NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yieldstreet, a leading digital alternative investment platform dedicated to providing access to exclusive private market opportunities, today announced the continuation of its popular art equity investment opportunities, with the launch of its third art equity fund.
Art Equity Fund III will feature a diverse collection of contemporary artists including well-known artists such as Banksy and Takashi Murakami, as well as up-and-coming artists like Amoako Boafo and Mickalene Thomas. Fund III includes globally celebrated artists who are among some of the leaders in the market in liquidity, price momentum, trading volume, institutional support, dealer representation, and popular interest.
Michael Weisz, Yieldstreet Co-founder & President said, “Yieldstreet offers people who love art access to an investment market that provides potential income and growth. We have the privilege of being custodians of these artworks for a time, and our goal is to make that time meaningful.” The art world broke records last year with Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips reporting $15 billion in sales. “With our third art equity fund, our investors have the opportunity to invest in artworks by top artists in the market,” Weisz said.
Tickets to Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure Exhibition
The First 100 investors in the Yieldstreet Art Equity III fund will be eligible to receive two tickets to Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© the first-ever exhibition honoring his life’s work.
As part of its commitment to art and art investing, Yieldstreet is partnering with the family of the legendary artist and sponsoring the exhibition which will feature over 200 never-before-seen and rarely shown Basquiat paintings.
Yieldstreet launched its first art equity fund in November 2021, followed quickly by its Art Equity Fund II in January 2022, which focused on underrepresented artists who had largely been overlooked due to their race and gender but who are now finally enjoying massive interest from both the market and institutions. Fund III offers investors the opportunity to further diversify their portfolio with access to some of the best works by the most important artists of this century. The artists included in this fund are of the moment yet firmly established in the canon of art history and can be found in the collections of major
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