Françoise BORNSTEIN
After completing a dual Master’s degree in Law and Art History, Françoise Bornstein developed a strong interest in photography.
In the mid-1980s, she began working for a photography agency specializing in fashion, and then collaborated for several years with Marie Claire magazine, where she was in charge of the visual content within the fashion editorial team.
In 1993, she opened her own agency representing photographers and illustrators. She then moved into advertising as an art buyer. Ten years later, she founded SIT DOWN, expanding her activities to include art direction, exhibition curation, as well as publishing and distributing artworks in the fields of photography, fashion, and design.
In 2005, she established the SIT DOWN Gallery, located in the Marais district of Paris. Since 2013, the gallery has focused primarily on contemporary photography, both French and international, with a particular emphasis on documentary photography. SIT DOWN is also committed to supporting artists who seek to transcend photography by engaging it in dialogue with other media or by questioning the limits of its mimetic function.
SIT DOWN takes part in international art fairs such as PARIS PHOTO, PHOTO LONDON, PHOTO LA in Los Angeles, The Photography Show presented by AIPAD in New York, and UNSEEN in Amsterdam.
The gallery is also a member of the Professional Committee of Art Galleries (CPGA) and the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD).
