For centuries art was collected for its cultural, emotional, intellectual, political and economic value. 
 
Nowadays, collectors and investors turn to art for the benefits it offers such as asset protection, wealth preservation, portfolio diversification, low correlation with financial markets, profitability and other hedging possibilities in addition to its emotional and aesthetic qualities.

According to the Wealth Report 2023 of Knight Frank, the asset category art increased by 29% in 2022 and 91% over the last 10 years.

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Key factors for art as an investment:

Market Size 
The total market value of sales was estimated around $65 billion in 2021.&nbsp;

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Market Growth 
The $2.1 trillion global marketplace for art and collectibles will reach a forecasted $2,9 trillion by 2026.

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Trends 
Many auction houses and galleries shifted online. This has brought younger buyers to the market. Investors in general have increased their interest in art. As a result, the contemporary art market is setting a new trend for the future of art as an investment.

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Splint Invest Platform Fee 
Compensation for the tokenization of the assets, the maintenance as well as the further development of the application and the costs related to the research and maintenance of the expert network. 
 
External maintenance costs 
We are committed to providing the highest standards of storage, maintenance and insurance of your equipment on your behalf. The associated costs will be shared between the splint holders and included as an ongoing cost in relation to each asset. So if you own 1% of a bottle of an art piece, your splint account will be charged 1% of the associated costs. Further details and breakdowns are listed in the factsheet for each investment. 
 
Exit fee 
When you sell an investment, you will be charged a flat fee of 2% of the transaction volume. This includes our expenses for sales on the secondary market, our costs for maintaining this market and our organisation of an asset sale at the end of the contract.

"Yayoi Kusama is one of the most iconic artists of our generation. It is the classic pumpkin motif that has become a symbol of her worldwide acclaim. In this present work, there is an opportunity to acquire an extraordinary and wonderful impression that comes in excellent condition." - James Kerbey, Expert at Maddox Advisory 
 
Who is Yayoi Kusama? 
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist born on March 22, 1929, in Matsumoto, Japan. Pumpkins and flowers are important motifs in Yayoi Kusama’s work, fascinations that extend from the artist’s youth. Their symbolism reflects many of the artist’s conceptual preoccupations as well as her disregard for dichotomies: they connote life and death, celebration and mourning, masculinity and femininity; while their complex, organic and fragile forms find echoes throughout Kusama’s practice, not least in its celebration of human sensuality. Formally, the use of these motifs is consistent with the blending of the manufactured and the organic in her print and sculptural work. Their random, almost mutant, appearance highlights the degree to which the natural world appears as strange and uncanny in modern culture, while at the same time maintaining connotations of fertility and growth. 
 
Pumpkins and flowers first appeared in Kusama’s paintings and drawings executed during her studies of nihonga (traditional Japanese painting) at the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts. Their unpredictable, organic shapes are reminiscent of the automatic drawing technique of postwar Surrealism, the influence of which can be found in Kusama’s early work, and indeed across much Japanese avant-garde art of the early 1950s. Over the past 5 years, Yayoi Kusama has commanded some of the art market's highest prices. As the top-selling living female artist, Kusama consistently shatters auction records with her sculptures, prints, and paintings. Her prints, known for retaining substantial value, uphold their timeless allure for collectors and art enthusiasts alike. In 1959, Kusama introduced her pioneering Infinity Net paintings in New York, a revolutionary response to the emotionally charged brushstrokes of artists like Pollock and de Kooning. Despite being relatively new to oil painting, she redefined the medium by transforming the bold brushstrokes of gestural abstraction into delicate repetitions, creating a feminine aesthetic based on obsession. This technique, born from her personal struggle with obsessional neurosis, became her therapeutic escape, enabling her to confront and transcribe her haunting visions. 
 
It is important to mention that Kusama has been open about her mental health and has resided in a mental health facility since the 1970s, from which she leaves daily to walk to her nearby studio to work. She says that art has become her way of expressing her mental issues. 
 
Louis Vuitton Collab 
In a groundbreaking partnership, Kusama worked with both Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs. Kusama would take over the brand's iconic storefronts in London, New York, and Tokyo a decade later, featuring a robot on Fifth Avenue and a hyper-realistic anamorphic billboard in Tokyo. Since Kusama’s first collaboration with Louis Vuitton in 2013, the average sale price for her prints has quadrupled at auction. 
 
Pumpkin 1992 
It is a vibrant representation of her beloved and defining theme. Showcases Kusama’s meticulous use of black dots on a golden orange surface and background of intricate linework associated with her celebrated ‘net’ paintings. The unpretentious pumpkin has long featured in Kusama’s art practice, and provided a comforting, grounding motif and symbol of fertility among the flashes of lights, dots and flowers that assailed her during the hallucinatory episodes of her youth. 
 
Sell your Splints? We now provide you with the option to repurchase your splints at market value anytime. Please note that an additional processing fee will apply. The processing fee varies based on the volume, investment, and your holding duration. Use the contact form to initiate the process.

The price of 73,450€ includes the Splint Invest platform fee and external maintenance costs of 4,400 €. 69,050 € can be allocated to the asset. 
Platform Fee Splint Invest: Compensation for the tokenization of the assets, the maintenance as well as the further development of the application and the costs related to the research and maintenance of the expert network. 
External maintenance costs: Shipping, handling, 4 years storage, and insurance.

Variable Costs

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While the FTSE 100 index has increased by 24%, Kusama’s index increased by +183% in the last decade. 
 
Contemporary Art represented 16% of the total Fine Art and NFT auction market in 2023 ($14.1 billion).

Return

Despite fluctuations in the art market, demand for Kusama's works has remained steady, contributing to their stability as an investment. 
 
Over the last 3 years, the average sale price of her prints has increased by 61%, and 474% since 2013.

Stability

A key figure in 20th-century art, Yayoi Kusama is in many respects the most successful female artist alive. With obsessive creative practices, she is best known for her repetitive polka dot motif, covering entire canvases and sculptures in her iconic spots, reflected in her well-known Infinity Rooms and Pumpkin series.

Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin, 1992

Her iconic pieces, such as "Pumpkins" and "Infinity Nets," have fetched high prices at auctions, solidifying her status as a high-end brand icon. Her enduring influence and popularity have cemented her position as a highly sought-after artist in the secondary market. 
 
Kusama was ranked as the #8 artist of 2023 and the #1 female artist in auction revenue./p&gt;

Track Record

The art investment advisors of Maddox bring together years of specialist knowledge and practical experience with objective market analysis to offer their clients quality advice and consistent returns. 
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The art investment advisors of Maddox bring together years of specialist knowledge and practical experience with objective market analysis to offer their clients quality advice and consistent returns. 
 
Maddox is known for their sincere enthusiasm, critical thinking, innovative insights and global savoir-faire. A dedicated art advisor will start by understanding the particular goals, interests and passions, which will direct the individual investment path. 
 
The advisor will also account for the investments time frames, acquisition objectives, risk tolerance and personal preferences. Whether one is looking to acquire a Banksy or a Basquiat, a Haring or a Warhol, the team will make sure one finds the right artwork. 
 
From sourcing to selling, the advisor will always provide up-to-date and detailed market analysis and professional guidance throughout the process. Maddox will help to build an art portfolio, manage a collection, value it, decide on a holding period and exit strategy, and finally, make sure to get the most out of the investment.

Maddox Advisory

This is an investment opportunity where we have recalculated the expected performance given by the external expert (Maddox Advisoy) and have thus verified that a positive return can be expected after deduction of all costs for storage and insurance.

Furthermore, we have verified the existence, the professional storage and the insurance of the artwork.

Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin, 1992

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