The Fiac Modern and contemporary art fair in Paris, which launches its 43rd edition at the Grand Palais this month (20-23 October), will present a series of public art pieces in a new pedestrian zone outside the venue. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has granted permission for the Avenue Winston Churchill to close between the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais opposite. The ten works include new text pieces by the US artist Lawrence Weiner and the French artist Jacques Villeglé, who will spell out “l’Art est ce qui aide à tirer de l’inertie” (art is what helps draw us out of inertia) on the ground.
