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FIAC 2009 in Pictures: International Contemporary Art Fair in Paris

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A Few Snapshots from an Exciting 36th Edition
FIAC 2009 in Pictures: International Contemporary Art Fair in Paris

A Saturday evening at the FIAC 2009 edition in Paris.

©2009 Courtney Traub
Every year, the FIAC-- an international contemporary art fair based in Paris and consecrated to the work of some of the globe's most exciting and provocative artists-- attracts thousands of collectors, amateurs and admirers to joint exhibits at the Grand Palais and the Louvre Museum in Paris. The 2009 show, the FIAC's 36th annual edition, brought together over 200 exhibiting galleries and more than 4,000 works, and the feeling of excitement on the floor was palpable.

Household-name artists such as Louise Bourgeois and Mondrian were being shown alongside the work of young and upcoming artists like Pamela Rozencrantz. The main exhibit at the Grand Palais, featured in this gallery, focused on painting, photography, sculpture, and other "traditional" mediums, while at the Louvre and Tuileries, outdoor multimedia installations and performance pieces turned the staid gardens into an edgy space showing off some of the more daring works in this year's show.

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