SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
Conversation with Tanya Traykovski
Join CAMS for our first conversation of the year with art advisor and founder of TT Fine Arts, Tanya Traykovski at Uris 333 at 7 pm!
A Conversation with Samanthe Rubell
Join CAMS next Thursday (2/15) for a talk with the CEO of Pace Gallery, Samanthe Rubell.
A Conversation with Josh Baer
Join CAMS on Friday (1/26) for our talk with Josh Baer, founder and CEO of The Baer Faxt, as well as a trusted art advisor to many esteemed collectors. The event will be at 5:00pm in Lerner 477.
A Conversation with Devang Thakkar
Join CAMS and CVP next Tuesday (12/05) for our talk with Devang Thakkar, the global head of Christie’s. The event will be at 8:00pm in Fayerweather 313.
A Conversation with Miles Greenberg
Join us next Wednesday (11/15) for our talk with artist Miles Greenberg. The event will be at 8:00pm in Pupin 224.
Miles Greenberg (born in Montreal in 1997) is a New York-based performance artist and sculptor. His work consists of large-scale, sensorially immersive and often site-specific environments revolving around the physical body in space. These installations are activated with often extremely demanding durational performances that treat the body as sculptural material. These performances are then captured in real time before the audience to generate later video works and sculptures.
At age seventeen, Greenberg abandoned formal education, throwing himself into four years of independent research on movement and architecture, which spanned a number of residencies in Paris, Beijing and New York. He has worked under the mentorship of Édouard Lock, Robert Wilson and Marina Abramović. The result of a rigorous, ritualistic methodology, Greenberg’s work follows self-contained, non-linear systems of logic that are best understood in relation to one another.
A Conversation with Lucas Tinzl
Join CAMS as we host Lucas Tinzl, managing partner of the Dorotheum Group of Vienna, Austria. Dorotheum is central Europe’s largest auction house and one of the oldest auction houses in the world. Moreover, it is active in the social credit business as well as in jewelry retail.
Mr. Tinzl was born in Italy in South Tyrol. He studied in Vienna Business administration. After graduation, he worked in the food retailing and beverage industry before joining the Dorotheum. He collected his whole life from “junk” to art.
A Conversation with Heather Hubbs
Join CAMS as we host Heather Hubbs, Executive Director of The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA). NADA is a non-profit membership organization for art galleries and alternative art spaces. Since 2003, Heather has played an essential role in the coordination and production of the biannual fair in New York and Miami. NADA is the only major American art fair to be run by a non-profit organization and is a renowned platform dedicated to advancing the voices of emerging contemporary artists and galleries through the cultivation, support, and advancement of new and relevant voices in contemporary art.
A Conversation with Dame Phyllida Barlow
Join CAMS as we host Dame Phyllida Barlow, a highly influential British artist celebrated for creating imposing thought-provoking installations received both as intimidating and playful. Inspired by her surroundings, Barlow is represented by international mega-gallery Hauser + Wirth. She has exhibited at renowned institutions internationally and is currently exhibiting at institutions in London, Zurich, and Munich.
A Conversation with Millicent Wilner
Join CAMS as we host Millicent Wilner, Director of Gagosian Gallery. Since joining Gagosian in 2001, Wilner oversees exhibitions and fairs internationally with private collectors and institutions on buying and selling works of modern and contemporary art. Additionally, she serves as the representative for Damien Hirst and designer Marc Newson, handling their art, sales, exhibitions, and press.
A Conversation with Michael Reiss
Join CAMS in conversation with CEO and Publisher of Arts Management Magazine, Michael Reiss.
The Intersection of Art and Social Media: A Conversation with Gary Yeh
Join CAMS for a conversation with Gary Yeh, the founder and chief content producer of ArtDrunk. As an undergraduate student at Duke University, Mr. Yeh created the ArtDrunk Instagram account as a passion project, documenting his love for the art world. Today, the account boasts more than 100k followers and has since expanded into a digital media company with the mission of making art and the appreciation of art more accessible to the public. Mr. Yeh receives invitations from galleries and art fairs around the world to document art industry events while rising in prominence as a young collector.
The Man Behind the Collection: A Conversation with James Hedges
Join CAMS for a conversation with James Hedges, the founder and head collector for Hedges Projects. With a specialized focus on photography by Andy Warhol, Mr. Hedges has acquired and placed more Warhol photography than any other collector, private dealer, or gallery in the world. In his 25 years as an art collector and patron, he has served on several committees and councils, including the National Committee for the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Drawings Acquisition Committee at the Museum of Modern Art, and he was named one of the “Top 100 Collectors in America” by Art and Antiques magazine.
A Conversation with Tash Perrin
Join CAMS as we host Tash Perrin, a Deputy Chairman at Christie’s Auction House. In her 24 years at Christie’s, she has gained experience with Client Advisory, Appraisals and Valuations, and Business Development, contributing to her extensive knowledge of the art auction market. As one of the auction house’s top auctioneers, Ms. Perrin has conducted several notable transactions, including the sale of David Gilmour’s guitars for a record-breaking $21 million. In addition to her role as an auctioneer, she serves as Senior Vice President and Senior Director of Trusts, Estates & Wealth Management Services at Christie’s International.
A Q&A with the Guerrilla Girls
Join CAMS as we host the Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of feminist art activists dedicated to fighting sexism and racism in the art world. They aim to undermine the idea of a mainstream narrative by revealing the understory, the subtext, the overlooked, and the downright unfair. They have done hundreds of projects (posters, actions, books, videos, stickers) all over the world. They also do interventions and exhibitions at museums, blasting them on their own walls for their bad behavior and discriminatory practices, including a 2015 stealth projection on the façade of the Whitney Museum about income inequality and the super rich hijacking art.
A Conversation with Josh Campbell, Chief Operating Officer at Eazel Inc.
Join CAMS as we host Josh Campbell, the Chief Operating Officer at Eazel Inc., a social art-education network and marketing platform. Operating at the intersection of the art and technology worlds, Eazel uses AR, VR, and 3D Depth-Sensing technologies to virtualize and archive art environments, including art galleries, museums, auction houses, and artist studios. Josh holds an MA in Art Business from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art and is on the Steering Committee for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Apollo Circle.
Perspectives on Political Art
The Columbia Art Market Society is thrilled to announce our first special event, which will be occurring this upcoming Saturday, March 27th. In light of the many significant events that have transformed our world over the past year, CAMS has chosen political art as the theme for our special event. We are delighted to host four different speakers in the art world, and they will provide a distinct insight into their careers. Each event will last one hour, and the speakers will be available for audience Q & A following their presentations. This event is open to all, and we hope to see you there!
The Significance and Future of NFTs with Burnt Banksy
Featured in Bloomberg, BBC, CoinDesk, HypeBeast, and more, Art Persona Burnt Banksy made history in March with the burning of a Banksy turned NFT valued at $380k. Their goal is to bridge together the world of physical art with NFTs. Join CAMS as we listen to Burnt Banksy talk about their work and learn more about the future of NFTs.
Political Posters of the 60s and 70s with Melissa Walker
Join CAMS as we host Melissa Walker, the Collections Manager for Poster House in NYC. As an expert in vintage posters and printmaking, Melissa will be presenting posters of the 1960s and 1970s and how they contributed to the political and social climates of the time. Melissa has a Master’s Degree in Studio Art from the City College of New York, and she ran her own Contemporary Art gallery for three years.
Learn more about Poster House: https://posterhouse.org/
A Conversation with Samantha Koslow, Senior VP and Director at Christie’s
Join CAMS and CFIG for a conversation with Samantha Koslow, a Senior Vice President and Director at Christie’s in the Business Development division. In her almost thirteen years at Christies, she has worked in several different divisions and has amassed a wealth of knowledge about the art auction market. Starting out as a proposals writer, Ms. Koslow soon became the Global Head of Proposals before transitioning to her role in Business Development. The event will feature a presentation about the effects of COVID-19 on the current and future states of the auction industry followed by open Q&A and advice.
From Morgan Stanley to Art Finance: A Conversation with Masterworks CFO Nigel Glenday
Join the Columbia Economics Society and the Columbia Art Market Society for a conversation on fractional art investing. The event will feature the Chief Financial Officer of Masterworks and former Associate at Morgan Stanley, Nigel Glenday. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, obtain career advice, and learn more about recent developments in the art industry.
Learn more about Masterworks: https://www.masterworks.io/
A Conversation with Natasha Arselan, Founder & CEO of AucArt
Join CAMS as we host Natasha Arselan, the Founder and CEO of AucArt. AucArt launched in 2017 as the only auction house specializing in graduate art, quickly becoming known for championing early-career artists. AucArt attempts to level the playing field for emerging artists and allows them to forgo trying to find gallery space right out of school by using a unique online platform.
Learn more about AucArt: https://www.aucart.com/
The Contemporary Glass Market with Simon Abrahms, Founder of Chesterfield Gallery
Join CAMS as we host Simon Abrahms, the founder and director of Chesterfield Gallery in New York. Since the gallery’s opening in 2011, Abrahms has been a leading pioneer among gallerists, curators, and historians in the creation and development of the modern market for Contemporary Glass. Originally known as Chesterfield Glass Art, Chesterfield Gallery was the first gallery to regularly exhibit flameworking and pipemaking, which are now accepted as important elements in the high-end glass art landscape.
Learn more about Chesterfield Gallery: https://www.chesterfieldgallery.com/
A Conversation with Amanda Lo Iacano, Head of Evening Sales at Phillips
Join CAMS as we host Amanda Lo lacono, the current head of Auctions and Head of Evening Sale within the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Department at Phillips in New York. She has over a decade’s worth of experience and her background spreads across various fields in the art business world such as a consultant (Fine Art Wealth Management), Associate, Junior Portfolio Manager, Global Multi-Asset Group (JPMorgan Asset Management), Art Researcher (Connaught Brown Gallery), Associate Specialist, Post-War & Contemporary Art (Christie’s), Online Auction Sale Head, London, Post-War & Contemporary Art (Christies), and International Business Manager & Specialist, AVP (Phillips). Her diverse background indicates significant knowledge in the art market and how art can be analyzed as an asset.
She received her B.A. in the History of Art at St Peter’s College, Oxford University, and her Masters in the History of Art, with a focus in modernism after postmodernism: modern art and its interpretation) at Courtauld Institute of Art, London.
Come and listen to her speak about her experience with Phillips, her journey through the art business world, how the auctions have adapted to COVID, results from the past auction season, and more!
Finance and the Art Markets with Prof. Arturo Cifuentes
Join CAMS as we host Professor Arturo Cifuentes, a finance professional based in New York and Chile. He has more than twenty years of experience and his background spreads over many areas of the financial landscape, e.g. asset management, fixed income, derivatives, risk management, securitization, financial litigation, and regulation. He has also written and lectured extensively on the financial aspects of the art markets. Before switching to the financial arena, he worked as a scientist doing research on applied mathematics and engineering-related problems.
He taught at Columbia University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Chile. He holds a Ph.D. in applied mechanics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech); an MBA in finance from New York University (Stern scholar award); and a civil engineering degree from the University of Chile.
Come listen to him speak about his experiences in the art world, what he has learned, how his career path has shifted over the years, and more!
Feminist Art & Curating with Marcelle Joseph
Marcelle Joseph is a London-based American independent curator. In 2011, Joseph founded Marcelle Joseph Projects, a nomadic curatorial platform that has produced 38 exhibitions in the UK and the rest of Europe, featuring the work of over 200 international artists. Joseph's expertise is in early career artists based in the UK, in particular, female-identifying and non-binary artists, and has an academic specialization in feminist art practice after completing an MA in Art History with Distinction from Birkbeck, University of London. In 2013, she executive edited Korean Art: The Power of Now (Thames & Hudson), a survey of the contemporary art scene in South Korea. Additionally, Joseph is a trustee of Matt’s Gallery, London and served on the jury of the 2017-2019 Max Mara Art Prize for Women, in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery and Collezione Maramotti, and the Mother Art Prize 2018. She also collects artworks by female-identifying artists under the collecting partnership, GIRLPOWER Collection, as well as more generally as part of the Marcelle Joseph Collection. Throughout 2020, Joseph has acted as Curatorial Consultant for Lychee One, a commercial gallery located in East London.
Learn more about Marcelle Joseph Projects: https://marcellejoseph.com/
Pop-Surrealism with Allison Zuckerman, Contemporary Artist
Join CAMS as we host Allison Zuckerman, a rising contemporary artist and painter with work featured in numerous exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including the Pizzuti Collection and the Rubell Museum. Allison Zuckerman has also been featured in articles for the ArtDaily, the ArtDaily and the HYPEBEAST. Her pop-surrealist style fuses painting with digital-printing techniques and appropriates art historical tropes and narratives to point out the traditionally submissive role of female sitters and transforms them into symbols of 21st century feminism.
Learn more about Allison and her past exhibitions here:
https://allisonzuckerman.com/home.html
A Conversation with Alexander Lau, Director of Empty Gallery in Hong Kong
Join us as we host Alexander Lau, a curator, writer, and former filmmaker based in New York and Hong Kong. He is currently director of Empty Gallery and its associated record label, Empty Editions. Lau also sits on the board of NYC-based arts non-profits Primary Information and Blank Forms. He has organized or participated in events in partnership with organizations such as Tai Kwun Contemporary, Videotage, Triple Canopy, Printed Matter, and Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Learn more about Empty Gallery:
https://emptygallery.com/
Curating with Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator at the ICA/Boston
Join us as we host Eva Respini. She is the Barbara Lee Chief Curator at the ICA/Boston, where she has been leading the vision of the program since 2015. Prior to the ICA, she was Curator at the Museum of Modern Art, where she organized numerous exhibitions of contemporary art and photography. Under her leadership, the ICA's visual arts program has seen increased rigor, diversity, and popular appeal. She led the significant expansion of ICA's program in 2018 with the opening of the Watershed, a 15,000-square-foot, formerly condemned industrial space, now open for audiences to encounter and experience large-scale and immersive artworks. In keeping with ICA’s history to champion the most innovative art and ideas of our time, her work has brought attention to under-recognized artists or little-explored themes and practices in the art world.
Specializing in global contemporary art and image-making practices, Respini recently curated the critically acclaimed exhibitions Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today (2018); When Home Won’t Let You Stay: Migration through Contemporary Art (2019); and ambitious solo presentations such as John Akomfrah: Purple (2019); Huma Bhabha: They Live (2019); William Forsythe: Choreographic Objects (2018); Liz Deschenes (2016); and Nalini Malani (2016). Her other notable exhibitions include a major retrospective of Cindy Sherman (2012), and the surveys Walid Raad (2015) and Robert Heinecken (2014). Respini's curatorial leadership and commitment to curatorial craft at every level of exhibition-making is evident in all her curatorial projects
A Conversation with Michael Klein, Head of Sotheby's Mei Moses
Join CAMS as we host Michael Klein, the Head of Sotheby's Mei Moses Art Market Research Group. Michael joined Sotheby’s in 2017 and is the head of Sotheby’s Mei Moses, a set of indices and art market data acquired by Sotheby’s in 2016. In his role, he is responsible for overseeing art market analysis and bringing pricing & market insights to clients.
Michael previously was a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy & Operations group. He was also member of Deloitte’s Art & Finance practice, which advises clients and produces an annual Art & Finance Report.
Michael graduated with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Dartmouth College with a double major in Economics and Geography.