Artworks by Erwin Wurm installed in Cafe de Flore, Paris
Art historian Anne-Pierre d?Albis-Ganem is the founder of the Parcours-Saint-Germain-des-Prés, a yearly contemporary art festival in Paris, and the B&C art and culture member’s club. She is also the co-founder of Spirit Now London which organises exclusive art events, and a board member of numerous cultural institutions across the globe. As part of our ongoing philanthropy series, she speaks to LUX about supporting rising artists, the challenges of her work and plans for 2021
Anne-Pierre d?Albis-Ganem. Image by Sonia Fitoussi
LUX: When did you first begin to support emerging artists, and what motivated you"

Anne-Pierre d?Albis-Ganem: I come from a family of art collectors and experts. I was born in Limoges into the Haviland family, a family of porcelain manufacturers. My mother was an art restorer. It is a family tradition to support artists and to become really good friends with them. Haviland, for example, worked with Wassily Kandinsky, who made a tea set for them. Follow LUX on Instagram: luxthemagazine
I first began to collect artists in 2000. The first show I curated was of the photographer Ange Leccia at the Armani shop in 1999. I bought four pictures with my first salary. I then started to collect the artists that I was exhibiting in my annual art show, Parcours Saint Germain, which I founded in Paris twenty years ago.
This exhibition presents about thirty artists in each edition, whom I chose...