The Baer Faxt Podcast

47:16

Jeff Poe, Vol. 2

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/10/24

In this episode, our host Josh Baer speaks with returning guest, the ex-Blum and Poe Founder Jeff Poe. In part one of the conversation, Jeff discusses on the present and future states of the market, how galleries and artists can adapt to survive, and if the grass really is greener on the other side, one year after his retirement from the art world. Then, tune in as Poe shares his thoughts on the challenges facing galleries of all sizes, the pressures influencing today’s art prices, and the

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32:20

Takashi Murakami & An Open Letter

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/09/26

In this episode, our host Josh Baer speaks with artist Takashi Murakami. In part one of the conversation, Murakami explains how he's built his global, multifaceted career, and reflects on his open letter in response to our episode with Jeff Poe. Then, ...

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32:20

Takashi Murakami

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/09/26

In this episode, our host Josh Baer speaks with artist Takashi Murakami. In part one of the conversation, Murakami explains how he's built his global, multifaceted career, and reflects on his open letter in response to our episode with Jeff Poe.Then, listen as Murakami discusses his relationship to pop culture & luxury, the difficulties for an Asian artist to prosper in the West, and how the lasting impacts of World War II have influenced Japan’s contemporary culture. In part three of the

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71:21

Summer Edition

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/08/29

In this episode, we take a look back at some of our team's favorite moments from the past year and a half of The Baer Faxt Podcast. Join us as our host, Josh Baer, founder of The Baer Faxt, talks through highlights and epic stories from our exclusive, ...

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01:11:21

Summer Edition

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/08/29

In this episode, we take a look back at some of our team's favorite moments from the past year and a half of The Baer Faxt Podcast.Join us as our host, Josh Baer, founder of The Baer Faxt, talks through highlights and epic stories from our exclusive, in-depth art world conversations with art world movers, shakers, and groundbreakers—from gallerist Jeff Poe and critic Jerry Saltz all the way to our very first episode with artist Beeple. Whether you’re a longtime listener or just tuning in for

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49:09

Alicja Kwade

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/08/29

In this episode, our President and Executive Producer Luyang Jiang visits artist Alicja Kwade in her Berlin studio. In the first part of the conversation, Alicja shares how she relates to the art market as an established artist, and her advice for youn...

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49:09

Alicja Kwade

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/06/27

In this episode, our President and Executive Producer Luyang Jiang visits artist Alicja Kwade in her Berlin studio. In the first part of the conversation, Alicja shares how she relates to the art market as an established artist, and her advice for young artists on putting themselves out into the world.Then, listen as she reveals her childhood story of how she ended up moving from Poland to Germany, her path to becoming an artist, and the ways influences from science and philosophy in her work

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37:54

Alexander S. C. Rower

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/05/23

In this episode, Josh sits down with Alexander S. C. Rower, President of the Calder Foundation (and the artist’s grandson), at the Foundation’s offices in Chelsea, New York. Listen as Rower shares his personal journey fostering his grandfather’s legacy...

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37:54

Alexander S. C. Rower

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2024/05/23

In this episode, Josh sits down with Alexander S. C. Rower, President of the Calder Foundation (and the artist’s grandson), at the Foundation’s offices in Chelsea, New York. Listen as Rower shares his personal journey fostering his grandfather’s legacy, and the secrets behind the greatest exhibitions he’s worked on with the foundation. He and Josh also discuss the Foundation’s approaches to scholarship and requests for examination of Calder’s works, and the ways that artists’ foundations can

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32:13

Baer with Me: Hong Kong

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/04/11

This episode marks the one-year anniversary of The Baer Faxt Podcast, and the second episode of Baer with Me, our mini-series of The Baer Faxt Podcast hosted by our President, Luyang Jiang, with market insights from Josh Baer.On the last day of our busy Hong Kong Art Week, Josh and Luyang sat down with The Baer Faxt's team members based in Asia, Boliang Shen, our Content Strategist in Shanghai, and Claire Huang, our Business Development Consultant in Hong Kong, to compare their observations from

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32:13

Baer with Me: Hong Kong

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/04/11

This episode marks the one-year anniversary of The Baer Faxt Podcast, and the second episode of Baer with Me, our mini-series of The Baer Faxt Podcast hosted by our President, Luyang Jiang, with market insights from Josh Baer. On the last day of our bu...

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31:25

Jussi Pylkännen

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/03/21

Jussi Pylkkänen joins Josh for his first sit-down interview since leaving his role as Global President of Christie's after nearly 40 years to start his own independent advisory, Art Pylkkänen.Jussi reveals the secret art of the auctioneer, sharing his favorite stories from his time negotiating deals and taking bids at the auctioneer's rostrum for many of the biggest record-breaking sales in recent years. Listen as he describes how he coaxed out the final bids for the $400 million sale of Leonardo

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31:25

Art Advisor, Auction Extraordinaire Jussi Pylkkänen

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/03/21

Jussi Pylkkänen joins Josh for his first sit-down interview since leaving his role as Global President of Christie's after nearly 40 years to start his own independent advisory, Art Pylkkänen. Jussi reveals the secret art of the auctioneer, sharing his...

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34:33

Melissa Chiu: 10 Years at the Hirshhorn

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/02/22

Josh sits down with Melissa Chiu, Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on the occasion of the museum's 50th anniversary, and the 10th anniversary of her tenure as Director. Listen as Melissa reflects on the unique role of the national ...

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34:33

Melissa Chiu

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/02/22

Josh sits down with Melissa Chiu, Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on the occasion of the museum's 50th anniversary, and the 10th anniversary of her tenure as Director.Listen as Melissa reflects on the unique role of the national museum, their TV show, The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist, and the ways artists have influenced the museum, from Hiroshi Sugimoto's vision for the revitalized sculpture garden, to the impact of Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms. She also

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27:26

Baer with Me: 2024 Predictions

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/01/25

Baer with Me is our new mini-series of The Baer Faxt Podcast, building on our past episodes featuring Josh Baer's insights on the current state of the art market. Hosted by Luyang Jiang, our President and Executive Producer of our Podcast, Baer with Me will feature regular updates on the latest trends in the global art market. For our debut episode, Josh shares his predictions for the art business in 2024—how to buy the dip, a comeback for NFTs, and the bull market to come as interest rates

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27:26

Baer with Me: 2024 Predictions

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2024/01/25

Baer with Me is our new mini-series of The Baer Faxt Podcast, building on our past episodes featuring Josh Baer's insights on the current state of the art market. Hosted by Luyang Jiang, our President and Executive Producer of our Podcast, Baer with Me...

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28:26

Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi and Fair Warning! With Loïc...

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2023/12/07

Josh sits down with Loïc Gouzer on the occasion of the relaunch of his single-lot auction platform, Fair Warning, this week. Listen as Loïc reveals his motivations for building the unique auction app as a response to the current state of the auction wo...

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28:26

Loïc Gouzer

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2023/12/07

Josh sits down with Loïc Gouzer on the occasion of the relaunch of his single-lot auction platform, Fair Warning, this week. Listen as Loïc reveals his motivations for building the unique auction app as a response to the current state of the auction world, why people buy art in times of chaos, and what we can do, as art professionals, to make the word a better place. But first, Loïc shares a special behind-the-scenes story from his time orchestrating the auction of Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi at

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19:34

Art Market Correction?

The Baer Faxt Podcast ·

2023/10/19

Another gallery seems to be shutting down every few weeks, and everyone’s talking about an art market correction, but the art fairs must go on. For this episode, Josh Baer and Luyang Jiang were on the road in London for Frieze art fair and the London auctions. Listen as Josh shares his perspective as a veteran art advisor, revealing the impacts of the so-called art market correction at Frieze, what the Long Museum selling at auction recently in Hong Kong means for the future of collecting in

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