The event formerly known as Paris+ par Art Basel will move to the Grand Palais this year

Plus, looking forwards to Latin America's largest art fair

The French artist Djabril Boukhenaïssi was announced as the winner at Paris + par Art Basel

Major deals suggest a shift in power between Paris and London, though some attendees noted an aesthetic conservatism in the French fair's offerings

The fair's sophomore edition brings together 154 leading galleries at the Grand Palais Éphémère

Event was held during a fortnight of back-to-back art fairs in the the UK capital and Paris

New Rmn-GP chief Didier Fusillier will need to oversee the restoration of the historic venue and work with the Centre Pompidou

With a host of identikit international fairs showing works already viewed online and often already sold, is there a point to generating all those air miles?

Plus, Art Basel's inaugural Paris+ fair and an enigmatic Frank Bowling painting

Staff from the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago were in attendance at the fair's inaugural edition

Seventeen Gallery—who were presenting a solo show of work by Patrick Goddard at the fair—sold their entire booth to a single US collector by 2pm

The public programme, Sites, brings together contemporary works artists including Niki de Saint Phalle, Otobong Nkanga and Franz West

The fair, which opens today, sees 156 galleries gather at the Grand Palais Éphémère

From Monet and Mitchell at Fondation Louis Vuitton to Munch at the Musée d’Orsay

Public art programme Sites will replace Hors les Murs—the outdoor sculpture event hosted by Fiac—Paris's once-unrivalled contemporary fair

Paris+ par Art Basel will include 156 galleries, 60 of which have a space in the French capital