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Paris Photo 2011
Photographic book

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Paris Photo underlines the importance of the photographic book and that of the publishing profession. A new space dedicated to publishers and specialist booksellers, the "Love on the Left Bank” exhibition imagined by Markus Schaden and The launch of the “Paris Photo Book Prize”.

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Paris Photo Plateform
Live and In Print

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Another innovation by Paris Photo this year is the Paris Photo Platform, an experimental workshop and discussion forum on issues in photography. Under the leadership of art critic, exhibition and event curator and consultant Chantal Pontbriand, this year’s Platform takes as i...

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Paris Photo 2011
Publishers & booksellers

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Beside the 118 international galleries, Paris Photo invites a dozen publishers and specialized book stores into a space dedicated to completing this world panorama. From Paris to New York, London to Tokyo meet the the most important doers of the photography publishing world...

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Paris Photo 2011
Private Collection

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The “Private Collection” exhibition allows us each year to explore the passion, expertise and curiosity of a renowned collector. This year for the very first time in France, Paris Photo will be hosting the Artur Walther collection, from the Events of the Self: Portraiture and Soc...

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Paris Photo 2011
Recent acquisitions

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To highlight the diverse acquisition policies of museums around the world, each year three international institutions will present their recently acquired photographic works. This year will see the presentation of The International Center of Photography, The Tate Modern and The ...

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Paris Photo 2011 : Place of honour for Africa

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Following Germany, the Netherlands, Mexico, Switzerland, Spain, the Nordic Countries, Italy, Japan, the Middle East and central Europe, Paris Photo is giving African photography the place of honour this year, from Bamako to Cape Town.

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Paris Photo 2011
Interview Julien Frydman

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The decision to move Paris Photo from the Carrousel du Louvre to the Grand Palais was taken before Julien Frydman was named curator, replacing Guillaume Piens. But the new man in charge has taken care to assuage the fears of gallerists who worry that Paris ...

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Paris Photo 2011

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177 galleries—double last year’s number—will be present at the 15th edition of Paris Photo. For the occasion, this week’s La Lettre de la Photographie will be dedicated to covering this indispensable international event.

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Paris Photo 2011 : Xippas (France | Swiss | Uruguay | Greece)

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The Galerie Xippas is present is several countries: France, Switzerland, Greece and Uruguay. For its stand at Paris Photo, the Galerie Xippas presents the photography of Darren Almond, Philippe Bordas, Valérie Jouve, Vera Lutter and Vik Muniz.

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Paris Photo 2011 : Esther Woerdehoff (France)

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Established in Paris since 1996 (15 years ago !), the gallery set up its quarter in a historical house at the end of a courtyard located in the artistic Montparnasse district. Its enlightened choices and a dynamic exhibition program have brought to the gallery the recogni...

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