Art investing
Next-generation successors are betting on gold, watches as alternative investments
However, experts warn that these may not be ‘recession-proof’
Hong Kong’s art-auction rebound is a liquidity story – and Singapore’s opportunity
How Singapore can make art a financeable asset class
Banksy’s anonymity is what gives – gave? – his art its power
A known Banksy may produce the same work, but it would be fundamentally different and less unique than other products on the market
At Art Basel, dealers reap rewards by sidestepping politics and war
The fair featured a preponderance of safe, apolitical works – which played to the mood of buyers
It’s bananas to regard art as an investment
Enjoy your paintings and sculptures. Just don’t expect a return on what you paid for them
First artwork by humanoid robot sells for US$1.3 million
A PORTRAIT of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching US$1,320,000 on Thursday.
The art market is on the brink of major upheaval
The art market is nearing a critical inflection point, according to a new 2024 survey of global collecting from Art Basel and UBS.
Calculating the real value of the art you own
Sometimes, one’s possessions brush up against greatness, if not great valuations
Paris is rising as an art market hub, with some way left to go
Sotheby’s opened a new salesroom and international collectors are arriving for the inaugural Art Basel Paris fair. But visiting is one thing; buying is another
In Aspen, a new art fair follows the money
How can a show lure customers and make sales in a down market? Pitching its tent next to billionaires is a start