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Nate Freeman – ARTnews

Robin Pogrebin – The New York Times

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robin Pogrebin, culture reporter for The New York Times.

Robin Pogrebin 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.  He 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 the art world and the art market’s reaction to Trump’s election victory. Lastly, Robin explains the significance of the Rubell collection and the other notable Miami-based private contemporary art collections as tastemakers for the contemporary art world.

Gareth Harris – The Art Newspaper

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we hear from Gareth Harris.

Gareth Harris is chief contributing editor at The Art Newspaper and contributor to the Financial Times. He 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 edition of FIAC and he speculates on why that was the case. Then, he summarises how the fair did from a sales perspective. Additionally, Gareth identifies some of the major aspects of the UK art market that may be impacted by Brexit. He also examines if/how participants in the market are preparing in any way for the eventual exit from the EU.

Nicholas Forrest – ARTINFO

In 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.  Nicholas 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 combat art fair fatigue.  He analyzes the contemporary auctions which occurred during Frieze week.   He explains to what extent the weak Pound impacted sales throughout the week.

Nate Freeman – ARTnews

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Nate Freeman.

Nate Freeman is senior staff writer at ARTnews. He joins us to discuss how Brexit may impact the art market and to recap Art Basel.

First, Nate shares his thoughts on the 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 artworks at this year’s fair. Lastly, Nate touches on the presence of 8-figure artworks at Art Basel, the size of this year’s crowd and if younger artists were prominently featured at the fair.