Art Market Podcasts

Interviews with leaders and innovators in the global art industry

Paul Ress – Right Capital

30 September 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Paul Ress, founder and managing director of Right Capital, an art and finance firm, joins us to discuss the art financing landscape. First, Paul identifies some of the most common scenarios in which a collector may borrow against their collection. Then, he touches on the competitive nature of the art financing industry as well as what challenges the industry must overcome in order to continue to grow in the future. Lastly, Paul shares from his experiences to what extent dealers and galleries are receptive to the idea of art lending, especially when they are in need of liquidity.

Paul Ress – Right Capital

30 September 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Paul Ress, founder and managing director of Right Capital, an art and finance firm, joins us to discuss the art financing landscape. First, Paul identifies some of the most common scenarios in which a collector may borrow against their collection. Then, he touches on the competitive nature of the art financing industry as well as what challenges the industry must overcome in order to continue to grow in the future. Lastly, Paul shares from his experiences to what extent dealers and galleries are receptive to the idea of art lending, especially when they are in need of liquidity.

Sandra Nedvetskaia – Cosmoscow

25 September 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Sandra Nedvetskaia, director of Cosmscow, the leading contemporary Russian art fair. First, after its first edition of the fair in 2010, Sandra explains why the fair returned this year after a four year hiatus. While in US and Europe, the latest trend in mainstream art fairs is for several artworks to be sold to collectors even before the fairs commence, Sandra explains why collectors took their time at Cosmoscow before making purchases. Lastly, she touches on the motivation for including in the fair a unique section which exhibited artworks owned by prominent Russian collectors as well as how it influenced younger, emerging Russian collectors in attendance at the fair.

Ross Douglas – FNB Joburg Art Fair

7 September 2014

In this week’s episode of the podcast, we speak with Ross Douglas, director of the FNB Joburg Art Fair, the contemporary African art fair which occurred last week. First, Ross talks about the changing demographic of the audience of the fair since the first edition of the fair seven years ago, as well as the demographics of emerging contemporary African artists. Then, he discusses both the level of sales witnessed at the fair this year as well as the overall health of the contemporary African art market. Lastly, Ross talks about the rise in interest in the international art world for contemporary African art.

David Rago – Rago Auctions

28 August 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, David Rago, founder and partner of Rago Arts Auction Center, joins us to talk about the new online venture Bidsquare. First, David discusses how and why he and five other regional auction houses came together to conceive a new online auction platform, giving the houses a larger online presence in the developing online art market. Then, he tells us about future plans for Bidsquare to host additional auction houses, stating that already over 100 houses have expressed an interest in participating on the platform. Lastly, David explains why now it is so crucial for regional auction houses to have a strong e-commerce platform.

Michael Moses – Mei Moses Index

22 August 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Michael Moses, co-founder of Beautiful Asset Advisors and the Mei Moses Index, joins us to discuss the trend of art flipping and if it is occurring more frequently in the current art market compared to in the past. First, Michael defines two types of art flipping, one which is measured by the duration of time in which an artwork appears then re-appears at auction and the other, in which an artwork is sold at auction only a short period of time after being created. Analyzing the first type of art flipping, Michael tells us that while on average the holding period of an artwork has decreased over time, the current holding time is actually barely longer than it was over the past few years during the art market peak.

Michael Moses – Mei Moses Index

22 August 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Michael Moses, co-founder of Beautiful Asset Advisors and the Mei Moses Index, joins us to discuss the trend of art flipping and if it is occurring more frequently in the current art market compared to in the past. First, Michael defines two types of art flipping, one which is measured by the duration of time in which an artwork appears then re-appears at auction and the other, in which an artwork is sold at auction only a short period of time after being created. Analyzing the first type of art flipping, Michael tells us that while on average the holding period of an artwork has decreased over time, the current holding time is actually barely longer than it was over the past few years during the art market peak.

Mary Lane – The Wall Street Journal

13 July 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Mary Lane, European art market reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins us to recap last week’s London Post-War & Contemporary auctions. First, Mary identifies a trend in the marketplace that was manifested during the sales, in which collectors are more focused on acquiring artworks by younger, millenial artists, rather than lesser quality works by blue-chip artists, and explains why the marketplace reacted to this trend in a positive manner. Then, she discusses how artists, galleries, auction houses and collectors are responding to the recent phenomenon in which several born post-1980 artists are appearing at auction. Lastly, Mary details some of the major reasons why young artists are now appearing at auction at a rate far greater than in the past.

Nazy Vassegh – Masterpiece London

8 July 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Nazy Vassegh, CEO of Masterpiece London, joins us to recap this year’s edition of the fair. First, Nazy tells us about the unique visitor experience at Masterpiece London as rather than focusing on a single artistic movement, the fair features a variety of objects, including art, antiques, design and jewellery. Then, she elaborates on the cross-collecting that occurs at the fair as a result of the plethora of artworks and objects available for sale. Also, Nazy highlights some of the noteworthy sales from the fair as well as which categires cumulatively performed well.

Kenny Schachter

27 June 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, art dealer, writer and curator, Kenny Schachter, returns to the podcast to preview the upcoming Post-War & Contemporary auctions in London. Specifically, Kenny shares his thoughts as well as his predictions for six lots upcoming at auction which are also featured in our ArtTactic Forecaster game, in which contestants play for free, predicting auction prices for artworks coming up for sale. Kenny examines and shares his prediction for Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild (Lot 12) in Sotheby’s Evening Sale, Christopher Wool’s Untitled (Lot 32) in Christie’s Evening Sale, Richard Prince’s Untitled (Four Women With Hats) (Lot 75) in Christie’s Evening Sale, David Ostrowski’s F (Gee Vaucher) (Lot 1) in Phillips’ Evening Sale, Wade Guyton’s Untitled (Lot 5) in Phillips’ Evening Sale and Lucien Smith’s Boys Don’t Cry (Lot 4) in Phillips’ Evening Sale. Lastly, Kenny touches on the significant price differential for young artists in the primary market versus the secondary market and tells us if he were advising a client, when he would and when he wouldn’t recommend bidding on artworks by these young artists at auction.

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