Artist, writer, and lecturer Kenny Schachter joined The Baer Faxt’s Founder and CEO Josh Baer for The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel 2025, recorded live from Basel on the fair's VIP opening day.

In this freewheeling conversation, Schachter and Baer discuss the staying power of art amidst unpredictable global tides; how great collectors will choose art over everything; and, how he's overcome the odds to become one of the art world's most passionate intellectual voices.

The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel 2025 is sponsored by Manuela NYC. To learn more, visit manuela-nyc.com.

This marks our seventh edition of The Baer Faxt Live, following The Baer Faxt Live from Hong Kong, The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel Miami Beach 2024, The Baer Faxt Live From London, Art Basel in Basel, Art Basel Hong Kong, and Art Basel Miami Beach 2023.

This conversation was broadcast on June 18th, 2025.

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