Art investing

Billionaire Joe Lewis turns forex trading bets into 500% art gains

2026-07-12T10:45:55.000Z
Christine Mak (centre) is known for her sold-out shows, with collectors buying entire exhibitions on opening nights.
TAKING HEART

Veteran painter Christine Mak raises funds for BT BAF with never-before-seen artworks

2026-05-29T07:53:38.000Z
The transition is most visible in the watch sector, which has seen an exponential boom in valuations following the pandemic.

Next-generation successors are betting on gold, watches as alternative investments

2026-05-12T23:00:00.000Z
Singapore's opportunity is not to mimic the auction-week spectacle but to build the infrastructure that makes the underlying market legible.
THE BROAD VIEW

Hong Kong’s art-auction rebound is a liquidity story – and Singapore’s opportunity

2026-05-08T04:30:00.000Z
Banksy's Love is in the Bin. It is true that the artist's work has fallen sharply in recent years, but so has the broader art market.

Banksy’s anonymity is what gives – gave? – his art its power

2026-03-20T23:00:00.000Z
The artwork "Das Mechanische Ballett" (1966-2015) by German artist Heinz Mack at Art Basel 2025.

At Art Basel, dealers reap rewards by sidestepping politics and war

2025-06-20T02:00:00.000Z
Maurizio Cattelan's conceptual work featuring a banana, being auctioned at Sotheby's in New York on  Nov 20. The work sold for US$6.2 million with fees.

It’s bananas to regard art as an investment

2024-11-29T21:00:00.000Z
The 2.2 m portrait “A.I. God” by “Ai-Da”, the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist, smashed pre-sale expectations of US$180,000 when it went under the hammer at London auction house Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale.

First artwork by humanoid robot sells for US$1.3 million

2024-11-08T01:43:59.000Z
In 2022, high net worth individuals allocated 24 per cent of their wealth to art. That number has fallen to just 15 per cent in 2024.

The art market is on the brink of major upheaval

2024-10-27T09:10:52.000Z
Visitors at Frieze Masters, the annual arts fair in Regent’s Park, London.

Calculating the real value of the art you own

2024-10-25T00:30:00.000Z