Anders Petterson – ArtTactic

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Anders Petterson – ArtTactic

29 January 2017
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Anders Petterson

Anders Petterson | is founder and managing director of ArtTactic, speaks with us about ArtTactic’s inaugural edition of our South Asian Art Market Report. The report is now available to download for free. First, Anders provides us with some background on the report and why ArtTactic is launching its inaugural edition now. Then, he shares some of the key findings from the report.  Also, Anders tells us whats next in regard to ArtTactic research reports coming out in the near future.

Anders Petterson

Anders Petterson – ArtTactic

31 August 2016
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast

Anders Petterson, founder of ArtTactic, joins us to discuss ArtTactic’s upcoming seminar. “How to Research Your Art Business Idea”. This is a 3-evening course occurring from September 12-14 in London.  Considering that we interview so many art entrepreneurs on the podcast, we thought you would enjoy hearing a preview of our seminar.  The course focuses on assisting art entrepreneurs with their business ideas.  First, Anders explains why ArtTactic is hosting the seminar at this time.  He cites the many ways in which the art industry is changing.  This includes the increasing entrepreneurship outside of the transaction based business models.  The increase in the industry’s size is addressed.  Equally the maturation of art as an asset class and the increasing development of technology, social media and e-commerce are addressed.  Then, Anders details what the course aims to achieve.   He also addresses what an aspiring or existing art entrepreneur can learn over the three evenings.

 

We have recently launched an online course based on this seminar series.

Richard Polsky

Richard Polsky – Richard Polsky Art Authentication

17 August 2016
In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast

Richard Polsky, author, dealer and founder of Richard Polsky Art Authentication returns to the podcast to update us on his authentication business as well as discuss some recent happenings in the art world.

Richard updates as to how the authentication service is going thus far.  It was launched last October and focused exclusively on authenticating Andy Warhol artworks.

Richard reveals that he has expanded his authentication business to include Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.   He shares some of the key factors he considers when trying to authenticate their artworks.  Meanwhile, while the original authentication services for Warhol, Basquiat and Haring are now defunct he explores why in large part this is due to costly litigation.

Richard clarifies why he believes he will be able to avoid such costs. He also reveals to what extent he has communicated with these respective artists’ estates regarding his authentication business.

Lastly, Richard shares his thoughts on the current state of the art market. Finally, Anders reacts to the breaking news regarding Alec Baldwin, Mary Boone and Ross Bleckner.

Yan Walther

Yan Walther – SGS Art Services

19 May 2016
In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Yan Walther.

Yan Walther is managing director of SGS Art Services, which offers a wide range of highly technical and analytical services for the art world.

First, Yan addresses the reasons behind the increasing numbers of fraudulent artworks on the market. He explains how SGS’ technologies protect buyers from acquiring such artworks. Also, he explains why traditional condition reports are inadequate in today’s art market. Then, Yan speculates on some of the technological trends he envisions the art world embracing over the next few years.

Katie Kennedy Perez

Katie Kennedy Perez – Kennedy Fine Art

10 May 2016
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Katie Kennedy Perez.

Katie Kennedy Perez is founder of Geneva based Kennedy Fine Art, which provides valuations for art financing companies.

In the first instance, Katie gives us a sense of the size of the art lending industry in Europe. Katie shares to what extent the art lending industry is has grown in the past few years. She reveals if it has become difficult to value art given recent global economic volatility.  Additionally Katie explains why Europe needs to regulate this area of the market as occurs in the United States.

Lastly, Katie shares her opinion on the strength of the contemporary art market currently in Europe.

Gavin Delahunty

Gavin Delahunty – Dallas Museum of Art

19 January 2016
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Gavin Delahunty joins us.

Gavin Delahunty is the Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. First of all, he 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 locating the artworks around the world. Ultimately convincing collectors and museums to lend their artworks for the exhibition. Also, Gavin shares with us what having a high-quality, critically acclaimed exhibition such as the Pollock show has benefitted the city of Dallas. More broadly he gives his impressions of Dallas’ growing contemporary art scene.

Given the growth of the contemporary art market, Gavin explains to what extent, as a contemporary art curator for an institution, the art market plays in his job. Finally, Gavin speaks about the Dallas Museum of Art’s free admission initiative and to what extent he is witnessing an expanded audience at the museum as a result.

Richard Polsky – Polsky’s Andy Warhol Authentication Service

30 October 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Richard Polsky, returns to the pocdast to talk with us about his new venture, Polsky’s Andy Warhol Art Authentication Service. First, Richard talks about the role the Warhol authentication committee played in the art world and the value it brought to collectors and the art market when it was in existence. Then, he speculates why no entities thus far have attempted to authenticate Warhol works and why he believes with his credentials and experiences with Warhol he’s the right person to establish a Warhol authentication business. Lastly, Richard shares his strategy as to how he can grow his business so his authenticity service is recognized and respected throughout the art world.

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.

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.

Pierre Naquin – A&F Markets

14 January 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Pierre Naquin, founder of A&F Markets and editor of the new book, Art and Taxation for the Global Collector, joins us to talk about his new book. First, Pierre discusses some of the key differences in taxes related to art held in different, prominent countries in the world. Then, he touches on a number of key topics related to taxes and the art market, including why collectors and art professionals are finalliy utilizing freeports to a great extent as well as which countries impose the most and the least taxes on art collectors.

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