AO On Site – Paris: FIAC Week Wrapup and Final Photoset, October 18th – 21st, 2012
Sunday, October 21st, 2012
FIAC crowds, photo by Tiphaine Popesco for Art Observed
FIAC closed today, Sunday October 21st, with dealers reporting strong sales and a collective sigh of relief that the proposed inclusion of artwork over €50,000 to France’s wealth tax had not passed. The fair was, by all accounts, well-organized and exhibited an impressive program of young galleries alongside work by established blue-chip artists. This year the fair added exhibition space in the Salon d’Honneur, the newly-renovated upper floor of the historic Grand Palais. In past years the fair has seen more European collectors, but this year dealers reported sales to many collectors from Asia, Russia and the Middle East as well. The fair was directed by Jennifer Flay.
Marc Quinn, The Origin of the World, 2012, photo by Tiphaine Popesco for Art Observed