Robert Diament

Good afternoon, good morning, good evening, wherever you are in the world.

I am Robert Diamond and this is Talk Art.

Welcome to Talk Art.

Today, I am feeling like a storyteller.

Now, today's guest is not actually an artist herself.

She did once try to sort of develop a photography practice, I believe, and did sort of pursue artistic interests.

But in the end, she ended up being an incredible storyteller herself, but through the gallery that she set up, which has now expanded all over the world.

She has three locations currently, one in Mexico City, which I just had the great honor of being in Mexico City and actually seeing our guests gallery booth at Zona Maco Art Fair.

And it really was the standout booth of the whole fair, in my opinion.

And I spent quite a while just walking around and discovering a number of artists that I'd never heard of before.

And I was just blown away by the criticality, but also just the taste.

I just felt like today's guest has the most impeccable taste.

also just a really great sort of curatorial aesthetic.

And it made me realize that every time I'm at an art fair, whether it be Art Basel or different art fairs around the world, often I will see her booths and I'm always really inspired.

So I thought, why not invite her on the show?

You know, because I'm also a gallerist and print publisher.

And I thought it was an interesting perspective to hear from somebody else in the industry who has their own business and

She also has a gallery in Paris and a significant gallery as well in Chicago, which is a really interesting sort of mix of cities.

And I'm really excited to explore her art world and the artists that she's brought to the forefront over the last kind of decade.

So I would like to welcome to TalkArt, Marianne Ibrahim.