A terrific pair of events organized by the Art Law Foundation in Geneva has been accounced. As the Foundation describes it:
The aim of the series is to examine the growing practice of art investments, and the use of art as an investment asset. Various top speakers from academia and practice will explore securitisation of art as an asset, the differences between art funds and hedge funds, the peculiarities of the portfolio and fund management, the different types of loans against art collateral, and the risks and rules for art investments.
The first of the two events is in London at the end of this month, November 26, 2014 at the Institute of Contemporary Art, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Speakers will include Philip Hoffman, Chief Executive of the Fine Art Fund Group, David Arendt, Managing Director of The Luxembourg Freeport, Paul Aitken, Founder and Chief Executive of borro, Anna Dempster, Senior Lecturer and Leader of the Art Business and Research Unit at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, William Pearlstein, New York Attorney specialised in art law, Sebastian Fahey, Director Senior Loan Portfolio Manager at Sotheby’s Financial Services, Li Jun Xian, banker at Emigrant Bank Fine Art Finance, Melanie Gerlis, Art Market Editor at The Art Newspaper, Marco Mercanti, Founder and Executive director Oblyon Art Business Intelligence and Stefanie Berloffa-Spadafora, Head of the Legal Department Oblyon Art Business Intelligence, and Tim Hunter, Vice President Art Financing at Falcon Fine Art.
I don’t know yet whether I’ll be able to make it to the London event, but it looks very interesting and worthwhile. The conference program and registration is available here.
A second event will be held on January 26, 2015. Details will be forthcoming.
