The Team

THE TEAM

MARIE-LAURE DE CLERMONT-TONERRE

Founder and Managing Director

After completing a DEA in Economic and Business Law at the Pantheon Sorbonne, Marie-Laure joined Sciences Po Paris (IEP). In 2008, Marie-Laure was elected to the committee of the society of Friends of the Museum of Art and History in Geneva. In 2013 she was elected to the board of the Tokyo Art Club and the Friends of the Palais de Tokyo. The Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain in Paris invited her to become part of their “Vivre en Couleurs” exclusive circle. In September 2019, she was asked by The Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris to be part of their International Committee. That same year, Ralph Rugoff ( Director of the Hayward Gallery and the Venice Biennale 2019) invited her to join the Commissioning Committee of the Hayward Gallery in London.

In 2015, she founded Spirit Now London, an international group of collectors and supporters of art and culture.Every year, Spirit Now London is supporting an exhibition in London (July 2019: Hicham Berrada’s exhibition in the Project Room at the Hayward Gallery) or pre-commissioned some artworks (Tomas Sáraceno’s exhibition in October 2018 at the Palais de Tokyo). The group is also supporting some institutions in the cultural world.

In another field, in 2012 she published La Médecine Personnalisée (éd.Odile Jacob), after in-depth studies with a team of general practitioners. Two more books followed and over 350,000 copies were sold in France and translated in Lithuania, Romania and Mexico.

CAROLINA DRAGO

Associate Director

Carolina is an Art Historian and a Sotheby's Institute alumna, with extensive experience project management and philanthropy. Her purpose is to connect people through art, enabling networking opportunities and helping artists shine. She has a track record of building meaningful professional relationships with clients and institutions across the art industry worldwide, thanks to her deep knowledge of Art History and business skills.

Carolina graduated from Sotheby's Institute of Art in London with an MA in Art Business pwith a dissertation on the digital transformation of the high-end Design market . During her studies she focused on the strategic management of creative enterprises and the digitalisation of the sector. She is also a contributor for "Made in Bed magazine".

With a strong contemporary art expertise and thanks to her studies and her passion for art and culture, Carolina develops a bespoke selection of exclusive events, and cultural international trips. She is also in charge of the key annual projects "Spirit Now London Acquisiton Prize - Donation to the Museum".