Collectors
Collector Stella Kesaeva’s plans for a new gallery in her garage
The Moscow-based collector has amassed a hoard of Russian contemporary art
Industrialist and collector opens his 14th gallery
Reinhold Würth has converted a church for old masters
Saatchi purchase makes collector Howard Faber think again
$6m from sale of Chinese paintings, including a Zeng Fanzhi, encourages him to review his remaining collection
Denver Art Museum art-share deal under investigation for breaching deaccessioning guidelines
Billionaire collector was given a half share in a Charles Deas painting in exchange for funding a Thomas Eakins acquisition
US collector returns artefacts to Greece
Shelby White returns two two fourth century BC objects
No expense spared for Gagosian’s second Moscow venture
70 works to be installed in riverside factory
Francis Bacon claims his place at the top of the market
As Tate Britain opens a major travelling retrospective, we examine the factors underpinning the meteoric rise in prices for the artist’s work and reveal the identity of his biggest collectors
Paris dealers take on Manhattan as galleries migrate across the pond
“We meet a broader range of collectors here”
Meet China’s top collector of contemporary art
Guan Yi tells us about his plans to open a museum and sculpture park on a 16.5-acre plot of land in Beijing
Another private collector opens his own gallery
A new contemporary art gallery for Barcelona
Roman Abramovich keeps spirits high and dealers rely on old favourites: Art Basel 2008
While the known and bankable sold at a steady rate, Abramovich was the name on everybody's lips
We talk to Zhang Hao Ming, part-owner of Beijing’s Art Now gallery which took part in Art Basel for the first time in June
Telecoms millionaire, restaurateur, hotelier, reality TV producer, gallery owner and collector
Roman Abramovich brings Basel '08 to life with surprise appearance
Chelsea FC owner joins Brad Pitt and Sheikh Saud Al-Thani at vernissage
Brad Pitt spends $1m on contemporary work at Design Miami/Basel 2008
Design is in vogue, as buyers show appreciation for the everyday turned decorative
Director of German contemporary art museum explores his “Carte Blanche” approach to private collectors
“What is often described as the ‘undue’ influence of collectors and dealers is less of a threat than the noticeable tendency for these parties to lose interest in public institutions”
German museum under fire for ceding control of exhibitions to dealers and collectors
Gallery director says private sector must be courted, not alienated
Norwegian dealer's estate to benefit charity
Médecins Sans Frontières will get millions from the sale
Meet the collector opening a James Turrell museum in the Andes
Meet the collector opening a James Turrell museum in the Andes
Authentication committee refused to give an opinion on my Basquiat, says collector
Complaint says work could lose $3m in value as a result
Roman Abramovich brings home the $86.3m Bacon and the $33.6m Freud
The London-based Russian billionaire has bought the record-breaking works; he has not previously been known to collect art
Why the rise of the private museum is rewriting the rules of the market
Dealers are growing increasingly wary of do-it-yourself institutions
Collector launches website to rate dealers
Helping young collectors to find the right gallery
“Every society has its taboos”: Interview with Farhad Moshiri
The Middle Eastern contemporary artist discusses the state of the art market, his commercial success, and what it’s like to work in Iran
German gallery tries to block sale of works by Joseph Beuys
Director says moving the pieces, installed by the artist, would be a “catastrophe”
Italian collector’s pledge to help save crumbling city of Palermo
Roberto Bilotti has restored an 18th-century palace and plans to open an “art chapel”
“A quantum leap” for Australia as collector John Kaldor donates $35m-worth of art to AGNSW
Kaldor has donated work by Rauschenberg, Christo, LeWitt, Koons, Judd, and Gursky, among many others
The post-war and contemporary collections of leading American collectors
And the highlights of their collections
Controversial New York antiquities collector’s exhibition centre opens
Funded by Shelby White amidst controversy regarding the provenance of her personal collection
A look at the ethical and economic problems underlying museum acquisitions
Museums should beware of being used as marketing tools by collectors
Russian art collector could face seven years in prison
Vladimir Nekrasov has been charged with corporate tax evasion