The firm primarily focuses on post wark contemporary, in han, impressionist and modern. The company has even pulled in twitter and instragram data to try to see ifp arity increases on there leads to additional value or a additional upswing in an artist's market. And i think that what we've seen is that certain factors definitely impact artist's career but they're not always the right people making it popular.
Our guest this week is Madelaine D’Angelo, Co-founder and CEO of Arthena, the first quantitative investment firm for art assets. The firm uses hundreds of thousands of data points to identify the factors (artist, year of creation, gallery displays, etc.) that are predictive of future returns. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jim, Jamie, and Madelaine discuss:
- Value & Momentum factors in the art market.
- Arthena’s models.
- The problems with repeat sales data.
- Portfolio construction and exit strategy.
- The nuances of investing in art assets.
- Biggest misconceptions about art investing.
For more information, check out https://arthena.com/ .