Simon de Pury

Simon de Pury

Simon de Pury

16 June 2016
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Simon de Pury.

Simon de Pury is a London-based art dealer and art adviser.  He is author of the new book The Auctioneer: Adventures in the Art Trade.  He has been both the former Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe and the former owner and co-founder of Phillips de Pury.

First, Simon tells us about his new book and what inspired him to write it at this time. Then, he reflects on the time just before he left Sotheby’s. He tells us what prompted him to leave to ultimately establish Phillips de Pury. Also, Simon reveals some of the advantages of Phillips de Pury being a smaller auction house in relation to Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Further, he gives his impressions on the development of the online art market and where he sees it heading in the future. Lastly, Simon identifies some exciting contemporary art scenes across the world, shares what he believes to be the mood of the contemporary art market at this moment and offers important advice to emerging art collectors.

Robert Manley

Robert Manley

16 June 2016
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robert Manley, formerly the deputy chairman of post-war and contemporary art at Christie’s.

Robert will soon be joining Phillips auction house in a similar capacity and joins us to speak about his experiences participating in our ArtTactic Forecaster competition.

ArtTactic Forecaster participants forecast prices of artworks upcoming at auction.  Robert has given 2,650 predictions in the ArtTactic Forecaster game since May 2014.  He recently won the 2015-2016 Expert League season championship. First, Robert shares what initially drew him to ArtTactic Forecaster and what motivated him to leave so many forecasts.

Then, Robert explains why giving forecasts then having the opportunity to review and analyse his performance improved his forecasting accuracy. Also, he reveals what he has learned about his forecasting abilities that has surprised him. Additionally, Robert offers some free advice on leaving accurate forecasts. In particular he emphasises the importance of the low estimate figure. Lastly, Robert shares his commentary on the May contemporary sales; as well as the state of the overall contemporary art market.

Jori Finkel – The Art Newspaper

16 March 2016
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Jori Finkel, Los Angeles correspondent for The Art Newspaper

Jori Finkel is a regular contributor to the New York Times.  Jori joins us to to chat about the buzzing art scene in LA. First, we discuss the trend of galleries expanding into Los Angeles; to protect their west-coast based artists from joining local galleries or to scoop up LA artists without representation at home.  Then, Jori explains why despite the increasing presence of artists and galleries in LA, the collector base in the area has not grown significantly. Also, she reveals how impactful the new Broad Museum has been on the LA art scene. Lastly, Jori compares the Los Angeles art market with New York City’s.

Marco Forgione – British Antique Dealers’ Association

28 February 2016
mIn this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Marco Forgione, CEO of the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA)

Marco Forgione joins us to preview the BADA 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 antiques market has strengthened over the past few years. Also, he previews the diversity of objects that this year’s BADA Fair in London will feature. Lastly, Marco explains about how antiques and modern and contemporary art complement each other.

Anny Shaw – The Art Newspaper

18 February 2016
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Anny Shaw, UK correspondent and art market reporter for The Art Newspaper

Anny Shaw 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 for the state of the art market moving forward, Anny shares with us what the mood was like amongst market participants in the sales rooms following each of the auctions. Then, she explains why the middle market may be an area which the auction houses focus on moving forward. Also, Anny picks out what kinds of artists and aesthetic styles performed favourably or were ignored by bidders during the sales. Lastly, Anny discusses the substantial drop off in auction guarantees this season.

Meg Maggio

Meg Maggio – Pekin Fine Art

9 February 2016
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Meg Maggio joins us. 

Meg Maggio, director of Pekin Fine Arts (a Beijing and Hong Kong based contemporary art gallery) addresses several points.  This includes, to what extent the recently volatile Chinese stock market and economy has impacted the Chinese contemporary art market. She explains how a healthier environment exists in China for young artists at this moment.  Unlike the wave of speculation for young artists that has occurred in the US and European art market.  Also, with galleries in Hong Kong and Beijing, Meg shares with us some of the notable differences between operating an art gallery in these two locations. Further, Meg assesses the level of success experienced by US and European art galleries who opened locations in China over the past few years. Lastly, she identifies some of the exciting visual art trends in the Chinese contemporary art world.

Dr Robert Shimshak

Dr Robert Shimshak

27 January 2016
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Dr Robert Shimshak, the prominent California-based art collector, joins us.

Dr Robert Shimshak shares his evolution as an art collector. He has acquired in this process, several works by Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, On Kawara, Bruce Conner and others.

Dr Shimshak then offers advice for new collectors. Advice  that he wishes he had received when he first started collecting. Also, Robert gives his perspective on the current state of the art market and reveals some significant buying opportunities that currently exist. Lastly, having lived primarily on the west coast, Dr Shimshak compares the art scenes in San Francisco and Los Angeles to New York City.

Joe Elliot

Joe Elliot – Artlogic

8 January 2016
In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Joe Elliot, director of sales and marketing at Artlogic

Joe Elliot 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, Joe discusses how collectors are benefitting from technological innovation in the art world over the past few years. Lastly, Joe explains how Artlogic plays into the technology discussion within the art world.

Katya Kazakina

Katya Kazakina – Bloomberg News

28 December 2015
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.

Katya Kazakina, art market reporter for Bloomberg News, shares her two top stories of the year.  She discusses the increased competition between the three major auction houses. She also addresses the rise of private museums established by top collectors around the world.

Katya identifies a diverse group of artists who she believes had the best 2015s.  These include Frank Stella, Lucio Fontana and Kazuo Shiraga. Furthermore, she speculates on what will happen in 2016 to the generation of emerging, younger artists who paint in an abstract, Zombie Formalism style.

Katya explains to what extent the online art market matured as an industry over the past year. Finally, Katya describes the current sentiment of the art market as we enter 2016.

Kelly Crow

Kelly Crow – The Wall Street Journal

13 December 2015
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Kelly Crow, joins us.

Kelly Crow is art market reporter for The Wall Street Journal. She joins us to share her insights and observations from Art Basel Miami Beach.  First, Kelly discusses the recent softening at the top end of the art market. This she notes to be in conjunction with the strengthening lower and middle price points of the market. Also, in light of the increasing popularity and volume of art fairs, Kelly explains how galleries are altering their approaches in terms of what type of art to bring to these fairs. Then, she highlights some of the prominent collectors in Miami, such as the Rubells, who annually open up their private museums to the art world during Art Basel Miami and to what extent these collectors’ influence have grown recently. Lastly, Kelly highlights a few of the exciting, younger artists who exhibited at the fairs in Miami.

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