In Conversation with Adam Lindemann

Melanie Gerlis became the art market correspondent for the Financial Times in 2016 and has a dedicated weekly slot. She was previously Art Market Editor for The Art Newspaper (2007-2016) and remains its editor-at-large. Before working in the art world, she was a financial communications adviser at Finsbury in the City of London (1996-2005), with a focus on the financial services industry. Melanie has a BA in English Literature from Cambridge University and an MA in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. She has authored books on the art market including Art as an Investment? (2014) and The Art Fair Story: A Rollercoaster Ride (2021), both published by Lund Humphries, and is a regular commentator on art market trends and developments, appearing on television and on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. Melanie is a member of the governing body for Sotheby’s Institute of Art and a trustee of The Art Academy, London.

Adam Lindemann is a prominent New York City collector, writer, and internationally recognized tastemaker. In 2012, he founded the gallery Venus Over Manhattan. During its 13-year run, Venus garnered critical acclaim for its dynamic program and dedication to pathbreaking artists such as Peter Saul and Richard Mayhew. This past July, Lindemann announced Venus' closure, choosing to recenter his focus on collecting (read more here). As a collector, Lindemann has assembled one of the world’s foremost collections of edge-defining 20th and 21st century art and design. Lindemann is also a writer, and has published two Taschen Books’ best-selling art volumes, Collecting Contemporary and Collecting Design.