Collectors
French collector Edouard Carmignac plans offshore sculpture park
It will be situated in Porquerolles, near St Tropez, and be funded by the Cermignac Gestion Foundation
Collectors' gift of Hockney and Freud to the Tate honours its director
Mercedes and Ian Stoutzker have conferred an exceedingly generous donation on the gallery
Art Basel hosts few changes, but quality remains
A 'more selective' preview is planned for this year to avoid last year's melee, but many of the same faces have returned
Collector Tony Salamé to build home for contemporary art in Lebanon
He recently added 20 works bought at Frieze NY to his 1,200-strong collection
Collectors continue to expect—and find—the best at the 43rd edition of Art Basel
Dealers upbeat as first waves of visitors to the fair put any economic worries aside
What Chinese collectors are really buying
While ancient art and ceramics remain popular, Contemporary Chinese art is taking off at home, and buyers outside the mainland are slowly looking toward Western art
Ullens makes U-turn to refocus on Asian space
After seeming to grow cool on his Chinese venture, the collector is now staging numerous shows and branching into Indian art
Dealer Gary Tatintsian takes Lew Nussberg to court over fake Malevich drawings after scientific analysis
The case has proved to be colourful, with Tatintsian counter suing Nussberg for at least $62m
Collectors’ initiative for Swiss and French patrons
Members will have opportunities to go on excursions to European art capitals
Two museums promised a third of one of the great collections of modern American art
Which poses the question: will the late Hannelore Schulhof’s heirs sell major works?
Pompidou welcomes Daniel and Florence Guerlain’s deferred gift of 1000 contemporary drawings
The Guerlains are mindful of the fate of an ancestor’s impressionist works, having no wish for their collection to be divvied up in the same manner
Artipelag, Astrup Fearnley and co: why once-rare private museums are on the increase in Scandinavia
Private spaces show that tall poppies can grow in a Nordic climate
Impressive publication on the anonymous 'RA' collection of Chinese porcelain
Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos' three-volume catalogue is painstakingly researched and beautifully presented
Interview with collector Marc Straus on transitioning to dealing: “The gallery business is a terrible concept”
Despite reservations, the former oncologist and “fierce” collector has become a dealer in contemporary art
Dealers rewarded for advance preparation at this year's Art Basel
Art Basel Miami Beach '12 fair report
Dom Icony brings icons to the blind in central Moscow
Created in consultation with the Russian Society for the Blind, Nadezhda Gubina and her husband Igor Vozyakov have created a didactic and tactile exhibition
Egyptian collector Naguib Sawiris comes in third place in national elections
Al Masryeen Al Ahrar (The Free Egyptians) is led by the Coptic art collector
Ramin Salsali's new private museum opens in Dubai with tongue-in-cheek 'Show Off'
The space is based on a former warehouse and will exhibit works biannually from his own collection as well as from other private collections around the world
Collector Claude Dray shot dead in Paris
The body of the billionaire hotelier was discovered at his villa in Neuilly-sur-Seine
Fifth edition of the Pinta Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art Show in New York proves a success
Several leading US museums took the opportunity to add to their collections of Latin American art
September opening for David Robert’s space in North London
The gallery will feature a selection of his 2,000 plus collection
Art Basel Miami Beach to be studied for Swiss sociology project
Collectors and dealers alike must prepare for questioning as art-money relationship comes under the microscope
Original 1860s decor has been restored at the V&A
Victorian collectors’ pictures back on display
A first-rate history of photography, the V&A museum and its pioneering collecting
Collecting oneself—and a few others besides in the Victoria & Albert Museum Photographic Department
Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 makes the art its sole priority
The public programme includes a sculpture park and videos screened on Frank Gehry’s New World Center
As Au Bak Ling’s Chinese imperial ceramics go on view, two experts discuss how excavations at kiln sites have affected our understanding of Chinese ceramics
Passionate about porcelain, Royal Academy, London from 17 November 1998
Who will follow baby boomers into the art market?
Demographic change is probably the most important factor in shaping the market's future, wrote this expert in 2011
Who’s buying? Art collectors in LA
Many have private museums, serve as trustees and lend to public museums
In a rare interview, Victor Pinchuk tells us about his plans to build a new contemporary art space in Kiev
A “landmark” museum for Ukraine
Extramural shows at Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
If collectors are hungry for more, they can drop by commercial shows outside the fair organised by five of its galleries