Among these, there are 48 French galleries, 45 galleries from the United States and 38 galleries participating for the first time in FIAC.

The Unmissable Event of the international art scene is making its mark again under the glass roof of the Grand Palais, in the Tuileries Gardens, in the Jardin des Plantes.

Fiac proudly announces the launch of its new (OFF) event HERE

(OFF) ICIELLE will be held in Paris from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 October at the Docks - City of Fashion and Design.

The preview will take place on Tuesday October 21. (OFF) ICIELLE will welcome around sixty galleries from 13 countries working in the field of contemporary art and emerging creation. (OFF) ICIELLE will explore new territories with an emphasis on discovering galleries and young artists. , but also the rediscovery of artists little or not put forward on the international artistic scene.

The event will offer galleries whose programming demonstrates a particular ability to decipher contemporary creation, to discover talents, whether emerging or not.

For its first edition, the selection committee was made up of the curators, Hou Hanru (Curator / Artistic Director of MAXXI - Rome), Anne Dressen (Curator of ARC / Museum of Modern Art of the City de Paris, Paris), Florence Ostende (Exhibition curator and art historian - Paris), as well as Olivier Antoine (Founder / Director of the Art: Concept gallery - Paris) and Josée Gensollen, collector and patron resident in Marseille .

With (OFF) ICIELLE, FIAC is continuing its various performance programs. Ouvertures / Openings, designed and produced in collaboration with the Louvre Museum, is accompanied by the In Process performance cycle dedicated to young creations designed in collaboration with the curator 4d'exposition Mehdi Brit.

The artists' film programs at the Cinéphémère (presented in collaboration with the Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard) and at the Auditorium of the Grand Palais are continuing and expanding thanks to the collaboration with MK2. Two conference and conversation programs are taking place this year: one at the National Museum of Natural History; the other at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris for the first time. The Cartes Blanches evenings dedicated to artists continue at Silencio.

The 41st edition of FIAC will also be an opportunity to discover an exceptional artistic program in Paris and in the regions.

The synergies that the FIAC develops with those involved in cultural life through initiatives such as the Private Tour and the Night of Parisian galleries, Thursday October 23, contribute to the international development of the French artistic scene.

This year, the inaugurations of major institutions punctuate in an exceptional way the week of FIAC and (OFF) ICIELLE. Housed in the impressive glass building of Frank Gehry, the Louis Vuitton Foundation will be inaugurated on Monday October 20. In transformation since 2011, the reopening of the Monnaie de Paris will be celebrated on Thursday October 23, with the inauguration of a major exhibition by Paul McCarthy. After 5 years of renovation of the superb spaces of the Hôtel Salé, the Picasso Museum will once again be open to the public from Saturday 25 October. Festivities linked to the Cartier Foundation's 30th anniversary are also planned.

In short, a great program to discover along the few days of FIAC 2014.

Practical information :

FIAC
From October 23 to 26, 2014,
Places: Grand Palais, in the Jardin des Tuileries, Jardin des Plantes, Place Vendôme and on the banks of the Seine
Hours: 12 p.m. to 20 p.m. - Friday night until 21 p.m.
Prices: 35 €, 20 € -26years old, 40 € FIAC + combined ticket (OFF) HERE