ArtTactic

In 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...

In 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 onl...

In 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 owner...

In 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...

In 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 Ameri...

In 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 an...

In 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...

In 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...

In 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 co...

In 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, Robe...

In 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 l...

In 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. Als...

In 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,...

In 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 divers...

In 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 th...

In 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...

In 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. Me...

In 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...

In 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 s...

In 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...

In 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. A...

In 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,...

In 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...

In 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 responde...

In 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...