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In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Simon de Pury, a London-based art dealer and adviser, author of the new book The Auctioneer: Adventures in the Art Trade and 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 and 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.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robert Manley, formerly the deputy chairman of post-war and contemporary art at Christie’s and who will soon be joining Phillips auction house in a similar capacity, joins us to speak with us about his experiences participating in our ArtTactic Forecaster competition in which participants forecast prices of artworks upcoming at auction. Robert has given 2,650 predictions in the ArtTactic Forecaster game since May 2014 and 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 analyze 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 emphasizes the importance of the

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Jean-Baptiste Fabre, founder of Auction After Sale, an online platform addressing artworks unsold at auction. First, Jean-Baptiste reveals the difficulties established auctions houses have in managing unsold lots. Then, he walks us through Auction After Sale's platform and explains how a visitor can make an offer on an unsold lot. Also, Jean-Baptiste shares how he approached auction houses regarding his business and how they initially reacted to his proposal. Lastly, Jean-Baptiste tells us how much an artwork burned at auction impacts its value.

In this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Yan Walther, managing director of SGS Art Services, which offers a wide range of highly technical and analytical services for the art world. First, Yan addresses the reasons behind the increasing numbers of fraudulent artworks on the market and how SGS' technologies protect buyers from acquiring such artworks. Also, he explains why traditional condition reports are inadequate in today's art market. Then, Yan speculates on some of the technological trends he envisions the art world embracing over the next few years.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by Katie Kennedy Perez, founder of Geneva-based Kennedy Fine Art, which provides valuations for art financing companies. First, Katie gives us a sense of the size of the art lending industry in Europe and to what extent it is has grown in the past few years. Then, she reveals if it has become difficult to value art given recent global economic volatility. Also, Katie explains why Europe needs to regulate this area of the market similar to the United States. Lastly, Katie shares her opinion on the strength of the contemporary art market at the moment in Europe.

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Brenda Valansi, CEO of ArtRio, Brazil's leading art fair, updates us on the Brazilian art scene. First, given the current political conflict as well as the recession in Brazil, Brenda shares with us to what extent these events have impacted the Brazilian art market. Then, Brenda tells us how her personal mission of attempting to reduce Brazil's hefty art import tax is progressing. Also, she speaks about the advantages and disadvantages of having several blue-chip foreign galleries exhibit at ArtRio. Lastly, Brenda reveals how the Brazilian art scene has transformed over the past six years and identifies challenges that must be overcome in order for the Brazilian art scene to continue to mature.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Scott Phillips, co-founder and CEO of Rise Art, an online art gallery in which you can buy or rent contemporary art. First, Scott explains why Rise Art has made renting art a significant component of their business model. Then, Scott argues why renting art actually isn’t a new concept in the art world, but is new at a lower price point. Also, Scott gives us a sense as to who is the kind of collector who is choosing to rent over immediately buying the artwork from Rise Art. Lastly, he discusses the importance of social media in today’s online art market.

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Jessica Paindiris and Gaia Banovich, co-founders of The Clarion List, the leading online directory of art service providers with ratings and reviews. First, Jessica and Gaia explain the concept behind their site and answer if it can be considered Yelp for the art world. Then, they discuss what experiences in their art world careers motivated them to launch this service. Also, they walk us through the features of the website, share how art service providers and galleries have reacted thus far to The Clarion List and reveal their strategy as to how they plan on growing their online community to increase the number of reviews left on the platform.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Liz Hopfan, founder and Executive Director of Free Arts NYC, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs. First, tells us about Free Arts NYC and the current programming they provided to children, teens and families. Then, Liz reveals how some recognizable fine artists have take part in Free Arts NYC’s programming with children, including: Dan Colen, Rashid Johnson and Rob Pruitt. Also, in light of Free Arts NYC’s upcoming benefit auction, she shares with us the process of organizing such an event as well as asking contemporary artists to donate artworks for the evening. Additionally, Liz explains the ways in which the growth of the art market has positively impacted Free Arts NYC. Lastly, Liz elaborates on some of the current challenges facing arts organizations in New York City.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Stephen Tanenbaum, co-founder and CEO of UGallery, an art e-commerce platform that connects artists directly with collectors. Launching in 2006, as one of the first art e-commerce websites, Stephen first describes the online art market in 2006 and why he was compelled to be one of the first businesses to enter into it. Then, Stephen compares the online art market in 2006 to the online art market today. Also, he walks us through the experience of an artist getting his/her artwork on their platform and a collector buying art from the site. Additionally, Stephen talks with us about the types of both artists and collectors they are attracting to UGallery. Lastly, Stephen shares his thoughts on if the art market can handle this many online businesses or if a bubble has developed in this space.

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Robert Norton, CEO of Verisart, tells us about his new startup that verifies art authenticity through blockchain technology. First, Robert briefly explains blockchain technology and how Verisart plans to utilize it within the art world. Then, Robert walks us through Verisart's app and how artists, galleries and collectors can use it to confirm ownership and authenticity of an artwork. Also, he explains how Verisart fits into the recent proliferation of the art eCommerce sector. Lastly, Robert shares how people in the art world have reacted thus far regarding embracing the blockchain technology.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Jori Finkel, Los Angeles correspondent for The Art Newspaper and a regular contributor to the New York Times, joins us to to chat about the buzzing art scene in LA. First, Jori discusses the trend of galleries expanding into Los Angeles in order 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.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Patrick van Maris, CEO of The European Fine Art Fair, better known as TEFAF, joins us to talk about their expansion into New York as well as their upcoming Maastricht fair from March 11th to March 20th. First, Patrick shares with us more details about the fair’s upcoming launch in New York City as well as the motivation behind brining TEFAF to America at this time. Then, Patrick gives a “sales pitch” to listeners of the podcast on how TEFAF differentiates itself from the rest of the art fairs that occur in New York City. Also, he previews the Maastricht fair by identifying a few of the notable works of art that will be at this year’s edition. Lastly, Patrick shares his thoughts on the state of the art market and why he believes we are in the midst of a market correction.

In this week’s edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Marco Forgione, CEO of the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA), joins us to preview BADA’s Antiques and Fine Art 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 will be featured at this year’s BADA’s Antiques and Fine Art Fair in London. Lastly, Marco explains about how antiques and modern and contemporary art complement each other.

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Anny Shaw, UK correspondent and art market reporter for The Art Newspaper, 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 favorably or were ignored by bidders during the sales. Lastly, Anny discusses the substantial drop off in auction guarantees this season.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Meg Maggio, Director of Pekin Fine Arts, a Beijing and Hong Kong based contemporary art gallery. First, Meg addresses to what extent the recently volatile Chinese stock market and economy has impacted the Chinese contemporary art market. Then, she explains, unlike the wave of speculation for young artists that has occurred in the US and European art market, a healthier environment exists in China for young artists at this moment. 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.

In this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, Christopher Bedford, director of The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, updates us on some of the recent activities at the museum. First, Chris shares how he has lead the museum past some of the negative publicity garnered in 2009 when it was announced, but not actually implemented, that Brandeis would close the museum and sell its permanent collection to curtail losses associated with the global financial crisis. Then, he details the incredible story of the museum's first director, Sam Hunter, and how he developed an incredible contemporary art collection for the museum in the 1960's on a limited budget. Also, Chris tells us how collectors today can learn from Sam Hunter's approach to building the museum's collection for their own private art collections. Further, Chris reveals how he balances exhibiting works from the museum's permanent collection versus organizing exhibitions featuring art from outside the museum's collection. Lastly, Chris explains wh

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by prominent California-based art collector, Dr Robert Shimshak. First, Robert shares his evolution as an art collector, acquiring along the way several works by Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, On Kawara, Bruce Conner and others. Then, he offers advice for new collectors that he wished 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.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Gavin Delahunty, Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art, joins us to discuss his critically acclaimed exhibition, Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots. First, Gavin reveals to us what inspired him to curate the largest survey of Jackson Pollock’s black paintings ever assembled. Then, he takes us inside the process of locating the artworks around the world and ultimately convincing collectors and institutions to lend their artworks for the show. Also, Gavin shares his feelings on what having a high-quality, critically acclaimed exhibition such as the Pollock show has done for the city of Dallas and more broadly he gives his impressions on Dallas’ growing contemporary art scene. Additionally, given the growth of the contemporary art market, Gavin explains to what extent, as a contemporary art curator for a museum, the art market plays in his job. Lastly, Gavin speaks about the Dallas Museum of Art’s free admission initiative and to

In this week's edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Stephen McCoubrey, curator for the UBS art collection, and Johan Jervoe, group chief marketing officer at UBS. First, Stephen and Johan discuss UBS' strategy as to what and how they acquire artworks for the corporate collection. Then, they reveal the extent of the relationship between UBS employees and the company's art collection. Also, Stephen and Johan share some of the major benefits of UBS sponsoring Art Basel. Lastly, they explain the motivation behind their recent commissioned photographs by Annie Leibovitz.