Artmers Art Market Economic Research Careers in Berkeley, CA

ArtMers - research project of the U.S. information-analytical agency Art Market Economic Research, targeting the market for fine arts. At the basis of our philosophy lies the view of art not as much as an effective investment vehicle, but as an important cultural asset that can only be researched and evaluated professionally against its significance for a particular collection. A value of an artwork depends more on chance and ever changing mood, tastes and purchasing power of collectors, than guided by definite economic laws effective in financial or real estate markets. One of its main targets is tracking of speculative behavior of major stakeholders and its effect on artwork values in addition to the analysis of specific price trends and movement of the market as a whole. ArtMers also monitors developing markets, such as Russian market for visual art, its price trends, behavior, tastes and strategies of key participants. Specialties tracking of speculative behavior of major stakehold