Paris Paper Show February 2016

The boxes are back from LA and the material sorted out. I'm pulling some things and along with ditching my summer wear for winter long sleeves, a coat and gloves, heading out to Paris for the February edition of the paper show. Looking forward to seeing all the usual suspects, spending time with friends and colleagues and finding paper treasures for my clients and the upcoming fairs. I'll be there 2.25 to 3.5 so let me know if you're in town, we can meet for drinks. Above, the boudoir room at Nicole Canet's Au Bonheur du Jour galerie.

There are two great shows featuring contemporary artists at the Arts Factory Galerie and the Halles St.Pierre.

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EURO-TRIP Photos Books Postcards May + June Shows

It's spring and time to head back to Europe this year for an extended trip including Paris, Verona and Berlin. I will be traveling from May 14th to June 10th. Email me if you'll be at any of the shows and we can get together for coffee, lunch, cocktails. First stop, Paris for a week of catching up with colleagues and friends, then off to ...

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... Verona in northern Italy for the 124th Veronafil the venerable and 
overwhelming stamp, coin and postcard show May 22, 23 and 24th ... 

... and back to Paris for the 65th Cartexpo the following weekend, May 29 & 30th ...

... on the 31st, to Berlin for a few days to look at art, buy some books and 
hang out with colleagues and friends ...

... and one more bounce back to Paris for a full weekend with 
two outdoor fairs, the San Sulpice Book Fair June 4th to the 8th ...

... and the 52nd Bievre International Photo Fair June 6 & 7th just outside Paris

Current and upcoming exhibitions in Paris I'm looking forward to include Lumiere Le Cinema Invente at the Grand Palais, the Germaine Krull retrospective at the Jeu de Paume, Tattoos & Tattooists extended at the Branly Museum and at La Halle Saint Pierre, the outsider art exhibition space, Les Cahiers Dessines

Germaine Krull ~ Self Portrait ca.1925
 

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Next Show: Paris Paper February @ Espace Champerret

The boxes are back from LA and sorted out as I repack and take some of that material with me to Paris for the Paper Show next week. Once again at Espace Champerret, however in an abbreviated, more humane version running from the 14th to the 18th. I'll be arriving on the 12th and at the venue on and off throughout the duration of the show and departing Paris on the 20th. Let me know if you're there or in the city and would like to get together for drinks. Show details here.

I will be "standless" shopping and carpet-bagging my way around the show in countless rotations. The "vieux papier" shows continue a slow decline and the venue of late gloomy with all the bad economic news. Nonetheless many of the dealers create excellent displays of their best material helping to make this one of my favorite shows in one of my favorite cities.

Above: a bright spot from the Oct '12 paper show when some of the lovely strippers from the Pink Paradise Club showed up at cocktail time. Sante demoiselles!

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Brenot artwork for the Folies Bergere

Other salons, events and happenings in Paris: the 25th Anniversary Exhibition of Raw Visions magazine at the Halle Saint Pierre; the Paris premiere on the 19th of Jim Jarmuschs' latest film Only Lovers Left Alive a meditation on life, love, death and desire ~ arguably his best film ever; Robert Wilson (Einstein on the Beach) Living Rooms exhibition at the Louvre (run to that it closes on the 17th); at the Pompidou a huge, must see exhibition Plural Modernities 1905 ~ 1970 plus two other exhibitions of note: surrealisme and Frida Kahlo; the Musee d'Art Decoratif examines the career of designer Philippe Apeloig in Typorama as well as artist's books from Take Five Editions in the Ceci est un Livre exhibition which closes on the 15th.

Fete du Livre Poster 2012 designed by Philippe Apeloig

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