Lives In: NYC

Patrick Hill is Associate Editor of The Baer Faxt. A writer, editor, and multidisciplinary artist based in New York City, Patrick brings a wide range of experiences and connections from the worlds of literature, arts criticism, and journalism to The Baer Faxt’s portfolio of digital content. Nothing excites Patrick more than finding creative solutions to art world challenges by way of underground communities, breaking down walls and building bridges between unlikely collaborators in the process.

Prior to joining The Baer Faxt, Patrick was part of the editorial staff at The Brooklyn Rail. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute’s BFA Writing program. 

Fun Fact: Patrick is a musicology enthusiast and maintains a large collection of obscure, forgotten, and bootlegged recordings.

Lives In: NYC

Will is a writer, editor, and producer for The Baer Faxt’s news-driven programming, working with auction houses, art fairs, galleries, museums and artist studios and foundations to keep tabs on what’s happening and what’s important to know about the art market on any given day. He also lends vital support to The Baer Faxt Art Advisory program, which focuses on providing educational resources and timely, individualized consulting services to new and established collectors.

Will holds a B.A. from Princeton University, where he studied comparative literature with a focus on art history and music.

Fun fact: That welcoming voice you hear in between segments of The Baer Faxt Podcast? That’s our own Will Griffith.

Lives In: Hong Kong and New York

Claire brings a diversity of professional expertise to The Baer Faxt team, with her background as a writer, producer, event organizer, curator, and crypto art investor. As a multifaceted professional with a broad network of contacts both within and beyond the art world, Claire comfortably bridges complex topics in art, capital markets, emerging technology, and feminist narratives, and is committed to fostering innovation in the evolving digital art landscape.

With a keen eye for the nexus between technology and art, she serves as a columnist for artnet, advises on several NFT start-up projects, collaborates as a partner with Accidental Art, and writes and curates for numerous art world entities on an independent basis. She previously co-organized the Hong Kong New Star Young Artists Initiative (Accidental Art, 2017-2019), co-organized and curated the Cyber-Beijing Art Festival (TMTPost, 2021), and served on the jury for Art Dream Fund, co-organizing its Visual-Audio Award (APENFT, 2022), and co-producing the MEME Tuesday crypto podcast (Foresight News, 2021-2023). She also co-produced the exhibition "NFT, the Birth of New Tools" (Tong Gallery+Projects, 2022), and curated "Ting Song: Reverse Cyborg Apocalypse in Progress" (4C Gallery, 2023). In 2023, she was named one of 10 female writers in the publication "In the Name of Her" for her essay "Coded Gaze: How Women Are Reinventing Artificial Intelligence" (The Art Newspaper China, 2023).

Claire's writings have been published in The Art Newspaper China, artnet, Wall Street Journal China, and artnow, among others. She attended Fudan University, Columbia University, and Parsons School of Design, and her ongoing research interests include the secondary art market, new media and digital art, blockchain, and artificial intelligence, especially with a perspective on feminist studies.

Fun fact: Claire is a keen adventurer in both literal and physical worlds. She also writes fan-fiction stories, and is training for the CASI snowboard instructor license, in addition to her diving and orienteering interests.

Lives In:  NYC

As Manager for The Baer Faxt, Yulia is in charge of administration and operation for The Baer Faxt, working with our subscribers, advisory clients, sponsors and advertisers. She joined The Baer Faxt with a strong background in art administration, having worked at both Sotheby's and Bonhams. At Bonhams, she was a Cataloguer & Sale Coordinator in Modern Decorative Art & Design, where she managed important pieces through the sale process, including items by Tiffany Studios, Isamu Noguchi, and Les Lalanne.

Yulia holds an M.A. from Sotheby's Institute of Art, with a focus on design and fine art.

Fun fact: Outside of work, Yulia loves to travel, explore museums, and indulge in baking cookies and cakes.

Lives In: Shanghai

Boliang Shen joined The Baer Faxt team as part of its global expansion in 2023, and leads content strategy and production for The Baer Faxt’s popular video, podcast, and live-streaming news formats. He has over 15 years of professional experience as a curator, writer, editor, and producer in the fields of global contemporary art and culture. 

Among his many editorial achievements, Boliang was previously senior editor and correspondent for Artinfo China; content director and co-host of the BoomEar Art Podcast of the FTChinese; cultural curator of Anomaly Shanghai; and editor-at-large of The Art Newspaper China. He has written extensively on art and culture for global publications, including Flash Art, Artinfo, The Art Newspaper China, Artforum China, Leap, and FTChinese, and received the “Crossing Borders” writer’s grant from the Robert Bosch Stiftung.

As a curator, Boliang’s recent projects include “Son: Signal of Authority” (inCube Arts, New York, 2016), “Cold Nights” (UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, 2017), “Magic Square: Art and Literature in Mirror Image” (1st Beijing Biennial, Beijing, 2022), and the 8th EU-China Literary Festival (multiple cities, China, 2023). Boliang received an M.A. in Museum Studies from New York University and enrolled in the Gwangju Biennale International Curator Course.

Fun Fact: Boliang is a poet and cat lover.

Lives in:  NYC

Josh Baer holds an unrivaled position in the art business as a trusted art advisor to world-class collectors, having completed over $500m worth of transactions.

Since 2020, with the support of investors LionTree and collector Glenn Fuhrman, The Baer Faxt has grown exponentially in size and scope. Josh now delivers The Baer Faxt’s news and commentary in a variety of formats that supplement the core newsletter, including video, podcast, live streaming and social media formats. In 2021, he introduced The Baer Faxt Art Advisory, a membership service that offers collectors individualized guidance and consultation. As the Baer Faxt enters its 30^th year, Josh and his extended global team of art market experts continue to develop new content and advisory offerings to meet the needs of today’s art collectors.

Art, artists, and the art market are in Josh’s DNA; his mother is the pioneering Minimalist artist Jo Baer. His early career as a gallerist began at White Columns Gallery in New York, where he was director from 1979-83, before opening his own gallery in 1985, where he represented the artists Chris Burden, Lorna Simpson, Nancy Spero, and Leon Golub, among others. In 1994, seeing a need for an experienced insider’s view of the art market, he launched The Baer Faxt Newsletter, a first-of-its-kind news source for the art market. In 1996, he began tracking auction house transactions, ultimately recording more than 12,000 data points for what would become The Baer Faxt Auction Database – a trusted resource for buyer and underbidder data.

Fun Fact: Though he earned a master’s degree in Computer Science, Josh couldn’t resist the pull of New York’s legendary arts scene in the ‘80s. He rented an alternative art space, wrote for an arts magazine, and co-founded the rock label Neutral Records, ultimately releasing 14 records, including 2 by pioneering alt-rock band Sonic Youth.