Art and Finance in a Global Market

With the ever-increasing interest in investment in fine art, this timely course explores art and its performance as a key financial asset. The course dives into the many ways art and finance intersect, increases the understanding of how art maintains its value over time by using it as collateral for new steams of revenue, talks about the varying collecting categories within the fine art market and observes how art investments differ from conventional asset classes. Participants will also explore the various shapes holding art as an alternative asset class can take, from fractional ownership thanks to digital innovations such as blockchain technologies to art funds and art-backed loans.