January 14, 2025
Art Investor

An interview with Cozomo de’ Medici, the ‘grand patron’ of the digital art renaissance

Right now, the traditional art market is dipping their toe into digital fine art. More and more people can see the value of blockchain technology when it comes to recording provenance data for traditional art. I think this year we’ll see new platforms that enable artists who paint on physical canvas to record their provenance

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EA’s going all in on AI for video game design

Game design looks set to the be nest frontier for generative AI. We’ve already seen Google researchers make an AI Doom recreation, and Tencent recently revealed initial researching into what could become an open-world game generator. Now Electronic Arts (EA), the video game giant behind Battlefield, The Sims and FIFA, has confirmed what we already

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Apply for Funding for Your Cause

RBC is investing in communities with a collaborative approach. This approach aims to respond to community needs and aligns with RBC’s ambitions to support the transition to a net-zero economy, equip people with skills for a thriving future and drive more equitable opportunities for prosperity. Community investments may be funded by either RBC, RBC Foundation,

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In search of Inigo Philbrick, the disappearing art dealer

In such a secretive marketplace, dealers are prized as much for their knowledge as their discretion. You need to know not just which artist is going up in value, but where the paintings are, who wants to buy and which collectors might be ready to sell. (Dealers talk of the three Ds that drive sales:

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Inigo Philbrick isn’t losing sleep over going to jail for the largest art fraud in US history

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size On a lazy afternoon in June 2020, in the Pacific island country of Vanuatu, Inigo Philbrick was at a market in Port Vila with his fiancée, British reality TV star Victoria Baker-Harber, of Made in Chelsea fame. They had just had lunch and were seeking out a

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Unearthed diary reveals gruesome final moments of acclaimed NYC art dealer assassinated in Rio holiday home ‘after greedy husband took out a hit on him thinking he’d be richer as widower than divorcee’

An unearthed diary has potentially offered horrific new details on the gruesome murder of legendary art dealer Brent Sikkema.  Sikkema, 75, moved to Rio de Janeiro last Christmas after spending two years attempting to settle an acrimonious divorce with his estranged husband Daniel, 53. Daniel was seeking an ‘unreasonable’ $6 million of his reported $20 million

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Poacher turned gamekeeper? Art world ‘disruptor’ Stefan Simchowitz opens Los Angeles gallery

The Los-Angeles based dealer, investor and self-styled art-world disruptor Stefan Simchowitz, who burst on to the art scene eight years ago describing the art world as a “mafia” and those who run galleries as “idiots”, is opening a gallery in West Hollywood on 6 March. The 1,350 sq. ft space will be used to show

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San Francisco street art broker accused of swindling artists

In April, Outer Sunset resident Rosemary Omron’s savings account amounted to $50,000; by June, it was nearly empty.  For three years, the former kindergarten teacher has been working to kickstart her company iheartsf — an all-in-one street art and clothing brand accompanied by a podcast about “what’s made San Francisco beautiful.” Her longterm goal was

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How HESTA and ART handle ‘hideous downside scenarios’

Home / News / How HESTA and ART handle ‘hideous downside scenarios’ Markets now move a lot faster than they did during the GFC, while expected and unexpected threats to them are emerging more often and in combination. How should super funds respond? Two unexpected things happened the weekend that the Australian Retirement Trust successor

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Is it the right choice?

Art has long been considered a valuable asset class for investors, with the potential for high returns and unique physical and aesthetic qualities. While the art market has seen its share of ups and downs, it remains an attractive option for those seeking alternative investments. One company at the forefront of investing in art is

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