Luca Fine Art, a new gallery founded by Rodney Kazemi, opens this weekend in the Star Metals Building on Howell Mill Road in West Midtown, Atlanta. The 2,000-square-foot space debuts with works by eight international and local artists, including Russell Young, Juan Miguel Palacios, Nemo Jantzen, Stanley Casselman, Simon Berger, Yigal Ozeri, Seo Young Deok, Marco Grassi, and Peter Demetz. Kazemi, a career arts professional with 29 years of experience as an artist agent and dealer, aims to rotate exhibitions every six weeks with a mix of group and solo shows.
The opening matters because it brings a curated selection of internationally renowned contemporary artists to Atlanta, a city Kazemi describes as ready for a broader range of art. By leveraging his extensive network, Kazemi hopes to satisfy a local hunger for seeing works in person that are often only encountered online, while also supporting notable local artists. The gallery's location in the Star Metals Building is chosen to accommodate larger, higher-value works, signaling a new venue for serious art collecting in the region.