Art fans from all over the world gather in Paris in the fall! Salon Art Shopping 2017 Event Report

An international art fair will be held in the center of Paris, where the fall of art deepens

An art fair representing France from 10/20 (Fri) to 22 (Sun)”Salon Art Shopping” was held at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The venue is a large commercial facility directly connected to the basement of the Louvre Museum where many international events are held, including the fashion hall of fame “Paris Colle”. Tourists from all over the world visit the glittering arcade, which is lined with decorated glass showcases.

It is held once every spring and fall, and this is the 10th memorable timeSalon Art Shopping53 galleries and approximately 700 artists from around the world will be exhibiting at Approximately 3,200 works were exhibited, and the venue was vividly decorated.

Art is at its peak in Paris in October. Large-scale exhibitions such as Irvin Penn's grand retrospective exhibition at the Grand Palais in the 8th arrondissement, the MOMA exhibition at the Louis Vuitton Museum, and the Christian Dior exhibition at the Paris Museum of Decorative Arts are being held simultaneously, and the city is bustling every day with people enjoying art.
Also, the world's largest contemporary art fair, FIAC, started around the same time, and art enthusiasm in Paris reached its peak during this period, and this timeSalon Art ShoppingMany people from all over the world also rushed in.

Showcasing cutting-edge Japanese art in a grand manner with more exhibitors than last year

28 groups of artists from Japan Promotion will be exhibiting at this fair, which is visited not only by art fans and people involved in art from around the world, but also by many academic institution professors, mass media, and people involved in publishing. Of these, 7 groups of 14 artists traveled to the site and powerfully introduced the appeal of their works to visitors in a venue that is full of enthusiasm every day.

Works exhibited from Japan Promotion will be used as main visuals

Four works are displayed on the announcement tapestry set up around the venue, representing the approximately 3200 works that were exhibited. The works of artists exhibiting at Japan Promotion were selected as one of these, and in addition to adding flowers to the event, the beauty and presence of sophisticated Japanese art was proudly shown to those involved.

Art fans from all over the world gathered, and many VIPs visited on the first day

Many VIPs active in the Parisian art world visited the reception on the first day, which was specially opened only to those involved, such as art collectors, journalists, art critics, curators, and gallerists, and a gorgeous banquet was held. Discerning experts were seen all over the venue exchanging words about the work from their respective perspectives, and there were also many exchanges between artists who transcended national borders.

Meanwhile, art fans who are highly motivated to buy come to the venue one after another on the weekend. The hall was filled with people walking around the hall with serious expressions in search of encounters with none other than the works.
Many people visited the Japan Promotion booth every day, and there were many scenes of enthusiastic questions being asked to artists and heated price negotiations. The booth was filled with unique energy from beginning to end, and visitors were captivated by the many attractive works by 28 groups of exhibitors that made them feel the unique sensibility and sophisticated sense of beauty unique to Japanese people.

Salon Art Shopping 2017 [Fall]
‍Period: 2017/10/20 (Fri) -22 (Sun)
Venue: Carrousel du Louvre (Carrousel du Louvre)

Related pages

＞＞Salon Art Shopping Official Homepage (French)
＞＞Art Fairs: Arrangements to Exhibit at Major Art Fairs Around the World

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