#90 ALMA LUXEMBOURG | Luxembourg & Co. London/NYC | Independent 20th Century

Voices On Art - The VAN HORN Gallery Podcast | hosted by Daniela Steinfeld

Welcome back to the Voices On Art Podcast. This is the 90th Episode, created in cooperation with Independent 20th Century. My guest is Alma Luxembourg, partner of Luxembourg & Co., with galleries in New York City and London and head of the London branch. Luxembourg & Co. already exhibited two times at the Independent 20th Century and will again bring a specially curated project to the 2024 edition of the fair. Alma grew up in an household filled with art, both parents being avid collectors and friends of artists. Her mother Danielle working for an auction house, being co-chief in an auction house, before founding Luxembourg & Dayan with Amalia Dayan, of which Alma later became a partner as well. Alma had to find her own way into the art world though and reflects deeply and insightful about this in our talk. Although first studying politics she learned all art related skills in the diverse institutions she worked for – may it be museum like entities, galleries or auction houses. In 2011 Amalia Dayan asked her to partner up with Luxembourg & Dayan, which later was to become the gallery it is now – Luxembourg & Co. The gallery is co-owned by Daniella and Alma Luxembourg, concentrating on private sales and museum-style curated exhibitions by leading modern and contemporary artists. Alma talks her initial hesitation to follow in the footsteps of her mother, discovering on the way her own passion for art, understanding what she didn't know yet and what she had to learn and meeting people who shared their knowledge, expertise and insights with her. For Alma and Luxembourg & Co. passion is at the core of everything they do, a deep rooted desire to know more, to dig deeper and to always do the best one can – or not to do it at all. She reflects in depth about her past 20 years in the art world and gives us a glimpse of her plans for the future, in which she hopes she can continue what she already does, just to have the opportunity to do more of it. For Alma collaboration, dialogue and a personal, individual approach is key. The talk was recorded between London and Düsseldorf on June 20, 2024. It was held in english and is about 49 min. long. If you like Voices On Art please share it with your friends and give us a good rating on your podcast platform. The book I mentioned in this Episode is: “Großes Ey” a novel about the life of Johanna Ey, a Dusseldorf based baker in the first half of the 20th century, who became an important art supporter and dealer. This book is in german, but you may find information about her in english as well. https://www.independenthq.com/ https://luxembourgco.com/ Your host: https://van-horn.net Instagram: @independent_hq @luxembourg_co @voicesonart @van_horn_duesseldorf #VoicesOnArt #Independent20thCentury #IndependentHQ #Podcast #Talk #storytelling #DanielaSteinfeld #VoicesOnArt #AlmaLuxembourg #Luxembourg_Co #Gallery