Every so often, a talent emerges in the world of contemporary fine art that sees them become the name on every investor’s lips, and Canadian artist Greg Deda is one that has been making serious waves on the scene of late. Based between Toronto and New York, Deda takes a unique approach to the task,
Luxury assets like art, jewellery, antiquities, watches, are no longer just personal pride, but are increasingly being considered serious investment as well. As per Kotak Mahindra Bank’s Top of the Pyramid 2024 Report this year, as many as 94% of ultra-high-net-worth Individuals own jewellery, with 79% planning further acquisitions. Art is a close second with
This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. Art investors could care less about safe haven, short duration or high yield. For these niche-based, alternative asset connoisseurs, artwork is a better option than bonds–or is it? Per a CNBC report, since 1985, “contemporary art has been the best bet for investors of the asset class, returning
Installation view of Maura Brewer: Leverage at Timeshare, Los Angeles (all images courtesy Timeshare gallery, photos Brandon Bandy unless otherwise noted) LOS ANGELES — Maura Brewer’s video essay “Leverage” (2024) unpacks the contemporary phenomenon of art as asset class by focusing on the financial dealings of one individual: Daniel Sundheim. Using simple diagrams, stock photos,
Some investors rely on dividends for growing their wealth, and if you’re one of those dividend sleuths, you might be intrigued to know that Weng Fine Art AG (FRA:WFA) is about to go ex-dividend in just three days. Typically, the ex-dividend date is one business day before the record date which is the date on
BEIJING and MILAN, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Amid a cooling global art market, a new suite of data-driven tools offers investors a rare edge. The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) and SDA Bocconi School of Management have jointly launched the MM Art Indices, a pioneering set of indices tracking global art market performance and provide institutional-grade analysis. Building
Maecenas is an art investment platform aiming to bring the efficiency and liquidity of capital markets to the art market using a blockchain. The platform will provide live market feeds and a primary and secondary market in which investors will have fractional ownership of works art, which can be traded in real time. Maecenas will
For a growing number of investors, art is no longer just a cultural passion but an alternative asset class, increasingly factored into wealth portfolios. In the Middle East, with a growing number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) and family offices expanding allocations to alternative investments, art is emerging as a serious play, both for its diversification
Judging by how fast If You Don’t Mask, You Don’t Get, a mural of disinfectant-wielding rats, was scrubbed from the inside of a Tube train in July, you might suppose Transport for London is not a fan of Banksy. If so, that would put it in a minority. Auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s have both
Crypto investor Justin Sun bought a duct-taped banana for $6.2 million in a Sotheby’s auction. Sun ate the banana at a news conference where he compared the conceptual artwork to NFTs. Guests were given bananas and duct tape to recreate the pricey artwork at home. One week after paying $6.2 million for a duct-taped banana,