The Hedge Funds of the Art World

Barron’s – June 8, 2013
Art funds are growing in popularity as a way to get a piece of the art market, estimated at $56 billion. Art economist Clare McAndrew, who writes the annual TEFAF Art Market report, believes that art funds are likely to stick around. “People are realizing that it’s a valuable form of investment or, at the very least, a way to hold wealth with some security for the longer term.”