www.arttactic.com/podcasts.php www.arttactic.com/images/logo.gif www.arttactic.com Arttactic Art Market Podcasts en Copyright 2010, arttactic.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:19 GMT In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Judd Tully Editor at large of Art Auction Just back from London Judd recaps and provides us with the general reaction from last weeks major Contemporary auctions the first of 2010 Judd also discusses to what extent confidence has been renewed in the marketplace and whether both we should expect auction houses to begin winning more major consignments in the near future and if guarantees may prominently returnnbsp Lastly Judd discusses the limited presence of bluechip artists Andy Warhol Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons in these past Evening sales and what it says about the makeup of the current art market click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/tully.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/tully.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Judd Tully Editor at large of Art Auction Just back from London Judd recaps and provides us with the general reaction from last weeks major Contemporary auctions the first of 2010 Judd also discusses to what extent confidence has been renewed in the marketplace and whether both we should expect auction houses to begin winning more major consignments in the near future and if guarantees may prominently returnnbsp Lastly Judd discusses the limited presence of bluechip artists Andy Warhol Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons in these past Evening sales and what it says about the makeup of the current art market click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/eaa7b9f527bbc9044b8b4958b648a9fc.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with WM Hunt known as Bill Hunt esteemed photography collector and Cofounder of Haster Hunt Kraeutler a New York City based photography gallery Bill discusses the significant price increases in contemporary photography over the past five years and how that has reshaped the contemporary photography market Then he addresses the fact that while the photography market has successfully weathered past storms this downturn was a different story Also Bill talks about the trend of generalist contemporary galleries increasingly representing contemporary photographersnbsp Lastly Bill describes the current sentiment in the contemporary photography market as well as sharing his outlook for the market in 2010 click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/hunt.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/hunt.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with WM Hunt known as Bill Hunt esteemed photography collector and Cofounder of Haster Hunt Kraeutler a New York City based photography gallery Bill discusses the significant price increases in contemporary photography over the past five years and how that has reshaped the contemporary photography market Then he addresses the fact that while the photography market has successfully weathered past storms this downturn was a different story Also Bill talks about the trend of generalist contemporary galleries increasingly representing contemporary photographersnbsp Lastly Bill describes the current sentiment in the contemporary photography market as well as sharing his outlook for the market in 2010 click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/a657bde9bcede21c735e9eec862b0b74.jpg In this episode of the podcast we talk with Dinesh Vazirani Cofounder and Director of Saffronart the Mumbaibased online auction house and gallery Dinesh starts by discussing the performance of the Indian art market in 2009 and to what extent it aligned with his own personal expectations Then he addresses the heavy presence of speculators that existed in the Indian art market and what kind of threat they are to the health of the Indian art market After Dinesh dissects the major changes to the Indian art collector base over the past decadenbsp Additionally Dinesh shares his outlook for the Indian art market for 2010 why Saffronarts online model has been so successful and lastly whether or not Saffronart will auction off US and European art in the future click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/vazirani.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/vazirani.mp3 In this episode of the podcast we talk with Dinesh Vazirani Cofounder and Director of Saffronart the Mumbaibased online auction house and gallery Dinesh starts by discussing the performance of the Indian art market in 2009 and to what extent it aligned with his own personal expectations Then he addresses the heavy presence of speculators that existed in the Indian art market and what kind of threat they are to the health of the Indian art market After Dinesh dissects the major changes to the Indian art collector base over the past decadenbsp Additionally Dinesh shares his outlook for the Indian art market for 2010 why Saffronarts online model has been so successful and lastly whether or not Saffronart will auction off US and European art in the future click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/6f10ca03a1fe0cf6c1dcdd6d5ae442a5.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Sergey Skaterschikov author of the recently released Skates Art Investment Handbooknbsp Sergey begins by discussing the current state of the volatile contemporary art market and why hes bullish on that segment of the market from an investment perspectivenbsp Then he elaborates on two major obstacles currently facing those in the art market the price discovery process and determining liquidation valuenbsp Also Sergey explains some of the metrics he has developed in his book which are used to valuate artworksnbsp Finally Sergey discusses some of the major changes in the art market he foresees happening in 2010nbsp click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/skaterschikov.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/skaterschikov.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Sergey Skaterschikov author of the recently released Skates Art Investment Handbooknbsp Sergey begins by discussing the current state of the volatile contemporary art market and why hes bullish on that segment of the market from an investment perspectivenbsp Then he elaborates on two major obstacles currently facing those in the art market the price discovery process and determining liquidation valuenbsp Also Sergey explains some of the metrics he has developed in his book which are used to valuate artworksnbsp Finally Sergey discusses some of the major changes in the art market he foresees happening in 2010nbsp click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/dfd6ca9cfa72beaef53059e865a4616c.jpg In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Professor Michael Moses cofounder of the Mei Moses Art Index and Beautiful Asset Advisors who returns to the podcast to review the performance of the Mei Moses Index in 2009nbsp First Professor Moses puts the 235 decline his index experienced in 2009 into perspective comparing it to past art market downturnsnbsp Then he discusses the varying performances of his five movementspecific indexes over the pastnbsp Also from a longerranger viewpoint he examines how art has performed as an asset class over the past decade versus more traditonal assetsnbsp Lastly Professor Moses shares with us his outlook on the art market for 2010nbsp click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/moses3.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/moses3.mp3 In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Professor Michael Moses cofounder of the Mei Moses Art Index and Beautiful Asset Advisors who returns to the podcast to review the performance of the Mei Moses Index in 2009nbsp First Professor Moses puts the 235 decline his index experienced in 2009 into perspective comparing it to past art market downturnsnbsp Then he discusses the varying performances of his five movementspecific indexes over the pastnbsp Also from a longerranger viewpoint he examines how art has performed as an asset class over the past decade versus more traditonal assetsnbsp Lastly Professor Moses shares with us his outlook on the art market for 2010nbsp click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/644435cc4c030d8771962c10b68c6b08.jpg In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Bernard Duffy Managing Director of Emotional Assets Management amp Research a unique investment advisory boutique focusing exclusively on emotional assetsnbsp Bernard shares with us the structure as well as the motivation behind establishing Emotional Assets Fund I his recently launched hybrid structured fund that invests in several emotional assets including fine artnbsp Then Bernard compares the performance of art to other alternative quotemotionalquot assets that the fund is investing innbsp Lastly Bernard provides his longterm outlook on the art market and emotional assets in general by arguing that the economy will continue to push investors towards tangible assets click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/duffy.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/duffy.mp3 In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Bernard Duffy Managing Director of Emotional Assets Management amp Research a unique investment advisory boutique focusing exclusively on emotional assetsnbsp Bernard shares with us the structure as well as the motivation behind establishing Emotional Assets Fund I his recently launched hybrid structured fund that invests in several emotional assets including fine artnbsp Then Bernard compares the performance of art to other alternative quotemotionalquot assets that the fund is investing innbsp Lastly Bernard provides his longterm outlook on the art market and emotional assets in general by arguing that the economy will continue to push investors towards tangible assets click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/4222c66e905c2ac5c2bf1171f3e90e2b.jpg In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Michael Plummer and Jeff Rabin CoPrincipals of Artvest Partners an art finance advisory firm that provides art investment services and liquidity solutions for collectors and financial intermediaries Michael and Jeff former auction house executives begin by providing their analysis of the major New York auctions that occurred earlier this month Then they address some of the obstacles art collectors and investors face today most notably liquidity access and transparency as well as how they help their clients overcome these hurdles Later Michael and Jeff provide their thoughts on the current art market landscape as well as how things look going forward Lastly they discuss Artvests role in the art market and the plethora of services they offer their clients click image for permalinknbspnbsp http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/plummerandrabin.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/plummerandrabin.mp3 In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Michael Plummer and Jeff Rabin CoPrincipals of Artvest Partners an art finance advisory firm that provides art investment services and liquidity solutions for collectors and financial intermediaries Michael and Jeff former auction house executives begin by providing their analysis of the major New York auctions that occurred earlier this month Then they address some of the obstacles art collectors and investors face today most notably liquidity access and transparency as well as how they help their clients overcome these hurdles Later Michael and Jeff provide their thoughts on the current art market landscape as well as how things look going forward Lastly they discuss Artvests role in the art market and the plethora of services they offer their clients click image for permalinknbspnbsp ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/026a2f2c5f15908ea46ac055fd1ec216.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Avi Spira Director of the NY based art advisory firm Art Ventures International Avi breaks down the major Contemporary auctions held last week in New York beginning with his thoughts on Andy Warhols quot200 One Dollar Billsquot which sold at Sothebys for 7 million more than triple its high estimate of million From an overall perspective Avi tells us what he took away from the auctions in regard to the current state of the overall market as well as how the sales dis compared to insiders expectations Avi also touches on the exceptionally high lotssold rates the reemergencenbsp of guarantes and his personal expectations for Art Basel Miami Beach click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/spira.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/spira.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Avi Spira Director of the NY based art advisory firm Art Ventures International Avi breaks down the major Contemporary auctions held last week in New York beginning with his thoughts on Andy Warhols quot200 One Dollar Billsquot which sold at Sothebys for 7 million more than triple its high estimate of million From an overall perspective Avi tells us what he took away from the auctions in regard to the current state of the overall market as well as how the sales dis compared to insiders expectations Avi also touches on the exceptionally high lotssold rates the reemergencenbsp of guarantes and his personal expectations for Art Basel Miami Beach click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/82eec95c22ff3396933bdf698967aad4.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Marek Claassen Director of Artfactsnet a website that specializes in tracking and ranking contemporary artists from around the world Marek begins by discussing the intricacies behind Artfactsnets artist ranking system which judges artists based on their exhibition success rather than auction results Then he shares with us the Top 10 overall artists on the ranking list as well as the Top 10 artists in the rankings who are born after 1950 Later Marek addresses significant trends he has detected in his artist rankings since the market downturn including a drastic contraction in total exhibitions in the art world Lastly Marek talks about the correlation between changes in an artists annual ranking and an artists auction turnover in addition to what possible patterns may exist in the art market in the future based on current artist rankings click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/claassen.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/claassen.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Marek Claassen Director of Artfactsnet a website that specializes in tracking and ranking contemporary artists from around the world Marek begins by discussing the intricacies behind Artfactsnets artist ranking system which judges artists based on their exhibition success rather than auction results Then he shares with us the Top 10 overall artists on the ranking list as well as the Top 10 artists in the rankings who are born after 1950 Later Marek addresses significant trends he has detected in his artist rankings since the market downturn including a drastic contraction in total exhibitions in the art world Lastly Marek talks about the correlation between changes in an artists annual ranking and an artists auction turnover in addition to what possible patterns may exist in the art market in the future based on current artist rankings click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/a6e4b980c318bed59031570024c24330.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast wersquore joined by Howard Rachofsky the Dallasbased prominent art collector As a major collector within the art world Howard shares with us several insightful observations on the changes in the art world since the downturn Also as a recipient of a substantial guarantee in 2008 he provides his opinion on the future direction of the practice of auction house guarantees Meanwhile Howard addresses the reasons behind the supply dilemma auction houses are currently experiencing and whether or not the private market is facing a similar predicament Howard also gives us his initial impressions on the upcoming Contemporary auctions in New York Lastly Howard tells us about the 11th annual TWO x TWO charity dinner and auction he and his wife recently hosted to benefit The Foundation for AIDS Research and the Dallas Museum of Art click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/rachofsky.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/rachofsky.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast wersquore joined by Howard Rachofsky the Dallasbased prominent art collector As a major collector within the art world Howard shares with us several insightful observations on the changes in the art world since the downturn Also as a recipient of a substantial guarantee in 2008 he provides his opinion on the future direction of the practice of auction house guarantees Meanwhile Howard addresses the reasons behind the supply dilemma auction houses are currently experiencing and whether or not the private market is facing a similar predicament Howard also gives us his initial impressions on the upcoming Contemporary auctions in New York Lastly Howard tells us about the 11th annual TWO x TWO charity dinner and auction he and his wife recently hosted to benefit The Foundation for AIDS Research and the Dallas Museum of Art click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/53ed393afd46d8eb59edd11b39efca28.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Matthew Slotover CoFounder and CoDirector of Frieze Art Fair and Frieze Magazine With the Frieze Art Fair taking place earlier this month Matthew shares his impressions on the fair including the sentiment amongst galleries and collectors the pace of transactions and how the reported number of sales compared to his personal expectations Also Matthew addresses changing trends at the fair including how galleries are curating their booths as well as the geographical breakdown of galleries applying to Frieze Then Matthew addresses whether or not Frieze has or ever will consider setting up a second fair outside of London Lastly Matthew discusses why art fairs have become so increasingly significant within the art market over the past few yearsnbsp click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/slotover.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/slotover.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Matthew Slotover CoFounder and CoDirector of Frieze Art Fair and Frieze Magazine With the Frieze Art Fair taking place earlier this month Matthew shares his impressions on the fair including the sentiment amongst galleries and collectors the pace of transactions and how the reported number of sales compared to his personal expectations Also Matthew addresses changing trends at the fair including how galleries are curating their booths as well as the geographical breakdown of galleries applying to Frieze Then Matthew addresses whether or not Frieze has or ever will consider setting up a second fair outside of London Lastly Matthew discusses why art fairs have become so increasingly significant within the art market over the past few yearsnbsp click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/6ead9b10155cac30f74ed64f67d20dca.gif In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Kenny Schachter writer independent curator and owner of Kenny Schachter Rove Gallery in Londonnbsp Kenny dissects the results of Sothebys and Christies first Major Contemporary auctions of the season which were held last week in Londonnbsp Further he provides his overall impressions of the entire week and how he thinks the market looks going forwardnbsp Also Kenny elaborates on an article he wrote in July in the Daily Mail in which he stated quotas an art lover I actually welcome the recessionquotnbsp Finally Kenny gives us his initial reaction to the inaugural Art amp Design Fair held in London last week in addition to how the economy has affected the Design industry click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/schachter.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/schachter.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Kenny Schachter writer independent curator and owner of Kenny Schachter Rove Gallery in Londonnbsp Kenny dissects the results of Sothebys and Christies first Major Contemporary auctions of the season which were held last week in Londonnbsp Further he provides his overall impressions of the entire week and how he thinks the market looks going forwardnbsp Also Kenny elaborates on an article he wrote in July in the Daily Mail in which he stated quotas an art lover I actually welcome the recessionquotnbsp Finally Kenny gives us his initial reaction to the inaugural Art amp Design Fair held in London last week in addition to how the economy has affected the Design industry click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/e030776402c586535953ccc6428cbcdb.jpg In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Andrew Rose President of Art Finance Partners an art finance company based in New York Andrew touches on several areas of the art lending industry including a discussion on the types of loans Art Finance Partners offers what happens when a debtor defaults on a loan and how the economic recession and subsequent art market downturn has impacted Art Finance Partners lending activities Andrew also addresses the predatory stigma some critics have associated with lending against art Lastly Andrew shares with us what has surprised him the most about this downturn as well as how he envisions the art market recovering both in the short and longterm click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/rose.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/rose.mp3 In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Andrew Rose President of Art Finance Partners an art finance company based in New York Andrew touches on several areas of the art lending industry including a discussion on the types of loans Art Finance Partners offers what happens when a debtor defaults on a loan and how the economic recession and subsequent art market downturn has impacted Art Finance Partners lending activities Andrew also addresses the predatory stigma some critics have associated with lending against art Lastly Andrew shares with us what has surprised him the most about this downturn as well as how he envisions the art market recovering both in the short and longterm click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/3bbbd0ec4c681cc1c8aeb74e7a281a1d.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Lisa Erf Director of the JP Morgan Chase Art Collectionnbsp Lisa begins by sharing the history and current makeup of this prominent corporate art collectionnbsp Also Lisa speculates on how the art market downturn will impact corporate art collections buying patterns in the near futurenbsp She also addresses the criticism that bailed out banks should not be able to maintain such vast art collectionsnbsp Lastly Lisa offers some advice to corporations contemplating developing art collections as well as lists the top benefits collections bring to their corporations click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/erf.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/erf.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Lisa Erf Director of the JP Morgan Chase Art Collectionnbsp Lisa begins by sharing the history and current makeup of this prominent corporate art collectionnbsp Also Lisa speculates on how the art market downturn will impact corporate art collections buying patterns in the near futurenbsp She also addresses the criticism that bailed out banks should not be able to maintain such vast art collectionsnbsp Lastly Lisa offers some advice to corporations contemplating developing art collections as well as lists the top benefits collections bring to their corporations click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/39950c8fd2cbd32aecc5cd7808633d77.jpg In this episode of the podcast we talk with Maithili Parekh Deputy Director of Sothebys who focuses on Indian business and working with Indian clients on a global levelnbsp With Sothebys Christies and Saffronart holding major Indian auctions in midSeptember we spoke with Maithili about the performance of Sothebys recent Indian salenbsp Maithili tells us about Sothebys strategy behind the auction composition how difficult it is today to acquire consignments compared to a few years ago and the demand among collectors for Indian Modern art vs Indian Contemporary artnbsp Lastly Maithili speaks about where she sees the Indian art market heading in the longterm future click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/parekh.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/parekh.mp3 In this episode of the podcast we talk with Maithili Parekh Deputy Director of Sothebys who focuses on Indian business and working with Indian clients on a global levelnbsp With Sothebys Christies and Saffronart holding major Indian auctions in midSeptember we spoke with Maithili about the performance of Sothebys recent Indian salenbsp Maithili tells us about Sothebys strategy behind the auction composition how difficult it is today to acquire consignments compared to a few years ago and the demand among collectors for Indian Modern art vs Indian Contemporary artnbsp Lastly Maithili speaks about where she sees the Indian art market heading in the longterm future click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/ebd3dc76312b17fef0ef60d442afb891.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Joe La Placa Director of All Visual Arts a unique hybrid arts enterprise that is building a collection of artworks produced by the artists they themselves promote and develop La Placa talks about the advantages of this structure and why he forsees similar types of organizations emerging in the future In regard to the art market downturn he discusses how the recession has impacted his collecting strategy Lastly La Placa shares with us the inspiration for his upcoming exhibition The Age of the Marvellous click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/laplaca.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/laplaca.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Joe La Placa Director of All Visual Arts a unique hybrid arts enterprise that is building a collection of artworks produced by the artists they themselves promote and develop La Placa talks about the advantages of this structure and why he forsees similar types of organizations emerging in the future In regard to the art market downturn he discusses how the recession has impacted his collecting strategy Lastly La Placa shares with us the inspiration for his upcoming exhibition The Age of the Marvellous click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/42dc984419a4896a429532ca010ce8b8.jpg In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Pamela Auchincloss CEO of the Artist Pension Trust the unique investment program that provides artists with longterm financial security through the collective contribution of their artworks into the trustnbsp Auchincloss discusses the philosophy behind the trust and how it benefits emerging and midcareer artists who are limited in their retirement plansnbsp She also addresses how the art market downturn has impacted both the holdings within the trust as well as potential artists interest in the trust click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/auchincloss.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/auchincloss.mp3 In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Pamela Auchincloss CEO of the Artist Pension Trust the unique investment program that provides artists with longterm financial security through the collective contribution of their artworks into the trustnbsp Auchincloss discusses the philosophy behind the trust and how it benefits emerging and midcareer artists who are limited in their retirement plansnbsp She also addresses how the art market downturn has impacted both the holdings within the trust as well as potential artists interest in the trust click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/824f53d6a650d1b902a3a5cf88812ba7.jpg In the first episode of the second season of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by three guests India Art Summit Director Neha Kirpal Indian art advisor Amrita Jhaveri and Mortimer Chatterjee owner of Chatterjee amp Lal Gallerynbsp Eachnbsp provides their differing perspectives on the success of the India Art Summit an emerging modern and contemporary Indian art fair which was held two weeks ago in New Dehlinbsp Kirpal Jhaveri and Chatterjee also discuss the current sentiment in the Indian marketplace as well as what kind of performance we can expect from the Indian art market in the upcoming few months click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/indianartsummit.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/indianartsummit.mp3 In the first episode of the second season of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by three guests India Art Summit Director Neha Kirpal Indian art advisor Amrita Jhaveri and Mortimer Chatterjee owner of Chatterjee amp Lal Gallerynbsp Eachnbsp provides their differing perspectives on the success of the India Art Summit an emerging modern and contemporary Indian art fair which was held two weeks ago in New Dehlinbsp Kirpal Jhaveri and Chatterjee also discuss the current sentiment in the Indian marketplace as well as what kind of performance we can expect from the Indian art market in the upcoming few months click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/ce5fc3b78098ccb810c0cb83c5ae8604.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Philip Hoffman founder and chief executive of the Fine Art Fund the prominent art investment fund based in Londonnbsp Hoffman touches on several areas including how the severe art market downturn has impacted the holdings in his fundsnbsp As manager of arguably the most established fund in the industry Hoffman shares the difficulties he encountered trying to raise capital for his initial fund several years ago and how that environment compares to todaynbsp Lastly Hoffman provides his thoughts on the future of the art market both in general terms and also relating to specific emerging art markets click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/hoffman.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/hoffman.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast we speak with Philip Hoffman founder and chief executive of the Fine Art Fund the prominent art investment fund based in Londonnbsp Hoffman touches on several areas including how the severe art market downturn has impacted the holdings in his fundsnbsp As manager of arguably the most established fund in the industry Hoffman shares the difficulties he encountered trying to raise capital for his initial fund several years ago and how that environment compares to todaynbsp Lastly Hoffman provides his thoughts on the future of the art market both in general terms and also relating to specific emerging art markets click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/8f8776cdbeaabdfd766864d7754bec23.jpg In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Sandy Kemper chairman and CEO of The Collectors Fund an art investment fund focused on 20th Century American mastersnbsp Sandy touches on several aspects of the fund including their art rotation program a unique concept which allows investors to enjoy the funds collection of art within their homesnbsp Sandy also discusses the funds strategy of purchasing proven artists as opposed to more speculative unvalidated contemporary artists a strategy which has proved to be successful during this art market downturnnbsp Lastly Sandy addresses the current state of the art investment fund industry and tells us what needs to happen if the crippled industry wants to get back on track click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/kemper.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/kemper.mp3 In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Sandy Kemper chairman and CEO of The Collectors Fund an art investment fund focused on 20th Century American mastersnbsp Sandy touches on several aspects of the fund including their art rotation program a unique concept which allows investors to enjoy the funds collection of art within their homesnbsp Sandy also discusses the funds strategy of purchasing proven artists as opposed to more speculative unvalidated contemporary artists a strategy which has proved to be successful during this art market downturnnbsp Lastly Sandy addresses the current state of the art investment fund industry and tells us what needs to happen if the crippled industry wants to get back on track click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/6832651130bcbb82f70dfe55a08c43d9.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast art dealer and author Richard Polsky rejoins the podcastnbsp Polsky shares his thoughts on the results of the recent Contemporary auctions in London and what they tell us about the state of the art marketnbsp Polsky also addresses the curious and fascinating markets of Alexander Calder and Peter Doig artists who seem to not only been unaffected by the recession but have actually prospered during this timenbsp Lastly Polsky speculates on what kind of art market activity we should expect during the art market quotsummer vacationquot and if the hiatus is coming at a good time for the art market given where it is in the recovery process click image for permalink nbsp nbsp nbspnbsp http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/polsky3.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/polsky3.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast art dealer and author Richard Polsky rejoins the podcastnbsp Polsky shares his thoughts on the results of the recent Contemporary auctions in London and what they tell us about the state of the art marketnbsp Polsky also addresses the curious and fascinating markets of Alexander Calder and Peter Doig artists who seem to not only been unaffected by the recession but have actually prospered during this timenbsp Lastly Polsky speculates on what kind of art market activity we should expect during the art market quotsummer vacationquot and if the hiatus is coming at a good time for the art market given where it is in the recovery process click image for permalink nbsp nbsp nbspnbsp ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/95f8968b5a181397b9af1b839410ecb5.jpg In this video podcast we preview ArtTactics June 2009 US amp European Art Market Confidence Survey Reportnbsp We are joined by founder and managing director of ArtTactic Anders Petterson who discusses some of the key findings in this editions reportnbsp Thenbspfull report is available for sale here at ArtTacticcom click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mov/csjune09.mov http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mov/csjune09.mov In this video podcast we preview ArtTactics June 2009 US amp European Art Market Confidence Survey Reportnbsp We are joined by founder and managing director of ArtTactic Anders Petterson who discusses some of the key findings in this editions reportnbsp Thenbspfull report is available for sale here at ArtTacticcom click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/d99eaa5990617174fcee874e8559864f.jpg In this exclusive ArtTactic Podcast Insider QampA wersquore joined by two guests David Ciclitira founder of Korean Eye and Rodman Primack Phillip de Purys London chairmannbsp In this episode David and Rodman discuss in detail the Korean Eye an international initiative with the goal of broadening the exposure and appeal of Korean contemporary art as well as its current exhibition in London at the Saatchi Gallerynbsp The two also discuss several aspects of the Korean contemporary art market including the current art scene within Korea and how it has evolved over the past five yearsnbsp Lastly the two identify present advantageous buying opportunities and also provide their future outlooks of the Korean contemporary art market specifically to what degree the West will embrace the movement in the longterm click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/koreaneye.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/koreaneye.mp3 In this exclusive ArtTactic Podcast Insider QampA wersquore joined by two guests David Ciclitira founder of Korean Eye and Rodman Primack Phillip de Purys London chairmannbsp In this episode David and Rodman discuss in detail the Korean Eye an international initiative with the goal of broadening the exposure and appeal of Korean contemporary art as well as its current exhibition in London at the Saatchi Gallerynbsp The two also discuss several aspects of the Korean contemporary art market including the current art scene within Korea and how it has evolved over the past five yearsnbsp Lastly the two identify present advantageous buying opportunities and also provide their future outlooks of the Korean contemporary art market specifically to what degree the West will embrace the movement in the longterm click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/1dc170f7c875a1338d785ccb0ec7ef4f.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Amrita Jhaveri founder of AM art India Private Limitednbsp Amrita provides us with her thoughts on the most recent major Indian contemporary and modern art auctions that occurred earlier this month in London as well how the downturn has impacted the health of the Indian art marketnbsp Also Amrita speaks about several of the reasons behind the amazing development of the modern amp contemporary Indian Art Market over the past decadenbsp She also touches on how the plethora of art funds in India and consequently excessive speculation influenced the growth of the Indian art marketnbsp Lastly Amrita gives us her opinions on how she envisions the Indian Art Market developing in the longterm future click image for permalink nbsp nbsp nbspnbsp http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/jhaveri.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/jhaveri.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Amrita Jhaveri founder of AM art India Private Limitednbsp Amrita provides us with her thoughts on the most recent major Indian contemporary and modern art auctions that occurred earlier this month in London as well how the downturn has impacted the health of the Indian art marketnbsp Also Amrita speaks about several of the reasons behind the amazing development of the modern amp contemporary Indian Art Market over the past decadenbsp She also touches on how the plethora of art funds in India and consequently excessive speculation influenced the growth of the Indian art marketnbsp Lastly Amrita gives us her opinions on how she envisions the Indian Art Market developing in the longterm future click image for permalink nbsp nbsp nbspnbsp ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/208fbef6c66582a071c8874637706c59.jpg In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we talk with Randall Willette Founder and Managing Director of Fine Art Wealth Managementnbsp Randall touches on several areas of interest most notably the art investment fund industrynbsp He goes indepth in his analysis of the nascent industry including dissecting the different types of strategies implemented by funds discussing how the economy has affected funds and speculating on the future direction of the industrynbsp Also Randall examines how private banks have embraced art as an asset class over the past five years while also speaking on succession planning and philanthropy for individuals involved in the art market click image for permalink nbsp nbsp nbspnbsp http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/willette.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/willette.mp3 In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast we talk with Randall Willette Founder and Managing Director of Fine Art Wealth Managementnbsp Randall touches on several areas of interest most notably the art investment fund industrynbsp He goes indepth in his analysis of the nascent industry including dissecting the different types of strategies implemented by funds discussing how the economy has affected funds and speculating on the future direction of the industrynbsp Also Randall examines how private banks have embraced art as an asset class over the past five years while also speaking on succession planning and philanthropy for individuals involved in the art market click image for permalink nbsp nbsp nbspnbsp ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/b2724d354b1be437c1a1eb1f65f13724.jpg In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Jonathan Lee chair of The Rose Art Museum Board of Directors at Brandeis Universitynbsp Jonathan talks in detail about several issues pertaining to Brandeis Universitys controversial decision to close the museumnbsp Jonathan first shares the boards initial reaction to the announcement of the closing then dissects the closing of the museum from both a legal and ethical perspectivenbsp Jonathan also explains why he wouldnt be okay with Brandeis University selling part of the museums collection even if the academic standards of the university are at stakenbsp Lastly Jonathan speaks about the proposed transformation of the Rose Art Museum space from a museum to a teaching center and what it will be like without former Director Michael Rush click image for permalink nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/lee.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/lee.mp3 In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast were joined by Jonathan Lee chair of The Rose Art Museum Board of Directors at Brandeis Universitynbsp Jonathan talks in detail about several issues pertaining to Brandeis Universitys controversial decision to close the museumnbsp Jonathan first shares the boards initial reaction to the announcement of the closing then dissects the closing of the museum from both a legal and ethical perspectivenbsp Jonathan also explains why he wouldnt be okay with Brandeis University selling part of the museums collection even if the academic standards of the university are at stakenbsp Lastly Jonathan speaks about the proposed transformation of the Rose Art Museum space from a museum to a teaching center and what it will be like without former Director Michael Rush click image for permalink nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/dc0a1737d197eacf1fb639ad254e0e0d.jpg In this exclusive ArtTactic Podcast Insider QampA wersquore joined by Angus Murray founder and managing principal of Castlestone Managementnbsp In the episode Murray goes into detail about his newly launched art investment fund Collection of Modern Artnbsp Murray begins by elaborating on his beliefs of art as a legitimate real asset as well as comparing its performance to other assetsnbsp Murray then shares with us the overall investment philosophy of the fund including what kind of artists they will invest in and the reasons behind these purchasing decisionsnbspnbsp Also Murray explains the structure of the fund in length including why he chose to set up the fund as a regulated openended mutual fund as well as the reasons behind the low minimum investment entry levelnbsp Lastly Murray speculates on the future direction of both the art market and the niche art investment fund industry click image for permalinknbspnbspnbsp http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/murray.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/murray.mp3 In this exclusive ArtTactic Podcast Insider QampA wersquore joined by Angus Murray founder and managing principal of Castlestone Managementnbsp In the episode Murray goes into detail about his newly launched art investment fund Collection of Modern Artnbsp Murray begins by elaborating on his beliefs of art as a legitimate real asset as well as comparing its performance to other assetsnbsp Murray then shares with us the overall investment philosophy of the fund including what kind of artists they will invest in and the reasons behind these purchasing decisionsnbspnbsp Also Murray explains the structure of the fund in length including why he chose to set up the fund as a regulated openended mutual fund as well as the reasons behind the low minimum investment entry levelnbsp Lastly Murray speculates on the future direction of both the art market and the niche art investment fund industry click image for permalinknbspnbspnbsp ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/b7ddb1a0dbdc7ef9fac3dc8ed4fa0e02.jpg In part 2 of our podcast with Michael Moses the professor thoroughly discusses asset allocation and how art has performed on a historical basis in comparison to more traditional securitiesnbsp Moses also provides his opinion on art investment funds and when it would make sense for an individual to invest in onenbsp Lastly the professor addresses the idea of betting on the Mei Moses Index and what it could mean for collectors as well as auction houses in the future click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/moses2.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/moses2.mp3 In part 2 of our podcast with Michael Moses the professor thoroughly discusses asset allocation and how art has performed on a historical basis in comparison to more traditional securitiesnbsp Moses also provides his opinion on art investment funds and when it would make sense for an individual to invest in onenbsp Lastly the professor addresses the idea of betting on the Mei Moses Index and what it could mean for collectors as well as auction houses in the future click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/a607fd006ba31bb7d9d3772af6769745.jpg In this podcast Larry Warsh founder of AW Asia a private organization in New York City that promotes contemporary Chinese art discusses the phenomenal development of the contemporary Chinese art market over the past decade Warsh also previews the upcoming Christies Asian Contemporary Art amp Chinese 20th Century Art sale in Hong Kong Warsh offers his thoughts and insight on the progression and longterm future of the contemporary Chinese art market as well as his views on the new Chinese collector base and its financial implications the scarcity of important historical artists and the growth of Chinese photography click image for permalinknbsp http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/warsh.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/warsh.mp3 In this podcast Larry Warsh founder of AW Asia a private organization in New York City that promotes contemporary Chinese art discusses the phenomenal development of the contemporary Chinese art market over the past decade Warsh also previews the upcoming Christies Asian Contemporary Art amp Chinese 20th Century Art sale in Hong Kong Warsh offers his thoughts and insight on the progression and longterm future of the contemporary Chinese art market as well as his views on the new Chinese collector base and its financial implications the scarcity of important historical artists and the growth of Chinese photography click image for permalinknbsp ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/3c9e232350658f62605690b1fc51d9b3.jpg In the first part of our podcast with Professor Michael Moses cofounder of the Mei Moses Art Index and Beautiful Asset Advisors Professor Moses discusses the recent performance of the Mei Moses Art Index and provides some perspective by comparing it to past art market downturnsnbsp Also Moses shares his thoughts on the excessive guarantees previously offered by auction houses as well as why despite new wealth in the art market the downturn still transpired to the degree that it did click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/moses1.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/moses1.mp3 In the first part of our podcast with Professor Michael Moses cofounder of the Mei Moses Art Index and Beautiful Asset Advisors Professor Moses discusses the recent performance of the Mei Moses Art Index and provides some perspective by comparing it to past art market downturnsnbsp Also Moses shares his thoughts on the excessive guarantees previously offered by auction houses as well as why despite new wealth in the art market the downturn still transpired to the degree that it did click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/b32f433c9a04d75d1cb0c6c4b0be4af2.jpg In this preview to ArtTactics May 2009 Indian Art Market Confidence Survey Report we are joined by founder and managing director of ArtTactic Anders Petterson who discusses some of the key findings in this editions reportnbsp Also Anders introduces us to ArtTactics Survival Rating methodology which for the first time is applied to the Indian art marketnbsp The thorough report is available for sale at ArtTacticcom click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mov/indiamay09.mov http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mov/indiamay09.mov In this preview to ArtTactics May 2009 Indian Art Market Confidence Survey Report we are joined by founder and managing director of ArtTactic Anders Petterson who discusses some of the key findings in this editions reportnbsp Also Anders introduces us to ArtTactics Survival Rating methodology which for the first time is applied to the Indian art marketnbsp The thorough report is available for sale at ArtTacticcom click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/0600b2f39c2170491208c24835d0a091.jpg In part 2 of our interview with art dealer and author Richard Polsky we ask Richard his opinion on the staying power of prominent artists Richard Prince Banksy Cecily Brown and Elizabeth Peytonnbsp Then Richard discusses the contents of his first book I Bought Andy Warhol as well as his upcoming sequel I Sold Andy Warhol Too Soonnbsp Included in the discussion Richard shares an anecdote about a food fight he witnessed at an event in a Los Angelesbased art gallery click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/polsky2.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/polsky2.mp3 In part 2 of our interview with art dealer and author Richard Polsky we ask Richard his opinion on the staying power of prominent artists Richard Prince Banksy Cecily Brown and Elizabeth Peytonnbsp Then Richard discusses the contents of his first book I Bought Andy Warhol as well as his upcoming sequel I Sold Andy Warhol Too Soonnbsp Included in the discussion Richard shares an anecdote about a food fight he witnessed at an event in a Los Angelesbased art gallery click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/20cf70016d755d94a3c2de49fa3e3324.jpg In part 1 of our interview with art dealer and author Richard Polsky Richard examines the major events that led to the significant decline in the art marketnbsp He also addresses the importance of the upcoming May auctions in New York as well the reasons behind the makeup of these salesnbsp Lastly Richard details the necessary steps that must transpire in the near future in order for the recovery process to begin click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/polsky1.mp3 http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mp3/polsky1.mp3 In part 1 of our interview with art dealer and author Richard Polsky Richard examines the major events that led to the significant decline in the art marketnbsp He also addresses the importance of the upcoming May auctions in New York as well the reasons behind the makeup of these salesnbsp Lastly Richard details the necessary steps that must transpire in the near future in order for the recovery process to begin click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/7951b3d3efc91b42ffd1f93a7c7e74ce.jpg In the introduction video to the ArtTactic Podcast we provide you with an overview of the kind of content you can expect in future podcastsnbsp This includes both exclusive indepth interviews with key art market figures as well as sneak peaks into ArtTactic products click image for permalink http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mov/introduction.mov http://www.whitewallsareugly.com/mov/introduction.mov In the introduction video to the ArtTactic Podcast we provide you with an overview of the kind of content you can expect in future podcastsnbsp This includes both exclusive indepth interviews with key art market figures as well as sneak peaks into ArtTactic products click image for permalink ArtTactic.com http://www.arttactic.com/images/podcasts/bad6088a19c2cb83168c5ff8589268d3.gif