The Baer Faxt Podcast

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  Art Galleries Are Still Not OK—Now What? With Marc Spiegler & Amy Cappellazzo 13.08.2026 45min

  Art Galleries Are Still Not OK—Now What? In the latest episode of The Baer Faxt Podcast, Josh sits down with Marc Spiegler, Cultural Strategies Consultant, former CEO of Art Basel and author of the New York Times piece that set the art world talking, a...
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  Artist Trevor Paglen on The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel 2026 25.06.2026 22min

  Artist Trevor Paglen joins host Josh Baer at Art Basel Basel to talk about his curatorial vision for Zero 10 (co-curated with Eli Scheinman), Art Basel's initiative reframing what "digital art" actually means, and why the answer might surprise you. The...
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  Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz on The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel 2026 25.06.2026 20min

  Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz joins host Josh Baer on the opening day of Art Basel Basel to talk about how the organization is adapting its platform fair by fair—from the Basel Exclusive initiative (withholding marquee works from preview PDFs to re-energ...
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  Dealer David Schrader on The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel 2026 25.06.2026 20min

  David Schrader—the S in PDS (Pace Di Donna Schrader Galleries)—joins host Josh Baer on the opening day of Art Basel Basel, his first fair as an exhibitor after decades as a collector and head of private sales at Sotheby's. They cover what surprised him...
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  Art Advisor Erica Samuels on The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel 2026 25.06.2026 35min

  Art advisor Erica Samuels joins Josh Baer on the floor at Art Basel for a candid conversation about how the best advisors actually work — from building client PDFs and curating "mini collections" to navigating conflicts when two clients want the same p...
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  The Art of the Court with Jonas Wood & John McEnroe 28.05.2026 39min

  Love art, AND sport? Well, we have a doozy for you. The Baer Faxt Podcast is back with two icons: artist Jonas Wood and tennis legend John McEnroe, on the occasion of Jonas' exhibition of tennis paintings at Gagosian Beverly Hills. What do a painter an...
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  First Dibs on Contemporary Art in Thailand with Purat “Chang” Osathanugrah 30.04.2026 30min

  Host Josh Baer talks with Purat “Chang” Osathanugrah, a collector, business leader, educator, and founder of Dib Bangkok, Thailand's first major international art museum. Tune in to hear about Thailand's artistic landscape, the transformative role Dib ...
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  From Idyllic Switzerland and Beyond with Rachel Lehmann 26.03.2026 34min

  Host Josh Baer is joined by storied gallerist, Rachel Lehmann, co-founder of Lehmann Maupin, as the gallery celebrates its 30th year in business. Tune in to hear about her early days in Lausanne, a saucy Jeff Koons show, how the gallery has evolved and...
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  To the Stars with Ahmed Mater 27.02.2026 29min

  Host Josh Baer is joined by preeminent contemporary Saudi Arabian artist, Ahmed Mater in Doha during the inaugural edition of Art Basel Qatar to discuss everything from artistic and cultural expression in the region, Mater’s return to painting, and mor...
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  Saud Alkhater, The Baer Faxt Live from Doha 2026 19.02.2026 9min

  On the occasion of the inaugural Art Basel Qatar, The Baer Faxt sat down with a bevy of guests with ties to the region including Qatar's own Saud Alkhater, a young collector. Alkhater tells us about the fateful exhihibition organized by Qatar Museums t...
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  Jean-Paul Engelen, The Baer Faxt Live from Doha 2026 19.02.2026 21min

  On the occasion of the inaugural Art Basel Qatar, The Baer Faxt sat down with a bevy of guests with ties to the region including Jean-Paul (JP) Engelen, Director at Acquavella and former Americas president at Phillips auction house. Before spending a d...
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  Princess Alia Al-Senussi, The Baer Faxt Live from Doha 2026 12.02.2026 31min

  On the occasion of the inaugural Art Basel Qatar, The Baer Faxt sat down with a bevy of guests with ties to the region including Princess Alia Al-Senussi, PhD, a cultural strategist, art world advisor, academic and lecturer with Libyan roots. Alia has ...
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  Mariët Westermann, The Baer Faxt Live from Doha 2026 12.02.2026 34min

  On the occasion of the inaugural Art Basel Qatar, The Baer Faxt sat down with a bevy of guests with ties to the region including Mariët Westermann, Director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, who have world class museums in New...
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  Baer With Me: Looking Back, Looking Forward 29.01.2026 44min

  The Baer Faxt Podcast is back with our first episode of 2026! In the spirit of the new year, we brought together some of New York’s great arts writers—Kenny Schachter, Tim Schneider along with our editor Taylor Dafoe and founder Josh Baer—for a roundta...
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  Jeff Poe-s in a Pod 18.12.2025 38min

  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 ...
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  On Course with Rirkrit Tiravanija 21.11.2025 31min

  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 aesthe...
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  Isaac Julien: The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025 30.10.2025 33min

  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 Jul...
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  Emanuela Tarizzo: The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025 30.10.2025 26min

  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 apa...
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  Ed Dolman: The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025 23.10.2025 31min

  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 port...
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  Pilar Ordovas: The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025 23.10.2025 27min

  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 comm...