Michel de Broin and Jeremy Shaw were both

 Sarah Belden of SBFA: An Artist Consultant in Abroad

 Sarah Belden is an art advisor, curator, and dealer. Sarah's life can be summarized as "bold" in one phrase: While still in her early 30s, Sarah left her job in order to pursue a career

 Director at a prestigious contemporary art gallery in Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop  Chelsea (NYC), to relocate to Berlin to open Curators Without Borders, her own pioneering gallery.

 Platform for experimentation in curatorial practice.

 Sarah secured a financial supporter from NYC. Sarah also curated high-end gallery shows.

 It's cutting-edge and ingenuous, even by Berlin's ultra-conceptual standards. Sarah was the curator of shows that showcased young artists.

 who have since gone to be praised by the press.

 Invisible Invincible, one of Sarah’s provocative Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop  shows, featured the Polish artist Agnieszka Curant's work -- an actual parrot.

 taught to say "I am not a bird," thus questioning his self-sufficiency. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum eventually granted a commission to Kurant to create The

 The End of Signature, a digital interactive artwork projected onto the museum facade which the Guggenheim later acquired to add to its permanent collection.

 Gallery's programming was cut by taking risks on Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop  undiscovered artists who were young and allowing them to be free to create new experimental pieces.

 It is more easily available than traditional white cube galleries. Although this made her work as a dealer more challenging, it also cemented Sarah's standing as a respected dealer

 Berlin art scene A promising young curator and gallerist.

 Sarah was also represented by Daniel Knorr from Romania, Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop  who later represented Romania in the 51st Venice Biennale. She was with two Canadian youths.

 Michel de Broin and Jeremy Shaw were both awarded the prestigious Sobey Art Award. They have shown their work at important galleries and museums since then.

 The Palais de Tokyo, Paris. In 2008, Sarah curated a live performance titled Opening, Closing by cross-disciplinarian artist David Levine. Levine

 It has since been exhibited has since been exhibited at MoMA in New York and been awarded the famous Guggenheim fellowship.

 SB: Yes, you are right. I was forced, as many other Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop Hype Drop artists, to close my Berlin gallery in 2008 because of the financial crisis. However, there was an opportunity to find a silver lining.

 allowed me to move to Spain and establish a relationship with my husband in Madrid (we had previously been in a long-distance relationship). When he completed his Ph.D.

 He received an offer from the University of Okayama to study in Japan and we made the move to Japan in the year the year 2011. It was only when my son was able to begin nursery school in Japan that

 I was able go back to work.

 At that point I felt an need to get back into the world of art. I have always had the desire to curate, work creatively with artists, and constantly find new artists.

 Studio visits for new talent This is what I enjoy doing. It's my absolute favorite thing to do.

 I also needed a livelihood, but I had all the experience from abroad. I set out to make use of my network and make the most of all my previous experiences.

 Experience in developing an efficient business model that allows me to be able to operate from Japan or anywhere else. In retrospect the 1918 pandemic and subsequent outbreaks have resulted in the creation of a sustainable model for business that could be operated from Japan.

 new norm of working from home and WFH, this has actually served me very well.