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Gen Z outspends other generations on art, driven by new wealth and online habits

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Gen Z has become the top spending generation on fine art and collectibles, significantly outspending other age groups last year. This trend is attributed to their accumulation of new wealth, particularly from the tech sector, and their comfort with purchasing high-value items online. Experts predict this generation will continue to reshape the art market by investing in items that evoke nostalgia from their youth, such as 1990s and 2000s-era technology and vehicles. AI

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Gen Z outspends other generations on art, driven by new wealth and online habits

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Emma Burleigh ·

    Gen Z outspent every other generation on art last year—a fine arts executive says the internet and new wealth are supercharging their buying habits

    Anita Heriot, president of The Fine Art Group Americas, said Gen Z have a lot of money and “don’t know what to do with it”—so they’re buying up Basquiat paintings.

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