Marine Tanguy was the youngest gallery manager in Europe before founding MTArt Agency, the first talent agency dedicated to visual artists. They represent top visual artists and integrates their art into various contexts, from digital platforms to public art projects. She is also the author of her new book The Visual Detox - challenging the dominance of commercial imagery in public spaces.
In this episode we cover:
- What visual literacy means
- What you can do to become a more conscious visual consumer
- How an image of her used in a slander campaign became on of the most viewed images on Le Monde
- Raising boys
- How visuals can catalyse important conversations
- Taking a “30 minute holiday” every day
Mentions:
At 21 Marine was the manager of Steve Lazarides Gallery (Banksy and other street art)
Marine’ gallery she opened at 23 was called De Re Gallery (named after the island she came from in France) on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
Marine was mentored by Michael Ovitz , co-founder of CAA
Tineye.com - reverse image search
BBC Verify
Pina (2012) documentary by Wim Wenders on choreographer Pina Bausch
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/marinetanguyart/