LMAKprojects, founded in 2004, is an art agency dedicated to supporting and developing artists’ careers. In its commitment to meet the rising needs of artists LMAKprojects compiles a program of exhibitions with international allure, focusing on inter-disciplinary practices, creating interactive situations and collaborative ventures. November 17, 2005.
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00:00 It's the major place for galleries in New York.
00:03 Yeah, that's correct.
00:05 Almost everybody is.
00:07 700 galleries.
00:09 That could be.
00:11 It sounds incredible because if it's 10, 20 galleries in a city like Zurich or Warsaw, it's very much.
00:20 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:21 700, that's...
00:23 It's amazing. It's too many.
00:26 I think competition is really hard there.
00:30 It's not...
00:32 Is everyone specialized in certain fields and then buyers, collectors know what they want?
00:40 No, you have photography galleries and vintage, but you have several levels of galleries, like emerging galleries, really well-established galleries.
00:51 So that's more the difference, not like specialized in a certain medium.
00:56 I mean, there is quality differences.
01:01 But the competition is there, but it's also something nice, like you're all together, trying to survive.
01:10 So you all talk with each other.
01:14 So it's actually... the competition is actually not really harsh.
01:21 It's actually nice.
01:23 Do you have public programs?
01:27 For example, here in Switzerland, there are programs initiated by the government, where you get money for support.
01:40 You have kind of in the US, but really, really rare and difficult.
01:47 It's not really... it's much more European thing to have.
01:52 I mean, I'm lucky because I showed some Dutch artists, which are...
01:57 The Netherlands has their policy, really, to promote Dutch artists in the US or outside, internationally.
02:08 Although there's some known, mainly a lot of are still very unknown.
02:13 So in that sense, they're really like promoting.
02:17 And then they support my program for the Dutch artists I show.
02:23 And it made it for me a little bit easier to find it out because I'm Dutch.
02:27 Okay.
02:28 What is your gallery focused on?
02:31 Do you have a focus? Do you follow your gallery work?
02:38 I... what I show, I think that it's...
02:44 I don't focus on a certain medium, but it is...
02:50 Well, I did do a lot of film and video events and exhibitions.
02:58 So that's like often what people think, but it's actually not true.
03:02 So I do various media.
03:04 But I always say that I think that I show just the best artists.
03:08 Quality, that's my focus.
03:12 It's a little bit arrogant.
03:16 You know what you want.
03:18 And I think they're good.
03:23 Okay.
03:24 Yeah, thank you.
03:25 You're welcome.