art in general, this seems like an excellent opportunity to broaden your knowledge of what's making moves in the art marketplace. Enjoy our extensive slideshow and don't miss out on the show!
—LensCulture
Editors' Note: The Art Paris Art Fair will run from March 26-March 29, 2015 at the Grand Palais in the heart of Paris. For more information, be sure to visit the Fair's website.
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Профессиональная медиа-художница Юлия Лебедева представила зрителям необычный «Instagram». Все то, что появляется в раме, как бы автоматически становится искусством.
Pepsi or Coke II (2012) in Phillips London Photographs May Sale 2013
Auction 8 May 2013 4pm
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This series is a product of the photographer’s exposure to the varied cultural milieu of London, possibly the most multicultural city in the world, one of the most evident encounter points of the East and the West. Women in hijabs, and women in excessively revealing clothing are both a common sight in London, as well as in other locations around the world. Both of these images can be seen as an expression of diverse worldviews and are both critically scrutinized in the globalizing arena. This series does not attempt to promote a particular cultural perspective. It invites the viewer to speculate on the beauty of the debate particular to our era. This beauty lies in the wild array of information we encounter, the opportunities this information gives and the choices it allows us to make. This work celebrates choice on different levels whether it is a choice between conservative and radical, modest and flamboyant, high heels or flat shoes or simply between Pepsi and Coke.
past sale from this series: Phillips New-York Photographs April Sale
Opening night of the "Instagram" exhibition as part of Fashion and Style in Photography Biennial Moscow 2013.
The project of Yulia Lebedeva, a young photographer, studies the new forms of existence for photography offered by social networks. Social networks in general and mobile photo apps in particular lack the hierarchy of the important and unimportant, of the personal and of the public, of the low and of the high on principle, and the project of Yulia Lebedeva is an attempt to take this new phenomenon from the virtual world and transfer it to the real and hierarchical museum space...
Charity auction in support of the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow/ Moscow house of Photography Museum with participation by Phillips Auction House 28.03.2013
One of my works from the "Drive" series Lollipop Girl 2010 was taking part in the Charity auction in support of the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow/ Moscow house of Photography Museum with participation by Phillips Auction House.
This work was final edition of 5 in the size of 60 x 90 cm
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