ArtTactic

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with Drew Watson, Managing Director and Head of Art Services at Bank of America, about the first-ever US Art Market Report produced in collaboration with ArtTactic. Together, they unpack how the report uniquely combines auction data with proprietary collector spending insights to offer a more complete picture of the art market. Drew explains why US auction sales surged 23.1% in 2025 despite broader perceptions of a downturn, and how both narratives can coexist. The conversation also explores New York’s growing dominance, now accounting for nearly 70% of global auction sales, as well as the remarkable outperformance of women artists over the past decade. Finally, they look ahead to 2026, discussing the economic signals, from interest rates to wealth creation, that could shape the next phase of the art market.

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green speaks with Angelle Siyang-Le, Director of Art Basel Hong Kong, ahead of the fair’s 2026 edition opening on March 25. After a period of rapid growth during and immediately following the pandemic, the Chinese art market began to soften in 2021 alongside broader economic challenges. As the region prepares for its most important art market event of the year, Adam and Angelle discuss the current state of the market in China, whether signs of renewed confidence are emerging, and how Art Basel Hong Kong fits within an increasingly competitive landscape of art fairs across Asia. They also preview what to expect at this year’s fair, including how galleries are feeling heading into the week, notable presentations to watch, and the Asia debut of Art Basel’s digital art initiative, Zero 10.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Artist’s Resale Right in the UK, the royalty that allows artists and their estates to receive compensation when their works are resold. Since its introduction in 2006, ARR has generated significant income for artists while also sparking ongoing debate about who truly benefits and how it affects the art market. To explore its impact and evolution, host Adam Green speaks with Christian Zimmermann, CEO of DACS (the Design and Artists Copyright Society), the organization responsible for collecting and distributing resale royalties to visual artists and their beneficiaries in the UK. In the conversation, Christian explains how the Artist’s Resale Right works in practice, the history and policy context behind its adoption, and how the art world responded at the time. They discuss common misconceptions about resale royalties, examine the evidence around who benefits most from them, and consider how resale royalty legislation has spread globally over the past two decades, as well as whether the framework may need to evolve to reflect today’s increasingly international art market.

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green is joined by Margaret Carrigan, News Editor at Artnet News, to unpack the inaugural edition of Art Basel Qatar. Drawing on her reporting, Margaret discusses why a Middle East fair makes strategic sense for Art Basel at this moment, how galleries and insiders approached the week with a mix of excitement and uncertainty, and what it actually felt like to experience a smaller, more curated fair format without traditional booths. The conversation explores whether the fair’s structure allowed for deeper engagement with artists, how sales ultimately played out, and the role of Qatari institutions as buyers. Stepping back, the episode considers the bigger takeaway from this first edition and whether Art Basel Qatar feels like an immediate success or a fair that will need time to develop and find its footing.

In this week's episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, host Adam Green takes a closer look at Art SG, one of the few major art fairs to kick off the global calendar each January, and examines how Singapore’s art market continues to evolve within the broader Asian ecosystem. Joined by Vivienne Chow, London correspondent and co-author of The Asia Pivot for Artnet News, they discuss how this year’s edition of the fair performed, the makeup of the exhibitor list, and what it reveals about shifting gallery strategies in Asia. The conversation also explores Singapore’s growing role as a regional hub, the recent influx of wealth, and what these dynamics mean for collectors, galleries, and the future of the market in Southeast Asia.