The Baer Faxt Podcast

The Baer Faxt Podcast is back again with the inimitable Jeff Poe, long time friend of the pod, formerly of Blum & Poe. In this episode, we get a temperature check on the market, discuss Alma Allen for the US Pavilion in Venice, selling at auction, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, check out two more featuring Jeff Poe - here and here.

In this episode of The Baer Faxt Podcast, renowned artist Rirkrit Tiravanija heads to the golf course with host Josh Baer in Doha, Qatar, to shoot the shot—and talk all things market, arts education and of course, his association with relational aesthetics. 

Sir Isaac Julien CBE RA, filmmaker and installation artist, sat down with 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 insights from Isaac Julien on how personal history intersects with larger cultural narratives—from soul, fashion, philosophy to 1990s New York—and his own journey from an art school student to a world class, institutionally recognized (and recently knighted!) filmmaker and artist.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.

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.