Paris Gallery Weekend. 4th édition

Following three successful editions, CHOICES is proud to present PARIS GALLERY WEEKEND 2017, a major highlight in the art calendar every spring. Indeed, on 20-21 May the whole world is coming to Paris, capital city of creation, for a festive weekend in which about 35 world-renowned modern and contemporary art galleries are taking part.

During the PARIS GALLERY WEEKEND, CHOICES is inviting major art world players and professionals, artists, gallery owners, collectors, curators, art institution directors and a wider public to come together and enjoy an exceptional programme of events in Parisian galleries.

On Friday 19 May, CHOICES will be launching the PARIS GALLERY WEEKEND with a day of conferences aimed at professionals and collectors alike at the Pompidou Centre –for the first time in partnership with Talking Galleries, an emblematic platform for reflection on contemporary art already active in Berlin, Barcelona, Seoul and New York.

On the 20-21 May weekend, participating galleries will offer previews, brunches, meetings with artists, visits to exhibitions and commented tours to professionals, collectors as well as a wider audience.

By building networks with other Gallery Weekends, themselves recognised as major events in the international art calendar, and by privileging key players as contributors, CHOICES has managed to put Paris back on the map as the showcase of French creative excellence – a vibrant, dynamic, unmissable city on the international art circuit.

Paris Gallery Weekend: an outstanding gallery programme to meet the art world’s major players

PARIS GALLERY WEEKEND, a yearly event organised every spring by CHOICES, has in less than three years established itself as an essential highlight in the contemporary art calendar.

Over this festive weekend, galleries will warmly welcome all visitors for two days of previews interspersed with a programme of Rendez-Vous (performances, debates, brunches) where artists, professionals, collectors will mingle with art-lovers.

For the first time, teams of mediators will be available along the way to direct visitors to the various venues between the areas of Matignon, Le Marais and Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Different partners will also offer guided tours, so the public can more thoroughly delve into exhibitions according to their thematics of choice.

Open Conversations and VIP Programme: a multifarious, comprehensive programme designed to meet professionals’ and collectors’ demands

Open Conversations

To kick off the weekend, CHOICES will join forces with Talking Galleries, a Barcelona-based professional platform, to organise an Open Conversations day at the Pompidou Centre on Friday 19 May.

Launched by Llucià Homs in 2011, Talking Galleries has already brought together personalities such as Chris Dercon, Marc Spiegler and Thaddaeus Ropac to expound their views on the contemporary art ecosystem and the gallery world.

After an introductory intervention by a gallery owner-collector tandem, two panel discussions will address new ways to engage with contemporary art beyond the collection itself: production perspectives, support to creation…

For further information on Talking Galleries: www.talkinggalleries.com

VIP Programme

The gala dinner, private visits of partner institutions on Saturday and Sunday morning as well as the closing cocktail reception will provide valuable opportunities to build contacts between public and private partners from both France and abroad.

Practical informations

CHOICES

Non-profit organisation

13 rue Chapon

75003 Paris

PARIS GALLERY WEEKEND

20-21 May 2017

Professional day with Talking Galleries, 19 May 2017 Paris - Matignon, Le Marais, Saint-Germain-des-Prés