Kate Bryan on curating Soho House's global art collection

Kate Bryan, curator of Soho House's art collection, discusses her role and the evolution of the collection. The collection has grown from 2,000 to over 8,500 works across 16 countries. Bryan emphasizes prioritizing local artists when opening new locations, citing the Paris house where 70% of works are by French contemporary artists and 30% international. She highlights the Vault 100 project, which inverted the FTSE 100 gender ratio by selecting 93 female and 7 male artists. Soho House acquires works through a barter system offering membership and credit, which Bryan says artists appreciate as an alternative to the commercial market. The collection includes works by George Condo, Rashid Johnson, Mark Bradford, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, and Philippe Parreno. Bryan studied art history at the University of Warwick, worked at the British Museum, directed a gallery in Hong Kong, and led Fine Art Society Contemporary in London before joining Soho House.