Art Market Podcasts

Interviews with leaders and innovators in the global art industry

Michael Moses – Beautiful Asset Advisors

3 October 2013

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Professor Michael Moses, co-founder of Beautiful Asset Advisors and the Mei Moses Index, returns to the podcast to update us on the state of the art market as we head into autumn. First, Michael touches on the flat performance of the overall art market through the first half of the year, despite attention grabbing, trophy piece headlines throughout the media. While the overall Mei Moses Index is down for the year, Post-War & Contemporary and Asian Art, continue to perform well, up 8% on the year. Also, he details recent trends in the American Paintings and Asian Art segments, while offering insight on why he expects each of their markets to grow in the near-future. Lastly, Michael speculates why Sotheby’s share price has risen over 40% this year, while his index remains relatively flat.

Alvaro Portela – Triitme

25 September 2013

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Alvaro Portela, founder and CEO of Triitme, an online design store and magazine.  First, Alvaro tells us about Triitme and what the word design means to him. Then, he discusses the surge in recent interest in design as well as the expansion of the online design market. Also, Alvaro touches on the crossover between design and art collectors.

Pierre Valentin – Constantine Cannon

15 September 2013

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, attorney Pierre Valentin speaks with us about several of the legal components of art financing. First, Pierre breaks down the current state of the industry, detailing the different types of lenders in the US & Europe. Then, he lists some of the obstacles Asia faces as art financing begins to expand in this region. Also, Pierre touches on what due diligence is standard for lenders and touches on some of the key differences between art lending in the US and Europe.

Ted Feder – Artist Rights Society

6 September 2013

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Ted Ferer, director of the Artist Rights Society, returns to the podcast to update us on implementing resale royalties for artists in the US. Ted updates us on two interesting developments occurring within the US, one focused on the constitutionality of California’s Resale Royalty Act and the other is on the possibility of introducing a resale royalty on a federal level, throughout the US. Then, he discusses the impact advances in social media and technology have had on artists and their rights on their artworks. Lastly, Ted takes us behind the scenes detailing some of the components that go into ad campaigns when they utilize artists’ artworks.

Ross Douglas – Joburg Art Fair

30 August 2013

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Ross Douglas, director of Joburg Art Fair, the annual contemporary art fair in Johannesburg, South Africa. First, Ross dissects the South African art market, explaining how the local market has developed in conjunction with the global growth of the contemporary art market. Then, he compares and contrasts the infrastructure of the South African art market with the US and European art market, noting some of the key differences between them. Also, Ross previews this year’s Joburg Art Fair, occurring next month in September, telling us about galleries and artworks visitors can expect to see at the fair.a

Moti Shniberg – Artist Pension Trust

10 August 2013

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Moti Shniberg, co-founder and chairman of the Artist Pension Trust, joins us to discuss the news that the trust will shortly begin selling some of their artworks for the first time. Moti provides us with details as to how the selling will occur as well as the motivation behind deciding to initiate letting go of some of the works in the trust. Also, he dissects the current environment in the art world that makes it so challenging for artists to realize long-term financial security.

Moti Shniberg – Artist Pension Trust

10 August 2013

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Moti Shniberg, co-founder and chairman of the Artist Pension Trust, joins us to discuss the news that the trust will shortly begin selling some of their artworks for the first time. Moti provides us with details as to how the selling will occur as well as the motivation behind deciding to initiate letting go of some of the works in the trust. Also, he dissects the current environment in the art world that makes it so challenging for artists to realize long-term financial security.

Henrik Kanekrans – Artworks

2 August 2013

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with, Henrik Kanekrans, founder of Artworks, a Swedish-based business that focuses on the intersection between the arts and business from around the world. First, Henrik tells us about his recently launched quarterly publication, “Artworks”, focused on the relationship between art and business in Nordic Countries. Also, he describes how different this relationship is versus in the United States and the United Kingdom. Henrick then describes the current art scene in Scandinavia and how much it has developed over the past five years. Lastly, shares his efforts focused on the concept of developing the position of chief arts officer at businesses in Sweden.

Scott Reyburn – Bloomberg News

4 July 2013

In this week’s ArtTactic Podcast, we’re here with Scott Reyburn, art market correspondent for Bloomberg News, to recap last week’s Post-War & Contemporary auctions in London. With last week’s evening sales producing a total 30% less than the same sales a year ago, Scott discusses to what extent this was due to a fall in the strength of the market versus a lack of supply of blue-chip artworks on the auction block. Then, he addresses the topic of art market fatigue, one that has been written about frequently over the past few weeks.  Scott tells us if it’s a real phenomenon, if it’s a bad thing and if market participants have conversed with him about potentially changing things in the future to avoid this sensation. Lastly, Scott reveals if we are still seeing increasing participation in major Post-War & Contemporary auctions from non-US and European collectors.

Thomas Woodham-Smith – Masterpiece London

30 June 2013

In this episode of the ArtTactic, we’re joined by Thomas Woodham-Smith, creative director of Masterpiece London, to talk about their ongoing fair, which offers fine art, antiques, design and more. First, Thomas discusses the diversity of the exhibitors in terms of what they show as well as where they originate. Then, he talks about the cross-over effect he witnesses at the fair, in which collectors are uniquely exposed to several collectibles within one fair. Also, Thomas reports on the level of sales activities at the fair thus far and tells us if individuals are starting to view other luxury goods such as watches and jewelry as alternative asset classes similar to fine art.

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