Category: The Baer Faxt Live

Esther Schipper on sales and gallery prices amidst a changing market

Gallery founder Esther Schipper sat down with Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel in Basel, recorded live during the VIP opening of the fair. Listen as Esther shares her first-hand perspective on her sales success at this year’s edition of the fair, her gallery’s expansion into Asia, and the ways collectors’ tastes are shifting amidst these tumultuous times. The pair also debate the ways galleries and artists might adjust their pricing strategies to respond to the current art market. As a Supporting Media Partner of Art Basel, this marks our third edition of The Baer Faxt Live, following Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Basel Hong Kong. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is brought to you by Artlogic. This conversation was recorded June 11, 2024.

Magnus Resch on how the art world can evolve to attract new collectors

Magnus Resch, art economist and author, sat down with Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel in Basel, recorded live during the VIP opening of the fair. Listen as the pair discuss their impressions of this year’s edition of the fair, and the large gap between the galleries and artists at the very top of the art market and all those below. They also share their opinions on the ways the art world can evolve to expand the market and attract future generations of collectors. As a Supporting Media Partner of Art Basel, this marks our third edition of The Baer Faxt Live, following Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Basel Hong Kong. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is brought to you by Artlogic. This conversation was recorded June 11, 2024.

Vincenzo de Bellis on exhibitor selection committees and what makes a fair successful

Listen as the pair discuss their impressions of this year’s edition, the ingredients for a successful fair, and Art Basel’s strategies for continued growth. Vincenzo also takes us behind the scenes of Art Basel’s exhibitor selection committee process as he and Josh debate the calls for greater transparency. As a Supporting Media Partner of Art Basel, this marks our third edition of The Baer Faxt Live, following Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Basel Hong Kong. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is brought to you by Artlogic. This conversation was recorded June 11, 2024.

Doryun Chong on how M+ Museum curators select works for acquisition at the fair

Doryun Chong, Deputy Director, Curatorial and Chief Curator, M+, sat down with Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Hong Kong, recorded live during the VIP opening of the fair. Doryun reveals how he and his fellow curators at M+ acquire artworks at the fair for the museum’s collection, and responds to the pressure to live up to the high expectations surrounding the museum’s long-anticipated opening in recent years. As a Supporting Media Partner of Art Basel, this marked our second edition of The Baer Faxt Live, after making its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach in December. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is brought to you by East West Bank. This conversation was recorded Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Evan Chow on the importance of seeing art in person and other tips for acquiring artworks

Evan Chow, art collector and patron, sat down with Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Hong Kong, livestreamed during the VIP opening of the fair. In their conversation, Evan and Josh discuss the importance of seeing artworks in person at the fair before deciding to buy them, and the difficulty of showing minimalist art online. Evan also shares his personal collecting tips, and his latest projects as a patron of the New Museum and several other museums. As a Supporting Media Partner of Art Basel, this marked our second edition of The Baer Faxt Live, after making its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach in December. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is brought to you by East West Bank. This conversation was recorded Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Amy Cappellazzo on how to seek out top-quality works at art fairs

Amy Cappellazzo, Founding Partner of Art Intelligence Global, sat down with Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Hong Kong, livestreamed during the VIP opening of the fair. Amy shares her impressions of the art and collectors at this year’s fair and her advice as an advisor on how to seek out top-quality pieces at art fairs, explaining that for her, it’s not always about what’s hanging in the booth. As a Supporting Media Partner of Art Basel, this marked our second edition of The Baer Faxt Live, after making its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach in December. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is brought to you by East West Bank. This conversation was recorded Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Elaine Kwok on gallery sales and the growth of Hong Kong’s art scene

Elaine Kwok, Managing Partner, Asia of Hauser & Wirth sat down with Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Hong Kong, livestreamed during the VIP opening of the fair. Elaine shares her observations on the collectors and sales at this year’s edition of the fair, the latest presentations in Hong Kong by the gallery’s artists, and her thoughts on the transformative impact that M+ museum has had on the institutional art scene in the city, and in Asia in general. As a Supporting Media Partner of Art Basel, this marked the second edition of The Baer Faxt Live, after making its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2023. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is brought to you by East West Bank. This conversation was recorded Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Angelle Siyang-Le on how galleries can draw in the savvy new generation of collectors

Angelle Siyang-Le, Director of Art Basel Hong Kong, joined Josh Baer at the fair’s VIP opening on Tuesday, March 26 for The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Hong Kong. In their live conversation, Angelle shares her insights into the collectors attending this year’s edition of the fair and her impressions of the market. She describes the savvy of the younger generation of collectors, and Josh offers his advice to Western galleries exhibiting at the fair, before they discuss how the fair and Hong Kong’s art scene in general has evolved in recent years. As a Supporting Media Partner of Art Basel, this marked the second edition of The Baer Faxt Live, after making its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2023. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is brought to you by East West Bank. This conversation was recorded Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Adam Lindemann on his infamous 2011 op-ed, “Occupy Art Basel Miami Beach, Now!”

Josh is joined by Adam Lindemann for part 4 of The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Miami Beach, the debut edition of our new interview series livestreaming from top art events around the globe. In this conversation, collector and Venus over Manhattan founder Adam Lindemann opens up about how sales went at this year’s fair, and the backstory behind his infamous 2011 op-ed, “Occupy Art Basel Miami Beach, Now!” The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Miami Beach is presented in partnership with Art Basel and brought to you by Heritage Auctions and Turon Travel.