Collectors
Collector’s Eye: Bérengère Primat
The French collector tells us about her new foundation of Aboriginal art and why she resists the collecting mentality
Leah Chase, New Orleans chef and collector of African American art, has died aged 96
The “Queen of Creole Cuisine” showed works by artists including Elizabeth Catlett and Jacob Lawrence in her legendary restaurant Dooky Chase's
A lesson in attending Basel on a budget
Is it possible to attend an event where extravagant expenditure is commonplace without paying for the privilege?
Berlin collector turns Nazi-era Luftwaffe building into home for video art
Software entrepreneur Markus Hannebauer opens Fluentum to the public with Dutch artist Guido van der Werve
Carolyn Christov-Barkargiev on the opening of the Cerruti Villa and its $600m, 'near-secret' collection
The house and collection of Turinese collector Francesco Federico Cerruti will go on show this week
Collector's Eye: an interview with Bernard Lumpkin, a 'black art ambassador'
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
'Should dealers reveal past prices in provenance?'
London case surrounding Brueghel painting raises questions over whether a work's full sales history should be listed—even when that shows a big markup
Landmark deal between Lacma and mega-collector Budi Tek moves a step closer
The Los Angeles museum's director Michael Govan is in Hong Kong this week to formally sign agreement
Five minutes with… Lorraine Kiang Malingue on the Asian art market
Dealer tells us about the challenges of running a space in Shanghai’s West Bund and how the gallery keeps up with the growing competition
Collector's Eye: an interview with Haryanto Adikoesoemo
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
Collector's Eye: an interview with William Zhao
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
Collectors pledge support for contemporary art in Italy
Private spaces throughout the country are uniting to host a joint show in the face of government funding cuts
Hermitage and Pushkin join forces to show stellar Russian collections of Modern art
The museums are pooling the divided collections of Sergei Shchukin and Morozov brothers for a quartet of exhibitions
Collector's Eye: an interview with Candace Carmel Barasch
The New York real estate heiress tells us what she's bought and why she loves it
Met receives donation of ten ‘exceptional’ colonial Latin American works out of the blue
The São Paulo collector James Kung Wei Li, whose father was a Chinese ambassador in South America, says the donation is his family’s repayment for American educational largesse
Collector's Eye: an interview with Cheech Marin
The actor and comedian tells us what he's bought and why he loves it
Collector's Eye: an interview with Wallis Annenberg
The Los Angeles-based philanthropist tells us what she's bought and why
Giving back and looking forward: Hill Art Foundation opens in New York
Christopher Wool show kicks off rotating programme from Janine and Tom Hill’s collection
Taiwanese mega-collector Pierre Chen reveals plans for new space
The electronics magnate owns ten works by Gerhard Richter, seven Picassos and two works by Francis Bacon
Polish collector Grazyna Kulczyk unveils ‘off-grid’ private museum in Swiss Alps
Muzeum Susch aims to bring a “disruptive outlook” to the historic Engadin valley pilgrimage site
Tasmanian museum expands with £230m luxury hotel that includes a Marina Abramović-designed spa
Collector David Walsh plans to build new Motown complex alongside his Museum of Old and New Art
Art collector and Credit Suisse head José Olympio da Veiga Pereira is the new president of São Paulo biennial foundation
The organisation oversees the city’s international exhibition, as well as the country’s representation at the Venice Biennale and other projects
The year in exhibitions: world’s great collections reunited for once-in-a-lifetime shows
In 2018, curators turned into sleuths to track down works that belonged to some of history’s greatest—but often flawed—collectors
Collector's eye: Jonathan Anderson
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
Collector's eye: Estrellita B. Brodsky
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
Collector's eye: Dennis Scholl
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
Caucasian collecting: the Bodleian Library’s Georgian papers, books and medieval manuscripts
The collection amassed by Sir Oliver and Marjory Wardrop
Dallas school given largest collection of Swiss art outside of Switzerland
The University of Texas at Dallas is building its first museum to house the gift
Qatar dynasty’s collection of jewels and antiquities will be shown in the heart of Paris
The Al Thani collection to be displayed at revamped Hôtel de la Marine over 20 years, in a deal that will help fund the building’s restoration