Paris Paper Show: February 2011, Part Three

 

Views and details from the "espace photo ancienne" area of the Paris Paper Show. The area included seven dealers, including myself, with hopes to expand in the future.

Above the Galerie Obsis stand: Didier Grandsart in the center, his wife Anne on the right with an unidentified client.

 Philippe Legendre's stand.

 Detail of Matthieu Cuchet's stand. Very nice taxiphot machine in center.

Philippe Jacquier of Galerie Lumiere des Roses.

 Philippe Legendre (left) at his stand.

 The "long distance award" went to Eduardo Orenstein from Buenos Aries, 

specialist in rare and unusual film stills.

View from my stand: Matthieu Cuchet, lumiere des Roses and 

the background, Galerie Obsis. Views of my stand included

in Paris Paper Show, Part One.

 Philippe Legendre (left) and Matthieu Cuchet in Matthieu's stand.

 Fabrizio Obertelli's stand with an excellent view of the sky-lit, vaulted roof.

 Two views of the "espace photo ancienne".

 (left to right) Mirka Lugosi, Alexandre Dupouy and Gilles Berquet.

(left) Matthieu Cuchet and Alexandre Dupouy talk iphones.

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Paris Paper Show: February 2011, Part Two

More pix from the Paper Show. 

Entrance to the Halle Freyssinet complex.

 Long view of the hall and the entrance to the fair.

 The always amazing selection of movie/cinema/film material at 

the stand of Alain Gomet.

Marc Lefebvre, along with his wife Irene, are the pre-eminent 

postcard dealers in Paris.

 Two vitrine views of a dealer specializing in rare, early books 

and playing cards!

 Books and graphic art dealer's stand at a major intersection of the paper 

show area of the fair.

 Fine linens dealer lunching at their stand in the antiques area of the fair.

 Erica Cebe manager of the fair.

 Fashion on the prowl, never resting.

Customers and dealers at work.

 Long view down one of the aisles. Painting of Leonid Brezhnev on the far wall. 

 Statue of Tin-Tin and his dog Milou (Snowy).

Le Perigord, large, central dining area at the fair. Three course meals 
prepared at the site. Dining "sur place" as only the French can do it. 

La Truffiere, one of the best wine bars at the fair.

Robert and his son Roman proprietors of la Truffiere offering 
marvelous tastes from the Puligny Montrachet area of France.

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Paris Paper Show: February 2011, Part One

Just back from the Paris Paper Show at the Halle Freyssinet and it was a quick and successful trip. This show takes place twice a year (in October at Porte Champerret) and has been in existence for 30 years or more. For over 25 years I have been attending these wonderful shows which include books, periodicals, photographs, postcards, posters and all types of paper ephemera: labels, stock certificates, poster stamps and much more. My stand (above) was situated in the new "photo ancienne" area, created for the first time for this installment of the show.

Part of the challenge for a successful fair that has to be done out of a suitcase, a portfolio and back pack is to choose enough of the right material and to get by with a minimal amount of clothing. Above a view across my stand to Matthieu Cuchet's and behind his Philippe Jacquier's. 

Detail view of my tables: photographs, Christo piece from "the Gates" project in New York City, 2005; magazines, original artwork, paperbacks and postcards.

The back wall of my stand. Didier Grandsart from Galerie Obsis getting a closer look at a selection of tinted nude postcards from my Beautes Teintees book.

Looking out over my stand: Matthieu Cuchet's stand in foreground; Philippe Legendre's stand on the right and to the left the Galerie Obsis stand.

Gilles Berquet, photographer extraordinaire on left and Alexandre Dupouy, collector, dealer, publisher and editor. The three of us old friends and colleagues. Word from them is that we may see issue ten of Maniac this year!

Gilles Berquet and Mirka Lugosi. Mirka is also a extremely talented artist, illustrator and videographer. They have been a couple for many years and muse/inspiration/working partner to the other.

 

Gilles loved the American magazines on hand and had to have these two Tip Tops, filled with Elmer Batters photographs; published by Parliament, circa early 1960s.

From my stand looking out at a major portion of the "espace photo ancienne". 

The curved, structured concrete and sky-lit roof of the Halle Freyssinet letting in the blue light of early evening. The structure, saved from the wrecking ball, is considered of historic architectural importance because of its huge, sky-lit and "beton armee" (reinforced concrete), self-supporting roof design. Built in 1927 the huge open space, once used as a film studio, is presently rented for large parties, celebrations, antique and paper shows as well as "runway" fashion shows.