Luxembourg Art Week is excited to unveil Capsules, a temporary artistic activation program that expands the fair into the heart of the city. Taking place from October 22 to November 24, 2024, Capsules will transform vacant commercial spaces, shop windows, and building façades into a city-wide presentation.
For this anniversary edition, Luxembourg Art Week invites, starting from 22 October, eleven galleries to participate in a travelling sculpture trail through a country already significantly marked by its commitment to this art form.
The partnership between Luxembourg Art Week and the City of Luxembourg has been continually developed in recent years, especially since the provision of an ephemeral space on Glacis square in 2021, which significantly contributed to the expansion and international visibility of the fair.
"Has the Luxembourg government (finally) found a way to create a durable alliance between public procurement and contemporary art?"
"If artist residencies did not exist, the evolution of creation would be more laborious, and there may be projects that will never happen, which could otherwise occur."
The trajectory of an artist is often shaped by the attainment of an award. Financial support and, above all, peer recognition—whether one desires it or not—being adorned with a prize is an essential step in an artistic career. Luxembourg knows how to reward the uniqueness, innovation, and excellence of its artists.
The visibility brought by certain awards is a definite asset in an environment where everyone is trying, as best they can, to establish themselves. Beyond its symbolic value, a prize amplifies interest in an artist's work...
The principle of current art fairs is to have a short temporality to concentrate energies, provoke encounters, and develop a more festive atmosphere, in contrast to the long-term programming of exhibitions in museums
