Collectors
Books: The amazing and flamboyant career of the US collector Norton Simon
Collecting outside of the box
Dealers have nothing to fear as crisis fails to impede sales at Art Basel 2011
The most expensive pieces may have been slow to sell, but otherwise it was as if the downturn never happened
Budi Tek plans “serious” space in Shanghai to join his collection of private museums
The collector builds bridges with Tate and MoMA, and buys work by Kiefer, Cattelan and Hatoum
Collector settles financial dispute with David Khalili
Farbod Dowlatshahi no longer advisor to Khalili trust
Collector’s £100m art bequest to the UK
Denis Mahon’s gift of the century comes with conditions
How the Art Basel brand was built
Tracing the Swiss fair's ascent from discreet elite beginnings in the 1970s to its current prestige as the international art world's hot ticket
Pinault sends his collection across the globe
Modern and contemporary works are on the way to Korea and Brazil
Art market's '08 boom and bust reflected in Chinese contemporary art sales
Figures saw buyers losing interest in the genre, before they regained confidence early last year
Booming Chinese economy boosts art market
But emphasis is still on traditional works, with less understanding of contemporary art
A selection of the most sought after works of Asian art recently sold
The objects that made collectors dig deep
Collectors drawn to Paris for synchronised mass of art fairs and auctions
But attendance was down at fairs devoted to works on paper
A survey of some of the leading art collectors of China
Tastes remain mainly traditional
Many Chinese collectors use their wealth to repatriate once-looted objects
Why bringing it back home is a mark of respect
Some of the leading contemporary art collectors of China
While the stereotype of Chinese collectors includes a focus on traditional and historical Chinese art, these collectors buck the trend
How the missing Zodiac fountain heads continue to be a sore point for China
Several have appeared at auction in recent years; the whereabouts of five remain unknown
Collectors from mainland China are beginning to buy across the board, both at home and abroad
“Is a new generation turning to contemporary art?”
Wendy Reves's son claims that his mother was taken advantage of
Texan charm upsets collectors’ son
Fast forward video art
Artists love it as a medium, but are collectors and dealers too busy for time-based work at an art fair?
Sex, death and models of down under, down under: Newly opened Mona already a success
Outspoken collector David Walsh unveils crypt-like private museum
Los Angeles Broad Art Foundation aims at ultra accessibility
Los Angeles collectors Eli and Edythe Broad open their doors
Interview with collector David Lewis: “It’s fun to watch people enjoy our paintings”
After 40 years of silence, Lewis talks publicly on the eve of his major loan exhibition
Christen Sveaas is showing part of his collection at his Oslo restaurant
Collector hangs his art by the hors d’oeuvres
Harald Falckenberg on art as adventure, working with the Hamburg Deichtorhallen, and owning 150 works by Richard Prince
“Collectors have a tendency to self-delusion”
Russian collector to create space to display his old masters and automobiles
Tycoon expands Baden-Baden showcase dedicated to Fabergé
Jean Pigozzi's expansive collections in Congolese and Japanese art come together in new show
Jean Pigozzi convinces artist Carsten Höller to mix and match the French collector’s art in 'JapanCongo'
Art Basel Miami shows evidence of maturing as lower price points make for a more liberal approach from collectors
Art Basel Miami Beach '10 fair report
The market bounces back from the recession as big-ticket works sell for big-bucks
But despite strong headline sales, missed estimates and cautious collectors signalled that 2010 would not be a return to the wild days