Public is a social investing community platform that is trying to change how people invest. Founded in 2017, stars like Will Smith, Tony Hawk, and NFT star J.J. Watt have invested in the platform. You can invest in the stock market, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies on Public, as well as different alternative investments including art, NFTs,
Having lived for 25 years in Cannes, where his children grew up, Otello Finetto, 70, is fond of a glass of wine or two — a good burgundy would be his ideal tipple. Finetto, a retired lawyer from Sweden but now living in Marylebone, London, began investing in fine wine in 2019 and then became
The unique initiative comes from a long-held dream by SeonJoo So Oh, a Milwaukee artist, educator, and businesswoman. When she moved to Milwaukee in 2006, SeonJoo noticed that while Korean companies like Samsung, Hyundai, and LG were well-known, the cultural and artistic aspects of Korea were not as recognized. “When I started graduate school at
NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, are shaking up the digital world. These unique assets are more than just digital art; they represent a new ownership model for everything from collectibles to real estate. As the NFT market continues to grow, it’s crucial to stay ahead and identify the best upcoming NFT projects. These projects could offer significant
Art collecting has a very distinct cachet, one that is exclusive, monied, and largely opaque. Blue-chip art and artists (those with a proven sales record and a reliable history of increased valuation) regularly make headlines with record-setting sales, leaving many to believe the market is accessible only to those with incredible amounts of capital and
Wealthy art collectors say they are hoping to take advantage of the buyer’s market, according to the latest edition of Bank of America’s survey of high-net-worth individuals, released today (18 June), which also sheds light on the differences between older collectors and the new guard made up of Millennials and Gen Z. The survey consisted
As your editorial (The Guardian view on arts education: a creativity crisis, 7 February) made clear, the creative arts are a cultural, social and economic success story for the UK, and yet they have been under attack for more than a decade. The essential contribution that the arts make to the health, wealth and wellbeing
Artex, a new “online stock exchange for art”, offered its first initial public offering (IPO) in an event at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London last night—Francis Bacon’s Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer. The painting last sold at auction in May 2017 for nearly $52m and will be offered to investors
Earlier this month, art economist Magnus Resch debuted his latest book: “How to Collect Art,” from Phaidon Press. Too much in the art world is assumed, and too often those who would like to participate in it to a greater degree are put off for fear that basic questions may make them appear stupid or—worse—poor.
For better or worse, video content has become the number one way to satisfy algorithms and encourage people to engage with your work through digital platforms. The importance of video became especially clear to musicians during the pandemic when venues were shuttered and the only way to reach people was online. Video was the main