Art Paris: A Passion Fair

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Art Paris: A Passion Fair

A general-interest fair showcasing works from modernism to the present, Art Paris, running from September 9 to 12, is the first event to take place at the Grand Palais Éphémère. Among the 140 galleries from some 20 countries, photography has a special place. Guided tour.

By Sophie Bernard

FAIR

Saïdou Dicko: From Sketchbook to Photography

Blind

 brings a spotlight to artists exhibited at Art Paris, and focus today on Saïdou Dicko whose work is steeped in his Burkinabe origins. He is represented by Afikaris, a young gallery first launched online, in 2018.

By Sophie Bernard

DISCOVERY

Back to the Future with Robert Bird

It’s a beautiful image to see on the screen or the page, the softness of the focus, the delicacy of the palette giving it a dream-like quality. But this is an autochrome and to see it in real life is quite a different matter.

By Colin Pantall

BOOK

Catherine Balet: The Suspenseful Moods of Contemporary Life

Moods in a Room

 by Catherine Balet brings together twenty years of photographic work and reveals a modern world behind locked doors, where people shift between solitude and screens.

By Marie d'Harcourt

FAIR

The Offerings of Galerie Intervalle at Art Paris

For its third participation in Art Paris, Galerie Intervalle is showcasing Antony Cairns, Lucas Leffler, Julien Mignot and Julien Mauve, four artists working at the crossroads of documentary and the plastic arts, where fiction has a lot to say about reality.

By Sophie Bernard

STILL AVAILABLE IN OUR LAB SECTION

LESSON

A History of Portrait Photography

In photography, portraiture is a constantly evolving genre. Writing a history of the photographic portrait amounts to writing a history of photography itself. Historian Guillaume Blanc gives us insight into a practice appreciated by many photographers.By Guillaume Blanc

PODCAST

Timothy Archibald on Portraiture

Join this intimate chat with award winning photographer Timothy Archibald who talks about portrait photography, and both personal and commercial projects. Timothy Archibald defines himself as the photographer agencies call to make empathetic images of things that are a little bit different, a little bit curious.By Aurélie Jouan

FROM THE ARCHIVE

The Rising Stars of Ethiopian Photography

Ethiopia’s enormous capital, Addis Ababa, is currently undergoing unprecedented urban change. In the wake of gargantuan modernization work, a new generation of photographers is jumping energetically on this evolving subject: the city and its people. 

By Charlotte Jean

Blind financially supports the production of visual stories and invites all photographers to submit their portfolios.

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