Art Market Podcasts

Interviews with leaders and innovators in the global art industry

Kenny Schachter

11 November 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, dealer, curator and writer Kenny Schachter joins us to preview this week’s Contemporary auctions in New York. Kenny touches on topics including why the color red is so valuable in artworks, his interesting encounter with Oscar Murillo and the importance of quality gallery representation for young artists.  Also, Kenny previews specific lots in this week’s sales, breaking down the works and predicting how they will do at auction, including works by: Julie Mehretu, Wade Guyton, Oscar Murillo, Christopher Wool, Jasper Johns, Gerhard Richter, Cy Twombly and Lucian Freud.

Cristina Olteanu – Lavacow

24 October 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Cristina Olteanu, CEO of Lavacow, the online auction house dedicated to emerging Eastern European art. First, Cristina tells us about Lavacow’s unique online auction experience, in which users create avatars and personalize their participation in the sales. Then, she explains why they have focused on emerging Eastern European art as well as the potential for this sector of the market moving forward. Lastly, Cristina discusses some additional, fascinating features of their platform, including reduced buyer’s premiums as well as shipping artworks directly from the consignor to the buyer.

ArtTactic Forecaster Tutorial

24 October 2014

Welcome to ArtTactic Forecaster – a new addictive art world competition. ArtTactic Forecaster is an auction quiz game that earns you points and player rankings based on the accuracy of your predictions for art coming up for sale in ‘live’ auctions. Join a rapidly growing global community of players, consisting of art professionals, collectors, art enthusiasts and students. In the next few minutes I will take you through some of the key features of the game.

Melanie Gerlis – The Art Newspaper

23 October 2014

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Melanie Gerlis, art market editor at The Art Newspaper, joins us to recap Frieze week in London. First, Melanie discusses the plethora of galleries at this year’s Frieze art fair who transformed their booths from the typical white wall spaces to unique settings to exhibit their artworks. Then, she touches on the art flipping phenomenon, specifically explaining the relationship between these buyers and galleries as well as how this dynamic has transformed as many emerging artists’ values continue to rise. Lastly, Melanie shares some of her takeaways from the major contemporary auctions that occurred during Frieze week.

Christopher Barnekow – Barnebys

14 October 2014

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Christopher Barnekow, founder and CEO of Barnebys, speaks with us about his company, the leading search service for fine arts and antiques auctions. First, Christopher explains how users utilize the auction aggregator site and calling it the Kayak of the art world. Then, he tells us how receptive auction houses were to paying for referal links from Barnebys. Lastly, Christopher talks about how Barnebys has distinguished itself from other auction aggregator sites in the art world.

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.

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