{"id":8054,"date":"2026-04-21T16:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/8054\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:13:13","slug":"paris-internationale-branches-out-with-first-milan-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/8054\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Internationale Branches Out with First Milan Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"InstallationThe experimental fair arrived in Milan, overlapping with miart and Design Week, to tap a growing scene. Sebastiano Pellion di Persano<\/p>\n

In Milan, miart\u2019s multi-decade existence was joined this year by a new compatriot, Paris Internationale Milano<\/a>, which brings the French experimental fair into an Italian setting. It marks the first time the fair has staged an event outside of\u00a0 France. Hosted at Palazzo Galbani, a 1950s modernist building on Via Fabio Filzi that was quite literally under construction (the drilling was not a sound piece), the fair sits just a short walk from Centrale station.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Strategically timed, it overlaps with Milan Art Week and Milan Design Week, attracting collectors from both spheres. Its VIP opening day was the day after miart\u2019s. Running from April 18 to 21, the fair is free to attend with registration, as has always been the case in France.<\/p>\n

Paris Internationale Milano gathers a selection of 34 international galleries and three non-profit spaces, including long-standing participants in the French edition alongside first-time exhibitors. Its inaugural edition preserved not only the spirit of the original but also codified its signature pillars: an unexpected venue, an adaptable mise-en-sc\u00e8ne, a brut\/d\u00e9construit aesthetic, an assemblage of interesting galleries and a general cool-kid vibe. The spatial design was overseen by the Swiss architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein, which has been working with Paris Internationale since 2022; they collaborated with Milan-based designers NM3. Each gallery had freestanding walls, designed for reuse in future editions, and spread across four floors connected by two, unfortunately unreliable, elevators.<\/p>\n

The Milanese fair so convincingly replicated the atmosphere of the French one that: \u201cI\u2019m still a little bit confused if we are in Milan or in Paris,\u201d Michal Lasota<\/a> from Stereo gallery in Warsaw admitted with a laugh. \u201cI have this analogy with a ship: we are just somewhere else, on the same ship\u2026 Most times, editions are in a new place, even in Paris, but somehow it\u2019s always the same. We like it here a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lasota continued, \u201cWe have a long relationship with Paris Internationale\u2014we took part in the first edition in Paris in 2015. We know they know what they are doing, so we should join the party.\u201d Stereo did a site-specific painting presentation featuring a desk chair, trash bin and power strip: \u201call the paintings refer to an office because of the character of the building.\u201d The token objects were executed in a simple neutral style but with a \u201csense of humor.\u201d The works ranged from \u20ac 8,000 to \u20ac30,000; one painting sold within hours on the preview day for \u20ac28,000.<\/p>\n

\"Stereo\"StereoParis Internationale\u2019s first edition in Milan brought its signature aesthetic\u2014and its ambitions\u2014into a city already in motion. Courtesy Stereo<\/p>\n

Across town, miart fair director Nicola Ricciardi<\/a> noted that the team behind Paris Internationale Milano was transparent about their presence and goals. \u201cWe were the only city with just one fair\u2014you go to London, there are seven fairs,\u201d Ricciardi reasoned. \u201cWe were an anomaly.\u201d He added: \u201cIf a fair like Paris Internationale decides to show up here, it means that they noticed there is potential and opportunity\u2014which is good news.\u201d<\/p>\n

At miart, galleries had mixed feelings about the new arrival. Ludovica Barbieri<\/a>, a partner at MASSIMODECARLO, was waiting for both fairs to be over to make up her mind about the incoming event. \u201cI think that two fairs for Milano are too many\u2014but maybe I\u2019m wrong,\u201d she speculated. Others felt that having more events always adds to a city\u2019s appeal. The new fair was proof that \u201cthe city is growing up,\u201d said Matteo Graniti<\/a>, co-founder and director of Milanese galleries IPERCUBO. \u201cIt\u2019s not a cannibalization.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some Milanese galleries had booths at both miart and Paris Internationale Milano, including Vistamare, zaza\u2019, Luisa Delle Piane and kaufmann repetto. \u201cI\u2019m telling a lot of people that I do Paris Internationale\u2014they don\u2019t know,\u201d Francesca Kaufmann<\/a> of kaufmann repetto said, but confidently added: \u201cThey will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

She recounts how her gallery couldn\u2019t participate in Art Basel in the early 2000s and that having LISTE was a perfect way to be in the mix. Paris Internationale, in both cities, is a comparable initiative. \u201cThese dealers are working 24 hours a day\u2014besides their gallery job\u2014to make this fair sustainable without having any income themselves. It\u2019s an incredible project,\u201d Kaufmann praised. kaufmann repetto is spotlighting one piece, by Anthea Hamilton<\/a>, a sculptural table that sits between art and design. Kaufmann noted that Paris Internationale, \u201chaving an overlap of two days with the Salone is really important\u2014it\u2019s a good experiment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Vistors\"VistorsThe fair drew a mix of curiosity and confidence, with early sales and strong participation suggesting opportunity, even as galleries weighed what a second fair might mean for Milan\u2019s evolving ecosystem. Sebastiano Pellion di Persano<\/p>\n

Francesca Minini<\/a> gallery from Milan is double-dipping too. \u201cWe always do miart,\u201d said gallery representative Francesca Fattori<\/a>, but countered: \u201cWe wanted to be present on this occasion. It\u2019s an international breadth, in terms of approach and location.\u201d The gallery is showcasing a special project by 31-year-old artist Ambra Castagnetti<\/a>, who created three works exclusively for the fair, plus one pre-existing piece. Fattori noted that she recognized people from miart but also saw faces she didn\u2019t, and was happy to encounter \u201ca new public.\u201d Two sales, one in marble and one in copper cast, were made within the first hours of the preview day, with prices ranging from \u20ac12,000 to \u20ac23,000.<\/p>\n

The co-founders of Paris Internationale include a cohort of gallerist duos, at Galerie Gregor Staiger (in Zurich\/Milan), Galerie Ciaccia Levi (in Paris\/Milan) and Galerie Cr\u00e8vecoeur (in Paris), all of whom were part of the selection committee\u2014plus Silvia Ammon<\/a>, Director of Paris Internationale since its inception in 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marie Lusa<\/a> of Gregor Staiger describes the fair as \u201cquite punk.\u201d Of Milan as a locus, she said: \u201cThere is trend, but the result is not there yet,\u201d indicating the scene is on the up but still in its ascendancy. \u201cThere is a projection.\u201d She has full faith in the city\u2019s growth, reminding us that \u201cParis of ten years ago was not where Paris is today. Paris Internationale really created a new energy\u2014so maybe we will also create this excitement.\u201d She noted there are great private institutions locally, but no government support; engagement has to come from other areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As for her booth, Gregor Staiger is presenting \u201cexhibition copy\u201d Polaroids based on the too-sensitive originals by 80-year-old photographer Walter Pfeiffer<\/a>. The originals were photographed between 1972 and 2020 (starting at 4,800 Swiss francs). Pfeiffer is scheduled to open a show at Pinacoteca Agnelli on April 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Ciaccia\"CiacciaCiaccia Levi. Photo by Sebastiano Pellion Di Persano\/Courtesy the Artist and Ciaccia Levi, Paris \/ Milan<\/p>\n

Ciaccia Levi presents a debut solo show of oil on canvas paintings by 23-year-old Japanese artist Ibuki Inoue<\/a>, influenced by both manga and Japanese engraving. His works on the booth range from \u20ac2,200 to \u20ac8,000, most of which sold during the preview day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Antoine Levi noted the fair is \u201cnot about name-dropping; it\u2019s about projects. This philosophy, which has served us for a decade, is now applicable elsewhere.\u201d He described Paris Internationale as a fair created \u201cby gallerists made for gallerists\u201d that is \u201cmodular and multifunctional, but also open onto the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The original fair, he explains, was founded in 2015 \u201cout of necessity, out of complementarity.\u201d Although not a fan of l\u2019enfilade\u2014the rows upon rows that define classical art fairs\u2014Levi readily admitted: \u201cone [fair] without the other wouldn\u2019t function. We are in Milan because of miart\u2014that\u2019s very important. We created Paris Internationale because there was FIAC too [the former Paris fair that is now Art Basel Paris]\u2026 There\u2019s no invasion or theft or appropriation of intellectual or structural value. We succeed because there is potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

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