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Since our inception in 2010, MyArtBroker has taken significant strides in melding the worlds of art and technology, unveiling a suite of revolutionary products designed to empower art collectors and investors. This year we have introduced a trifecta of innovative art investment tools: MyPortfolio, Trading Floor, and the MAB100. Powered by the SingularityX algorithm, which we also launched this year, these tools represent a paradigm shift in the art market, offering unparalleled, data-driven insights. Redefining how art is collected, valued, and traded in the modern era, these advancements embody MyArtBroker’s commitment to access and transparency in the converging worlds of art and investment.
Today, the convergence of art and technology is sharper than at any point in the market’s history. Positioned at that intersection, MyArtBroker has pioneered a series of innovations designed to render the secondary print market fully accessible, radically transparent, and rigorously data‑driven for every collector and investor – regardless of experience, budget, or geographic location – while remaining exclusively focused on prints and editions.
At the heart of this toolkit is SingularityX, our proprietary algorithm (currently in beta testing) that assimilates fifteen years of auction and private‑sale data – refining values in near real time without commercial bias. Because our founders, Ian and Joe Syer, were collectors before they were brokers, the model is programmed to protect buyers and sellers alike, not chase margin or inflate price expectations. Its live feeds power MyPortfolio, a portfolio‑management dashboard that displays growth rates, performance history, and scenario‑based risk assessments at a glance. The same intelligence underpins the Trading Floor, where supply‑and‑demand signals from our vetted global network are surfaced publicly so negotiations start from fact, not conjecture. To give the market a credible benchmark, we created the MAB100: an index ranking the hundred most liquid and valuable prints, rebalanced quarterly and available free of charge to all users. Together these products convert previously opaque data into clarity, confidence, and control for more than 5,000 completed deals – and counting.
MyArtBroker not only embraces the future of art and technology - we are shaping it.
Art Tech & Algorithms with Charlotte Stewart © MyArtBroker 2023At its core, SingularityX is a testament to the transformative power of big data in the art market. By aggregating and analysing extensive market data, it provides a nuanced understanding of art valuation and market trends. The technology behind SingularityX is groundbreaking in an opaque art market. It processes information from over 300 auction houses, private sales and valuations over the last 15 years, unsold rates, series relationships and repeat regression technology, incorporating over 40 different data inputs affecting art valuations. This comprehensive approach ensures that every nuance of the market is captured and analysed, offering a level of market insight previously held by insiders alone.
By harnessing the power of data, SingularityX offers a depth of market insight that redefines what it means to invest in art intelligently. The algorithm serves as the engine behind MyPortfolio and the MAB100, integrating data-first insights and extensive valuation metrics. The problems SingularityX aims to solve include the lack of transparency in the art market, the challenges in understanding the true market value of art, and the reliance on limited auction house data for valuations. It addresses these by incorporating a diverse range of data points, including private sales pricing, artist trends, and related print series.
The team behind SingularityX, includes ex-financial quants, python developers, and expertise from art dealerships, auction and traders. Our algorithm aims to reshape the art market into a more accessible, transparent, and credible space for all collectors.
AI technology is now deeply implemented into our product, leveraging a sophisticated algorithm connected to a live database. This system meticulously tracks auction sales of blue chip artists, drawing from extensive data across international auction houses and historical private sales records.
Driven by our dedication to innovation, we have embraced the power of AI to augment our algorithm, enabling it to produce not just insightful, but crucially accurate “value trends’’ for each artwork. This enhancement stems from an in-depth analysis of data history, encompassing aspects including hammer prices, average selling prices, and seller returns. We rigorously verify and cross check this data for precision, bolstered by AI’s analytical strength. As a result, our users gain access to current and reliable valuations for the most sought-after prints showcased on our website.
For precision in valuation, we employ a time-based framework, analysing data over periods of 12-months, 5-years, and total sales history. This approach ensures that our value statistics are always relevant and accurate. Each artwork is categorised based on the number of sales it has accumulated within these time frames, offering a detailed and current view of its sales value.
Only 34 % of prints and editions sell at public auction, and barely half of those sales occur at the three headline auction houses. MyArtBroker captures the remaining 66 % – private transactions, off‑market offers, and real‑time bids across our global network – to produce valuations that reflect an artwork’s true liquidity today, not last season.
Instant Valuation: A fast, algorithm‑only benchmark that appears on‑screen within seconds, ideal for standard signed or unsigned editions when you need a quick pulse on price.
Expert Valuation: A specialist‑led appraisal that layers human judgement onto the algorithm. Ideal for insurance, estate planning, rare proofs, or works with unusual condition or provenance. Delivered in writing within 48 hours and stored in your MyPortfolio account for ongoing tracking.
Portfolio‑Level Valuation: Through MyPortfolio, refresh an entire collection’s value at once, view aggregate growth, export PDFs for accountants, and run scenario analyses to model market shifts.
In order to equip collectors with the data-driven prowess of SingularityX, we built MyPortfolio to redefine the dynamics of buying, selling, and valuing blue chip art. Using MyPortfolio, collectors can curate, manage, and understand their portfolios with newfound precision.
Central to MyPortfolio is its ability to offer a personalised dashboard where collectors can manage their prints and editions collection effectively. Users can add an unlimited number of artworks, closely monitoring market changes and understanding the value of their pieces in real time. This tool is essential in a market known for its volatility and rapid shifts, providing collectors with a tool that not only keeps them informed but also ahead of the curve.
MyPortfolio also provides a novel Growth Indicator, which displays an artwork’s Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) over the past five years. This tool, combined with the only dedicated print market index in the world, empowers users to make well-informed investment decisions, considering both historical performance and current market trends.
The value estimates generated by MyPortfolio take into account a myriad of factors, including the condition of the print and the average price at auction houses and in the private market, providing a comprehensive and transparent picture of the artwork’s value. This level of detail serves to help collectors understand precisely what to expect in the market, enhancing their decision-making process.
Our Trading Floor offers real time insights into the prints and multiples marketplace. By placing the intel of our brokers on the frontend of our website, this tool provides direct access to the pulse of the art market: showcasing live supply and demand data. Bringing an unprecedented level of transparency and immediacy to art trading, the Trading Floor represents a significant shift in how art collectors and investors engage with the market.
With our Trading Floor, we embrace the capacity of tech to encourage a more active and engaged collector community. With transparent and real time data, it has democratised access to market information - also once in the realm of a select few insiders. This openness fosters a more dynamic and competitive market, where informed decisions can be made rapidly, reflecting the true nature of supply and demand.
This platform is a direct window into our private network of collectors and investors. Displaying prints which are for sale, wanted, and currently held by collectors within the network, the Trading Floor offers immediate access to market demand: providing users with a critical edge in making informed decisions.
Developed with the SingularityX algorithm, the MAB100 marks a significant innovation in the realm of art market analysis. Our comprehensive index offers an overview of the prints and multiples marketplace, showing the top 100 prints ranked by value and demand.
The MAB100 is distinguished by its robust and multifaceted approach to data collection and analysis. It encompasses 100 index constituents, each ranked by their cumulative spending, derived from historical auction sales across more than 300 auction houses, private sales, and the 40 other data points which inform the SingularityX algorithm.
Unlike traditional art market indices that may rely on limited data sets or subjective interpretations, the MAB100’s algorithmic approach delivers an objective and data-driven perspective. This level of detail and precision enables investors to gain a deeper understanding of market movements and trends, making it an invaluable resource for collectors and investors seeking liquidity in their prints and multiples portfolios.
Technological progress in the prints market can – and should – move at the speed of data. Building on that momentum, MyArtBroker is continuing to develop the SingularityX algorithm to give every collector immediate access to true fair market value, liquidity trends, and price movements that were once visible only to insiders.
We are also expanding our data pipelines: regional salesrooms, catalogue‑raisonné projects, and verified blockchain registries will feed directly into SingularityX, amplifying its reach and sharpening its valuations. We are preparing to launch the SingularityX API, which will enable banks, insurers, and fintech platforms to stream fair‑value data directly into their own client tools and risk models – cementing prints and editions as a measurable asset class.
Since its inception, MyArtBroker has prioritised measurable transparency and perpetual innovation. Our expanding technology suite continues to reshape the secondary prints market – making it fully accessible, data‑driven, and ready for the next generation of collectors.