ArtTactic
327 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 81 ratingsThe ArtTactic Podcast, the leading podcast on the art market, covers a wide range of topics from art investment to general topics about the global art market industry. Each episode features an in-depth interview with a key art market figure.
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Falcon Fine Art's Tim Hunter on the art financing space
August 10, 2017 01:16 - 11 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we're joined by Dr Tim Hunter, vice president of Falcon Fine Art, an art financing firm. First, Tim walks us through how their clients obtain loans against their artworks. Then, he tells us about the type of collectors they target and the common reasons why they need capital from their artworks. Also, Tim explains how Falcon differentiates itself from competing art lenders and speculates on the future of the art financing space.
Francesco Bellanca on trading shares of artworks on his new platform Feral Horses
August 03, 2017 12:41 - 14 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Francesco Bellanca, CEO of Feral Horses, a London-based platform that enables the buying and selling of shares of contemporary art. First, Francesco walks us through how the platform works and explains why he believes there is demand for the ability to transact shares of artworks. Then, he explains how they select the artists and artworks to include on the platform. Also, Francesco discusses what kind of returns investors should...
Lisanne Skyler talks about her upcoming HBO film Brillo Box (3¢ OFF)
July 20, 2017 23:32 - 13 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Lisanne Skyler, writer and director of Brillo Box (3¢ OFF), a documentary film following an Andy Warhol Brillo Box sculpture as it makes its way from her family's living room to the auction block at Christie's. The film debuts on HBO on August 7th at 10 PM ET. First, Lisanne shares with us what kind of collectors her parents were to purchase the artwork in 1969 for $1,000 at a time when nearly the entire art world was critical o...
Vastari's Liviu Tanasoaica and Balint Ferenczy on lending artworks to museums
July 13, 2017 22:29 - 16 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Liviu Tanasoaica, traveling exhibitions manager, and Balint Ferenczy, collections specialist, both from Vastari, an online platform focused on connecting collectors and museums curators for exhibitions as well as enabling institutions to collaborate with each other. First, Liviu and Balint explain how Vastari's platform works for collectors and museum curators. Then, they discuss the different motivations for collectors seeking ...
The Art Newspaper's Anny Shaw recaps last week's Contemporary auctions
July 07, 2017 02:26 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Anny Shaw, UK correspondent and art market reporter for The Art Newspaper, joins us to recap last week's post-war and contemporary auctions in London. First, Anny discusses how Christie's absence from the June sales impacted the makeup of the other auction houses' sales as well as the sentiment heading into the week. Then, she details Sotheby's performance and more interestingly the successes of Phillips and Bonham's sales. Further, Anny specul...
The New York Times' Robin Pogrebin on the increasing number of galleries closing in the US
June 28, 2017 23:41 - 13 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robin Pogrebin, culture reporter for The New York Times, joins us to discuss the recent phenomenon of an increasing number of small and mid size galleries closing in the US. First, Robin identifies the major reasons why this trend is occurring at this time. Also, Robin speculates if this pattern is temporary or if a shift in the way art transactions occur is responsible. Then. she explains why social media hasn't helped small and mid size galle...
Art + Auctions' Judd Tully recaps Art Basel
June 24, 2017 20:52 - 22 minutes - 40.5 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Judd Tully, editor at large of Art + Auction Magazine, joins us to recap Art Basel. First, Judd lists the reasons behind the extremely positive reception to this year's fair. Then, Judd reveals what we learned about the state of the art market as a result of the reported sales at Art Basel. Also, he discusses the growing difference in pricing at Art Basel between blue chip art and primary market material. Lastly, Judd discusses the extent to wh...
Ariane Moser and Frank Morey speak with us about the Art Due Diligence Group
June 15, 2017 23:26 - 12 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Ariane Moser, COO of Artive, and Frank Morey, CEO of Virtus Risk Management, joins us to speak about the Art Due Diligence Group, a new due diligence service in which they both belong, designed for the art trade. First, Ariane and Frank explain the purpose of the group and why an art collector would be interested in their services. Then, they identify some of the major challenges that collectors encounter during transactions and how Art Due Dil...
Crozier's Simon Hornby introduces us to the art storage industry
June 08, 2017 00:27 - 20 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Simon Hornby, President of Crozier Fine Arts, a New York City based art storage, shipping and logistics company, joins us to discuss the art storage industry. First, given the significant expansion of the art market over the past decade as well as the increase in the diversity of collectors, Simon reveals what trends he's seeing in the art storage space. Then, Simon explains the different motivations why art storage is utilized by collectors an...
Johannes Frohlich introduces us to his online startup Project Art
June 01, 2017 17:17 - 11 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Johannes Frohlich, co-founder and CEO of Project Art, joins us to talk about his online art startup. First, Johannes introduces us to Project Art, a crowd curated online art marketplace. Then, he explains how he thinks he can differentiate Project Art from competitors in the crowded art e-commerce industry. Also, Johannes touches on how they attract emerging artists to sell on their platform as well as their strategy for targeting collectors ar...
The Wall Street Journal's Kelly Crow recaps last week's major NY auctions
May 26, 2017 00:23 - 11 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Kelly Crow, art market reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins us to analyze the results of last week's major NY post-war and contemporary auctions. First, Kelly compares billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the winner of the record setting Jean-Michel Basquiat painting that sold at Sotheby's for $110.5 million, to other prominent art collectors. Then, she provides some perspective on where the Basquiat market is at the moment following that monumen...
Advisor Lisa Schiff helps us look forward to next week's major NY auctions
May 11, 2017 23:35 - 10 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by New York-based art advisor and founder of SFA Art Advisory, Lisa Schiff. First, Lisa shares her impressions from last week's TEFAF and Frieze fairs in New York. Then, she gives her thoughts on how strong the art market is at the moment. Also, Lisa explains why private sales are up at the expense of auction houses. Lastly, Lisa shares her thoughts on artworks she's closely following that are upcoming at auction next week which ar...
Dealer Kenny Schachter previews next week's May major NY auctions
May 10, 2017 18:18 - 30 minutes - 55.6 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, dealer and author Kenny Schachter, speaks with us about the upcoming May major post-war and contemporary auctions. First, Kenny reflects on the zombie formalist movement and shares with us what trends people in the market are speaking about most frequently at the moment. Then, he describes current market conditions and where he foresees the marketing heading in the near-term. After, Kenny shares insights and predicts prices for artworks he's c...
Anders Petterson shares ArtForecaster forecasts ahead of the May auctions
May 09, 2017 01:02 - 12 minutes - 22.5 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Anders Petterson, founder and managing director of ArtTactic, joins us to share some of the forecasts from ArtForecaster, ArtTactic's forecasting game in which competitors predict what prices artworks will sell for at auction. First, Anders shares a brief overview of ArtForecaster and what motivates individuals to continue to participate in these art auction forecasting competitions. Then, Anders discusses four important artworks for sale in th...
The Art Newspaper's Gareth Harris breaks down Damien Hirst's brand new Venice exhibition
April 24, 2017 00:55 - 13 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Gareth Harris, chief contributing editor at The Art Newspaper and contributor to the Financial Times, joins us to breakdown Damien Hirst's Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable exhibition in Venice, his first major show in ten years. First, Gareth retells his initial reaction to the show while walking through the exhibition during the press preview. Then, he explains what he meant when he wrote, "this is what art looks like when unbridl...
Randian's Chris Moore updates us on the Chinese art market
April 17, 2017 03:00 - 28 minutes - 51.4 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Chris Moore, founder of Randian, the Chinese art magazine, to update us on the latest happenings in the Chinese art market. First, Chris shares his overall impressions of this year's edition of Art Basel Hong Kong including the level of sales at the fair this year and the type of art on display. Then, he touches on the level of success American and European galleries are having targeting Chinese collectors. Also, Chris discusses the how the ma...
Clare McAndrew shares the takeaways from her Art Basel & UBS Global Art Market Report
April 10, 2017 03:27 - 16 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics and author of the recently released Art Basel & UBS Global Art Market Report, joins us to discuss her findings from her report. First, Clare shares some of the major takeaways from the report and puts into context the art market's performance in 2016 versus previous years. Then, she explains the significance of the large disparity between auction sales which fell 26% last year and dealer sales which inc...
Tom Toumazis explains Tagsmart's art tagging technology
April 03, 2017 01:06 - 20 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Tom Toumazis, investor and chairman of Tagsmart, an art startup providing technologically advanced art authentication solutions. First, Tom explains their DNA tagging technology and how it works. Then, he argues why it's so important in today's art market to have technologies like Tagsmart to authenticate artworks. Also, Tom walks us through the lifecycle of an artwork from the artist creating it to a collector buying it and how...
Rachel Pownall discusses her key findings in the TEFAF Art Market Report
March 27, 2017 02:11 - 10 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Rachel Pownall, author of the recently released TEFAF Art Market Report, joins us to discuss her findings from her report. First, Rachel discusses the significant shift in sales from auctions to the private market last year and why this occurred. Then, she speculates why the art market has remained stagnant while global equities are surging. Also, Rachel identifies trends over the past year relating to galleries, art fairs and the online art ma...
Karline Moeller and Josie Hines introduce us to Art Frankly
March 22, 2017 03:01 - 10 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Karline Moeller and Josie Hines, co-founders of Art Frankly, a startup professional networking platform for the art world. As a hybrid between IMDB and LinkedIn, Karline and Josie first share with us some of the main features on the platform, such as job listings, connecting with others in the industry and space rentals. Then, they discuss the extent of the void that exists in the art world today in terms of individuals being un...
Serge Tiroche updates us on his art investment fund Art Vantage
March 14, 2017 23:05 - 16 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Serge Tiroche, co-founder of Art Vantage, an art investment fund focused on contemporary art from emerging art markets, joins us to update us on his fund. First, Serge details the performance of his fund, which launched in 2011. Then, he reveals how the development of several emerging art markets has impacted his ability to opportunistically acquire artworks from these markets. Also, Serge shares some lessons he has learned from being one of th...
ARTnews' Nate Freeman recaps The Armory Show
March 07, 2017 05:05 - 17 minutes - 32.4 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Nate Freeman, senior staff writer at ARTnews, joins us to recap the The Armory Show which occurred this past weekend in New York City. First, Nate touches on Benjamin Genocchio's impact on this year's fair in his first full year as director. Then, he shares his reporting on the evolution of the popular Kusama installation at this year's fair. Also, Nate discusses the level of sales at this year's edition of The Armory Show as well as how the ma...
Anders Petterson previews ArtTactic's South Asian art market report
January 29, 2017 21:30 - 9 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Anders Petterson, founder and managing director of ArtTactic, speaks with us about ArtTactic's inaugural edition of our South Asian Art Market Report, which is now available to download for free at ArtTactic.com. First, Anders provides us with some background on the report and why ArtTactic is launching its inaugural edition now. Then, he shares some of the key findings from the report. Also, Anders tells us whats next in regard to ArtTactic r...
Dealer Puneet Shah discusses the state of the Indian art market
January 18, 2017 23:03 - 10 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Puneet Shah, founder of Akara Art, a Mumbai-based gallery showing Indian modern and contemporary artists, joins us to talk about the state of the Indian art market. First, Puneet reflects on recently launching an art gallery in India. Then, he identifies some of the positive and challenging trends facing the Indian art market as we enter 2017. Also, Puneet describes the aesthetics of the art being made by notable contemporary Indian artists.
Javier Lumbreras on successfully managing an art investment fund
January 13, 2017 20:33 - 20 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Javier Lumbreras, CEO of Artemundi Management Limited, joins us to talk about his recently closed art investment fund as well as the art fund industry. First, Javier reflects on his first fund and shares with us his five golden rules for managing a successful art investment fund, a rarity in the art world. Then, Javier identifies some of the challenges and obstacles he faced when launching and managing the fund that he didn’t foresee. Also, h...
Bloomberg News' Katya Kazakina reflects on the art market in 2016
December 26, 2016 00:14 - 27 minutes - 49.7 MBIn this end of the year episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Katya Kazakina, art market reporter for Bloomberg News, reflects on the major events in the art market in 2016. First, Katya selects the contraction of the art market, in particular observed at auction, as the major headline of 2016. Then, she identifies Agnes Martin, Yayoi Kusama, Kerry James Marshall and Harold Ancart as artists who had the best 2016. Also, Katya details Instagram's increasing influence over the past year in terms of...
The New York Times' Robin Pogrebin recaps Art Basel Miami Beach
December 08, 2016 13:23 - 9 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robin Pogrebin, culture reporter for The New York Times, joins us to recap Art Basel Miami Beach. First, Robin discusses how visitors and gallerists felt about the relatively slow pace of the fair this year and also identifies some of the reasons why this year wasn't as expeditious as in the past. Then, she describes the type of artists and artworks that were on display for sale at this year's fair. Also, Robin touches on the difference between...
Bose Krishnamachari previews the Kochi-Muziri Biennale with us
December 05, 2016 05:33 - 15 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Bose Krishnamachari, director of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the Indian based contemporary art biennale, joins us ahead of their biennale starting on December 12th. First, Bose tells us about the history of the biennale as well as what distinguishes it from other ones in the art world. Then, he reveals how it has influenced the Indian and South Asian art scene as well as its perception abroad. Also, Bose discusses the current state of the South...
Shea Goli and Patrick van der Vorst on Paddle8's first live streaming auctions
November 29, 2016 01:03 - 9 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Paddle8's Shea Goli, head of the London contemporary sale, and Patrick van der Vorst, UK CEO, update us on the online auction house following its merger with Auctionata as well as share news about their first live streaming auctions. First, six months after the announced merger with Auctionata, Patrick and Shea tell us the ways in which Paddle8 has benefited from joining with competitor Auctionata. Then, they highlight areas of strength and wea...
Art + Auction's Judd Tully dissects last week's major NY auctions
November 23, 2016 01:17 - 26 minutes - 48.4 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Judd Tully, editor at large of Art + Auction, joins us to recap last week's major post-war and contemporary sales in New York. First, Judd reveals the mood of the art market just ahead of the auctions, following the US election, and if it was similar to the summer auctions that occurred in London shortly after Brexit. Then, he highlights some of the key takeaways from the auction results and what it indicates for the health of the art market. A...
Ari Grazi explains how Indiewalls is transforming the commercial art industry
November 07, 2016 20:02 - 11 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Ari Grazi, president and co-founder of Indiewalls, an online art platform created to connect designers, interior decorators and businesses with artists, joins us to discuss the commercial art space. First, Ari explains how Indiewalls is different than so many other art eCommerce websites in that it focuses on corporate clients seeking art for commercial spaces, rather than individual collectors. Then, he reveals to what extent owners of commerc...
The Art Newspaper's Gareth Harris recaps FIAC and talks Brexit
October 30, 2016 15:03 - 13 minutes - 29.8 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Gareth Harris, chief contributing editor at The Art Newspaper and contributor to the Financial Times, recaps the French contemporary art fair FIAC and touches on how Brexit may impact the UK art market. First, Gareth outlines some of the major differences between FIAC, which occurred last week in Paris, and Frieze, which took place the preceding week in London. Also, Gareth observed that many American collectors were missing from this year's ed...
Mark Rappolt previews ArtReview's 2016 Power 100
October 26, 2016 03:15 - 7 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Mark Rappolt, editor-in-chief of ArtReview, joins us to discuss their annual Power 100, a ranking of the year's most influential people in the contemporary art world. First, Mark reveals that Hans Ulrich Obrist is at the top of the rankings and explains why they awarded that spot to the Serpentine Galleries director. Then, Mark discusses what story this year's list reveals in terms of where the most influence currently lies in the art world. Al...
ARTINFO's Nicholas Forrest recaps Frieze Week
October 13, 2016 04:00 - 15 minutes - 34.7 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Nicholas Forrest, Head of Visual Arts at ARTINFO, joins us to recap Frieze Art Fair, which occurred last week in London. First, Nicholas summarizes the level of sales at this year's edition of the fair and highlights some of the most notable artworks at Frieze from an aesthetic or price point perspective. Then, he shares some of the most discussed topics of conversation at this year's fair by insiders. Also, he reveals how galleries are combati...
Andrea Danese on Athena's position in the art financing landscape
October 02, 2016 14:31 - 12 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Andrea Danese, CEO and president of Athena Art Finance, speaks to us about Athena's practices and position within the art financing space. First, Andrea tells us how much potential he sees for the nascent art financing industry in the future. Then, as art financing is still a new concept to many, he reveals to what extent clients reach out to Athena versus Athena directly engaging with individuals, educating them about their product and the abi...
Art + Auction's Sara Roffino names the most collectible conceptual artists
September 12, 2016 19:15 - 14 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Sara Roffino, senior editor at Art + Auction magazine about her latest article, the 25 Most Collectible Conceptual Artists. First, Sara clarifies for us the definition of conceptual art, then speculates why it's so difficult for collectors to collect and embrace compared to other artistic movements. Then, she identifies a few of the most well-known artists on her list and some of the less familiar artists in her article. Also, Sa...
Anders Petterson previews ArtTactic's upcoming seminar How to Research Your Art Business Idea
August 31, 2016 02:41 - 8 minutes - 18.4 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Anders Petterson, founder of ArtTactic, joins us to discuss ArtTactic’s upcoming seminar, How to Research Your Art Business Idea, a 3-evening course occurring from September 12-14 in London. Considering that we interview so many art entrepreneurs on the podcast, we thought you would enjoy hearing a preview of our seminar, which is focused on assisting art entrepreneurs with their business ideas. First, Anders explains why ArtTactic is hosting...
Richard Polsky updates us on his art authentication business
August 17, 2016 02:59 - 22 minutes - 51.7 MBIn this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Richard Polsky, author, dealer and the founder of Richard Polsky Art Authentication returns to the podcast to update us on his authentication business as well as discuss some recent happenings in the art world. First, Richard updates us as to how the authentication service is going thus far, which was launched last October focused exclusively on authenticating Andy Warhols. Then, Richard reveals that he has expanded his authentication business...
Matthias Dorner introduces us to his art startup Wydr
August 02, 2016 23:40 - 11 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re here with Matthias Dorner, founder of Wydr, a new start-up considered to be Tinder for the art world. First, Matthias walks us through how someone uses Wydr and then explains how similar the app is is to Tinder. Then, Matthias argues why viewing art one work at a time using a swiping motion is preferable over the traditional way of viewing artwork online, many thumbnails at a time. Also. he shares his thoughts regarding to what extent he ...
Max Fishko's previews this year's Seattle Art Fair
July 26, 2016 22:48 - 7 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Max Fishko, director of the Seattle Art Fair, joins us to preview this year's edition of the fair which is occurring on August 4th-7th. First, Max describes the Seattle art scene to us as well as the collecting community there. Then, he reveals Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's motivation for establishing the Seattle Art Fair last year and his involvement in the fair. Also, Max shares his thoughts on the different ways in which galleries are at...
Ayal Brenner on Artist Pension Trust's first distribution
July 18, 2016 22:25 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re here with Ayal Brenner, founding member and director of Artist Pension Trust, to discuss the trust’s first distribution since its establishment in 2004. First, Ayal explains the concept of Artist Pension Trust as a risk diversification tool to provide more secure income to artists. Then, Ayal identifies some of the most prominent artists who participate in Artist Pension Trust, including Rashid Johnson, Ivan Navarro and three former Turne...
Dr Alireza Sami Azar on Tehran's emerging art market
July 07, 2016 01:54 - 15 minutes - 36.3 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Dr Alireza Sami Azar, a former head of Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art and head of Tehran Auction, launched in 2012 as a private initiative to introduce Iranian art to art collectors and a global audience. First, Alireza talks about the establishment of Tehran Auction and how it has helped develop a domestic art market in Iran. Then, Alireza speculates to what extent the lifting of sanctions on Iran will lead to more interna...
ARTnews' Nate Freeman recaps Art Basel and talks Brexit's impact on the art market
June 28, 2016 03:21 - 17 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Nate Freeman, senior staff writer at ARTnews, joins us to discuss how Brexit may impact the art market and to recap Art Basel. First, Nate shares his thoughts on to what extent Brexit may influence the art market in both the short-term and long-term. Then, Nate relays his interactions with several mega-galleries at Art Basel regarding the mood of the art market and how the fair went for them. Also, he identifies some of the most talked about ar...
Simon de Pury chats about his new book and the contemporary art market
June 16, 2016 04:05 - 17 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Simon de Pury, a London-based art dealer and adviser, author of the new book The Auctioneer: Adventures in the Art Trade and both the former Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe and the former owner and co-founder of Phillips de Pury. First, Simon tells us about his new book and what inspired him to write it at this time. Then, he reflects on the time just before he left Sotheby’s and what prompted him to leave to ultimately establish Phi...
Robert Manley shares advice on forecasting prices of artworks at auction
June 16, 2016 02:50 - 13 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robert Manley, formerly the deputy chairman of post-war and contemporary art at Christie’s and who will soon be joining Phillips auction house in a similar capacity, joins us to speak with us about his experiences participating in our ArtTactic Forecaster competition in which participants forecast prices of artworks upcoming at auction. Robert has given 2,650 predictions in the ArtTactic Forecaster game since May 2014 and he recently won the 2...
Jean-Baptiste Fabre gives collectors a chance to buy artworks unsold at auction
June 09, 2016 02:15 - 14 minutes - 33 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Jean-Baptiste Fabre, founder of Auction After Sale, an online platform addressing artworks unsold at auction. First, Jean-Baptiste reveals the difficulties established auctions houses have in managing unsold lots. Then, he walks us through Auction After Sale's platform and explains how a visitor can make an offer on an unsold lot. Also, Jean-Baptiste shares how he approached auction houses regarding his business and how they ini...
Yan Walther discusses technological trends in the art market
May 20, 2016 02:19 - 15 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Yan Walther, managing director of SGS Art Services, which offers a wide range of highly technical and analytical services for the art world. First, Yan addresses the reasons behind the increasing numbers of fraudulent artworks on the market and how SGS' technologies protect buyers from acquiring such artworks. Also, he explains why traditional condition reports are inadequate in today's art market. Then, Yan speculates on some of ...
Katie Kennedy Perez on providing valuations for art lending companies
May 11, 2016 00:58 - 12 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Katie Kennedy Perez, founder of Geneva-based Kennedy Fine Art, which provides valuations for art financing companies. First, Katie gives us a sense of the size of the art lending industry in Europe and to what extent it is has grown in the past few years. Then, she reveals if it has become difficult to value art given recent global economic volatility. Also, Katie explains why Europe needs to regulate this area of the market sim...
ArtRio's Brenda Valansi updates us on the Brazilian art market
May 05, 2016 12:02 - 11 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Brenda Valansi, CEO of ArtRio, Brazil's leading art fair, updates us on the Brazilian art scene. First, given the current political conflict as well as the recession in Brazil, Brenda shares with us to what extent these events have impacted the Brazilian art market. Then, Brenda tells us how her personal mission of attempting to reduce Brazil's hefty art import tax is progressing. Also, she speaks about the advantages and disadvantages of havin...
Scott Phillips talks with us about Rise Art and their art rental business model
April 20, 2016 23:36 - 12 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Scott Phillips, co-founder and CEO of Rise Art, an online art gallery in which you can buy or rent contemporary art. First, Scott explains why Rise Art has made renting art a significant component of their business model. Then, Scott argues why renting art actually isn’t a new concept in the art world, but is new at a lower price point. Also, Scott gives us a sense as to who is the kind of collector who is choosing to rent over immediately buyi...