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In a polarised world where mental and physical walls are being erected, Saype launched the largest human chain ever created in 2019 with a 15 000 sq meter biodegradable fresco in Paris, just under the Eiffel Tower. The Beyond Walls project shows interlaced hands united in a common effort for every human individuality to be granted rights […]

By Marine Tanguy. Jeff Koons started to produce his inflatable objects as a critique of American consumerism in the 1970s. Consumerism continues to flourish in the US today, as it does in all Western capitalist countries, but with one of Koons’ inflatables recently selling for $91million (the most expensive work by a living artist ever […]

By Marine Tanguy. It is a quirk of history that when we talk about artists it is far sexier to focus on financial tragedy than success. Vincent van Gogh and Rembrandt are as famous for the destitution in which they spent the latter years of their lives, as they are for the works of art […]

In collaboration with Rise Gallery, commissioned by the council, Lauren Baker created this uplifting neon installation on Surrey St Bridge, Croydon in London. Location Surrey St Bridge, Croydon, London, UK Dates Permanent installation Artist Lauren Baker Lauren Baker’s quotation design was installed on Croydon’s Surrey Street footbridge. The quote, which appears handwritten and reads ‘A […]

Innovative pollution-absorbing public sculpture on Drummond Street, London We worked on the arts and culture strategy of our partner Euston Town (London, UK), and artist Jasmine Pradissitto presented a climate-change inspired sculpture to create a more sustainable environment for the residents and passers-by from the neighbourhood. This arts and culture strategy represents our commitment to […]

Euston Town is a partnership funded by local business, tasked to ensure that all stakeholders and communities benefit from the major construction taking place. The strategy is devised in partnership with MTArt Agency and supported by Camden Council’s Art Development team. This arts and culture strategy represents our commitment to helping to create a thriving creative scene, driven by the […]

By Marine Tanguy. If you decided at this very moment to invest in your first work of art, how would you start? You might begin by walking into a gallery in search of an expert, or you might go online to gain an understanding of the kind of works that are appreciating in value. Yet […]

By Marine Tanguy. If you want a return on your investment, it’s time to think about Bart Simpson. That might sound strange, but we live in a new age of art investment, and a new era of art investors. And it is for this reason that millennial collectors descended on a Sotheby’s auction in Hong […]

One day Marine Tanguy decided to do a test. She posted a picture of her bottom in a bikini to her 24,000 Instagram followers. The post received 75% more views than usual — and most of the viewers were other women. “I’m a grown woman,” says the 29-year-old French founder of arts talent agency MT […]

By Marine Tanguy. When I heard that the Tate Group was following the National Gallery’s example by refusing to take further donations from the Sackler Trust, funded by the Sackler family, I felt a sense of both relief and pride in the arts industry. The Trust has for many years made generous donations to leading […]

How do we challenge the way we currently consume imagery and interact with social media? How do we make the public more conscious of their visual diet? Instagram Imagery, like anything else, can be healthy or harmful, addictive or nutritious. And now, more so than ever, this has become a massive issue with the huge […]

By Marine Tanguy. It is undeniable that this generation is experiencing a period of drastic change and facing the resulting societal tensions. What is the role of art and artists within this? If an artistic movement can be taken as constituting a campaign, undertaken to advance and appropriate this change, it becomes clear that a […]