Art Investor

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,

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sales of risky European corporate debt surged to their highest ever level in June, as lowly rated companies take advantage of a capital flight out of US markets on fears over the fallout from President

When asked to describe the average art investor, most people will skew towards old, wealthy, and conservative. And for the most part, they’d be right: art collection is a pursuit that can take decades to master, particularly when approached from an investment perspective, which demands serious capital in order to acquire works by known artists.

 | Updated:  |  IFR 2548 – 24 Aug 2024 – 30 Aug 2024  |  Natasha Rega-Jones The growing number of investors helping banks offload illiquid risks from their structured products books have successfully weathered their first test of these complex strategies since the early days of the pandemic following this month’s short-lived surge in equity market

The “Main Agreement” was supposed to be the final agreement, a contract to end all other contracts between two investors and Bjarne Melgaard, a provocative Norwegian artist who had drawn notice at the 2011 Venice Biennale with an exhibition about a fictional movement of gay terrorists. Melgaard was struggling financially by the time he signed

Art has always been a pathway to creativity, passion, and personal expression. But did you know that it can also be a valuable investment? While the world of art can seem daunting, it presents unique opportunities for capital appreciation and diversification within your investment portfolio. Whether you’re an avid collector or a curious novice just

Taking the occasional loss comes part and parcel with investing on the stock market. And there’s no doubt that Airtasker Limited (ASX:ART) stock has had a really bad year. The share price is down a hefty 63% in that time. Airtasker hasn’t been listed for long, so although we’re wary of recent listings that perform

Curated first came to Gallery Director Singh when exhibiting the iconic Do Women Have To Be Naked To Get Into The Met Museum? exhibit earlier this year, by female art collective Guerrilla Girls. ‘The work challenges the viewer to confront the lack of representation for women in the art world. At Amar Gallery – where

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As I get older I find there are many things I do less well. Fortunately, there are a few things — very few — I do better. One of them is playing bridge. When I