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By Judy Martel, Bankrate.com Art can be a tempting investment, with its creative mystique and potential for soaring values. Attending glittering events such as the annual Art Basel Miami Beach, a four-day, celebrity-studded event representing more than 2,000 contemporary artists, makes it that much harder to resist. Whether your tastes are classic or avant-garde, art …
Michael van Rensburg THE most successful art investors are profit driven, numbers savvy, and always on the lookout for opportunities. Futuregrowth portfolio manager Michael van Rensburg has been investing in art for almost 20 years. “Ever since I was a young school boy, I’ve been spotting opportunities to buy and sell things to make a …
5 Tips for Investing in African American Art by Shantay Robinson David C. Driskell, one of the best-known African-American art collectors, revealed in an interview that he was gifted an artwork of a famous artist for his wedding by one of his mentors. When it was time to buy his home, he didn’t have enough …
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Black (art) is beautiful African-American works highlighted at Liacouras Center this weekend By ROBERT STRAUSS For the Daily News Posted: November 06, 2006 WHEN STEPHANIE Daniel was growing up in Boston, going to visit relatives on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts every summer, the idea that there was an African-American art community was not really a …
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A free guide to investing in Art and Photography Investing in Art and Photography “… the search for alternatives to the classic forms of investment will ensure that art as an asset class will enjoy an unimagined upswing.” Wolfgang Wilke, vice-president, Dresdner Bank’s economics department The art and photography sector is awash with stories of …
Here is an interview with Dr. David C. Driskell after a February 21, 2012 appearance in Cleveland in which he spoke about the importance of African-American art. Practicing art since the 1950s, Driskell has exhibited his work worldwide. Driskell has written five exhibition books, co-authored four others and published more than 40 catalogs from exhibitions …
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HANGING YOUR INVESTMENTS ON THE WALL ANCHOR, OFF-CAMERA, (ENGLISH) SAYING: Why did we have a good year for art? PETER GALBRAITH, DIRECTOR OF ANALYTICS, ARTNET, ON-CAMERA, (ENGLISH) SAYING: Art’s had an interesting year. It’s actually been quite an interesting run from 2009. It roared back much faster than most financial markets. So the attention has …
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Nitin Vyakaranam Use your socialization skills to gain knowledge: Women generally tend to be more social in nature than men. They like to discuss things with their friends and have a couple of different perspectives before making a decision. They can use this same quality to gain more financial knowledge from their peers. This is …
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Tips on Investing in Art African American – October Gallery Six tips for better art collecting.
Irish artist Kevin Sharkey talks about his response as a working artist to the recession, the changing marketplace for art and how art collectors and investors can benefit and profit in the current environment.
Abigail R. Esman He was the last of the speakers at the TEFAF art market symposium last week, a diminutive young man with a heavy French accent who wasted no time introducing himself with flourish. “We have analyzed millions of data,” he announced, “and we have discovered the secret of the art market.” Seated towards …
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Kathryn Tully, If you find yourself admiring art in galleries and auction catalogs and wondering how much more it will be worth in the future, it could be time to take stock. After all, the art market can be a secretive and unfathomable place to do business, so successful art investment is never going to …
I’ve got to confess before we begin. The only “art” I know is the guy who cuts my hair. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t have art hanging on my walls. I own art because I know what I like and the pieces give my apartment life. But art can be much more than …
by Shane Ferro So you think you want to invest in art? Diversifying portfolios by purchasing tangible luxury assets has become increasingly fashionable over the last decade, and fine art is a popular way to do that — financiers, celebrities, and royals are known the clog the salesrooms of the biggest auction houses during the elaborate …
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A discussion on investing in African-American with the owner of the House of Art, Richard Beavers.