ArtTactic

Nazy Vassegh – Masterpiece London

15 July 2015

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Nazy Vassegh, CEO of Masterpiece London, the international fair for art, antiques and design, joins us to recap its 6th edition of the fair, which occurred last week. First, Nazy reveals the benefits for galleries and visitors of experiencing Masterpiece London, a unique fair that doesn’t have a single focus on what type of art style or movement. Then, she touches on some of the strongest areas of this year’s fair and shares some of the most notable sales. Also, Nazy discusses the increasing prevelance of cross-collecting at both the fair as well as in the broader market.

Elizabeth Glassman – Terra Foundation

6 July 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Elizabeth Glassman, CEO of the Terra Foundation for American art, a foundation dedicated to supporting the study and presentation of historical American art worldwide. First, Elizabeth shares with us the history of the foundation and details some of the activities it does to promote American art. Then, she describes the increasing interest for American art outside of the United States. Also, Elizabeth gives us her thoughts on the rising number of private art foundations and offers some advice to them as the CEO of an existing one.

Agnes Monplaisir – Galerie Agnes Monplaisir

1 July 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Agnes Monplaisir, founder of Galerie Agnes Monplaisir, chats with us about the Latin American art market. While a lot of attention has recently been focused on China and the Middle East in terms of emerging art markets, Agnes tells us how the Brazilian art market has developed in the past few years. Then, she discusses the high import taxes in Brazil and to what extent it has served as a hindrance on further growth in the country. Lastly, Agnes explains how she thinks Brazil’s art market will continue to mature over the next five year.

Kenny Schachter

27 June 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, dealer, writer and curator Kenny Schachter, returns to the podcast to share his thoughts on the overall contemporary art market and to give his predictions on some artworks coming up for auction next week at Phillips, Christie’s and Sotheby’s. First, Kenny recaps his visit to Art Basel and tells us how the quality of the works compared to previous versions of the fair. Then, in advance of next week’s auctions, he explains why market fatigue hasn’t set in this year, while it has in the past. Lastly, Kenny predicts how artworks by Sigmar Polke, Bruce Nauman, Gerhard Richter, Christopher Wool, Andy Warhol and Sarah Lucas.

QiQi Jiang – EpaiLive

10 June 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, QiQi Jiang, CEO of EpaiLive, Asia’s leading online auction platform for antiques and art. First, QiQi tells us about the motivation behind launching her online company and provides us with some figures regarding how many users utilize it. Then, she discusses the progress of the overall online art market in China and to what extent companies have found success in this area within China thus far. Lastly, given the recent headlines regarding Chinese buyers participating for western artworks at auction, QiQi describes to what extent Chinese collectors are interested in western art, not only at the top of the art market but at all price levels.

Robert Williams – Fine Artist

3 June 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by fine artist Robert Williams, widely considered the godfather of the low brow and pop surrealist art movement. First, Robert takes us through his career as an artist considered to be an outsider to the art establishment, beginning in art school as one of the only students who didn’t want to paint in abstract expressionism style to his first gallery show at Tony Shafrazi Gallery. Then, Robert tells us what is was like when he first achieved commercial success as an artist and how he maintained his creative and artistic integrity throughout that process. Lastly, Robert shares some advice for aspiring fine artists.

Bill Powers & Olivia Smith – Exhibition A

30 May 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Exhibition A’s founder, Bill Powers, and director, Olivia Smith, join us in a three-way podcast to talk about Exhibition A, an online platform that sells exclusive limited editions of artworks by prominent contemporary artists such as Joe Bradley, Nate Lowman, Chris Succo and others. First, Bill talks about his motivation to launch an art eCommerce site that actually works directly with the artists. Then, Olivia walks us through the process, from beginning to end, of getting an artist to create a print exclusively for the site. Also, we ask Bill if he is targeting and attracting a certain type of collector by offering low price points for works by artists who are extremely in demand. Lastly, Olivia shares how Instagram has helped Exhibition A as they have grown and become a more popular site.

Judd Tully – Art+Auction

22 May 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Judd Tully, edtior at large of Art+Auction, joins us to recap last week’s record-setting May Contemporary auctions in New York. First, Judd focuses on the top end of the art market as he discusses the increasing presence of collectors from outside of the US and Europe who are trophy-hunting for blue chip artworks. Then, he compares this market boom to past heights, highlighting the significant differences in the makeup of today’s marketplace. Lastly, Judd speculates why the younger artists that dominated headlines in recent auctions had a much smaller presence last week in New York.

Sophie Macpherson – Sophie Macpherson Ltd

8 May 2015

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Sophie Macpherson, founder of Sophie Macpherson Ltd, the leading recruitment agency for jobs in the global art market, returns to the podcast. First, Sophie tells us about a new component of her business, helping galleries locate new properties in London for their art spaces. Then, she reveals some trends in property within London, including if galleries are moving into larger, oversized spaces or downsizing to more intimate locations as well as what areas in London are attracting emerging galleries. Lastly, Sophie discusses some of the most fascinating trends in the art jobs market over the past year or two.

Paul Becker – Art Money

9 April 2015

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Paul Becker, CEO of Art Money, talks about his new Australian-based firm which offers interest-free loans to art buyers. First, Paul tells us about the inspiration for the concept as well as walks us through how an individual seeks a loan through his company. Then, he talks about the success of other companies throughout the world that offer interest-free loans to art buyers, while pointing out that his firm is for profit, while existing companies are typically government backed entities. Lastly, Paul speculates if his business could be successful in the future in major art markets such as New York or London.