10 reasons to buy contemporary art

Before modern art I, frankly, in debt. For a long time, "party policy" (from the time column "Investing in Art" in directorinfo.ru ) was the thesis that when investing in antiques, the risk is reasonable, but with the actual art - the fullest casino. It turned out lopsided.

Since that publication of such articles - it is an attempt to eliminate this distortion. The material in the full version went to the editor, chat on Wednesday artinvestment.ru. A-level thesis turned out as something like this. The comparison, of course, comes with antiques.

So, 10 reasons to invest in works of modern art:

Greater affordability. Initial price range for the acquisition of works of modern art - 1-5 thousand dollars a zone acquisition of masterpieces - from 10 thousand euro.

2. opportunity to acquire the best things exhibitions. Where else but in any segment, the buyer can come to the vernissage and buy on the opening day from the wall a better job? For example, to acquire a thing from the cover of "directory, or" the thing with billboards. "

3. wide range , it is possible to choose carefully and without the hassle of planning a purchase. One of the main problems for collectors and investors working with the classics - it's lack of quality supply. At the date of the no.

4. possibility of live communication with the author works. Collectors and connoisseurs know that communication with the thinking painter, this - this exquisite intellectual pleasure. In addition, for a man versed for visionary experience of personal communication can tell a lot about the potential of the artist.

5. negligible risks of acquiring false papers. Vital fakes, generally speaking, there are (under the Sixties "zalipuh" exists - only in the way). But in contemporary art, this infection is not common. Overseas unless Hirst forged.

6. chance purchase of "winning lottery ticket» - works with fantastic potential for price growth. For "mathematics» artprice.com $ 100 invested in the creativity Damien Hirst in 1998 to 2008 turned into 1378 dollars. Now, after the crisis, the indicator fell to $ 460. But that's another story.

7. Prestige of possession. collection of modern art and the status of the collector helps solve some problems of positioning in society.

8. pleasure of "infotainment" modern art. Contemporary art best fits the current high tempo of life and are often in tune with him. In addition, the purchase of any art (including contemporary) and define a vector of education - have an incentive to deal with what you have at home. No wonder they say: to understand a work of art should buy it.

9. ability to realize its own potential visionary. from the collector, capable not just follow the trend and anticipate it, have a chance to go down in history as a visionary with a first class meeting.

10. ability to make history here and now . At Picasso collectors already earn as a franchise buyers make a successful business. That is, the model invented by someone else. In high-risk case with modern art, without any guarantees, there is a chance to make their own discoveries, boost the value of the artist. Vollard know everything, unlike the names of many recent buyers of Cezanne. Exactly how to remember Rumneva and Kostaki.



Paul Pepperstein. For the blue handkerchief. 2004. Paper, sm.t., 54 x 75. Estimate: 3-4 thousand euros. Result: 11.25 thousand euros. Christie's. 08.12.2009