Collectors
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
Private equity millionaire Adu Advaney to open a London gallery
Indian collectors are starting to buy contemporary art by their compatriots
Russian collector’s in negotiations to open Fabergé museum
The proposed museum will open at Baden-Baden in the autumn
Devi Art Foundation is India’s first private museum of contemporary art
Anupam Poddar and his mother Lekha have assembled a collection of over 7,000 works of art
Found: paintings from the collection of Brazilian money launderer
A Léger and a Basquiat belonging to Edemar Cid Ferreira have been identified
Munch collector to open private museum
Petter Olsen plans cultural complex outside Oslo
Swiss collector to open her own museum in Arles
Maja Hoffmann wants to hire Frank Gehry to design her gallery
New York collector Shelby White returns antiquities to Italy
White's restitution of the illegally excavated objects is a first for the US
Meet the Danish collector whose Hirsts have just gone on show in Copenhagen
Jyte Dresing has loaned eight works to Copenhagen's Arken Museum of Modern Art
New tax on asset gains for overseas investments could hit UK collectors
Rules change for non-domiciles
Art Basel Miami Beach '07 fair report: Edition is strongest yet, despite financial turmoil
Most of the buyers were American private collectors and large-scale installation works were popular
Wall Street collector opens private gallery in Chelsea
Artist Chuck Close is curating the inaugural show this month
Artist Bjarne Melgaard is suing his former backer
Sculptor says collector made too many editions
Book review: The trade in architectural salvages
John Harris investigates the mainly US market for parts of European buildings
David Walsh reveals art for new private Tasmanian gallery
Walsh, described as “every casino owner’s nightmare”, owns around 1,300 antiquities and 300 contemporary works