Installation View of Lorraine O'Grady at Paris Photo, 2024. All Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim (Chicago, Paris, and Mexico City) © 2023 Lorraine O’Grady/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.
It’s a Weird Time for Photography. What Does That Mean for the Photo Market?
Margaret Carrigan discusses the current state of the photography market during Paris Photo 2024, highlighting both positive trends and challenges faced by the industry. this past years The fair, one of the most prestigious photography events globally, saw strong attendance and significant engagement from collectors. This reflected a growing recognition of photography as a valuable and collectible art form.
"Mariane Ibrahim, who has gallery spaces in Paris, Chicago, and Mexico City, focused her booth on two bodies of work by conceptual artist Lorraine O’Grady with the intention of growing the artist’s European museum presence. Included were photo diptychs from the 1990s series Miscegenated Family Album, editions of which are already housed in major U.S. collections such as the Brooklyn Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as prints from an ongoing series featuring a medieval knight figure known as Lancela Palm-and-Steel, the artist’s most recent performance persona."
Excerpted words written by Margaret Carrigan for Artnet.
