Collectors
Leonard Lauder: The man who put Cubism in the Met
The billionaire philanthropist reveals how he amassed a collection of works by Picasso, Braque, Gris and Léger with a museum in mind
The Pérez Simón Collection of Victorian art travels to London
Leighton House to exhibit the Mexican businessman's collection
African collectors share the wealth as private museums proliferate
Theo Danjuma proposes a non-profit gallery in one of his father's hotels in Lagos. In South Africa, a $45m contemporary art museum is underway
Collection agency head warns over resale rights
The Artists’ Collecting Society says that the “honeymoon” grace period on accurate reporting of sales is coming to an end
Collector Leon Black hires Met’s head of drawings to help buy more Old Masters
George Goldner will leave the Met in January but continue to serve as an advisor
Young collectors collaborate for MoCA
The Director’s Council comprises 25 to 30 names from the fashion, entertainment and finance industries.
Books: Have curators and collectors replaced critics? Paul Wood demystifies while Alistair Hicks disappoints
Two very different books speak to a worrying trend in the critique of art
Collector Eskandar Maleki sues long-time friend and adviser Amir Shariat over profits
Maleki alleges deals were undisclosed, Shariat countersues for malicious falsehood and defamation
Art Basel Hong Kong adds film section to its ranks as attitudes toward video art begin to change
The fair highlights the crossover between cinema and video art in the region
Uli Sigg film on his rational and comprehensive attitude to collecting Chinese contemporary art
Sigg reveals that he didn’t necessarily like some of the contemporary art he bought
Collector Christopher Tsai wants to open first Ai Weiwei museum
The proposed museum would probably be in New York
Scholar-collector John Hardy’s historic pieces for sale at Christie’s
A selection of objects with exceptional histories
The forgotten collectors: Five significant 19th-century collectors
The contributions of tobacco heiresses and banking magnates explored
Latin American art collector Gary Nader plans Miami museum
The naming rights for the institution are still up for grabs
Bacon collector to build Monaco home for works
Majid Boustany owns paintings executed from the 1920s to the 1980s, as well as design objects and exhibition catalogues
Books: Lambert Krahe as a collector for instruction, rather than pleasure
A biography of a perceptive 18th century collector
Moscow collector Mkrtich Okroyan opens Art Deco museum
Objects include a mixed media panel suite by Pierre Bobot from the Roseland Ballroom in New York
Web of intrigue: How has the 'post-internet' era changed the contemporary art world?
In the ‘post-internet’ age, digital artists are reassessing their relationship with galleries and collectors.
Names of buyers deceived by Knoedler Gallery fakes disclosed
The document details museums, art dealers and private collectors who have brought charges against the gallery and its disgraced director
Portrait of Prince Nicholas II Esterházy as an avid collector, a bankrupt, and a womaniser
The Prince's passions cost him his fortune but gave Hungary a fine collection of art
If you read one book this year, make it one of these
Art-world luminaries, from Eli Broad and Marina Warner to Tim Marlow and Xu Bing, pick the best art books they read in 2013
Digital access to Italian banks’ art
300,000 works owned by banks belonging to the Associazione Bancaria Italiana to become available to view online
Online database Larryslist.com ranks private collectors
Rankings take into account the collector's participation and responsibilities within the art world
Collector Ingvild Goetz strikes a deal with Bavaria over video installation collection
A gift of 375 film works, with conditions
Pinault collection gets Paris show
The upcoming exhibition will feature around 50 works by 22 artists
Swiss centre set to open in Lens to honour Pierre Arnaud
The new arts centre will present two annual exhibitions, starting with 'Divisionism'
Swiss collector Stephan Schmidheiny sentenced to 18-year term
Schmidheiny is to appeal the verdict, citing the charges relating to asbestos manufacturing as 'absurd'