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Paris+ by Art Basel at the Grand Palais Éphémère, 20th-23rd October 2022

Say bye-bye to the FIAC and hello to Paris+, the new modern art fair that replaces the former, now helmed by Art Basel.

It’s the new essential event for the art world, held at the Grand Palais Éphémère, and it’s not far from our hotels !

Paris+ par Art Basel au Grand Palais Éphémère du 20 au 23 octobre 2022
© Art Basel

After the shockwave that hit after we learnt that the venerable FIAC was no more, it’s time to enjoy what is probably the most important and prestigious contemporary art fair in the world, and it seems that Paris+ by Art Basel is actually very much like its predecessor.

In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, the fair fills the Grand Palais Éphémère to the brim and even has an extension running into the neighbouring Champs de Mars gardens, with 156 galleries attending from 30 countries, and large selection of modern art, from 20th century classics to avant-garde pieces, and a special area dedicated to new galleries to watch.

© Art Basel

Even those not visiting the show can take advantage of some of its peripheral activities, such as the ‘Conversations‘ being held on a boat moored nearby on the Seine, called the Bal de la Marine.

You’ll also find 25 installations in the Tuileries Gardens – a selection that Paris+ has called La Suite de l’Histoire – and others are to be found on the nearby place Vendôme.

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While those two places are on the opposite side of the river from us, you can also enjoy a couple of others on our side of the Seine. At the Delacroix Museum (here), super close to our hotels, you’ll find an installation by Afro-American artist Thaddeus Mosley in the museum’s garden.

(You’ll need to pay for entrance to the museum to get in though.)

And not far from there, in the Chapelle des Petits Augustins des Beaux-Arts de Paris (here), you’ll find an installation called Karla by artist Omer Fast, composed of holographic projections and HD video.

Entry for that is free!

And for all the info about the various installations available to see around town, you’ll find the complete details here.

As for the other events linked with the fair (the opening of an exhibition called ‘Les Militantes‘ upstairs in the Guerlain boutique on the Champs Elysées, visits, the Move Festival at the Pompidou Centre…) they are to be found here.

Paris+ par Art Basel au Grand Palais Éphémère du 20 au 23 octobre 2022
© Aurélien Mole © Courtesy Omer Fast & GB Agency

Paris+ by Art Basel is at the Grand Palais Éphémère (here) from 20th-23rd October 2022

Open Thursday 3-8pm, Friday and Saturday from midday-8pm, and Sunday from midday-7pm

Admission: 40€ / 27€

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