Julian Radcliffe – The Art Loss Register

Julian Radcliffe – The Art Loss Register

11 August 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Julian Radcliffe, founder of The Art Loss Register, the world’s largest private database of lost and stolen art, antiques and collectables. First, Julian explains why all types of individuals and entities in the art world are utilizing their 450,000+ artwork database. Then, he reveals how they have aided in the recovery of over 2,000 artworks since the inception of the database. Also, Julian shares some recent trends he has observed in terms of his database usage in correlation to the tremendous increase in price for art.

Nazy Vassegh – Masterpiece London

15 July 2015

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Nazy Vassegh, CEO of Masterpiece London, the international fair for art, antiques and design, joins us to recap its 6th edition of the fair, which occurred last week. First, Nazy reveals the benefits for galleries and visitors of experiencing Masterpiece London, a unique fair that doesn’t have a single focus on what type of art style or movement. Then, she touches on some of the strongest areas of this year’s fair and shares some of the most notable sales. Also, Nazy discusses the increasing prevelance of cross-collecting at both the fair as well as in the broader market.

Elizabeth Glassman – Terra Foundation

6 July 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Elizabeth Glassman, CEO of the Terra Foundation for American art, a foundation dedicated to supporting the study and presentation of historical American art worldwide. First, Elizabeth shares with us the history of the foundation and details some of the activities it does to promote American art. Then, she describes the increasing interest for American art outside of the United States. Also, Elizabeth gives us her thoughts on the rising number of private art foundations and offers some advice to them as the CEO of an existing one.

Robert Williams – Fine Artist

3 June 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by fine artist Robert Williams, widely considered the godfather of the low brow and pop surrealist art movement. First, Robert takes us through his career as an artist considered to be an outsider to the art establishment, beginning in art school as one of the only students who didn’t want to paint in abstract expressionism style to his first gallery show at Tony Shafrazi Gallery.  Then, Robert tells us what is was like when he first achieved commercial success as an artist and how he maintained his creative and artistic integrity throughout that process. Lastly, Robert shares some advice for aspiring fine artists.

Bill Powers & Olivia Smith – Exhibition A

30 May 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Exhibition A’s founder, Bill Powers, and director, Olivia Smith, join us in a three-way podcast to talk about Exhibition A, an online platform that sells exclusive limited editions of artworks by prominent contemporary artists such as Joe Bradley, Nate Lowman, Chris Succo and others. First, Bill talks about his motivation to launch an art eCommerce site that actually works directly with the artists. Then, Olivia walks us through the process, from beginning to end, of getting an artist to create a print exclusively for the site. Also, we ask Bill if he is targeting and attracting a certain type of collector by offering low price points for works by artists who are extremely in demand. Lastly, Olivia shares how Instagram has helped Exhibition A as they have grown and become a more popular site.

Sophie Macpherson – Sophie Macpherson Ltd

8 May 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Sophie Macpherson, founder of Sophie Macpherson Ltd, the leading recruitment agency for jobs in the global art market, returns to the podcast. First, Sophie tells us about a new component of her business, helping galleries locate new properties in London for their art spaces. Then, she reveals some trends in property within London, including if galleries are moving into larger, oversized spaces or downsizing to more intimate locations as well as what areas in London are attracting emerging galleries.  Lastly, Sophie discusses some of the most fascinating trends in the art jobs market over the past year or two.

Annika Erikson – Articheck

1 April 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Annika Erikson, founder and CEO of Articheck, a digital platform for condition reports. First, Annika talks about the antiquated condition report process that presently exists within the art world. Then, she discusses how Articheck significantly expedites the time in which it takes to generate a condition report for an artwork. Also, Annika explains why her growing client base includes not only museums but also art galleries, collectors and auction houses.

Adam Fields – Arta

26 March 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Adam Fields, founder of the recently launched Arta, an online fine art shipping marketplace. With the globalization of the art market as well as so many new participants joining the marketplace, shipping has become an increasingly important component of the art market and Adam explains how Arta fits in. Then, Adam explains how users can utilize the platform to generate multiple shipping quotes in an Expedia-like experience. Also, he shares with us what it was like pitching the concept to traditional art shippers and how receptive they are to this new technology.

Jordan Schnitzer – Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation

17 March 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we’re joined by prominent art collector Jordan Schnitzer. The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation loans artworks from its permanent collection to museums around the country and some of his iconic contemporary prints will be on display in an upcoming exhibition titled “Andy Warhol to Kara Walker: Picturing the Iconic” at the Art Museum of Sonoma County from April 12th to May 25th. In the podcast, Jordan first shares with us why he’s so committed to sharing prints from his collection with other museums and institutions. Then, he tells us to what extent he has witnessed recent technologies impacting printmaking and if it has factored into the proliferation of contemporary art prints. Also, Jordan compares the current state of the contemporary print market to where it was when he first began collecting and explains why the print market is a great area to focus on for beginning collectors.

Chris Marinello – Art Recovery Group

22 February 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Chris Marinello, CEO of Art Recovery Group, joins us to discuss the fascinating topic of art theft.  First, Chris walks us through how Art Recovery can help an individual or group who has had an artwork stolen, from searching the marketplace to try to locate the work to negotiating a resolution based on the strength of the claim. Then, he speculates if art thefts are occurring more or less frequently than in previous decades. Lastly, Chris tells us about their newly developed database, Art Claim, and how the art world can utilize it to do due diligence to make sure there are no title issues before acquiring an artwork.

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