Collecting
Three quarters of new collectors buy art online for investment, study finds
But buyers are not risking large sums, with the majority of works still priced below £10,000
A glimpse behind the doors of the Roman Baroque palace
A year of research reveals how nobles used theatrical interiors to show their collections
Larry Warsh explores buyers’ behaviour in new book
The avid collector is trying to understand why acquiring art can be such a compulsion
Flipping art: filthy lucre or a sound business plan?
In 2014 we noted that market speculation can offer rich rewards, but in the long term, it may do collectors more harm than good
‘Poor door’ opens to let in new collectors as galleries reach out to a wider market with souvenirs and branding
From limited-edition works to T-shirts and tote bags, galleries are diversifying to suit the market
Online database Larryslist.com ranks private collectors
Rankings take into account the collector's participation and responsibilities within the art world
The scoop on Russia: Interview with Milena Orlova
Milena Orlova, the editor of The Art Newspaper Russia, discusses the market, collectors and why Russia needs an art newspaper
Art Institute of Chicago and London’s V&A keep pace with digital creativity in their collecting and curation
Techno-design is go for museum collections
Interview with Steve Martin: "I’ve never met anyone who collects cynically”
The polymath performer has written a novel set in the art world -should every dealer he’s ever met be afraid?
Interview with Sir Peter Blake: “I made a conscious decision to be kind to younger artists”
The pop “godfather” on stuffed animals, the urge to collect and the burden of Sergeant Pepper
John Henry Merryman: Archaeologists are not helping debate over collecting antiquities
Merryman, a leading US theorist of cultural property law, argues that archaeologists are failing to acknowledge the complexity of the current debate on collecting antiquities
Is there an ongoing American Renaissance in contemporary art?
Spotlight shifts from German artists to their US counterparts as Saatchi, Rubells and others mount exhibitions of their work
Art consultant Philippe Segalot reveals his views on the market and which contemporary artists he thinks will stand the test of time
In the second extract from Adam Lindemann’s Collecting Contemporary, we learn that the most committed collectors also make the most money
This book argues that aristocratic collectors were the main cause of the emergence of a French School of painting
Shopping for France?
What are museums doing to collect, store and show internet art?
Ossian Ward investigates European and US perspectives and the issues of conservation and ownership
Diary of a US dealer: Douglas Heller. Crafting a market for contemporary glass
As the SOFA fair of contemporary decorative arts comes to New York, we talk to a leading dealer in the field
Cross-border buoyancy in the European Old Master market
Plotting national tastes and identifying certain general market trends
V&A Director Alan Borg says, “The idea of keeping museums separate from the trade needs to disappear, particularly for the contemporary world”
V&A edges toward the cutting edge—and commerce
The history of collecting: Not something to frighten the horses
An exhibition on the art in British country houses aims to show the public that these collections play a modern, vital role in the nation’s culture
Twenty-five Hermitage “treasures” gained as war loot still unclaimed
Watercolours and drawings seized by the Red Army in a Berlin bunker in 1945 have been on show in the Hermitage earlier this year for the first time
“We buy figureheads, busts, portraits, banners—at high prices”
Moscow author amasses a collection of depictions of Lenin and Stalin before they are destroyed