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East Meets West as Art Fairs Continue to Take Over in Asia

Hope Gainer | Posted 04.10.2013 | Arts
Hope Gainer

The art world is taking the world by storm, and art fairs are becoming the new hotspots to hang out at! I first discovered this cultural phenomenon d...

'They Like The Most Unlikeable Art'

ARTINFO | Posted 03.25.2013 | Arts
ARTINFO

A new documentary on Herb and Dorothy Vogel, the legendary New York collectors who managed to accrue a world-class trove of minimalist art on a govern...

One Luxury Billionaire Collectors Cannot Afford

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.07.2013 | Arts
Edward Goldman

The problem, as I see it, is that those extremely successful and extremely busy people simply cannot afford the luxury of spending time to educate themselves about art world beyond the headlines of the last few years.2013-03-07-koonstulippull.jpg

The Latest Trend for Avant Garde Art Collectors: Higgs Bosons

Steven Clifford | Posted 04.01.2013 | Comedy
Steven Clifford

I worry that a glass collection no longer confers instant status. That's why I have moved on. I now collect Higgs bosons.

Meet the UK's Top 10 Contemporary Art Collectors

ARTINFO | Posted 12.03.2012 | Arts
ARTINFO

Meet the UK's Top 10 Contemporary Art Collectors In the next few days, collectors from all over the world will congregate in London for Frieze Week. ...

The Ultra-Rich Are Using Their Art To Get Richer

www.reuters.com | Posted 08.28.2012 | Arts

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The Mogul Behind "The Scream" Mystery

Posted 07.12.2012 | Arts

The mystery buyer behind the record-breaking sale of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" has been identified as billionaire Leon Black. The Wall Street Journa...

Art Restitution Battle Brews in Germany

SPIEGEL ONLINE | Posted 09.09.2012 | Arts

The legendary Jewish gallery owner Alfred Flechtheim lost dozens of precious paintings during the Nazi era. For years, his heirs have been fighting fo...

The 30-and-Under Crowd: The Art World's Most Influential Young Figures

ARTINFO | Posted 08.26.2012 | Arts
ARTINFO

Summer in the art world is a relaxed affair -- galleries close early, publications slow down, and tourist-filled museums tend to scare away the profes...

The Art Collector Youth Fixation Factor

Mat Gleason | Posted 08.26.2012 | Arts
Mat Gleason

The art world discriminates based on age. I would advise every artist reading this to immediately remove your birth year from your website, from your ...

Art and Money

Sugar Rautbord | Posted 07.28.2012 | Arts
Sugar Rautbord

The numbers are in. The prices of blue-chip art are bigger than they have ever been at a time when whole countries have contemplated fiscal bankruptcy and currency devaluation. Fine art is a art is a global currency less volatile than the euro, dollar or drachma... or Facebook stock.

Koons for Kids: NADA Will Train Precocious 4-Year-Olds in Art Appreciation, Thanks to Little Collector

ARTINFO | Posted 07.03.2012 | Arts
ARTINFO

How young is too young to become an art collector? The children's art print Web site Little Collector is making a business out of the argument that y...

Celebrity Art Collector Ronnie Dunn

Reyne Haines | Posted 05.23.2012 | Celebrity
Reyne Haines

What was it that intrigued Dunn about Russian art? I planned to find out...

Celebrity Collector: Richard Grieco

Reyne Haines | Posted 04.23.2012 | Celebrity
Reyne Haines

As if good looks and the creative gene weren't enough to peek my curiosity -- his love of Harley Davidson's and Corvettes were the icing on the cake. I caught up with Grieco recently to talk about his passion for painting, and to ask "When do I get a ride on one of those bikes!"

Singapore Art Museum Spotlights Local Artists and Global Collectors (VIDEOS)

VernissageTV | Posted 03.27.2012 | Arts
VernissageTV

The Singapore Art Museum currently presents two exhibitions that complement each other well. One shows contemporary Asian art from private collections around the world, the other has its focus on the young generation of artists living and working in Singapore.

Couple Gives Massive Art Collection To All 50 States

Priscilla Frank | Posted 11.30.2011 | Arts
Priscilla Frank

In an age crazy for standards and guidelines to legitimize and explain life's mysteries, it is rare to hear the words "you just know." Husband and wif...

The New Moneyed Art

Adrian Margaret Brune | Posted 10.04.2011 | Arts
Adrian Margaret Brune

These days, money is not just a physical or abstract means by which people obtain art and, thus beauty -- it has become an objet d'art.

Judge Hears Arguments Over Barnes Foundation Move

AP | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 10.01.2011 | Arts

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The Barnes Foundation's new home is well under construction in Philadelphia but a long and bitter fight continues over whether...

The Anderson Collection: A Record of American Artistic Innovation

John Seed | Posted 08.23.2011 | Arts
John Seed

The Andersons had asked themselves two essential questions constantly during their many years of evaluating, acquiring and living with modern and contemporary art: Have I seen it before? Could I have thought of it?

PHOTO: Steve Martin Victim Of Art Fraud (UPDATE)

Posted 08.01.2011 | Arts

Steve Martin has had a varied career as an actor, writer, comedian, SNL host, musician, and art lover, but he's probably not too happy to add 'victim'...

Controversial Art Maven Dasha Zhukova's 'Art Island' On WSJ

Posted 07.24.2011 | Arts

Huffpost Arts is privileged to offer an exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming WSJ. Magazine feature on Russian arts maven Dasha Zhukova. For an olig...

Spotlight: Members-Only Online Art Seller 'Exhibition A' Comes To Life At NY's Ace Hotel

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

WHO: Exhibition A at the Ace Hotel WHAT: 'Monochrome Set' WHEN: March 15 - April 7 WHERE: Ace Hotel New York 20 West 29th Street WHY: Sti...

Flying Through Art Los Angeles Contemporary

Ruthie Abel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Ruthie Abel

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Art Exchange Allows Patrons To Buy Shares In Major Artworks

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Even though the feeling in the art market right now is one of renewed hope and increased sale prices, the thought of purchasing a significant piece of...

Art Basel Miami Watch: An Interview With the Owner of Miami's Art Hotel

Monique Stringfellow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Monique Stringfellow

Art Basel Miami 2010 kicks off December 2nd. We sat down with Cricket Taplin, a veteran art collector and the owner of Miami's Art Hotel to get the inside track on America's most important art fair.