Jeffrey Sturges is the Director of Exhibitions at the Estate of Tom Wesselmann. In conjunction with the exhibition “Tom Wesselmann: After Matisse” at the Almine Rech Gallery, we spoke with him about Wesselmann’s practice and the artist’s life-long admiration for Matisse.
Sam Stourdzé, 49, has been director of the French Academy in Rome since September 2020. The photography and cinema specialist talks about his determination to make the Academy a place open to both contemporary creation and a revisited history of art.
Wang Keping, a founder of the “Stars” group in China, has never enjoyed being inside—not even in his two studios, which are wide-open to the outdoors.
Curating the groundbreaking “elles@centrepompidou” in 2009-11, featuring works by women artists from the Centre Pompidou collection, Camille Morineau, the President of AWARE (Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions), continues to tirelessly advocate for women artists and enlighten their forgotten histories.
Leading Goodman Gallery’s first US venture in East Hampton, New York, Denis Gardarin gives us an insight into his rich career, passion for working with artists, and creating gender parity in the commercial art world.
The face of the world’s luxury goods sector has changed enormously over the past twenty years. Constant transformations have encouraged brands to adopt novel strategies, or even to re-invent themselves completely. In this effervescent context, it is not always easy to grasp the real issues facing those operating in the luxury and premium consumer goods sector. We asked Richard Morgan, who advises the management and shareholders of leading luxury brands, to retrace the development of a market he knows so well. He also offers some clues to understanding a sector that never ceases to surprise. Interview.
