2007 – 2017
The FID is an independent cultural institution specialised in the patronage of expertise.
The institution, dedicated to contemporary drawing, was founded in Paris in 2007.
2007: Establishment of FID
Cultural institution, providing patronage of expertise.
Mission: International visibility of contemporary drawing.
2008: Establishment of Cercle D
Arranges, for its members, visits to artists’ studios (Christian Jaccard), exhibitions (Thomas Müller).
Launch of the “Blog du dessin”
blogdudessin.com (2008 -›2010); currently FIDblog.org.
2009: First edition of the Foire Internationale du Dessin (FID)
Galleries and Fine Arts students from Paris exhibit together. They show unframed drawings, in portfolios, flat on table tops.
Exhibition “Dessins d’aujourd’hui” at the Rignault museum
In co-operation with the General Council of the Lot Department (south-west of France). Nine European artists participate, amongst whom Josef Hofer (Galerie Christian Berst), Ronald Versloot (Galerie Maurits van de Laar), Thomas Müller (Galerie Vidal Saint-Phalle). Tony Valentine is the guest of honour of the exhibition.
(…) Serghei Litvin Manoliu, who presided in March over
another show, said, ‘‘The golden boy approach to art is
over.’’ His show, the 21st Century International Drawing
Fair, was a crisis-friendly, minimalist affair, offered unframed
works for around €300, displayed on tables in a
bare, loft-like space in the hipMarais district of Paris.
Unlike art produced mainly as a commodity for financial
speculation, Mr. Manoliu said, ‘‘drawing requires
excellent skills.’’
‘‘The art world had lost every criterion of quality,’’ he
said. ‘‘I believe this crisis is a fabulous opportunity for
the arts.’’ (…)
Alice Pfeiffer, The New York Times / International Herald Tribune, 2009
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2010: Second edition of the Foire Internationale du Dessin (FID)
Takes place within the context of the Drawing Week (La semaine du dessin) in Paris. First fair dedicated to the major Fine Arts schools of Europe. First digital catalogue on USB key (no printed catalogs). Eight countries participate.
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2011: Third edition of the Foire Internationale du Dessin (FID)
Takes place at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, within the context of the Drawing Week (La semaine du dessin).
Among the members of the 2011 FID Jury:
- Serbia: Vladimir Velickovic, artist, Member of the Institut de France (Académie des Beaux-Arts)
- Portugal: Teresa Carneiro, Director of Drawing Spaces
- France: Ernest Pignon Ernest, artist
- France: Yves Lecointre, Director of FRAC (Regional fund for contemporary art) Picardie
- Germany: Emil Sennewald, art critic
et cetera…
22 countries participate.
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2012: Fourth edition of the Foire Internationale du Dessin (FID)
100% online.
Finalists from Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France Germany, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
27 countries participate.
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2014: At the time of its fifth edition, the fair becomes FID Prize, the international drawing contest
Artists from 30 countries participate.
Among the members of the 2014 FID Jury:
- Belgium: Réjean Dorval, Gallery Drawing Box, Tournai
- France: Eléonore Chatin, Galerie Catherine Putman, Paris
- Germany: Jan-Philipp Fruehsorge, Galerie Fruehsorge, Berlin
- Netherlands: Maurits van de Laar, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague
- Portugal: Teresa Carneiro, Director of Drawing Spaces, Lisbon
- United Kingdom: Andrew Hewish, Centre for Recent Drawing, London
- United States of America: Alan Bamberger, artbusiness.com, San Francisco
et cetera…
Start of FID Editions
Mission: To offer to the limited audience of persons who are both lovers of contemporary art and bibliophiles, hand-made books dealing with the oeuvre of artists of the present time, artists with a strong personality, whose careers have often been radical. Studio sketchbooks are the main focus, the backbone of this new project.
- Catherine Boisjoly : Gisants, Fruits, Fleurs (2008- 2014), paintings
2015: At the time of its fifth edition, the fair becomes FID Prize, the international drawing contest
Amongst the members of the 2015 FID Jury:
- United States of America: Philippe de Montebello, Honorary President of the Jury, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1977 – 2009), Professor at the New York University (Fine Arts Institute), Member of the Institut de France (Académie des Beaux-Arts)
- France: Eléonore Chatin, Director of the Galerie Catherine Putman
- Romania: Magda Cârneci, Poetess, Doctor in Art History, Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Paris (2007 – 2010), Visiting Professor at the University of Bucharest, Editor-in-Chief of Arta magazine
- United States of America: Alex Garvin, Architect, Director of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation which was leading efforts to redevelop the World Trade Center site, Adjunct Professor at Yale
et cetera
31 countries participate.
FID Editions publish
- Nicolas Pfeiffer: Les Hautes Alpes : Marches (2008 – 2014), photographs
- Tony Valentine : Carnets d’Atelier avec Alice et Alice (1982 – 2015), drawings
- In preparation: Christian Jaccard : Carnets d’Atelier Brulés (1982 – 2000), drawings
FID Blog
The Blog du dessin is updated and becomes fidblog.org.
2016: FID Prize, the seventh edition of the contest
Jury:
- United States of America: Philippe de Montebello, Honorary President of the Jury, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1977 – 2009), Professor at the New York University (Fine Arts Institute), Member of the Institut de France (Académie des Beaux-Arts)
- United States of America: Brett Littman, President of the Jury, Executive Director, Drawing Center, New York
- Belgium; Jan H. Myshkin, poet, Brussels
- France: Christian Jaccard, artist, Paris
- Netherlands: Maurits van de Laar, Gallery Maurits van de Laar, The Hague
- Romania: Andreea Ciobica, artist, Laureate of the 2012 FID Prize, Cluj-Napoca
- United States of America: Rebecca Kerlin, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia
- United States of America: Aurélien Couput, artist, Laureate of the 2011 FID Prize, New York
- France: Secretary of the Jury > Serghei Litvin, Founder and Director of FID, Paris
The Grand Prize: $3.000
PRESS (selection)
- Le Monde (Harry Bellet): “Serghei Litvin has gone fishing for talent.“
- Le Journal des Arts (Roxana Azimi): “FID is creating a real niche for itself.“
- Le Point (Marie Audran): “FID, a real rejuvenation.“
- BeauxArts Magazine: “FID, outside of the frame.“
- La Tribune de Genève (Etienne Dumont): “FID: an entirely new genre.“
- Le Parisien.fr: “FID distinguishes itself by imposing an original style.“
- LePost.fr (Anne Bouillis): “FID has hit the mark! Inescapable.“
- Valeurs Actuelles (Valérie Collet): “FID: A godsend!“
- Artnet (Joël Riff): “An operation which ruffles the feathers – the connection is direct.“
- New York Times / International Herald Tribune (Alice Pfeiffer):
“(FID), the 21st Century International Drawing Fair, was a crisis-friendly, minimalist affair, offered unframed works for around €300, displayed on tables in a bare, loft-like space in the hip Marais district of Paris.
Unlike art produced mainly as a commodity for financial speculation, Mr. Manoliu said, «drawing requires excellent skills.»
«The art world had lost every criterion of quality,» he said. «I believe this crisis is a fabulous opportunity for the arts.»“
Members of the Jury 2010-2016 (selection)
- Hadrien de Montferrand, Gallerist (China)
- Ernest Pignon Ernest, Artist (France)
- Yves Lecointre, FRAC Picardie (France)
- Vladimir Velickovic, Member of the Institut de France (Serbia)
- Éléonore Chatin, Galerie Catherine Putman (France)
- J. Emil Sennewald, Art critic (Germany)
- Jan-Philipp Fruehsorge, Gallery Fruehsorge (Germany)
- Andrew Hewish, Centre for Recent Drawing (Great Britain)
- Maurits van de Laar, Gallerist (Netherlands)
- Philippe de Montebello, Member of the Institut de France (USA)
- Magda Cârneci, Poetess (Romania)
- Alex Garvin, Architect (USA)
- Jan H. Mysjkin, Poet (Belgium)
- Brett Littman, The Drawing Center (USA)
- Rebecca Kerlin, Gallery Joe (USA)
- Andreea Ciobica, artist, (Romania)
- Serghei Litvin, The FID (France)
Foire Internationale du Dessin Partners 2010 – 2012 (selection)
- ADAGP (Paris, France)
- Drawing Spaces (Portugal)
- Frieze Magazine (London, United Kingdom)
- Galerie Catherine Putman (Paris, France)
- Goethe Institut (Paris, France)
- Institut Camoës (Portugal)
- Salon du dessin (Paris, France)
- Sothebys (Paris, France)
- Artprice