Interview Albion Jeune Founder Lucca Hue-Williams
THE WICK: What’s the first piece of art you ever fell in love with? And how does it still influence your curatorial vision today?
Lucca Hue-Williams: Growing up around James Turrell fuelled my fascination with art that transcends traditional spaces and taught me to see art as a bridge between cultures and a challenge to conventional boundaries. His Ganzfelds and Skyspaces phenomenologically prompt a transcendental experience while asking the audience to question their perception. At Albion Jeune, we’ve aspired to collaborate with artists of my generation that push the limits of art’s role, particularly in a socio-cultural context.
TW: From Albion Jeune to the world—what’s the secret sauce to creating a gallery space (designed by John Pawson) that feels both intimate and revolutionary?
LHW: Warm pared-back materials, clean lines, and a welcoming team.
TW: Your curation has a certain cinematic flair—if you could have any filmmaker direct an exhibition of yours, who would it be and why?
LHW: Wong Kar Wai – to engage his legendary use of colour, his fascination with obsession and desire, and his nostalgic reconstruction of memory and time.
TW: You’re known for your eye on emerging talent. What’s the most unexpected place you’ve discovered an artist?
LHW: I came to know Timur Si-Qin on a personal level while working in Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Diriyah Biennale. His exhibition at Albion Jeune opens in November.
TW: When the day is done and the gallery doors close, what are you streaming, reading, or listening to?
LHW: It is impossible to narrow this down. Recently I have read Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff and The Idiot by Fyodor Dostovesky; I’ve played Massive Attack and Hermanos Gutiérrez; and I enjoy listening podcasts on business and psychology.
“Over the next period we will showcase some of the most interesting artists who respond to relevant fields, such as decolonisation, the environment, biotech, interdisciplinary practice, and the further hybridisation between analogue and digital among other themes.”
