隨著股市像在坐雲霄飛車一樣一下走高一下走低；因此很多人都轉向藝術投資，寄望其成為更穩定的投資形式。通貨膨脹危機爆發、國際貨幣浮動是人們普遍擔憂的事情，而藝術則提供了有吸引力的替代投資形式，它自身就是國際化貨幣，可以避免紙幣貶值帶來的財產損失。不像股票或其它投資基金，收藏藝術品是可因其美學和歷史意義獲得欣賞的有形作品。藝術投資經過時間累積，就會發現有些作品真的非常能打動人心，那種「好的作品」非常難以言喻。開始要花錢買藝術品時，總是會很猶豫，但清楚藝術家的創作脈絡後，會感受到購藏這件事情，和藝術家花了那麼長的歲月累積起來的聲譽，以及作品背後所代表的意涵相較，購藏還是相對而言「很值得」。

With the stock market going up and down like a rollercoaster, many people are turning to art as a more stable form of investment. While inflationary crises and international currency fluctuations are a common concern, art offers an attractive alternative form of investment, being an internationalised currency in its own right and avoiding the loss of property from devaluation of paper money. Unlike stocks or other investment funds, art collecting is a tangible work that can be appreciated for its aesthetic and historical significance. Over time, an art investment will reveal that some works really do move the heart, and that 'good work' is very difficult to describe. It is always hesitant to spend money on artworks at first, but once you know the artist's creative context, you feel that the purchase is relatively 'worth it' compared to the reputation the artist has built up over the years and the meaning behind the work.