Collectors
The trouble with art fairs: curators, collectors and dealers are starting to feel fatigued
As the sheer number of annual events continues to grow, fair fatigue has become a common condition
Chapmans raise Hell for François Pinault: Recreating a work lost to flames
The original piece was destroyed in a disastrous 2004 warehouse fire
Most Russian collectors are at Art Basel Miami Beach to learn rather than buy
Russian collectors approach fair with care…
Collectors rushed to Zoo, the well regarded Frieze satellite fair, even before it opened
Visitors include Charles Saatchi and Anita Zabludowicz
A response to Peter Watson's The Medici Conspiracy: Collectors should be defended
"The picture he paints is one where the only people to have any legitimate interest in ancient art objects are closeted archaeologists"
Charles Saatchi rents out his art
Charges range from £7,000 a year for five works to £20,000 for twenty works
How to build a contemporary collection
The British collector Frank Cohen reviews a guide to the intricacies of buying new art
Anita Zabludowicz plans a new contemporary art space in a former chapel in Chalk Farm
Project Space 176 will host both the Zabludowicz collection and commissions by resident artists
Why collectors are moving from the wall to the floor: negotiating the logistics of sculptural acquisitions
Trends in real estate and the prestige factor have influenced recent preferences in the private market for sculptural works
Where is the art from the ‘Sensation’ show? A list of the collectors in 2006
An Art Newspaper investigation tracks the ownership history of art from Charles Saatchi's collection shown at the Royal Academy in 1997
Russian Oligarch Alexander Shadrin buys 40 Dalís
The works are on show in a local museum, and will travel the country next year
Ukrainian magnate opens Kiev’s first international contemporary art centre
Victor Pinchuk’s art foundation is intended “to modernise Ukrainians”
Modigliani sold to Russian buyer
The artist's portrait of Picasso is now part of a Moscow private collection
Major contemporary art collection unveiled in remote town south of Turin
Pinault, Saatchi...Viglietta?
Owner of Reynolds’ Portrait of Omai has also loaned Modigliani to Dublin’s National Gallery
Horse breeder John Magnier has given seven other paintings to the institution for at least six years—exempting him from tax should the works be sold
Modern Indian art fetches top prices at Sotheby's
But older decorative arts of the subcontinent fail to excite buyers
Art Basel 2006 was the best yet, but clients found inflated prices a concern
Art Basel '06 fair report
Auction house faking incident spooks growing Hungarian art market
A leading collector believes many bogus works are circulating
Opening report on Art Basel shows a strong start and an increase in jet-set collectors
Trends from the fair's first day indicate the importance of the European market
Thomas Scott Kaplan, a financier who owns one of the biggest silver mines in Latin America, is spending millions on design and 17th-century Dutch paintings
He is now the world’s biggest collector of modern furniture
The rich list: More than 100 people join global list of billionaires
Many are major art collectors and philanthropists
Denver Art Museum gets $60m contemporary art gift
The collectors Kent and Vicki Logan donate 300 works of art and an endowment
Damien Hirst conquers Mexico: the biggest collectors in the country are lining up to buy new work by the British artist
Other pieces, including a new version of the shark in a tank, have sold to Korea and the US
Drue Heinz on her love of Tibetan Mastiffs: “It has been a long time since Raphael kept anyone warm on a cold winter night”
The legendary collector speaks on her two beloved dogs, Moose and Minnie
British collector David Roberts scoops Keith Coventry show
Property developer spends almost £100,000
Collector C.I. Kim to open second contemporary art gallery in Cheonan, South Korea
The Korean collector has chosen the British architect David Adjaye to design the new building
Comment: New US museums pit donors against the public
An increasing number of museums are being built as speculative investments designed to attract incompatible currencies—collections and crowds
C.I. Kim to open New York gallery, following spaces in Beijing and South Korea
The Korean collector is being compared to Charles Saatchi