Why does art cost what it costs?

Personal experience: decent art has gone down by a factor of two in cost over the last 25 years in the market I buy from.

Buying local art (actual physical art) from local artists when you’re young (<40) is a great life investment. Skip fashion trends and buy local. Save the 8 foot tall bronze for when you’re a bit older. Pays dividends every day you’re at home.

For the younger folks, I’ve always thought an “art invasion” approach would be a win-win for tech types and young artists. An attractive art type in your age group identifies techs with bare walls. They curate a bunch of art by local artists, “invade” the space and put up on your walls the art by local artists for, say, a month. End of the month, they take away everything you don’t want and charge you for the rest....