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The Bigger Picture PodcastMore than Profit: Art, Wealth and the Next Generation with Drew Watson“Clients are still collecting art, because it is a passion, right? They love it. It's for all the reasons that everyone has always collected. But there have been increasing expectations around the financial performance of art and understanding of it as an asset class.”In this month’s episode of The Bigger Picture, we’re joined by Drew Watson, Managing Director, Head of Art Services at Bank of America, who explains the latest mood in art investment, generational shifts and the overriding importance of a passion for the work.From understa...2025-07-0853 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastHow to build a sustainable business: Lessons from 30 Years in Art Logistics with Oliver Howell (Gander & White)In this month’s episode of The Bigger Picture, we’re joined by Oliver Howell, CEO of Gander & White Shipping. Oliver shares insights into the evolving demands of sustainable business practices and the challenges of operating globally during periods of economic uncertainty. Essential listening for anyone interested in the art market or keen to understand more how shifting trade dynamics are shaping daily operations across the sector.You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or to reach out to us directly please visit arcarta.com2025-06-0940 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastNavigating business in changing times with Tom Marks (Marks | Calil)“It was a challenge, running a prestige print publication on a monthly basis, with various supplements, events, and then also throwing into that, the digital publication and all that entails, whilst having to keep up with changes in the digital world, the dissemination channels, socials and so on that come with it.”In this month’s podcast, special guest Tom Marks, former editor of Apollo magazine who now co-directs Marks Calil, a strategic consultancy working with businesses and organisations in the art world, joins us to discuss publishing, the relationship between commercial and not-for- profit e...2025-03-1753 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastTraversing the intersection between art, law and technology with Bethany Woolfall (Arcarta)In this month’s podcast, special guest Bethany Woolfall,Vice President of Customers at Arcarta, joins us todiscuss the conflicting and shifting demands of themarket, the importance of trust and the role of networksin shaping her own career path- from gallery sales, toshaping technological solutions unique to the trade.You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or to reach out to us directly please visit arcarta.com2025-01-2038 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial guest Touria El-Glaoui - Founding Director of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair“I wanted to create an event that African artists could be extremely proud of, to ensure that they knew I wasn’t trying to categorise them into anything, but rather give them a voice.’ In this week’s podcast, special guest Touria El-Glaoui, Founding Director of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, joins us to discuss the event’s expansion, her long-term fascination with the continent and how her father’s career as an artist impacted her own fascination with the sector.Learn more about the resilience and ambition required to develop a fair which now holds a promi...2024-10-081h 00The Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial guests Amelie Von Wedel - Founder of Wedel Art Advisory and Meher Waney - Director of Membership and Business Development at The Arts Club“We always try to focus on ‘money can't buy’ experiences, exclusive access and creating bespoke experiences where people can gain meaning out of it.”In this week’s podcast, special guests, Amelie Von Wedel [Founder of Wedel Art Advisory] and Meher Waney [Director of Membership and Business Development at The Arts Club,] join us to discuss their collaboration and creation of exclusive experience in London Dover Street’s Arts Club.Learn more about the fascinating collaboration between art advisory and club development, whilst exploring the interrelationships between the art, floristry, cuisine and business...2024-09-1146 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial guest Helen Allen - Development Director at London’s The Treasure House Art Fair and Executive of Director of The Winter Show, New YorkSpecial guest, Helen Allen, is the newly appointed Development Director at London’s The Treasure House Art Fair [27th June to 2 July] and Executive of Director of The Winter Show, New York.“I got to spend my lunch hours on the days that the [Metropolitan] museum was closed, exploring- one day it might be the medieval section, the next it may be China and the following, the Near East. It was a wonderful chance to explore.”In this week’s podcast we learn more of Allen’s ambitions to bring together collectors from across continents and of her...2024-06-031h 08The Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial guest Tanya Barson - Curatorial Senior Director at Hauser & WirthSpecial guest, Tanya Barson, is Curatorial Senior Director at Hauser & Wirth, joins us to discuss her extensive career working across museum and private collections and projects.In this week’s podcast we learn more about the challenges and opportunities to be found in curating extensive, constantly-evolving collections, the shifting role of curators and more of Barson’s direct experience in supporting acquisitions of Latin American art.You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or to reach out to us d...2024-04-1551 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial Guest Paul Hewitt - Director General of The Society of London Art DealersSpecial guest Paul Hewitt, Director General of The Society of London Art Dealers, joins us, as the organisation publishes a report outlining some of the opportunities and challenges facing the UK art market today.In this week’s podcast we explore the market landscape following a global pandemic and a post-Brexit economy, whilst considering the importance of skills and self-awareness in the development of careers in the sector. You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or to reach out to us directly please visit arc...2023-12-1154 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial guest Isabelle von Ribbentrop - Executive Director of Prix PictetSpecial guest Isabelle von Ribbentrop, Executive Director of the Prix Pictet photography Award, joins us as work from this year’s shortlist goes on display at the V&A.You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or to reach out to us directly please visit arcarta.com2023-10-1048 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastLondon Art Week Special: Daniel Gallagher - The Sladmore GalleryIn this week’s podcast, we learn more about Daniel’s journey through the art world, from an aspiring photographer to operations at major auction houses and now Registrar at The Sladmore Gallery. His experience and knowledge gives us insights on the art world’s internal processes and the challenges they have faced in the past 5 years. You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or to reach out to us directly please visit Arcarta.com You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture...2023-07-2044 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial Guest Jon Sharples - Howard KennedySpecial guest, Jon Sharples of Howard Kennedy, joins us to discuss the prominent legal challenges facing artists today and the shifting landscape of art law since he entered the field. Key listening for any practising artist, lawyer or anyone with an interest in this rapidly shifting landscape.You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or reach out to us directly, please visit arcarta.comYou can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To...2023-07-031h 02The Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial Guest Liza Essers - Goodman GallerySpecial guest Liza Essers, of Goodman Gallery, joins us to discuss her passion for working with artists from across the globe, united by a desire to drive social change. From shifts in the art market, the importance and role of educating collectors, to the future of digital models instigated during the pandemic, Liza’s insight is invaluable listening to anyone working in the art world today. You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or to reach out to us directly please vis...2023-04-2448 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial Guest Vicki Wonfor - Roseberys LondonSpecial guest Vicki Wonfor, Joint Managing Director at Rosebery’s London, joins us to discuss her journey through the art market, the importance of relationships to develop in the art world and staying ahead of change in the market.You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or to reach out to us directly please visit arcarta.com2023-03-2142 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastSpecial guest Melanie Gerlis - The Financial Times & The ArtNewspaper“The people who were making money at that time were the bankers, the hedge funders, the private equity people- and I know the difference between those three things. It does help to be able to speak the language and to not to be frightened by it.”From ten years at leading Financial Public relations firm, Finsbury, to today’s role at the forefront of art market journalism at The Financial Times (with a couple of books along the way!) Melanie Gerlis’ journey through the sector has not be typical.Nevertheless, as we explored her multifaceted career...2023-02-1552 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastLondon Art Week Special: Madeleine Perridge - Kallos GalleryWhile Madeline Perridge's love for antiquity would start with bedtime stories, these ancient worlds, myths and legends would lead her down a road to the art world, her eventual destination. Leaving her academic studies for the world of work, Maddy's breaking into the art world was to prove difficult with her lucky break coming almost a year and a half later. Once head of the antiquities department at Bonham's, today the director of Kallos Gallery, Maddy shares how dog eared determination and gut instinct have played a fundetmental role.Presented by Arcarta, the anti-fraud and customer due...2021-07-1349 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastLondon Art Week Special: Johnny Van HaeftenAfter numerous failed applications to work in the picture department at Christies, the newly married Johny Van Haeften and his wife Sarah open their gallery on Old Bond Street with no contacts, no knowledge, funding or experience..While today, the name Van Haeften and Dutch Old Masters are inseparable. Johny shares the 52 year story that unfolded which for him started on a much, much smaller scale with a life long love for art in miniature…Presented by Arcarta, the anti-fraud and customer due diligence network for the art world, the Bigger Picture presents a special se...2021-03-142h 05The Bigger Picture PodcastMichael Goedhuis - Michael Goedhuis GalleryIn a career spanning half a decade, you’d be forgiven in assuming what one could achieve in half a century would be significant given the time invested. However for Michael Goedhuis, getting started in the business of art at 30, within 12 years Michael would become the Director of the oldest commercial gallery in the world, establish records brokering some of the most significant deals before going on to create, create new markets and discover culturally and historically important collections and become the subject of a film. Michael’s career is a fascinating 50 year art-world adventure.You can foll...2020-12-1656 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastLondon Art Week Special: Angelika Arnoldi-Livie and Bruce Livie - Arnoldi-LivieFor almost half a century, Arnoldi-Livie has been dealing in European paintings, drawings and sculpture having placed numerous important works in major international museums and exhibits at TEFAF, Salon du Dessin and participates in London Art Week. Run by husband and wife team Bruce and Angelika, neither had visions or grand ideas of dealing in art were it not for their paths crossing as Art History students on a rainy November day in Munich in 1968.You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or t...2020-12-111h 11The Bigger Picture PodcastLondon Art Week Special: Hervé Aaron - Didier Aaron GalleryWith an illustrious history, founded in 1923 - and now in its 3rd generation - Didier Aaron exhibits at TEFAF, Fine Arts Paris, Frieze and the Salon du Dessin and participates in London Art Week. Focusing on French art from the 16th to 19th centuries, the gallery has placed works in institutions such as the National Gallery, the MET and numerous principal museums of France. 20 years ago, the gallery would go on to negotiate the sale of one of the most important old master works by Titian to the Getty Museum for more than 50 million dollars. With galleries in New...2020-12-0854 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastLondon Art Week Special: Mireille Mosler - Mireille Mosler New YorkAs a child growing up in Amsterdam, Mireille Mosler preferred to wait in the car on family outings to museums and galleries. When it came to choosing a career however, she knew she wanted to be an art dealer in America but not before figuring out how to get there. Stepping off a plane in 1992 for an internship with Christie’s, it was her first sale of a painting that would become the lifeline enabling her to stay and pursue her dream of dealing art in New York City.Presented by Arcarta, the anti-fraud and customer due di...2020-12-0345 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastLondon Art Week Special: Lowell Libson - Libson & YarkerPicture Specialist at a major auction house, managing director of one of London’s most significant Old Master dealerships, numerous important previously undiscovered works by John Constable, Joseph Wright and a groundbreaking exhibition of British landscapes by Gainsborough - are a selection of some of the highlights of Lowell Libson’s art dealing career spanning more than 40 years. Today, a trustee of Gainsborough House and Director of Libson & Yarker - with his business partner Jonny - Lowell recounts his formative years while offering a highly personal and unique perspective into his passion for British art. Presented by Arca...2020-12-0147 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastLondon Art Week Special: Philip Mould - Philip Mould & CompanyStarting out - without the money to buy works by great artists - if Philip Mould couldn’t afford work by Gainsborough or Van Dyck he would find one. Some 30 years later, this single-minded focus and unique approach - born out of necessity and fuelled by passion - has seen Philip become synonymous with ‘sleepers’: the discovery of lost or unknown works of art. Today from the gallery in Pall Mall - and through the BBC series Fake or Fortune - the art dealing broadcaster and his team - delight in sharing the ‘big stories’ about important works that captivates...2020-11-2649 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastLondon Art Week Special: Jill Newhouse - Jill Newhouse GalleryIn 1878, Mortimer Newhouse opened his gallery in St Louis, Setting in motion a series of events that would see the generations that follow dealing in art.Despite this legacy and family ties, running the gallery would never be an option for Jill Newhouse as the fate of the Newhouse legacy looked uncertain in the 70’s, in-spite of tradition - and expectation - Jill would go on to found her eponymous gallery and establish the Newhouse name as one of the leading dealers of master drawings. Presented by arcarta, The Bigger Picture presents a special series of...2020-11-1032 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastVirginia Damtsa - VirginiaVisualArtsTrained as a ballet dancer and today an Art dealer and artists agent, it was through her great uncle that Virginia would sell her first painting at 16 and set in motion a series of events that would see her future in the art world. Starting out running a gallery from her flat without a plan, Virginia would go on to reinvent the gallery experience. Fusing theatrics, and unique immersive experiences, it would be as Riflemaker Gallery that she would go on to create exhibitions like no other while catching the attention of a particularly significant collector.You...2020-11-0530 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastLélia Pissarro & David Stern - Stern Pissarro GallerySince 1964, Stern Pissarro Gallery has been recognised Internationally as one of the foremost experts in Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art and takes its name from the husband and wife team who run the gallery: David Stern and Lélia Pissarro. David: the son of an Art Dealer, Lélia - uniquely - the 4th generation of what is believed to be the largest dynasty of painters in Western Art and is the great granddaughter of the founder of the French Impressionist movement: Camille Pissarro.You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To le...2020-11-031h 07The Bigger Picture PodcastDaniel Crouch - Crouch Rare BooksIn August this year, Daniel Crouch Rare Books celebrated its 10th anniversary. Starting out as a Saturday boy at an antique map and print shop in Oxford at 16, Daniel and his business partner Nick would cross paths at Bonhams and go on to become the only dealers in the world specialising in atlases. While Daniel’s photographic memory has helped him find the things others failed to see, it’s evident that maps viewed as works of art are indeed difficult to miss.You can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more...2020-10-1948 minThe Bigger Picture PodcastMaggie Williams - Alon Zakaim Fine ArtIn this episode, we hear how Artist and Head of Research and Design at Alon Zakaim Fine Art in Mayfair - Maggie Williams is busy tearing pages from - and re-writing the Iliad - for her most recent work and shares that - for her - appeal in art has a lot to do with seeing the beauty in ‘ugly’.To learn more about this episode, please visit The Bigger PictureYou can subscribe to The Bigger Picture wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about this episode or to reach out to us dire...2020-09-3026 min
The Bigger Picture PodcastRobert Bowman - Bowman SculptureFounded by Robert Bowman in 1993, today Bowman Sculpture is synonymous with one name in particular: Rodin. Raised on a farm, starting out as a receptionist and rising through the ranks to become the Director of European Works of Art at Sotheby’s, to then leave at the height of his career to open his own gallery, Robert’s story is inspiring and evidence that with enough persistence, patience and passion an art world outsider can become a significant voice.To learn more about this episode, visit The Bigger PictureYou can subscribe to The Bigger Pict...2020-09-0856 min