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Eugene Victor Thaw on the transformation of tribal art
The multi-millionnaire has family connections with a Chinese, State-run armaments company
Commercial galleries with common goals banding together
The secret behind Sotheby’s contemporary art sale in New York, 6 May.
The shopping-mall millionare has been wooed by museums all over the world, but Dallas looks set to benefit from generosity in the great American tradition
David Tang mixes modern Chinese art with the smartest, retro-style club in Hong Kong and his own frantic life-style
Third biannual of strongly supported contemporary decorative arts
Veteran collector and lobbyist for the arts opposes introduction of entrance fees
His motivations to sell remain unclear
Clarence House is full of treasures
Collectors fear changes to export regulations after British departure
But £60 can still buy you quality
Christie’s succeeds with the sale of goods recently in the trade and much restored
Bought since the 80s, the eight Dutch and Flemish paintings include Rembrandt and Sweerts
Top Taiwanese dealer Jeff C.F. Hsu gives an exceptionally detailed analysis with names of leading figures in the market and where to find what kind of art
The film star was a serious pioneer collector
The Becket casket and Guercino are just two works of art saved for Britain with money from a Hong Kong lawyer
Why I prefer decorative arts
The chocolate magnate both infuriated and stimulated the German art scene for nearly thirty years
The works on paper will begin their nomadic existence at the Teylers Museum
It has been well received in Britain. In Los Angeles, there are divided opinions on the collection and its owner
After leaving Berlin in 1937, Berggruen will be placing his collection - which will go on show this autumn - on a ten-year loan with the Berlin State Museums
A museum of chaos to make men marvel
Money from finance, industry and the law fund some of the city’s leading buyers and contemporary art is high on their agenda
Ryoei Saito, chief of the Daishowa Paper Company and Stavros Niarchos, shipping magnate
Gemma de Angelis Testa, Eliana Guglielmi, Corrado Levi, Marcello Levi, Marco Rivetti, Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
Italy's most discreet city has always favoured the avant-garde, now celebrated by this elegantly cerebral exhibition
His great Persian manuscript paintings are now on loan to the Sackler
Joannou's collection, which is particularly strong in installations and large scale work, can be seen in the Athens School of Fine Arts