ART PARIS – ART FAIR

Saturday April 5, 2025,

Some Friends were invited to visit the Contemporary Art Fair Art Paris which was held once again under the glass roofs of the magnificently renovated Grand Palais. We were welcomed by Marc Donnadieu, sector commissioner Promises. He presented this renewed and expanded sector with young galleries from different countries such as Canada, China, Japan, etc., some of which were participating in the fair for the first time. As for the whole fair, the number of foreign galleries was more or less equivalent to that of French galleries. Scattered within the general sector and the section Promises monographic exhibitions allowed visitors to discover or rediscover the work of modern, contemporary or emerging artists.

Mona Cara. "Heart Therapy." Jacquard weaving and embroidery. 2025. Galerie Idéale.

Kei Hasegawa. "Untitled." Bamboo and rattan. 2024. Wamono Art Gallery.

Héloïse Rival. "Bless." Glazed ceramic. 2025. Prima Gallery.

Riego Koga. “My Soul.” » Ink on canvas. 2016. Echo Gallery 119.

Organized by themes, the fair also featured a sector dedicated to design and contemporary decorative arts.

For the first time, the City of Paris was a partner and an exhibition was dedicated to the Contemporary Art Fund – Paris Collections. The only public collection on display (with 23 works), it presented a selection of works from its collections in resonance with the figurative theme ofArt Paris.

Li Hongwei. "Upwelling of Gravity #97." Porcelain and steel. 1980. 3812 Gallery.

Bao Vuong. "The Crossing 294." Oil, acrylic, aluminum powder, and wax on canvas. 2025. A2Z Art Gallery.

Vincent Gicquel. "Hammock" Oil on canvas. 2024. Contemporary Art Fund - Paris Collections.

Seungsoo Baek. “Silhouettes”. Ink on paper. 2025. Louis & Sack Gallery.

The richness and variety of the program did not leave the public indifferent and we can only be delighted at the number of entries recorded, 86.975 compared to 69.575 in 2024.

A successful Fair, the next edition of which is planned, once again, in the setting of the Grand Palais, from April 9 to 12, 2026!