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On this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Hokhang Cheung, a Hong Kong-based freelance art reporter who contributes to ARTnews, The Art Newspaper and the South China Morning Post, to recap the autumn auctions in Hong Kong. Sales at Sotheby's, Christie's and Phillips brought in just over $220 million, up from the spring and boosted by the Joe Lewis sale at Sotheby...

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In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green welcomes back Richard Polsky, founder of Richard Polsky Art Authentication and author of the new book I Sold Alice Cooper's Andy Warhol, available now for pre-order. Richard recalls buying a dollar sign painting directly from Warhol's studio in 1986 and meeting the artist shortly before his death. He then tells the story at the heart...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Kyla McMillan, Director of the Armory Show, to preview the fair's 2026 edition, running September 24–27 at the Javits Center. First, Kyla explains the decision to move the fair later in September and why it finally creates a true Armory Week in New York. Next, she shares what she's hearing from galleries heading into the...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with David Schrader, founding partner of Pace Di Donna Schrader, the secondary-market gallery he launched with Marc Glimcher and Emmanuel Di Donna after years leading private sales at Sotheby's. David explains why the three saw an opening for a dedicated high-end secondary dealer and how the gallery will balance a few rigorous...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green sits down with Rachel Johnston of Sophie Macpherson Ltd, the art world's leading talent specialists, to take the temperature of a shifting job market. Against a backdrop of gallery closures and a softening market, Rachel shares how she's advising candidates navigating uncertainty, and discusses the firm's recent survey with the Toled...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Tim Schneider, journalist and founder of The Gray Market, and Anders Petterson, founder of ArtTactic, to analyze the global auction market’s strong rebound in the first half of 2026. They discuss how major single-owner collections and high-value Impressionist and Modern works drove the headline growth, why the broader ar...

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with Martin Wilson, CEO of Phillips, about the auction house’s strong first-half results and his first 18 months leading the company. They discuss the broader recovery in the auction market, Phillips’ significant year-on-year growth, and the remarkable expansion of its watches business. Martin also explains how initiatives inc...

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Greta Scarpa and Chimère Cissé, co-founders of STELLA, an international community created to strengthen the presence, visibility, and influence of women collectors in the art world. Greta and Chimère discuss what inspired them to launch STELLA, what they felt was missing for women collectors around access, community, and...

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Elisa Carollo, arts reporter for Observer, to recap Art Basel Switzerland 2026. Fresh from reporting in Basel, Elisa shares her perspective on a fair that reflected the broader mood of the art market: cautious, selective, but still active at the highest levels. Adam and Elisa discuss where buyers showed confidence, how t...

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with Will Jarvis, Founder and CEO of Gertrude, a contemporary art platform and mobile app that directly connects emerging and independent artists with art buyers, and co-founder of the London gallery The Sunday Painter. Will discusses how Gertrude works, why he believes the current art world landscape has created opportunities...

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Judd Tully, independent art journalist, to recap the major May New York auctions, where more than $2 billion worth of art was sold. While the headline numbers suggest renewed strength in the art market, Judd explains why the story is more nuanced, with the season defined by an extraordinary concentration of estates, majo...

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Christine Messineo, Director of Americas for Frieze, ahead of Frieze New York. As New York’s May art week gets underway, Christine shares her perspective on the mood surrounding this year’s fair and the broader art market. Adam and Christine discuss what galleries are looking for when they commit to a major fair, how Fri...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Jori Finkel, a Los Angeles-based journalist who writes for The New York Times and The Art Newspaper, to discuss the highly anticipated new building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Designed by Peter Zumthor, the project has been years in the making and has generated significant attention across the art world. Jor...

On this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with Callum Hale-Thomson, founder of First Thursday, a platform that helps galleries turn collector interactions into lasting relationships and drive sales. They discuss First Thursday’s recently released AI in Galleries Report, which offers a data-backed look at how galleries around the world are engaging with artificial inte...

On this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with Valentina Castellani, adjunct professor at NYU Steinhardt and author of Trading Beauty: Art Market Histories from the Altar to the Gallery, Castellani challenges the long-held idea that art and money exist in separate worlds, tracing how commerce has shaped the production and circulation of art from the Middle Ages to the...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with James Cope, founder of James Cope Gallery and the Dallas Invitational, which returns April 16-18 at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. As art fairs become increasingly expensive and galleries grow more selective about where they participate, the Dallas Invitational offers an alternative model with lower participation c...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with Will Korner, Head of Fairs at TEFAF, following the conclusion of TEFAF Maastricht and ahead of TEFAF New York this May. Known for its unparalleled breadth, TEFAF offers a unique art fair experience where visitors can encounter everything from Old Master paintings and antiquities to historic jewelry and cutting edge contem...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with Drew Watson, Managing Director and Head of Art Services at Bank of America, about the first-ever US Art Market Report produced in collaboration with ArtTactic. Together, they unpack how the report uniquely combines auction data with proprietary collector spending insights to offer a more complete picture of the art market...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with Angelle Siyang-Le, Director of Art Basel Hong Kong, ahead of the fair’s 2026 edition opening on March 25. After a period of rapid growth during and immediately following the pandemic, the Chinese art market began to soften in 2021 alongside broader economic challenges. As the region prepares for its most important art mar...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Artist’s Resale Right in the UK, the royalty that allows artists and their estates to receive compensation when their works are resold. Since its introduction in 2006, ARR has generated significant income for artists while also sparking ongoing debate about who truly benefits and how it affects the art market. To explore its impact and evolution, host Ad...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Margaret Carrigan, News Editor at Artnet News, to unpack the inaugural edition of Art Basel Qatar. Drawing on her reporting, Margaret discusses why a Middle East fair makes strategic sense for Art Basel at this moment, how galleries and insiders approached the week with a mix of excitement and uncertainty, and what it ac...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green takes a closer look at Art SG, one of the few major art fairs to kick off the global calendar each January, and examines how Singapore’s art market continues to evolve within the broader Asian ecosystem. Joined by Vivienne Chow, London correspondent and co-author of The Asia Pivot for Artnet News, they discuss how this year’s edition...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green sits down with Adam M. Levine, Director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art, to discuss one of the most innovative strategies a U.S. museum has taken in recent years: selectively guaranteeing artworks at auction. Levine explains how the idea emerged, how his background in both curatorial practice and the art market shaped the approac...

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Tim Schneider, founder of The Gray Market. The conversation looks back at how Tim’s 2025 art market predictions played out before turning to his newly released forecasts for 2026, including the persistence of what Tim calls “art market dysmorphia” as galleries simultaneously expand and contract, and why auction houses ma...