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The Viennese collector couple Kathrin Weber and Axel Anderl have been building their art collection, AnderlWeber, since 2009. Focused on ultra-contemporary Austrian art, the collection gravitates toward abstract painting and works rich in material texture. What sets them apart is the ecosystem they have built around it, comprising two converted lofts in Vienna, an ArtSpace for curated invitation-only exhibitions as a modern reinvention of the Viennese salon and a CollectorsSpace for the collection itself. There, artists, collectors, and cultural figures converge in an atmosphere of exchange, with Kathrin and Axel deliberately refraining from charging rental fees or commissions to preserve the integrity of the space. In conversation with LARRY’S LIST, Kathrin and Axel discuss why personal chemistry with an artist matters as much as the work itself, how they built a space rooted in connection rather than commerce, why they have never sold a single piece from their collection, as well as the artist residency program they are planning to develop.