Paris Photo 2006

The world’s leading photography fairThe Nordic countries guests of honourNovember 16 –19, 2006 at the Carrousel du Louvre
Preview : Wednesday, Nov 15th, 2006  more details LINK

Paris Photo celebrates its tenth anniversary with a sparkling selection of Nordic talent
Guests of honour: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway & Sweden

From November 16-19, 2006, Paris Photo celebrates its first decade with an outstanding panorama of 19th century, modern and contemporary photography, bringing together 106 exhibitors (88 galleries and 18 publishers) at the Carrousel du Louvre.

With a rising number of high-quality candidates (almost 300 applications), the 2006 selection will be one of the most rigorous ever. 88 international galleries will present solo, group and thematic shows of rare and previously unseen work, representing a total of 500 artists.

Year on year, Paris Photo has seen an increase in international participation, with 21 countries represented in 2006, up from 14 the year before. Seventy-three percent of the participants come from outside France.

In addition to the 20 French galleries, the largest contingent of exhibitors comes from the USA (20), followed by Germany and Spain (8 each), the UK and Holland (5 each), Italy and Finland (3 each), Japan, Denmark and Sweden (2 each) and one representative each from Austria, Belgium, China, Iceland, Hungry, Luxemburg, Norway, Portugal, South Korea and Switzerland.

Paris Photo 2006 will also host the best international publishers of photographic books. The big four -Phaidon, Hatje Cantz, Steidl and Taschen- will come alongside rare booksellers and distributors.The record number of 18 publishers participating in Paris Photo this year attests to the soaring popularity of photographic books, a central theme of this year’s Mois de la Photo. More than 90 book signings will take place during the fair, involving celebrities such as David Bailey, Elliott Erwitt, Karl Lagerfeld, Martin Parr, Anders Pettersen, Massimo Vitali.

Spotlight on Nordic countries
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are the guests of honour for 2006.
Three events to highlight the best of Nordic photography:

Statement :
A selection of eight galleries from the guest countries will present solo exhibitions by emerging contemporary artists:
Axel Antas, Heino-Helsinki
Maria Hedlund, FlachGeiger - Stockholm
Per Bak Jensen, Bo Bjerggaard - Copenhague
Eline Mugaas, Riis -Oslo
Annèe Olofsson, Mia Sundberg -Stockholm
Heli Rekula, Anhava -Helsinki
Hrafnkell Sigurdsson, i8 -Reykjavik
Trine Søndergaard & Nicolai Howalt, Martin Asbaek Projects - Copenhague

Central Exhibition:
A presentation of five prominent female artists, defended by a museum from their country
Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Sweden
Ulla Jokisalo, Finland
Astrid Kruse Jensen, Denmark
Ruri, Iceland
Mette Tronvoll, Norway

Project Room: "The Singing, Swinging North"
A broad survey of current Nordic video art from emerging artists. Entitled "The Singing, Swinging North," the selection emphasizes music as an essential common element among young Nordic artists.

The art critic and freelance curator Andrea Holzherr curated The Nordic Countries – Guests of Honour. The project has been supported by the five Nordic embassies in Paris and the Nordic Council. The Project Room has benefited from the support of Nordea Investment Fund SA.

The BMW - Paris Photo Prize
For the third consecutive year the BMW-Paris Photo Prize will be awarded to an artist represented by a gallery participating in Paris Photo. The theme for 2006 is "Pleasure. Distilled." A panel of international experts will choose the winner of this 12,000 euro prize on Thursday 16 November. The works by the 13 finalists will be on display during Paris Photo.
Shortlisted artists :
Axel Antas , Mathieu Bernard-Reymond , Stéphane Couturier , Denis Darzacq , Touhami Ennadre , Mitch Epstein , Pierre Faure , Beate Gütschow ,Trine Sondergaard & Nicolai Howalt, Mona Kuhn, Mario A , Tomio Seike , Alex Ten Napel

Close-up: privileged access for collectors to what’s happening in photography in Paris
The Close Up/Private Viewing programme offers invited collectors and art professionals VIP access to the latest on the photography scene. In November, Paris will be the world capital of photography with the Mois de la Photo which includes exceptional exhibitions such as Candida Höfer at the Louvre, La donation photographique de la Caisse des Dépôts at the Pompidou Centre, Lee Friedlander at the Jeu de Paume, La photographie de Maurice Denis at the Musée d’Orsay and Regarder Vu: un magazine photographique 1928-1940 at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie.

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