The Paris International Contemporary Art Fair (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain or FIAC) is a

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event that occurs in

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. It was usually held in October in the

Grand Palais The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées ( en, Great Palace of the Elysian Fields), commonly known as the Grand Palais (English: Great Palace), is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arro ...

. In 2022,

Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel, Switzerland; Miami Beach; Hong Kong and from 2022, Paris. Art Basel works in collaboration with the host city's local institutions to help ...

surprisingly evinced FIAC from the Grand Palais.

Milestones

* 1974 - The first edition is held in the Gare de la Bastille * 1975 - The fair moves to the

* 1982 - The FIAC welcomes photography for the first time * 2001 - The fair welcomes

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for the first time * 2007 - The FIAC and Artprice issue the first Annual Report on the Contemporary Art Market'', analyzing the sales of 500 artists * 2011 - The FIAC starts to have an ''outside the walls'' part, in the Jardin des Plantes and the

Jardin des Tuileries The Tuileries Garden (french: Jardin des Tuileries, ) is a public garden located between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Created by Catherine de' Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in ...

* 2014 - In parallel of the FIAC, the first Foire OFF(ICIELLE) is launched at the City of Fashion and Design

Marcel Duchamp Prize

The

Marcel Duchamp Prize The Marcel Duchamp Prize (in French : ''Prix Marcel Duchamp'') is an annual award given to a young artist by the Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l'Art Français (ADIAF). The winner receives €35,000 personally and up to €30,000 ...

(in French : ''Prix Marcel Duchamp'') is an annual award given to a young artist by the Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l'Art Français (ADIAF) since 2001 at the FIAC. The winner receives €35,000 personally and up to €30,000 in order to produce an exhibition of their work in the

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museum (

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* Contemporary art fairs Contemporary art awards October events 1974 establishments in France Festivals established in 1974 {{art-stub

Milestones

Marcel Duchamp Prize

See also

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