Archive for the ‘Art Collector’ Category
Mel Gibson and his wife, Robyn, who filed for divorce last year, are selling a $15 million Maxfield Parrish collection at Christie’s.
1546 via Lindsay Pollock
Open to the public only one day a year, the Garden of Cosmic Speculation takes science and maths as its inspiration.
1428 via Kuriositas
Robert and Ethel Scull created a market for Pop, making it the occasion for lavish parties and the new face of art in the 60s.
1389 via NY Times
To the surprise of many Westerners, female collectors from the Middle East appear to have been major players at the recent Art Dubai fair.
1375 via The Economist
David Zwirner Gallery was slapped with an $8 million lawsuit by Craig Robins for what he calls the gallery's "wanton dishonesty."
1318 via NY Post
Charlie Finch digs into how Dakis Joannou is able to finance his extensive art collection.
1204 via artnet.com
The Greek tycoon Dakis Joannou hits town for the unveiling of his controversial New Museum show curated by Jeff Koons.
1138 via New York Mag
The 39 years old Swiss art dealer Iwan Wirth (Hauser & Wirth), is one of the most influential and successful players in the market.
1132 via Financial Times
The artist Jeff Koons in his Upper East Side home, which houses examples of his own collecting efforts.
1122 via NY Times
This piece of art by Neil Dawson is called Horizons. It is located in New Zealand on a large private art park owned by Alan Gibbs.
1094 via thegrip.wordpress.com
Don and Mera Rubell are expanding their footprint in the nation’s capital with a contemporary art museum and hotel.
1092 via Art in America
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GOOD and graphic-design firm Karlssonwilker created an infographic of the ten most expensive pieces of art of all time.
1083 via Fast Company
Christie’s and Sotheby’s battle for an estimated $100 to $150 million worth of artworks from the estate of Frances Lasker Brody.
977 via Lindsay Pollock
Mexican megabillionaire Carlos Slim is building a striking museum in Mexico City that will house his world-class art collection.
941 via ARTINFO
Jack Walsh was introduced to the world of quilts in 1990, when he saw a BBC program on the subject.
929 via NY Times
Ydessa Hendeles, a significant collector of contemporary art, has donated 32 works to the Art Gallery of Ontario.
907 via CBC
American Antiques Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion puts collectors at ease with quasi-domestic arrangements of antiques.
905 via NY Times
This week in Sunday Arts News: The American Antiques Show at the American Folk Art Museum.
903 via thirteen.org
A new repository for information on American collectors and dealers is now available courtesy of The Frick Collection.
850 via Lindsay Pollock
Richard Wilson's iconic installation is a waist-high reservoir of recycled sump oil, purchased by collector Charles Saatchi.
815 via Guardian
David Ciclitiria is a leading collector of Korea's Contemporary art. His collection now spans more than 40 pieces.
805 via How To Spend It
In this buyer’s art market a new band of young art collectors are at the head of the line.
778 via ARTINFO
