The Baer Faxt Podcast

Emanuela Tarizzo, Director of Frieze Masters, joined The Baer Faxt’s Founder and CEO Josh Baer for the second edition of The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025, recorded live during Frieze week.Tune in to hear Tarizzo discuss what sets Frieze Masters apart, from mixing old masters with contemporary art to how a new generation of younger exhibitors is making the fair more accessible. The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025 is sponsored by London’s Mount St. Restaurant. For more information, visit mountstrestaurant.comThis conversation was broadcast on October 17th, 2025.

Ed Dolman, founder of Dolman Partners LLP and former CEO of Phillips and Christie’s, joined The Baer Faxt’s Founder and CEO Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025, recorded live during Frieze London.Hear Dolman discuss his journey from porter to CEO of not one but two major auction houses, and his thoughts on the rise of the Middle East’s art world.The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025 is sponsored by London's Mount St. Restaurant. For more information, visit mountstrestaurant.comThis marks our seventh edition of The Baer Faxt Live, following The Baer Faxt Live from Hong Kong, The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Miami Beach 2024, The Baer Faxt Live From London, Art Basel in Basel, Art Basel Hong Kong, and Art Basel Miami Beach 2023.This conversation was broadcast on October 17th, 2025.

Pilar Ordovas, founder of Ordovas, joined The Baer Faxt’s Founder and CEO Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025, recorded live during Frieze London.Tune in to hear Ordovas’ temperature check on London’s art scene, it’s robust sense of community, and the recent outstanding acts of philanthropy.The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025 is sponsored by London's Mount St. Restaurant. For more information, visit mountstrestaurant.comThis marks our seventh edition of The Baer Faxt Live, following The Baer Faxt Live from Hong Kong, The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Miami Beach 2024, The Baer Faxt Live From London, Art Basel in Basel, Art Basel Hong Kong, and Art Basel Miami Beach 2023.This conversation was broadcast on October 17th, 2025.*Please note Pilar Ordovas is the founder of Ordovas, not Ordovas Art as listed in the final slide.

In this episode Shelby Myers, the Global Head of Private Sales at RM Sotheby’s, joins Josh Baer to discuss the world of collectible cars and whether or not the art world should be branding itself as luxury—or not.

Rounding out our coverage of this year’s Atlanta Art Fair, we invited gallerists Anna Walker Skillman (Co-Founder and Creative Director of Jackson Fine Art) and Jonathan Carver Moore (Founder and Director of Jonathan Carver Moore) for a remote conversation where Moore and Skillman share their unique paths to success and stability as gallerists, the importance of accessibility and openness when it comes to the art business, and what it means to represent themselves and their home cities on the global stage.The Atlanta Art Fair is open to the public from September 25–28 2025 at Pullman Yards. Visit theatlantaartfair.com for more information.This conversation was recorded remotely on Friday, September 26th, 2025 in New York, and presented in partnership with the Atlanta Art Fair.

While the second edition of the Atlanta Art Fair is in full swing, we spoke remotely with Randall Suffolk, Director of the High Museum of Art. Tune in as Suffolk and Josh Baer discuss Atlanta’s emergence on to the global art stage, how museums can orient themselves towards the communities they serve by staying nimble, and what he’s looking forward to from the High’s upcoming programming.The Atlanta Art Fair is open to the public from September 25–28 2025 at Pullman Yards. Visit theatlantaartfair.com for more information.This conversation was recorded remotely on Friday, September 26th, 2025 in New York, and presented in partnership with the Atlanta Art Fair.

With Atlanta Art Fair opening Thursday September 25th, we invited noted collector, founder of Ellaby Holdings LLC, and Atlanta local Hassan Smith to the studio for a conversation on his life and collection, where they discuss Atlanta’s growth in the global art scene, how community and connection matter in all aspects of Atlanta’s arts economy, and the power of self-education in collecting.The Atlanta Art Fair is open to the public from September 25–28 2025 at Pullman Yards. Visit theatlantaartfair.com for more information.This conversation was recorded on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 in New York, and presented in partnership with the Atlanta Art Fair.

For this month’s episode, we met up in Basel with Michael Ringier, Chairman of the Board at Ringier—one of the largest and oldest media companies in Europe—and a prominent art collector in his own right. We spoke about the evolving media landscape as Ringier has grown from printed newspapers (remember those?) to a growing digital empire; the impact of the AI boom on media and the arts; and Ringier’s art collecting journey, as he explains how lessons learned from building his collection extend to how he operates his business today.

Kamel Mennour, Founder and President of Galerie Mennour joined The Baer Faxt’s Founder and CEO Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel 2025, recorded live from Basel on the fair's VIP opening day.Tune in as Mennour shares his feelings from an exciting first day on the floor, how his approach as a gallerist has made him a cornerstone of Paris’ contemporary art market, and his decision to personally donate over 180 artworks to the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris.The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel 2025 is sponsored by Manuela NYC. To learn more, visit manuela-nyc.com.This marks our seventh edition of The Baer Faxt Live, following The Baer Faxt Live from Hong Kong, The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Miami Beach 2024, The Baer Faxt Live From London, Art Basel in Basel, Art Basel Hong Kong, and Art Basel Miami Beach 2023.This conversation was broadcast on June 18th, 2025.Subscribe to The Baer Faxt Newsletter:https://thebaerfaxt.com/newsletter/Check out our free Auction Database:https://artauctiondatabase.thebaerfaxt.com/Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/baerfaxt/

In this episode, we were privileged to join acclaimed visual artist Shirin Neshat in her Brooklyn studio. Tune in as Neshat, in conversation with The Baer Faxt CEO Josh Baer, shares her experiences as an artist-in-exile from her early days in New York City to her globe-spanning multimodal practice today; her thoughts on how the art market has evolved and changed alongside her work; and, the process of putting together her newest retrospective show at The Parrish Art Museum, Born of Fire.
 
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