In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, George Bailey, co-founder of The Auction Room, joins us to talk about his new online auction site. First, George discusses the company's focus on the lower end of the art market, property just below the value threshold that a traditional auction house possesses. Also, he explains why The Auction Room will host Middle Eastern contemporary art sales and what opportunities exist in this emerging art market. Then, George elaborates on the advantages a small, online auction house has over larger, trad...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Shelley Fischer, president of Medallion Fine Art, speaks with us about their entrance into the art lending industry. First, as the number of art financing firms continues to increase, Shelley helps us differentiate the various types of lenders and explains how Medallion distinguishes itself from these other companies. Then, she illustrates the wide-ranging types of persons and companies who are actively borrowing against their art collections. Also, Shelley discusses how various economic conditio...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Sebastian Cwilich, President and COO of Artsy, joins us to update us on how things are going at the art e-commerce company. First, Sebastian explains one of the unique aspects of Artsy, the development and implementation of an algorithm that assesses art as well as users' tastes through a series of aesthetic and art historical characteristics. Then, Sebastian recaps Artsy's experience partnering with the Armory Show to exhibit works online in advance of the fair. He reveals during this partn...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Adam Fields, vice president of artists and institutions at Artspace, speaks with us about Artspace and the art e-commerce industry. First, Adam touches on the company's relationships with non-profit instutions and the process involved with selling artworks on their behalf. Also, he discusses the motivation behind Artspace's recent acquisition of VIP Art, the first online-only art fair. Additionally, Adam discusses the diverse range of clients Artspace has attracted and he shares with us some conc...

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we have a 3-way pod as we're here with Amanda Coulson and Uli Voges, co-founders of Foundation, a new company offering financial products to its art gallery members including a first in the art market, the offering of factoring. First, Amanda and Uli explain how via factoring, for a small fee, Foundation provides cash advances to galleries shortly after a work has been sold and invoiced. Then, they put in perspective how prolific of an issue is liquidity struggles for galleries in the art world....

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Noah Horowitz, executive director of The Armory Show, returns to the podcast to recap this year's edition of the fair. First, Noah discusses how exhibitors faired from a sales perspective, while also touching on what he learned about where the market is as well as how comfortable collectors continue to feel about spending money on high-priced artworks given economic conditions and the looming threat of tax increases. From an aesthetic vantage point, Noah shares with us some trends noticeable...

In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by ArtBanc's Jeremy Eckstein and Antonia Kimbell, to discuss their new online art platform that brings together private collectors, trusts and estates and their professional advisors as sellers; and a select group of accredited international fine art dealers and art advisors as the buyers in this marketplace. After briefing explaining the concept of their platform, Jeremy and Antonio explain the benefits of selling on ArtBanc as opposed to an auction house, gallery or dealer....

In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Antony Riand, Executive Director of ArtViatic, a new online art platform for buyers and sellers to negotiate directly, without intermediaries. First, Antony explains ArtViatic's platform in detail as well as why such a direct platform is needed and can work successfully in the art market. Then, he discusses the advantages of buying and selling via ArtViatic's discrete platform versus transacting at auction or via a gallery. Lastly, Antony tells us if he believes seeing an ar...

In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we're joined by art advisor William "Tylee" Abbott, as we examine the American art market. After briefly breaking down the major movements within the American art genre, Tylee explains why the American art market has only recently recovered from the art market downturn experienced as a result of the credit crisis, while on the other hand, several segments of the art market rebounded at an expedited pace. Then, Tylee analyzes the most recent American art auction results and elaborates on the reasons...

In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Rüdiger Weng, CEO of Weng Fine Art, returns to the podcast to update us on how things are going since becoming a publicly traded company just over a year ago. Rudy first tells us how transforming into a publicly traded art company has impacted how he runs his business. Then, Rudy speculates if he anticipates other art businesses going public as a result of Weng Fine Art's success. Also, he explains his involvement in Redline Capital's takeover attempt of Artnet as well as where he se...