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Moderne Art Fair, a New Paris Event

Published on , by Alexandre Crochet

This new event will take place on the Champs-Élysées near the Grand Palais. The first one will focus on legendary dealer Alexandre Iolas.

Fernand Léger, Deauville, 1950, gouache and ink on paper, 22.5 x 27.5 cm/8.85 x 10.82... Moderne Art Fair, a New Paris Event

Fernand Léger, Deauville, 1950, gouache and ink on paper, 22.5 x 27.5 cm/8.85 x 10.82 in. Galerie Berès

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Moderne Art Fair is "a new event organized by a team with fifteen years of experience in the field," says its director, Adeline Keit. It will take place at an outstanding Champs-Élysées location near the Grand Palais and the Golden Triangle, while the FIAC, which is the flagship event, has moved to the Grand Palais Éphémère on the Champ-de-Mars until 2024. The fair remains in the heart of Paris amidst the luxury hotels, auction houses and galleries that fuel the art market’s buoyancy. "It was important to be near avenue Matignon, which has become Paris’s answer to Bond Street," says Ms. Keit. The event’s identity is closely tied in with the second market modern art galleries on avenue Matignon and in the neighborhood. An “e” has been added to “modern” to give the name a "French touch". "We position ourselves as a leader in modern art, confirmed contemporary art and historic and contemporary design," says Ms. Keit. There…
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