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(Relaxnews) – Art Paris returns in 2012 under a new name, Art Paris Art Fair, and new leadership and with new events. Fifty-six percent of the 120 galleries participating are new to Art Paris Art Fair in 2012 and a new section of the fair called Limited Edition will focus on cutting edge contemporary design. Approximately 48,000 visitors are expected to attend the fair. Other notable art fairs taking place in Paris in 2012 include Drawing Now Paris (March 29-April 1), Le Salon D’Automne (October 25-29), FIAC (October 18-21), Cutlog (October 18-21) and Paris Photo (November 15-18).

©Galerie Vieille du Temple
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Galerie Vieille du Temple: Anthony Vérot, “Alice,” 2008
100 x 70cm, colored pencil on paper

©Elene Usdin, Courtesy Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
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Galerie Esther Woerdehoff: Elene Usdin, “Moi en Joséphine” (Me as Josephine), 2011
100 cm x 66 cm, digital print mounted on aluminum

©Rasa Todosijevic – acte2galerie
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Acte2galerie: Rasa Todosijevic, “Fuxus Piano,” 2002
160 x 160 x 180 cm, mixed technique

©Madeleine Beaulieu / Courtesy Galerie Matignon
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Galerie Matignon: Madeleine Beaulieu, “Egg bowl,” edition 2012
H11xD18 cm, blown glass

©André Simoens Gallery
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André Simoens Gallery: Atelier Van Lieshout, “The Heart,” 2002
36 x 42 cm, watercolor on paper

©A2Z ART GALLERY
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A2Z Art Gallery: Jie Gao, ‘Hors de Contrôle’ (Out of Control) series, no. 19, 2012
60 x 60 x 40 cm, pottery, electric wire

©Galerie Vintage
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Galerie Vintage: Shilpa Gupta, Untitled, 2006
178 x 305cm, C print

©Galerie Orel Art
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Galerie Orel Art: Vlada Krassilnikova, “Mona Lisa,” 2011
230 x 130cm, mixed media on canvas

©Galerie Konzett
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Galerie Konzett: Günter Brus, “Body Analyses,” 1969
22.8 x 29.9 cm, b/w photography

©AD GALERIE
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Ad Galerie: Hervé Di Rosa, “Time Spiral,” 1984
270 x 185 cm, acrylic on canvas

©Ji-Yeon SUNG, courtesy galerie Confluence, Nantes (FR)
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Galerie Confluence: Ji-Yeon Sung, “Femme à la pierre” (Woman with Rock), 2009
100 x 100 cm, lambda print on aluminum and framed in wood