Repost: "'Find Your Tribe': Mariane Ibrahim and Marieluise Hessel on the Power of Networks in the Global Art World"

Mariane Ibrahim. Photo by David Lipman.

"Chicago-based gallerist Mariane Ibrahim is easily one of the most-watched rising stars of her generation. The French-Somali dealer has garnered attention for making a concerted effort to represent a roster of emerging artists—primarily those from Africa and the African diaspora—who work in particularly nuanced, sophisticated ways. With an eye to building an energetic community of like-minded artists, collectors, and dealers, Ibrahim is not shy about her ambition to be an agent for change—not only in the art world, but also in the city and country in which she resides.

In many ways, Marieluise Hessel, the German-born collector, shares the same ethos..."

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