About

Foreign Agent is a contemporary art gallery based in Lausanne, Switzerland. We specialize in emerging and mid-career contemporary BIPOC artists, exploring key contemporary narratives, marginalized identities and new critical perspectives on history. At the intersection between art and design, Foreign Agent is less a white cube than a uniquely curated salon showcasing collectible design by leading international designers. Foreign Agent organises 6 shows per year at the gallery and presents at international art fairs such as 1-54, Design Miami, PAD, WestBund, AKAA,  Abu Dhabi Art, Unseen and Photo Basel amongst others. Foreign Agent has been featured on Artnet, ARTnews, Artsy, Larry's List, Monocle, The Guardian, The Art Newspaper, Le Quotidien de l'Art, Beaux-Arts Magazine, World of Interiors, L'Oeil de la Photographie, ArtAfrica, Contemporary & America Latina, Nataal, Diptyk, Elle Décoration, Elle, Ideat, WeltKunst, Le Temps and Tages Anzeiger.

 

Foreign Agent was founded by Olivier Chow, a Swiss-Chinese citizen of the world, educated in Geneva, London and the field, a political scientist and art historian with a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. In a previous life, he worked for UNESCO in Paris and for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Kabul, Goma, Tel Aviv, Port-au-Prince and Geneva just to mention a few. He has published for Tate papers, Sotheby’s, the International Review of the Red Cross, HEAD Geneva and other peer-reviewed publications.

Read the interview and profile on Larry’s List here