Free Photos! Fabien Breuvart’s Art Market Anarchy at Paris Photo 2009

From LensCulture.com, November 28, 2009:


Art Market Anarchy at Paris Photo 2009 — Free Photos!

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A surprise act of art market anarchy took place just outside the entrance to the exclusive gala VIP opening night at Paris Photo 2009 last week. While the crowd of well-dressed international art collectors began to enter the giant hall at the Louvre, dozens of pranksters quickly dumped thousands and thousands of anonymous vintage photos into a giant heap, and tossed handfuls of photographs in the air. “Free, free, free!”

Even in this art-loving socialist capital, this act caused a momentary cognitive disconnect: Continue reading “Free Photos! Fabien Breuvart’s Art Market Anarchy at Paris Photo 2009”