Art Market Reality Check – artmarketblog.com Some important things to keep in mind about art investment and the art market: -If you are concerned about your works of art losing value because of the current economic crisis you have either bought the wrong works, have a bad art investment strategy or own an entire collection [...]
The REAL State of the Art Market – artmarketblog.com Art auction results are usually used by the media as the primary indicator of the health of the art market and have received a huge amount of press since the financial crisis took hold as reporters and journalists try and make sense of what is going [...]
Art Sydney 08 Art Fair – artmarketblog.com With the art market in the midst of an extremely interesting period of change I can’t wait to see how things pan out at Art Sydney 08 which I will be attending on the weekend. Running from the 23 – 26 October 2008, Art Sydney 08 brings together [...]
Art Market Sentiment Poll – artmarketblog.com I am interested to know how long people think it will take for confidence in the art market to return and for the caution currently being exercised by art buyers as a result of the current financial and economic crises to subside. Let me know what you think using [...]
Ten Ways to Invest in Art – artmarketblog.com 1. Buy art and hang on wall -Yes I know, stating the bleeding obvious 2. Become an artist -Think you could be the next Damien Hirst? 3. Invest in an art investment fund -There are many different art investment funds operating around the world which can be [...]
Art Market Still Strong – artmarketblog.com Newsflash: The art market is not cooling, slowing, correcting, busting, bursting, sinking, dying, convulsing, tanking, melting, freezing, crashing, dipping, slumping, softening, flopping, straining, cracking, collapsing or any other choice terms chosen by the media to represent what they have incorrectly identified as a reduction in the value of fine [...]
Henson Porn Debate Goes International – artmarketblog.com A year ago I wrote a post on the controversy surrounding world renowned Australian photographer Bill Henson whose use of images of naked adolescent boys and girls made headlines when a selection of his works were confiscated by police.(see original post here) The response to my post on [...]
New Photo Edition and Aperture Auction – artmarketblog.com The Humble Arts Foundation have just launched their latest limited edition photograph which is by the New York based photographer Sarah Wilmer. Untitled 2007 is from the artist’s Cryosphere series which are images of frozen landscapes that I think look like the result of some sort of [...]
Betting on the Art Market Pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com The reason that I invest in art and am involved with the art market is because I find investing in art to be extremely enjoyable, exciting, fun and interesting which is presumable the reason that most people invest in art. With this in mind I would [...]
Investing in Art that Pays – artmarketblog.com It amazes me how wrong people can be when it comes to providing advice and giving opinions on art investment and the art market. Take for instance an article that appeared in the UK Sunday Times newspaper (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/investment/article4925772.ece?Submitted=true) in which a partner at advisors Bloomsbury Wealth Management is [...]
