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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Jessica Paindiris and Gaia Banovich speak about their online art directory The Clarion List
April 11, 2016 03:16 - 14 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Jessica Paindiris and Gaia Banovich, co-founders of The Clarion List, the leading online directory of art service providers with ratings and reviews. First, Jessica and Gaia explain the concept behind their site and answer if it can be considered Yelp for the art world. Then, they discuss what experiences in their art world careers motivated them to launch this service. Also, they walk us through the features of the website, share...
Liz Hopfan chats with us about Free Arts NYC
April 05, 2016 00:02 - 13 minutes - 29.8 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Liz Hopfan, founder and Executive Director of Free Arts NYC, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs. First, tells us about Free Arts NYC and the current programming they provided to children, teens and families. Then, Liz reveals how some recognizable fine artists have take part in Free Arts NYC’s programming with ch...
Stephen Tanenbaum tells us about the art e-commerce platform UGallery
March 29, 2016 03:58 - 19 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Stephen Tanenbaum, co-founder and CEO of UGallery, an art e-commerce platform that connects artists directly with collectors. Launching in 2006, as one of the first art e-commerce websites, Stephen first describes the online art market in 2006 and why he was compelled to be one of the first businesses to enter into it. Then, Stephen compares the online art market in 2006 to the online art market today. Also, he walks us through the experience o...
Robert Norton reveals his new blockchain art startup Verisart
March 25, 2016 23:51 - 15 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robert Norton, CEO of Verisart, tells us about his new startup that verifies art authenticity through blockchain technology. First, Robert briefly explains blockchain technology and how Verisart plans to utilize it within the art world. Then, Robert walks us through Verisart's app and how artists, galleries and collectors can use it to confirm ownership and authenticity of an artwork. Also, he explains how Verisart fits into the recent prolifer...
The Art Newspaper's Jori Finkel on the buzzing Los Angeles art scene
March 16, 2016 21:01 - 13 minutes - 31.3 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Jori Finkel, Los Angeles correspondent for The Art Newspaper and a regular contributor to the New York Times, joins us to to chat about the buzzing art scene in LA. First, Jori discusses the trend of galleries expanding into Los Angeles in order to protect their west-coast based artists from joining local galleries or to scoop up LA artists without representation at home. Then, Jori explains why despite the increasing presence of artists and ga...
Patrick van Maris speaks about TEFAF coming to NYC
March 04, 2016 23:05 - 8 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Patrick van Maris, CEO of The European Fine Art Fair, better known as TEFAF, joins us to talk about their expansion into New York as well as their upcoming Maastricht fair from March 11th to March 20th. First, Patrick shares with us more details about the fair’s upcoming launch in New York City as well as the motivation behind brining TEFAF to America at this time. Then, Patrick gives a “sales pitch” to listeners of the podcast on how TEFAF dif...
Marco Forgione previews BADA's Antiques and Fine Art Fair
February 28, 2016 23:46 - 11 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Marco Forgione, CEO of the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA), joins us to preview BADA’s Antiques and Fine Art Fair as well as discuss their new online auction platform. First, Marco shares with us the motivation for BADA to launch its own online auction website exclusively for its dealers. Then, Marco elaborates on why the state of the antiques market has strengthened over the past few years. Also, he previews the diversity of objec...
The Art Newspaper's Anny Shaw dissects last week's post war and contemporary auctions
February 19, 2016 02:20 - 14 minutes - 32.8 MBIn this week's episode 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 breaks down the sales by the numbers and identifies some of the trends across the auction houses. While there seemed to be varying opinions on the strength of the sales and what they mean for the state of the art market moving forward, Anny shares with us what the mood was like amongs...
Pekin Fine Arts' Meg Maggio on the state of the Chinese contemporary art market
February 09, 2016 03:37 - 24 minutes - 57.1 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Meg Maggio, Director of Pekin Fine Arts, a Beijing and Hong Kong based contemporary art gallery. First, Meg addresses to what extent the recently volatile Chinese stock market and economy has impacted the Chinese contemporary art market. Then, she explains, unlike the wave of speculation for young artists that has occurred in the US and European art market, a healthier environment exists in China for young artists at this moment...
Christopher Bedford updates us on recent activities at The Rose Art Museum
February 03, 2016 02:20 - 17 minutes - 39.9 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Christopher Bedford, director of The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, updates us on some of the recent activities at the museum. First, Chris shares how he has lead the museum past some of the negative publicity garnered in 2009 when it was announced, but not actually implemented, that Brandeis would close the museum and sell its permanent collection to curtail losses associated with the global financial crisis. Then, he details the incr...
Robert Shimshak on collecting contemporary art in today's art world
January 27, 2016 23:46 - 34 minutes - 62.7 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by prominent California-based art collector, Dr Robert Shimshak. First, Robert shares his evolution as an art collector, acquiring along the way several works by Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, On Kawara, Bruce Conner and others. Then, he offers advice for new collectors that he wished he had received when he first started collecting. Also, Robert gives his perspective on the current state of the art market and reveals some significant buyi...
The DMA's Gavin Delahunty on the critically acclaimed exhibition, Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots
January 19, 2016 02:42 - 18 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Gavin Delahunty, Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art, joins us to discuss his critically acclaimed exhibition, Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots. First, Gavin reveals to us what inspired him to curate the largest survey of Jackson Pollock’s black paintings ever assembled. Then, he takes us inside the process of locating the artworks around the world and ultimately convincing collectors and institutions to le...
Stephen McCoubrey and Johan Jervoe discuss the UBS art collection
January 14, 2016 00:02 - 17 minutes - 31.9 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Stephen McCoubrey, curator for the UBS art collection, and Johan Jervoe, group chief marketing officer at UBS. First, Stephen and Johan discuss UBS' strategy as to what and how they acquire artworks for the corporate collection. Then, they reveal the extent of the relationship between UBS employees and the company's art collection. Also, Stephen and Johan share some of the major benefits of UBS sponsoring Art Basel. Lastly, they e...
Joe Elliot on technology in the art market today
January 08, 2016 01:51 - 26 minutes - 48.7 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Joe Elliot, director of sales and marketing at Artlogic, joins us to talk about some of the technological trends in the art market today. First, Joe tells us how technologically advanced both blue chip and emerging art galleries are at the moment. Then, he explains how galleries presently view the importance of eCommerce as a selling platform. Also, Joe discusses how collectors are benefitting from technological innovation in the art world over...
Bloomberg News' Katya Kazakina reviews the top stories in the art market from 2015
December 28, 2015 16:16 - 30 minutes - 55.1 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we recap the top stories and trends in the art market from 2015 with Katya Kazakina, art market report for Bloomberg News. First, Katya shares her two top stories of the year, the increased competition between the three major auction houses and the rise of private museums established by top collectors around the world. Then, Katya identifies a diverse group of artists who she believes had the best 2015s including Frank Stella, Lucio Fontana and ...
Baiqu Gonkar on artists impacted by conflict and social upheaval
December 20, 2015 23:18 - 12 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Baiqu Gonkar, founder of Art Represent, a commercial platform conceived to promote, sell and exhibit artworks by artists impacted by conflict and social upheaval. First, Baiqu shares how Art Represent aids artists who are affected by conflict. Then, she describes the commonality she witnesses across the artists she has worked with in terms of how their art helped them survive and ultimately flee these conflicts. Also, Baiqu discusses how an art...
The Wall Street Journal's Kelly Crow recaps Art Basel Miami Beach
December 13, 2015 22:53 - 16 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Kelly Crow, art market reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins us to share her insights and observations from Art Basel Miami Beach. First, Kelly discusses the recent softening at the top of the art market, in conjunction with the strengthening lower and middle segments of the market. Then, in light of the increasing popularity and volume of art fairs, Kelly explains how galleries are altering their approaches in terms of what type of art ...
Haldane Fine Art's Angus Haldane previews this week's Old Masters auctions
December 09, 2015 05:51 - 9 minutes - 17 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Angus Haldane, director of Haldane Fine Art, joins us to talk about the Old Masters market in light of major Old Masters auctions this week at Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams. First, Angus reveals why his expectations are somewhat tempered for the sales this week as well as what is the overall sentiment of the Old Masters market at this moment. Meanwhile, as the average age of an Old Masters collector is greater than Impressionist and Contemp...
Kenneth Schlenker on ArtList's spot in the art eCommerce industry
December 02, 2015 00:04 - 17 minutes - 24 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we chat with Kenneth Schlenker, co-founder and CEO of ArtList, a startup online private art sales website. First, Kenneth tells us how they are effectively utilizing Instagram to attract collectors to their site. Then, he explains why he believes a bubble has emerged in the art e-commerce sector of the art market. Also, Kenneth tells us how he feels about ArtList selling artworks by younger, emerging artists. Lastly, Kenneth talks about the chal...
Philip Mould on the state of the Old Masters market
November 27, 2015 18:16 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Philip Mould, founder of Philip Mould & Company, a leading gallery in London, to talk about British and Old Masters art. First, Philip reveals to us what strengths and weaknesses he sees in the Old Masters market at the moment. Then, he talks about what galleries and auction houses can actively do to encourage younger collectors to show a greater interest in older British art, which is predominately collected by older collectors...
Art + Auction's Judd Tully recaps last week's New York Contemporary auctions
November 17, 2015 04:33 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Judd Tully, editor at large of Art + Auction, joins us to recap last week's contemporary auctions in New York. First, Judd discusses the biggest story of the week, the Taubman Estate sale at Sotheby's, and reveals what he heard in advance of the auction as well as how the property performed relative to its pre-sale guarantee. Then, he describes the state of the Impressionist and Modern art market in light of both Sotheby's and Christie's decisi...
Kenny Schachter previews Frieze Week and the upcoming London Contemporary auctions
November 13, 2015 22:29 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, dealer, writer and curator Kenny Schachter, returns to the podcast to preview Frieze Week and the upcoming major London Contemporary auctions. First, Kenny shares with us what he is hearing in regard to the art that will be on display at Frieze art fair as well as how strong the market is heading into this busy week for the contemporary art world. Also, he gives us his impressions on the overall quality of art for sale at the auction houses thi...
Daniel Crouch on the rare books and maps market
November 13, 2015 22:29 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Daniel Crouch, founder of Daniel Crouch Rare Books, joins us to talk about the rare books and maps market. First, Daniel tells us about the industry's growth over the past five years and he it compares to the surge in the art market. Then, he reveals to what extent collectors from emerging economies are actively participating in this industry. Also, Daniel shares how last year he became the first rare books and maps dealer to have a booth at Fr...
Leon Benrimon on Heritage Auctions entering the New York art market
November 13, 2015 22:26 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Leon Benrimon, director of modern and contemporary art in New York at Heritage Auctions, joins us to talk about Heritage's entrance into the New York City marketplace. First, Leon discusses why he left the gallery world to join the auction industry at Heritage. Then, he explains how he believes Heritage Auctions will find success in the competitive modern and contemporary sectors. Also, Leon details why what having a presence in New York City m...
David Gryn on Daata Editions' artist commissioned video, sound and web art editions
November 13, 2015 22:23 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by David Gryn, founder of Daata Editions, an online platform for the sale of artist commissioned video, sound and web art editions. First, David tells us about the background of Daata Editions and how collectors can consume and enjoy this digital art. Then, he details some of the artists he has worked with thus far and how they responded to working on such a unique concept. Also, David shares why he believes digital art is still no...
The Art Newspaper's Melanie Gerlis recaps last week's Frieze Art Fair in London
November 13, 2015 22:20 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Melanie Gerlis, art market editor of The Art Newspaper and author of the book Art as an Investment? A Survey of Comparative Assets, joins us to recap last week's Frieze Art Fair in London. First, Melanie identifies some of the noticeable trends at this year's edition of the fair. Then, she discusses how the auctions during Frieze week influence the strength of sales at the fair. Also, Melanie reveals to what extent she believes the crossover ef...
Richard Polsky has established an Andy Warhol authentication service
November 07, 2015 18:20 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBIn this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Richard Polsky, returns to the podcast to talk with us about his new venture, Polsky's Andy Warhol Art Authentication Service. First, Richard talks about the role the Warhol authentication committee played in the art world and the value it brought to collectors and the art market when it was in existence. Then, he speculates why no entities thus far have attempted to authenticate Warhol works and why he believes with his credentials and experie...