I wrote the feature for Artkrush 97: Paris Photo, published November 12, 2008. You can read the original here.
Paris Photo 2008
Now in its 12th installment, Paris Photo 2008 arrives in the European capital with a marked turn toward international photography. The 107 exhibitors that fill the great Carrousel du Louvre hall include a healthy mix of first-time contributors from around the world. Galleries new to the fair include India’s Nature Morte, Stills Gallery of Australia, South Korea’s Keumsan Gallery, and Cologne’s Claudia Delank Gallery . But the exhibition’s undoubted focus falls on its guest of honor, Japan, boasting the most comprehensive European exhibition of contemporary Japanese photography to date. (more…)