A valuable thing or person; in finance, it can refer to anything with economic value that can be owned (such as a property or resource). Assets are typically bought as investments, with the intent that they generate money and offset future expenses. The value of assets, however, is ultimately socially constructed, and therefore intangible (see SDUK05: ACCOUNTING). While a work of art may be seen as an asset, with its value compounding over time, contemporary artistic practices, such as performance art, come with a different set of demands (see Don’t Forget the Money!, Take Care). The logic of assets is widespread in other non-monetary fields as well, as in the valuation of nature as “natural assets” (see What is The Economy? by D.T. Cochrane, Learning from Natural Assets by The Climate Change Project).