Programme

Paris #8 fotofever paris 2019

8-10.11.2019 ■ CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE

fotofever welcomes you for its 8th edition at the Carrousel du Louvre with an inspiring program for an international audience.

Once again, fotofever confirms its commitment towards living artists and offers collectors, art professionals and the public the opportunity to acquire works from an novel, accessible yet exacting selection.

A world tour of contemporary photography

For its 8^th edition, fotofever welcomes galleries from 20 different countries. Coming from Europe, America and Asia, they present the latest landscape of contemporary photography with 200 emerging artists, including over 40 solo shows notably in the dedicated section The Hive.
An opportunity to connect with galleries with an exciting artistic program.

2019 exhibitors list

Women artists in the spotlight

©Julie Lagier, Narsismik. Courtesy Galerie Olivier Barriol (France)

“In the art world as elsewhere, women are underrepresented: they are less exhibited, less published and their artworks are sold at a lesser price.
Starting this year, with an all-female team, we are determined to increase the representation of women artists through our program : from 30% in 2018 to more than 40% in 2019, we are committed to achieving equality in 2020!”

Cécile Schall, fotofever founding director

Focus on France

Did you know? 1839 is the official date of birth of the photography and it happened in France !

For the 180th anniversary of the invention of photography, fotofever unveils the boldness and creativity of the French scene.
Nearly 60 French galleries and publishers have responded to our call to celebrate this unique edition of fotofever with a themed itinerary and talk, as well as a dedicated exhibition at the entrance of the fair…

Start to Collect

©Nicolas Baghir, 2019. Unique print, 450€. Courtesy Galerie XII (France)

fotofever is the place to buy your first artwork, following our Start to Collect initiation programme to collecting:

■ all prices displayed
■ selection of artworks < €1,000
■ free talks and guided tours
■ tips from art collectors
■ previewing artworks at home

A selection of photo publishers

Because publishing is an intrinsic part of photography and numerous collectors have started with the purchase of photographic books, fotofever welcomes a selection of French and international publishers presenting a wide array of books.

For the first time, the Parisian bookseller La Comète will be present with a pop up bookstore with publications highlighting the French scene, women photographers and the history of photography.

The Collector's Appartment

the Collector's Apartment, a flagship initiative of fotofever located at the entrance of the fair, showcases a selection of photographs designed by Yuki Baumgarten, artistic director of fotofever.

The space is scenographed around 6 themes: France, Women, Nature, Architecture, Time and the 2019 winners of the fotofever prize.

The whole apartment is furnished in collaboration with our partner Roche Bobois.

3 photo prizes

The 2019 winners - Rose Lecat, Julia Amarger and Alain Polo Nzuzi - will be exhibited for the first time at fotofever paris 2019, in a dedicated section of the Collector's Appartment.

fotofever is also associated to the Prix L'Obs pour Les Femmes s'exposent, whose 2019 winner Andrea Olga Mantovani will be exhibited at the fair.

Finally, fotofever created for Eberhard & Co, a Swiss watchmaking manufucture, the Eberhard Award around the theme of Time. The prize that is exclusively intended for artists whose works are exhibited at the 8th edition of fotofever.

The program

Thursday 7 November 2019
5pm - 7pm: preview with announcemement of the winner of the Eberhard Award x fotofever (6pm).
7pm - 10pm: vernissage with announcement of the Grand Lauréat of the fotofever prize with dahinden (7.30pm).

Friday 8 November (11am - 8pm)
12am: meet the artists & book signings
2pm: guided tour with Anaïs Montevecchi
3pm: talk "Are Women Artists (that) dangerous?"
4pm: guided tour with Anaïs Montevecchi
5pm: talk "Alternative ways to start your collection"
5:30pm: meet the artists & book signings

Sunday 10 November (11am - 6pm)
12am: meet the artists & book signings
2pm: guided tour with Anaïs Montevecchi
3pm: talk "Photographic publishing: publications to collect"
4pm: guided tour with Anaïs Montevecchi
5pm: meet the artists & book signings

The talks program:

Friday:
3pm: "Are Women Artists (that) dangerous?"
5pm: "Alternative ways to start your collection"

Saturday:
3pm: "Photography: 180 years of a French invention"
5pm: "When music rhythms a collection"

Sunday:
3pm: "Photographic publishing: publications to collect"