The overall performance of the US art market dropped to $28.3 Billion in spite of opportunity zones tax relief. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support

15% of art fair sales were pre-sales in 2019. Consider providing potential new collectors a VIP View prior to your next show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support

Art Basel Hong Kong 2020 cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus. Digital initiative launched to provide exhibitors the opportunity to present works intended for the show online. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support

The US implemented customs tariffs on works of art from China, the UK, and Germany. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support

We walk through a couple examples of minimizing your tax burden with art. You can donate artwork to a museum and claim a charitable tax deduction equal to the work’s current appraised value. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support

The rise in sales needs to be considered relative to the costs for galleries and artists to attend art fairs. Art Basel announced a new sliding-scale pricing model intended to provide some relief to smaller galleries, while not overburdening galleries with larger stands. Under the new system, two-thirds of their exhibitors would pay less than they had in 2018. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support

The gap between the high-performing top end and the middle. While expanding the middle class could help broaden and diversify the base of art buyers, it depends heavily on their engagement in the market.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support

Tap into the mind of one of the greatest creatives of our generation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support

Swizz Beatz recently mentioned his app for buying/selling art. The app is the technology component of the No Commission Initiative, which artists keep 100% of the proceeds from their work. An innovator moving the art market forward, we salute you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support

The Kaseem Dean (Swizz Beatz) Art Collection and initatives that are moving the art industry forward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemporaryequity/support