Art Collector, Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Holder, and Art Dealer - Arushi Gallery (Full Episode)
Channel: Startup to Storefront
Date: 2022-06-07

When it comes to the art world, you have artists, dealers, and collectors. Dealers have been around almost as long as humans have been selling art, linking buyers and artists together all over the globe. The relationship between an artist and a dealer was originally based on commerce but eventually evolved into one that included sincere advocacy and patronage. The art dealers of today are often just as much talent managers as they are brokers. This is very much the case for our guest today, Arushi Kapoor. Arushi has been involved in the art world since her teenage years, starting with an internship at Sotheby’s and launching from there into opening up her own galleries all over the world. She’s a champion of artists both upcoming and established, and she’s here today to talk with us about the contemporary art world, both analog and digital.

So listen in as we cover everything from why an artist needs around a thousand pieces before they have a recognizable style, the frustrations of being a financial coach to artists, and why you don’t need to have a great business mindset to get represented as an artist; you just need to be better than the most awkward person in the room.

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😎 Our Team:
Diego Torres-Palma: https://www.instagram.com/diego_ventures/
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 ⏪ Past Episodes Mentioned: 
James Peter Henry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O2OmaA74U0

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⏱️ Timecodes:
00:00 Intro to Episode with Arushi Kapoor
1:12 About Arushi Kapoor
2:20 Talking Art by Arushi Kapoor
2:48 Why western art is valued differently than the rest of the world
4:45 Who decides the value of art?
6:43 Does your source of inspiration determine the value of the art?
7:34 At what point do artists find Arushi?
7:55 At what point are you considered a collector?
8:50 What artists ask Arushi Kapoor for
10:43 Are artists business-minded?
12:24 Meeting art dealers at their homes
14:08 Arushi Kapoor's rating of the James Peter Henry mural
16:30 Intangible ways art is valued
17:56 Do dealers build portfolios?
18:31 "Different artists have different plans"
21:38 Why auctions hurt artists
24:49 How art dealers structure their deals
27:08 What is the maximum number of artists you can represent?
28:12 What makes your job hard?
32:00 Warby Parker and Fight Camp
33:21 Does Arushi Kapoor invest in who she represents? 
35:31 NFTs solve fundamental problems in the art world
39:55 Should people HODL or flip NFTs?
42:22 Arushi Kapoor's NFT Formula
44:42 How does the art world view NFTs?
45:58 Fractionalized original artworks
47:18 The resale market for artworks destroys friendships 
49:50 How Music NFTs are changing the music industry
52:37 Turning murals into NFTs
55:03 Some artists struggle with financial literacy
57:46 NFT Hot takes
58:30 Has anyone ever met Banksy?
59:53 Arushi Kapoor's next steps