Best Marc Majers Podcasts (2025)

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Challenging traditional art hierarchies and recontextualising photography with New York gallerist Bruce Silverstein 55:16

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In part two of our conversation with New York gallerist Bruce Silverstein, we delve deeper into his evolving gallery vision, his commitment to challenging traditional art hierarchies, and his dedication to championing overlooked artists. Bruce reflects on the inaugural exhibition at his new gallery location, Photographer as Sculptor, Sculptor as Ph…

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Joanne Leonard: Intimate Documentary, Photo Collage, and The Feminist Art Movement 55:34

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Credited with inventing the "intimate documentary" style of photography, Joanne Leonard was one of the first to pivot away from street style photography adopt a more personal approach that focused on her close relationships and immediate surroundings. In this episode we delve into her unique approach that captured the daily lives of women and chall…

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Photo Basel 10th Anniversary Edition with Sven Eisenhut-hug and Elwira Spychalska 47:05

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What does it take to build and sustain Switzerland’s first and only international art fair dedicated to photography? In this episode, Michael Dooney is joined by Sven Eisenhut-Hug (co-founder and director of Photo Basel) and Elwira Spychalska (art historian and artistic director of Photo Basel) to mark the fairs 10th anniversary. Together they disc…

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From Conflict Zones to Community Change: Mark Neville on Photography as Activism 45:16

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What happens when photography becomes a tool for social change rather than just documentation? In this episode, Michael Dooney speaks with acclaimed British photographer and artist Mark Neville about his journey from art school to the front-lines of conflict, and how he uses collaborative photography projects to empower communities, challenge socia…

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 12: Branden Schossler 14:02

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Discover the unique user experience path that Branden Schossler, Co-Founder / Producer at World Crafters, followed in this twelfth episode of Season 3.In this episode of UX Pathways, Branden Schossler shares his journey from performing at kids’ birthday parties to co-founding World Crafters, a company that creates large-scale immersive events blend…

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 11: Ana Sofia Gonzalez 18:32

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Discover the unique user experience path that Ana Sofia Gonzalez, Principal Product Designer at Microsoft, followed in this eleventh episode of Season 3.Ana Sofia Gonzalez, Principal Designer at Microsoft, leads design efforts for Copilot Studio, focusing on using AI to create intelligent agents. She shared her nontraditional journey from being a m…

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Leaving Wall Street to open an art gallery in Chelsea, New York - Bruce Silverstein 46:08

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This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary …

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 10: Kate Moran 21:49

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Discover the unique user experience path that Kate Moran, Vice President, Nielsen Norman Group, followed in this tenth episode of Season 3.In this episode of UX Pathways, host Marc Majers interviews Kate Moran, Vice President of Research and Content at Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g), about the evolving UX landscape, the role of AI, and building a care…

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AIPAD On Collecting: How to start collecting fine art photography 55:34

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This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary …

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AIPAD London Calling: The UK photo market, Japanese Photography, and obsessive collecting 45:33

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This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary …

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AIPAD Millennials: The next generation of photography galleries 53:30

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This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary …

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AIPAD Female Leaders: Trailblazing women promoting photography in the art world 1:10:45

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This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary …

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 9: Joe Pulizzi 18:01

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Discover the unique user experience path that Joe Pulizzi, Founder, The Tilt, followed in this ninth episode of Season 3.

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AIPAD New York: The photographers, collectors, and dealers who grew the art market for photography 37:06

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This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary …

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AIPAD History: 30 years of AIPAD presidents take us behind the scenes of the world oldest photography dealer association 1:05:36

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This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary …

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AIPAD Today: Evolution of the world’s oldest photography art fair 46:56

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This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary …

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the analogue photobooth - Rafael Hortala Vallve, AUTOFOTO 45:21

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In 1925, 100 years ago, Anatol Josepho invented the first fully automated, coin-operated photobooth which he named the Photomaton. Stationed on Broadway near Times Square in New York City, over 250,000 Americans used the photobooth in its first year, paying 25 cents and waiting patiently for eight minutes while their photo strips developed. A game-…

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Felix Hoffmann, artistic director FOTO ARSENAL WIEN | EP73 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 43:52

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Felix Hoffmann is an image and cultural scholar and the inaugural Artistic Director of the Center for Photography and Lens-Based Media FOTO ARSENAL WIEN and the Director of FOTO WIEN. From 2005 to 2022, he served as the Chief Curator of the exhibition space C/O Berlin, where he was responsible for exhibitions, programs, and strategy. He curated num…

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Female Photoclub and European Month of Photography Berlin | EP72 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 56:21

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In this episode I am speaking with four members of the Berlin chapter of the Female Photoclub. A Germany wide professional association which aims to increase visibility of female photographers, advocates for equality in the industry, and raises awareness of issues such as pay inequality and lack of representation. In addition to the Female Photoclu…

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 8: Susan Weinschenk 20:25

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Discover the unique user experience path that Susan Weinschenk, CEO, The Team W, followed in this eighth episode of Season 3.In this podcast, Marc interviews Susan Weinschenk, CEO and Chief Behavioral Scientist at The Team W. Susan discusses her career journey, which blends user experience (UX) and behavioral design, drawing on her background in ps…

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Joanna Szproch, visual artist & art mediator | EP71 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 1:13:20

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Joanna Szproch is a Polish, Berlin-based visual artist and activist. Her practice blends photography as a performative and instrumental medium with archival materials, writing, and participatory projects. She explores female resilience through embodiment and conviviality. Committed to analogue processes, she creates art books, installations, and co…

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Enrico Stefanelli, Photolux Festival | EP70 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 43:08

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Enrico Stefanelli (b.1962, Lucca, Italy) is the founder and artistic director of Photolux Festival, the biennial of photography in Lucca, Italy. From 2010 to 2017, he worked as curator for the European Photo Exhibition Award (epea), a project sponsoring young photo talent, which developed as a collaboration between four European foundations, includ…

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UX Pathways - Season 3 / Episode 7: Thorsten Jonas 28:18

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Discover the unique user experience path that Thorsten Jonas, SUX Founder, followed in this seventh episode of Season 3. Find out how Sustainable User Experience (SUX) integrates sustainability principles into user experience (UX) design, reducing environmental impact. https://sustainableuxnetwork.com/…

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Pilar Mata Dupont, visual artist & filmmaker | EP69 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 55:20

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Pilar Mata Dupont is a multi-award-winning Argentinean-Australian artist based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Her practice spans video, installation, performance, and photography. Using highly theatrical and cinematic methods, she uses allegory and narrative to reimagine/rework histories and classical texts and aims to create alternative readings t…

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Pablo Giori, International Photography Festival Association | EP68 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 54:53

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Pablo Giori is the co-founder and director of the Experimental Photo Festival, the Ágora, School of Experimentation, and the International Photography Festivals Association (IPFA) in Barcelona. His interest in experimental analogue photography was born out of his work as a documentarian, historian, and archivist with the estate of Pere Català (Vall…

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 6: Kuldeep Kelkar 28:23

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Discover the unique user experience path that Kuldeep Kelkar, Partner, User Research at UXReactor, followed in this sixth episode of Season 3.

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Jessa Fairbrother, visual artist | EP67 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 1:06:13

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Jessa Fairbrother (b. London) is a British visual artist whose work spans stitch, photography, performance and drawing. The body is her main material. She holds an MA in Photographic Studies from the University of Westminster (2010) and trained at drama school in London in the 1990s. This laid the groundwork for her ongoing investigation of how art…

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 5: Meryl K. Evans 16:28

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Discover a conversation with Meryl Evans, CPACC (deaf), and her insightful message about the importance of taking extra time to consider the needs of a wider spectrum in design.

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 4: Donna Spencer 18:16

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Discover the unique user experience path that Donna Spencer, Principle Product Designer at MakerX, followed in this third episode of Season 3.

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Anthony Luvera, socially engaged artist, writer, and educator | EP66 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 53:30

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Anthony Luvera is an Australian socially engaged artist, writer, and educator based in London. The long-term collaborative work he creates with individuals and communities has been exhibited widely in galleries, public spaces, and festivals, including the UK House of Commons, Tate Liverpool, The Gallery at Foyles, the British Museum, London Undergr…

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Wiktoria Michalkiewicz, REZO Agency | EP65 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 45:55

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Dr. Wiktoria Michałkiewicz is an interdisciplinary expert with extensive international experience in storytelling, talent management, journalism, and photography. Alongside her academic achievements—holding five degrees, including a PhD in Sociology, an MA in Social Anthropology, and an MA in Cultural Studies from esteemed institutions such as Stoc…

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 3: Zack Naylor 15:53

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Discover the unique user experience path that Zack Naylor, CEO at Aurelius, followed in this third episode of Season 3.

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 2: Cory Lebson 20:44

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Discover the unique user experience path that Cory Lebson, Principal UX Researcher at Lebsontech, followed in this second episode of Season 3.

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UX Pathways - Season 3 Episode 1: Jeff Johnson 19:22

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Discover the unique user experience path that Jeff Johnson, Principal Consultant at UI Wizards, followed in this first episode of Season 3.

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W.M. Hunt, photography collector | EP64 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 49:42

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W.M. Hunt is a champion of photography: collector, curator and consultant who lives and works in New York City. He is also a teacher and writer and speaker on photography. He says that photography changed his life. It gave him one. Official website where you can read Bill's series of essays: “Great Photographs … or, at least some really good ones” …

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Freo Majer, Forecast Platform | EP63 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 39:34

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Freo Majer is the founder and artistic director of Forecast, an international mentorship program that transcends disciplines and geographical locations to connect cultural practitioners with renowned mentors. Trained as an opera director, Majer looks back at a career as a director and producer in European theaters, opera houses, and at festivals, i…

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Philippe Garner, photography specialist | EP62 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 1:04:25

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Philippe Garner was born in Aix-en-Provence in 1949. He was brought up in Brighton. After graduating in French and Latin from Bedford College, London, in 1970, he joined Sotheby’s Training Scheme and in 1971 started working as a specialist in late-19th-century and 20th-century decorative arts and in the fledgling field of photographs. He has played…

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Wesley Verhoeve, photographer | EP61 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 52:20

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Wesley Verhoeve is an Amsterdam-based photographer and curator whose work has been featured in publications including the New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Washington Post, Wired, New York Magazine, Volkskrant, and others. As the founding curator of the Projected series at the International Center of Photography, Wesley oversaw 96 exhib…

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Tim Clark, 1000 Words | EP60 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 50:31

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Tim Clark is Editor in Chief of 1000 Words and Artistic Director for Fotografia Europea in Reggio Emilia, Italy, together with Walter Guadagnini, Director of CAMERA, Torino and Luce Lebart, curator, historian and researcher at The Archive of Modern Conflict, named as Photo Festival of the Year at the Lucie Awards 2022. He has also taught and devise…

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Boris Eldagsen, visual artist | EP59 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 38:14

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Boris Eldagsen was born in Pirmasens, West Germany, in 1970. He studied media and drama, philosophy, and German studies at the University of Cologne (1991–92). From 1992 to 1998 he concurrently studied philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and visual art at Mainz Academy of Fine Arts. During that time, he also studied visual art at…

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Stephanie O’Connor, photographer | EP58 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 40:47

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Stephanie O'Connor (she/her) is a Pākehā/tangata tiriti artist from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (New Zealand). She is currently based in Berlin, Germany. Her work uses photography as a vehicle to rework memory through obsessive editing, rearranging and compositing. Interview with Stephanie O’Connor recorded by Michael Dooney on 29. June 2023 in Neukö…

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Anne Schwanz, gallerist at OFFICE IMPART | EP57 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 36:40

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Anne Schwanz co-founded OFFICE IMPART together with Johanna Neuschäffer in 2018. OFFICE IMPART is a multi-dimensional space and platform for contemporary art. Their activities take place on site in Berlin – or anywhere. The founders Anne and Johanna, are experts for (and on) changing the art world. They develop exhibitions on- and offline, with cla…

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Alessa Widmer, curator | EP56 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 27:30

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Alessa Widmer is a young curator, PhD candidate and photography enthusiast based in Zurich, Switzerland. She is currently the artistic director of Photo Basel, Switzerland’s first and only international art fair dedicated to photography based art. Interview with Alessa Widmer recorded by Michael Dooney on 23. June 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland. NOTES…

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Hannah Watson, gallerist & publisher | EP55 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast 46:25

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Hannah Watson is the co-founder and director of contemporary art gallery TJ Boulting, as well as the director of independent art publisher Trolley Books. TJ Boulting was founded in 2011 by current director Hannah Watson and the late Gigi Giannuzzi, taking its name from the landmark Grade II* listed Arts & Crafts building it inhabits in Fitzrovia, c…

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Laura Noble, artist, writer & curator | EP54 Subtext & Discourse 1:01:05

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Laura Noble is the Director of L A Noble Gallery (LANG) in London. The gallery focuses on contemporary positions and features a majority female representation. Laura is also a writer, author of The Art of Collecting Photography, founder of FIX Photo Festival, a multidisciplinary artist, as well as being a judge on many photographic competitions and…

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Barbara Wolff, photographer | EP53 Subtext & Discourse 42:05

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Barbara Wolff, born in 1951 in Kyritz in the Prignitz region of the State of Brandenburg, is the daughter of photographer Werner Hinz. After completing high school she trained as a photographer in her father’s photography business and then went on to study photography at the Academy of Fine Arts, Leipzig. After gradating she worked as a freelance i…

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Robert Morat, gallerist | EP52 Subtext & Discourse 52:43

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Established in 2004, Robert Morat Galerie is a contemporary art gallery, primarily focussing on emerging positions in contemporary photography and photo-based art. Founded in Hamburg, the gallery has since moved to Berlin and is now located on Linienstrasse in the Mitte art district. The gallery is a regular exhibitor at i…

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Alain Servais, art collector | EP51 Subtext & Discourse 43:40

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The Belgian collector, Alain Servais, started collecting art in the late 1990s. With a strong focus on emerging artists, Alain has built up a significant contemporary art collection which is highly versatile and forward-looking. Alain is also among the first to collect digital art and support young artists by offering residency program in his loft …

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Narda van ’t Veer, collector, gallerist & agent | EP50 Subtext & Discourse 22:25

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Narda van ‘t Veer, gallerist, photography collector and agent. In 1977 Narda van 't Veer stumbled upon the work of Guy Bourdin. Her love for photography was born and a few years later she graduated from her studies in marketing & economics at HTS, after which she founded an advertising agency specialised in fashion campaigns. Through her work as an…

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Marc Barbey, collector and founder of Collection Regard | EP49 Subtext & Discourse 26:14

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Marc Barbey, Collector and Founder of Collection Regard, Berlin. Collection Regard is the photographic collection of Marc Barbey focusing on German photography, especially photography related to Berlin. Marc Barbey is administering the estate of Hein Gorny (1904-1967). Acting as an archive as well as an exhibition space, publishing house and galler…