Art investing

TAKING HEART

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

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

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

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

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

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

Visitors at Frieze Masters, the annual arts fair in Regent’s Park, London.

Calculating the real value of the art you own

Aurelie Vassy, Sotheby’s head of handbag and fashion sales in Europe, holds a Hermes mini Kelly Bags in front of a Claude Monet painting, at the auction house’s new Paris headquarters on Oct 12, 2024.

Paris is rising as an art market hub, with some way left to go