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Foire d’art contemporain, Pariscutlog.org

October  18-­21,  2012

Contemporary  art  fair,  Pariscutlog.org

  cutlog,  a  contemporary  art  fair  in  the  heart  of  Paris,  has  established  itself  as  a  part  of  the  international  off-­fairs  dynamic.  Its  fourth  edition  will  take  place  from  the  18th  to  the  21st  of  October.Focused  on  avant-­garde,  emerging  artists  and  discovering  new  talent,  cutlog  is  a  vibrant  intersection  for  artists,  collectors,  gallerists,  curators  and  museum  directors  worldwide.Located  at  the  crossroads  of  the  French  art  institutions,  cutlog  is  only  a  short  walk  away  from  the  Grand  Palais,  the  Louvre  and  the  Centre  Pompidou.Under  the  glass  and  steel  dome  of  the  Bourse  de  Commerce,  this  beautiful  circular  space  disrupts  the  typical,  stern  pattern  of  art  shows  and  offers  a  platform  encouraging  dialogue  between  galleries  and  visitors,  artists  and  collectors.About  40  galleries  from  around  the  world  (Italy,  Germany,  Switzerland,  Great  Britain,  Japan,  USA,  Belgium,  China,  Spain)  will  be  exhibiting  and  more  than                20  000  visitors  are  expected.

Since  its  kick-­off  edition,  cutlog  has  drawn  the  attention  of  the  international  press,  collectors,  museum  directors,  curators  and  art  lovers.

The  opening  will  take  place  on  October  17th,  followed  by  four  days  alternating  with  thematic  conferences  and  the  2nd  Paris  artist’s  film  Festival.  

cutlog  is  under  the  patronage  of  Madam  Aurelie  Filippetti,  French  Minister  of  Culture  and  Communication,  and  supported  by  the  Ile  de  France  regional  council  and  the  City  of  Paris.

Since  its  creation,  the  bank  Pictet  has  actively  beensupporting  cutlog.  This  year,  the  bank  Pictet  will  award  a  gallery  presented  during  cutlog  2012  with  a  5000  €  grant.

The  most  audacious,  most  independent  and  most  original  gallery  will  be  awarded  for  its  special  qualities  by  the  «  cutlog  gallery  »  prize.  The  bank  Pictet  intends  to  testify  its  interest  in  this  innovative  event,  which  promotes  the  emergence  of  artists  and  galleries  around  the  world,  outside  the  usual  channels  of  the  international  art  scene.

The  jury  shall  consist  of:Dominique  Benoît,  general  director  of  the  banque  Pictet  ParisLoa  Pictet,  art  advisoryFabien  Béjean,  director  of  modern-­contemporary  art  XXth  century  at  Pierre  Bergé  &  AssociésMassimiliano  Tonelli,  director  of  ArtribuneMarco  Enrico  Giacomelli,    deputy  director  of  Artribune

ARTE  /  cutlog  Award

ARTE  confirms  its  sponsorship  for  the  fourth-­consecutive  year  by  awarding  a  5000  euro  prize  to  an  artist  presented  during  cutlog  2012.  The  romanian  artists  Cristian  Bors  and  Marius  Ritiu,  represented  by  Marion  de  Cannière  gallery  (Anvers,  Belgium)  won  the  2011  ARTE/cutlog  prize  for  their  work:  “No  borders  equals  tolerance”,  a  customized  romanian  caravan  exhibited  on  the  forecourt  of  the  Bourse  de  Commerce.

The  2012  jury  shall  consist  of:Fabrice  Bousteau,  manager  of  Beaux  Arts  magazineYolande  Zauberman,  a  documentary  and  feature  film  director  and  scriptwriterErick  Zonca,  a  commercial  and  film  director  and  scriptwriterValérie  Mréjen,  a  novelist,  plastic  artist  and  video  directorDavid  Combe,  editor-­in-­chief  of  the  ARTE  program  “Tracks”Mehdi  Meddaci,  an  artistH.  Angelina  Medori,  director  of  cultural  activities  in  ARTEElisabeth  Quin,  journalist

«  cutlog  gallery  »  Award  sponsored  by  the  bank  Pictet  

For  this  edition,  cutlog  develops  its  2nd  Paris  Artist’s  film  festival,  in  partnership  with  the  Observatoire  de  l’art  contemporain.  Our  partners  Mont  Blanc  and  Beaux  Arts  Magazine    will  award  the  laureates.

Pre-­screening  of  the  2012  Festival’s  videos  Theme  :  Urbanity  Le  Fresnoy  –  National  Contemporary  Arts  Institute  will  present  a  selection  of  films.  This  institution  is  known  for  its  international  vocation  to  promote  cutting  edge  video  artistsA  worldwide  applications  call  is  launched  for  artists  and  galleries.  32  films  will  be  screened  during  the  festival.

Contest  Projections  will  be  held  in  the  auditorium  of  the  Bourse  de  Commerce  on  October  20th  &  21st.  Sunday  21st  at  2pm,  a  jury  of  personalities  from  the  art  world,  culture  and  media  will  award  the  prizes.  

Three  awards  will  be  attributed:The  “Beaux-­Arts  Magazine”  Prize  The  “Nouvelles  écritures”  Prize,  sponsored  by  Montblanc  “The  Discovery  award”,  the  laureate  will  be  screened  at  cutlog  New  York  2013

The  three  laureates  will  benefit  of  a  diffusion  of  one  of  their  works  during  the  a-­part  Festival,  Festival  Alpilles-­Provence’Art,  accredited  Marseille-­Provence  2013

The  jury  members  are:  Laurie  Hurwitz,  MEP  curator  for  video  collection  and  exhibitionsLeïla  G.  Voight,  a-­part  Festival  founder.  Patricia  Cartier-­Millon,  Video  Art  producer,  Les  Films  d’Ici  Alice  Morgaine,  art  director  of  the  Verrière    -­  Brussels  Jean-­Pierre  Bertrand,  Artist

Paris  artist’s  film  festival

MARTIN ERIK ANDERSEN, SMALL GARDEN (THE COBBLESTONES UNDER THE BEACH), ISIS GALLERY, BRIGHTONParis streets are internationally known for their beauty and their revolutionary past. Martin Erik Andersen in partnership with Isis Gallery will create especially for cutlog a sculpture, which will start from planting a small tree, in front of the Bourse de Commerce to honor those two emblematic aspects. The sculpture will be faithful to Andersen style using steel, plaster, wire, wax, cigarette ash, etc… The work will be created spontaneously from scratch found and gathered around the installation site.Besides, as a reflection of the first sculpture, Andersen will install an identical tree in the Isis Gallery booth, which will put forward an uncanny tension between the two places.

Bourse  de  Commerce’s  square

QUENTIN ARMAND, PUSSY! , GALLERY E.G.P., PARIS“Pussy!” obviously refers to the three singers sent to labor camps for some kind of mischievous ballads. The sculpture is composed into three metal military or prison like cupboards with pairs of legs coming from the upper flooring.Three girls in three cupboards are walking around Paris, but won’t move and won’t see anything, still we will be able to watch their surrounding, walk around, not talk to them but think about them.

DAN MILLER, UNTITLED, CREATIVE GROWTH, OAKLANDAn A-class Mercedez Benz, customized by american artist Dan Miller will be displayed in the forecourt.Dan Miller’s work reflects his own particular perception of the environment and what it is made of. Letters, figures, words are repeated non-stop under a mass of painting and ink… until the vanishing of the first matter. Each work reflects the artist’s obsessions (light bulbs, circuit breakers, food, names of cities, etc). Dan Miller operates the body of the vehicle with the same force he uses in his other works.

Bourse  de  Commerce’s  square

LABOFACTORY,  METAMACHINE  N°2  :  FLUXUS,  SPREE  GALLERY,  PARISA horizontal stele, 4 meters long, 80 cm high and 15 cm deep, is placed horizontally in space at observation height.It contains a basin, two parallel glass tops of 2,50 m, with a horizontal, ethereal line in the middle, which represents the water level.Space is in the shade. Little by little this line comes to life, ripples and moves distinctively from one extremity to the other of the object.Light beams fill the space, going with the tops of these ripples, and follow the waves movement.The ripples spread horizontally with variable speeds, frequencies and amplitudes, according to the sound.The light moves simultaneously, slows down and speeds up.Its a real visual and abstract choreography, filling the space with waving flows, visual and audible, perfectly synchronized and in ongoing transformation

LABOFACTORY  Conception:  Jean  Marc  Chomaz    -­  Laurent  Karst    -­    François  Eudes  Chanfrault

Wednesday  17:     Brunch  (press  and  professionals)  from  10  am       Preview  from  2  to  6pm       Announcement  of  ARTE/cutlog  award  at  6pm       Opening  from  7  to  11pmSaturday  20:      Art  film  festival  2  and  conferencesSunday  21:      Art  film  festival  2  and  conferences

Open  to  the  public,  entry  fee  10  €  (half  price  5€):

Thursday  18  11am  to  7pmFriday  19  11am  to  10pmSaturday  20  11am  to  8pmSunday  21  11am  to  8pm

cutlog  organizes  for  its  guests  a  guided  tour  program  with  its  partners’  institutions:

Thursday  1812am  Bétonsalon2pm  Fondation  d’entreprise  Ricard3pm  La  Halle  Saint-­Pierre5pm  La  MEP

Friday  1912am  Le  Laboratoire2pm  Le  Crédac3pm15  La  Maréchalerie

Saturday  204pm  Kadist  Foundation6pm  Le  Plateau

Sunday  2112am  Le  BAL3pm15  Centre  Photographique  d'Île  de  France

2012  Calendar

Private  visits  programm

cutlog  2012  presents  the  following  galleries  :

ABContemporary,  Zürichart  station  isabella  lanz,  ZürichArting159,  LissoneCentro  Steccata,  ParmeCircle  Culture,  BerlinClear  edition  &  Gallery,  TokyoCreative  Growth,  OaklandEdward  Cutler  Gallery,  Milano,  LondresFabbrica  Eos,  MilanFrantic  Gallery,  Tokyo  Galerie  Alex  Schlesinger,  ZürichGalerie  Angel  Art,  MilanGalerie  Antonio  Nardone,  BruxellesGalerie  Artistocratic,  BologneGalerie  Belartvita,  ParisGalerie  Bodo  W.  Hellmann  Fine  art,  Leipzig  Galerie  E.G.P,  Paris,  LondresGalerie  GRC-­Mg,  MadridGalerie  Intuiti,  ParisGalerie  Lazarew,  Paris,  BruxellesGalerie  Les  Singuliers,  ParisGalerie  Nathalie  Bereau+6,  Mandel,  ParisGalerie  OltreDimore,  BologneGalerie  spree,  ParisGalerie  STP,  GreifswaldGasparelli  Arte  Contemporanea,  FanoGiampiero  Biasutti  arte  Moderna  e  contemporanea,  TurinGowen  Contemporary,  GenèveGraphem,  ParisIsis  Gallery,  LondresL’Atelier,  BerlinLebenson  Gallery,  FranceLILI-­UBEL  Gallery,  ParisMAGROROCCA,  MilanMC2  Gallery,  MilanNODA  CONTEMPORARY,  NagoyaRomberg  Arte  contemporanea,  LatinaStage  Back,  ShangaiWerkstattgalerie,  Berlin

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