Frances Oglesby – Artive

Frances Oglesby – Artive

2 March 2018

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Frances Oglesby, global operations manager of Artive, joins us to discuss the non-profit organization that aims to provide a universal, digital and searchable archive for works of art and cultural property. First, Frances explains Artive’s mission, then she explains the two aspects of their database, those who submit artworks on the database, if they have been victims of crime, and those who search the database, as a due diligence exercise. Also, she reveals how they built a database containing over 150,000 artworks, discusses the importance of their image recognition technology and clarifies why they are registered as a non-profit.

Georgina Adam – Dark Side of the Boom: The Excesses of the Art Market in the 21st Century

17 January 2018

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Georgina Adam, contributor at the Financial Times and art market editor-at-large of The Art Newspaper, joins us to chat about some of the key topics in her brand new book, Dark Side of the Boom: The Excesses of the Art Market in the 21st Century. First, Georgina identifies how prevalent certain shady aspects of the art market are, such as fakes, tax avoidance, money laundering, etc. Then, she discusses the secretive nature of freeports and what it was like to walk through Le Freeport in Luxembourg. Also, Georgina dissects the greatest example of speculation during the last boom, the Zombie Formalist movement, and where the artists, galleries and collectors are today. Lastly, Georgina reveals the most interesting legal dispute in the art market today and she tells us to what extent greater regulation should be introduced in the marketplace.

Ksenia Podoynitsyna – InArt

8 December 2017

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Ksenia Podoynitsyna, founder of InArt, specializing in the analytics of the Russian contemporary art market. First, Ksenia recaps the performance of the Russian contemporary art market over the past decade and where it stands today. Then, Ksenia shares the impact of sanctions against Russia and more broadly political tensions between Russia and other countries on the Russian contemporary art market. Lastly, she identifies some of the key analytics that suggest that the Russian contemporary art market is rebounding.

ArtReview – Mark Rappolt

29 November 2017

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Mark Rappolt, editor-in-chief of ArtReview, joins us to review their annual Power 100 list, a guide to the 100 most powerful figures in contemporary art. First, Mark reveals Hito Steyerl, Pierre Huyghe and Donna Haraway as the top 3 on this year’s list and details why they are worthy of that ranking. Then, Mark identifies Gavin Brown as the gallery that surged the most in terms of influence over the past year. Also, he explains why artists have the most momentum at the moment in terms of increasing influence and he shares the extent to which Instagram is a factor in shaping the standing of certain individuals in the contemporary art world.

Michael Findlay – Seeing Slowly: Looking at Modern Art

7 November 2017

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Michael Findlay, director at Acquavella Galleries, joins us to discuss his brand new book Seeing Slowly: Looking at Modern Art. First, Michael tells us how he believes people should view art in order to get the best experience. Then, he explains why his advice is just as applicable to those in the art world as those outside of it. Also, Michael discusses how the proliferation of Instagram in the art world has positively and negatively impacted how people consume art. Lastly, Michael reveals how his thoughts on seeing art transfers to collectors who are considering buying an artwork for their collection.

Pierre Valentine, Tim Maxwell, Craig Davies, Fionnuala Rogers – PAIAM

25 October 2017

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by four guests, Pierre Valentin, partner at Constantine Cannon, Tim Maxwell, partner at Boodle Hatfield, Craig Davies, partner at Rawlinson & Hunter and Fionnuala Rogers, art law consultant at Constantine Cannon, to discuss Brexit’s impact on the UK art market. Specifically, we look at its potential effect on copyright, artist’s resale right, VAT and the trade of endangered species. Each are contributors to a Brexit memoranda published by PAIAM, Professional Advisors to the International Art Market, a networking platform for professionals in the art market.

Francesco Gibbi – Lot Art

18 August 2017

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Francesco Gibbi, founder of Lot-Art, an online portal that aggregates artworks upcoming for auction as well as after-sale opportunities. First, Francesco explains Lot-Art works and how it solves for the dilemma collectors and dealers face when trying to ensure they don’t miss anything they desire upcoming at auction. Then, he shares some interesting art market trends based on aggregated data he has from his users. Also, Francesco shares with us why he doesn’t charge his customers to use his site, but instead is content not profiting off of his platform.

Ariane Moser and Frank Morey – The Art Due Diligence Group

15 June 2017

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Ariane Moser, COO of Artive, and Frank Morey, CEO of Virtus Risk Management, joins us to speak about the Art Due Diligence Group, a new due diligence service in which they both belong, designed for the art trade. First, Ariane and Frank explain the purpose of the group and why an art collector would be interested in their services. Then, they identify some of the major challenges that collectors encounter during transactions and how Art Due Diligence can aid in avoiding them. Also, Ariane and Frank predict how the future of the art market will look and specifically the extent of due diligence that will occur surrounding high-value transactions.

Clare McAndrew – Art Basel

10 April 2017

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics and author of the recently released Art Basel & UBS Global Art Market Report, joins us to discuss her findings from her report. First, Clare shares some of the major takeaways from the report and puts into context the art market’s performance in 2016 versus previous years. Then, she explains the significance of the large disparity between auction sales which fell 26% last year and dealer sales which increased 3%. Also, Clare touches on the discrepancies between her numbers and those witnessed in the competing TEFAF art market report as well as China’s current role in the global art market.

Rachel Pownall – TEFAF

27 March 2017

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Rachel Pownall, author of the recently released TEFAF Art Market Report, joins us to discuss her findings from her report. First, Rachel discusses the significant shift in sales from auctions to the private market last year and why this occurred. Then, she speculates why the art market has remained stagnant while global equities are surging. Also, Rachel identifies trends over the past year relating to galleries, art fairs and the online art market.

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