Join us for a digital in-conversation between Stylist, philanthropist and art collector agnès b. and writer and Art Newspaper Correspondent Louisa Buck.
Stylist, philanthropist and art collector agnès b. has promoted artistic creation under all its forms, the environment and solidarity for many years. She recently opened the foundation, La Fab. in the 13th arrondissement, a new and young Paris with a dazzling future. In a brand new building designed by SOA Architectes, agnès b. presents her collection, consisting of more than 5,000 works, in thematic exhibitions. It also houses la galerie du jour and la librairie du jour while allowing the public to learn more about the social and humanitarian actions and environmental activism supported by agnès b.
Louisa Buck MA Cantab, MA Courtauld Institute, is a writer and broadcaster on contemporary art. Since 1997 she has been London contemporary art columnist for The Art Newspaper, and is a regular reviewer on BBC radio and TV, including Front Row, Nightwaves and BBC World Service’s The Strand. Other outlets include Vogue, Artforum, Guardian and Sunday Telegraph and she is the author of a number of books and catalogue essays for institutions including Tate, Whitechapel Gallery, ICA London and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.