Looking for a pick-me-up as you traverse the booths at FIAC? Head straight for one of these works, whether witty or pretty they’re bound to put a smile on your face.
Boris Achour, La Baiser (LC+ID), 2016
Galerie Allen
Boris Achour’s fun works fill the whole of this Parisian gallery’s space, a mix of soft cushiony body parts, everyday furniture and hanging mobiles. The oversized fist and pointing finger of La Baiser (LC+ID) reclines comically on a fold out deckchair and directs the eye further into the booth.
Hans Op De Beeck, Pond (Circular), 2013
Galleria Continua
One of many mirrored works at the fair, Op De Beeck’s circular sculpture cuts a fine figure at Galleria Continua’s space, its mottled grey surround echoing the beaten-up booth floor while the internal silver lily pads and blooms offer a sense of elegance and allure.
Marcel Dzama, Let us compare mythologies, 2016
David Zwirner, New York, London
Currently showing at the gallery’s London space in collaboration with art soulmate Raymond Pettibon, this piece from Marcel Dzama is characteristically nuts (and great), with a pattern of wing-spread bats, angelic faces and nude demonic forms all swimming about in a sea of electric blue.
João Maria Gusmão + Pedro Paiva, Horse, 2015
Zero, Milan
Strictly no climbing aboard, João Maria Gusmão + Pedro Paiva’s oversized horse is both imposing and adorable, its simplistic outer lines creating a tremendous amount of character with one flat foot raised, thin ears pricked upright and small beady eyes staring ahead.
Katherine Bernhardt, Running Pink Panther, 2016
Canada, New York
Pulsing from the walls as visitors apporach Canada Gallery’s booth, Katherine Bernhardt’s row of upbeat Pink Panthers are difficult to miss — and who’d want to? Luminous pink with splashy lines and a smattering of large purple flowers, the panther is a lively form in this particular painting.
General Idea, Magi© Bullet, 1992
Esther Schipper/Johnen Galerie, Berlin
Not a Parreno as one might expect, the bright silver balloons which tussle for space on the ceiling of Esther Schipper and Johnen Galerie’s booth come from General Idea back in the early 90s and are one with the white strip lights which lie on the floor underneath. This joyful installation is placed in the vicinity of a number of other light emitting pieces, including Martin Creed’s 2002 Work No.286 Low and a constellation-like work from Angela Bulloch.
FIAC runs until 23 October at Grand Palais and Petit Palais, Paris
