NewsCollectors
Collector Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo drops plans for new Madrid space in former slaughterhouse
Italian patron is looking for an alternative site in the Spanish capital after encountering "structural problems" with Matadero's Nave 9 building
NewsTerra Foundation for American Art
Terra Foundation for American Art recruits new leader from Colby College Museum
Sharon Corwin aims to help forge partnerships with arts organisations and interrogate histories of American art
NewsFaurschou Foundation
Danish collector Jens Faurschou inaugurates new outpost in Brooklyn
The sprawling gallery follows Faurschou’s spaces in Beijing and Copenhagen
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Goulandris collection of Modern masterworks finally revealed in new Athens museum
Dream museum of collectors Basil and Elise Goulandris brought to life almost three decades after original proposal
FeatureArt market
Dubai's Alserkal Avenue launches arts foundation
The not-for-profit will commission works and offer residencies and educational programmes to promote artistic development in Dubai
NewsLaw
Widower takes aim at chairman of Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Husband of deceased leader argues in court filings that chairman strong-armed his way into the post
NewsPhilanthropy
Russian billionaire’s Peri Foundation will keep paying for culture after arrest
It is business as usual, says the organisation’s director, as its founder, Ziyavudin Magomedov, remains in custody awaiting trial on racketeering charges
NewsArt market
Piero Manzoni Foundation criticised for destruction of works
Foundation denies allegations that it manipulates the authentication process to inflate the value of its holdings
NewsArt Dubai
Saudi artists head to Silicon Valley to work with tech giants Apple, Google and Facebook
UK charity Crossway Foundation is partnering with the Saudi-based Misk Art Institute for the project
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Barjeel Art Foundation regroups with long-term loans and new partnerships
Works from the collection to go on show at Sharjah Art Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago while foundation takes a break from programming
NewsFoundations
Art Jameel and Delfina Foundation extend their reach with new blockbuster partnership
First joint project is a major piece by Ala Younis that reveals how women helped build Baghdad
NewsPhotography
Henri Cartier-Bresson foundation to open bigger space in 2018
Converted garage in Paris' Marais district will host double the number of exhibitions
NewsFoundations
Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo to launch Madrid foundation
Italian collector will show works from her vast contemporary art collection at the Matadero cultural complex
ArchiveFrieze
Despite the war of words, UK-Russia shows go ahead
But some exhibitions have been cancelled as political stand-off continues
ArchiveLebanon
Collector Tony Salamé to build home for contemporary art in Lebanon
He recently added 20 works bought at Frieze NY to his 1,200-strong collection
ArchivePrizes
Victor Pinchuk launches the second edition of his Future Generation Prize
The $100,000 prize will support one lucky young artist to further their creative vision and support their career
ArchiveAlberto Giacometti
Dealer uses intimidation tactics at Parisian Giacometti foundation in mission to recover forged lamps
Policy decrees that works determined to be fake must be handed over to the authorities so that they cannot re-enter the market
ArchiveAlberto Giacometti
Paris foundation loses battle to cast bronzes from original Giacometti plasters
The decision, backed by the Zurich's Giacometti Stiftung and the Berthoud family, has been appealed
ArchiveSalvador Dalí
Rehabilitating Salvador Dalí: The Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation's ongoing battles
Twenty years after his death, the artist’s legacy has been severely damaged by the proliferation of works and organisations which carry his name
ArchiveMexico
Leading collector plans contemporary art space in Mexico City
The museum will be drawn from the Jumex Foundation's 2,000 works
ArchiveIllegal & Illicit
Iran Foundation trustee found guilty of book theft from British Library and Oxford's Bodleian Library steps down from post
Farhad Hakimzadeh was given two years' imprisonment after it was learnt he had stolen volumes from the two UK institutions
ArchiveLudwig Museum
Donating to Museum Ludwig's foundation is more profitable than giving to the museum directly
Foundation lures collectors
ArchivePrivate galleries
Wall Street collector opens private gallery in Chelsea
Artist Chuck Close is curating the inaugural show this month
ArchiveEstorick Collection
For sale: £8m De Chirico from private museum
A collector in the US is buying the painting from the Estorick Collection
ArchiveAuctions
Foundation sells late collector’s art
Proceeds go to fund for young artists
ArchiveSponsorship
US foundations back new charity handing out grants to artists
The United States artists fund fills the vacuum created after the government suspended the National Endowment for the Arts in the '90s
ArchiveAlberto Giacometti
Foundation circumventing directions of Giacometti's late wife by limiting collection's exposure, says brother-in-law
Mr Arm, who previously contested his sister's will, now asks that part of the estate goes to auction
ArchiveCollectors
Major British collector buys Sisley for a charity
Greetings card millionaire Andrew Brownsword adds the Impressionist to his collection
ArchiveCollectors
Collector interview: Sheikh Saud Al Thani of Qatar
The Art Newspaper visits the biggest art collector in the world and talks about the five museums he is building in Doha
ArchiveAlberto Giacometti
The Giacometti Foundation becomes a reality at long last, but lawsuits brought against the Association wear on
In accordance with the president of the Foundation's emphasis on turning over a new leaf, none of the Association's members have been elected to the board
ArchiveAlberto Giacometti
Giacometti Association consigns sculptures and illustrated book to Christie's for auction as legal fees mount
The estate was bequeathed to the Giacometti Association as a temporary measure to clear the way for a foundation, although these plans were derailed by Roland Dumas's misconduct
ArchiveAlberto Giacometti
Vasarely, Arp and Giacometti: The three French foundations plagued by lawsuits
The question of what exactly the artist would have wanted is ultimately unanswerable, and therefore liable to cause friction
ArchiveCollectors
Swiss say philanthropist collector is senile and have blocked his foundations, art and money
Legal battle over Dr Gustav Rau’s paintings, which he wants to give to Unicef, and which are on loan to Paris
ArchiveColonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg: Authentic, fake or 1920s dreamland?
Giles Waterfield, former director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, looks at how the Colonial Willamsburg Foundation tackles the problems of shifting historical perspectives
ArchiveAlberto Giacometti
Letters to the Editor: “Alberto Giacometti did not use Redoutey’s foundry”
The director of the Giacometti Association, Mary Lisa Palmer, corrects our coverage of the Giacometti plaster models and demystifies the forthcoming Giacometti Foundation
ArchiveMuseums
Unexplained blocking of proposals for Giacometti Foundation by French art authorities could point to a manipulative strategy
Delays over approving Giacometti Foundation suggest deliberate obstruction, so the only option remaining will be to hand over the collection to the state
ArchiveFunding
How the Po-Shing Woo Foundation has subsidised the British art world
The Becket casket and Guercino are just two works of art saved for Britain with money from a Hong Kong lawyer
ArchiveCultural policy
Venice PLC
A company owned 51% by the town council and 49% by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux
ArchiveAlberto Giacometti
Obituary for Annette Giacometti
Both Giacometti's spouse and favourite subject, Annette's championing of his talent persisted after his passing
CommentPrivate Museums
The Marciano masquerade is exposed
The art foundation, which has closed its doors, was never more than the shell of a museum
Jori Finkel