Snapshots from Paris Photo, Part 3

Another exhibition on view during the fair was Primitifs de la photographie. Le calotype en France (1843 - 1860) at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (here). A selection of snapshots can be found below, with artist information underneath. Apparently, the Adalbert Cuvelier prints were particularly outstanding.

Adalbert Cuvelier

Adalbert Cuvelier

Adalbert Cuvelier

Adalbert Cuvelier

Édouard Baldus

Édouard Baldus

Henri Courmont

Eugene Cuvelier

JB Greene

Gustave Le Gray

FE Le Dien

Henri Le Secq

Henri Victor Regnault

Henri Victor Regnault

Louis Vignes

As an aside, while our dedicated correspondent was also eager to take pictures at the Kertész show at the Jeu de Paume (here), the "No Photography" police unfortunately cramped his style.

Snapshots from Paris Photo, Part 2

According to one of my Paris Photo correspondents, the Heinrich Kühn show at the Musée de l'Orangerie (here) was one of the best exhibits on view during the fair. Apparently the gum prints were large and masterful (almost Impressionistic) and the overall installation was terrific. The selection of low light snapshots below gives a flavor of what was on view.

Snapshots from Paris Photo, Part 1

While we weren't able to visit Paris Photo this year, that doesn't mean we weren't dying to know what went on. With the help of a couple of intrepid correspondents armed with their snapshot cameras, we've been able to cobble together a thoroughly random sampler of highlights. From a larger pile of images taken in booths and around the fair, I've edited the group down to the small selection below (caption information is below each image). In the visual overload of an art fair, what catches one person's eye may be overlooked by the next person, so calling this "representative" of what was on display may or may not be entirely accurate. So why these and not others? Who knows, I'm just happy to get a glimpse of the fun.


Jaroslav Rössler at Howard Greenberg

Pierre Dubreuil at Barry Friedman

Baron Adolph de Meyer at Robert Klein

Daido Moriyama at Priska Pasquer

Margaret Watkins at Robert Mann


V. Dijon at Robert Hershkowitz

Ruud van Empel at Flatland

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Tina Barney and Lee Friedlander at Janet Borden. For those gallery folks out there who have heard me drone on about the tyranny of the standard white wall, check out the exuberant pink walls in this booth!

A fan in a gorilla suit at the Martin Parr book signing.

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Walker Evans at Edwynn Houk

Hamiltons booth


László Moholy-Nagy at Stephen Daiter


Toni Schneiders at Bernheimer

Sze Tsung Leong at Yossi Milo

Phaidon booth

Later this afternoon, I'll be posting Parts 2 and 3 of this series, a similarly eclectic gathering of pictures from some of the photo exhibitions around Paris during the fair.

Paris Photo, November 13-16, 2008

Paris Photo opens next week, but unfortunately, we won't be going this year. According to the show website (here), there will be 86 galleries/dealers and 21 book publishers exhibiting (38% of the exhibitors are new this year), and 66 magazines and other press covering the event. It seems from a quick glance at the list that there are fewer US-based galleries represented than in prior years (the usual suspects are present, but the next tier down seems thinner.) They're expecting 40000 visitors, but that sure seems high, given the tough economic times.

The theme this year is Japanese photography, with over 130 Japanese photographers showing work (the largest such grouping in Europe ever, according to the site). There are special sections of the show devoted to Japanese galleries, book publishers, and artist videos.

Since we won't be attending the show this year, we are hoping to get some insightful comments from other collectors who are going. We're interested in the general feel of the show, how crowded it is, and which galleries were showing something unexpected or exciting. Feel free to call yourself a "special assignment correspondent" for DLK COLLECTION!

And don't forget, no trip to Paris would be complete without at least one visit to Laduree (site here) for their best-in-the-world macarons (image at right). We usually go to the shop on Rue Bonaparte in Saint-Germain, but there are a couple of others around town as well.

UPDATE: There are videos of the show here.

Paris Photo
November 13-16
Carrousel du Louvre
99 Rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
France