What I Buy and Why: Collector Melissa Neumann on Finding Her Spirituality in Art, and the Urgency of Supporting Living Artists

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What I Buy and Why: Collector Melissa Neumann on Finding Her Spirituality in Art, and the Urgency of Supporting Living Artists

She has most recently purchased works by Olivier Souffrant and Ridley Howard.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 11, 2022

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Excerpt: How an Epiphany About Junk Mail Led Collector Marguerite Hoffman to Commission a Quietly Epic Art Experience From Ragnar Kjartansson

Read an excerpt from our subscribers-only interview with the famed collector.

By Julia Halperin, Jun 29, 2022

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‘It’s a Bricolage Across Time, Place, and Approach’: Gallerist Maliha Tabari on Her Art Collection at Home in Dubai

The gallerist and collector behind Tabari Artspace showed us around her art-filled abode.

By Dorian Batycka, Jun 23, 2022

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Fashionable Flats, Raclette Galore, and an Eye on Women Surrealists: How Sotheby’s Sensation Mari-Claudia Jiménez Takes on Art Basel

The New York-based auction exec makes an annual Swiss pilgrimage for art both new and old—and chocolate, of course.

By Katie White, Jun 15, 2022

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What I Buy and Why: Hotelier Lena Evstafieva on Why She Buys the Work of Emerging Female Artists—and Almost Never Sells

The co-founder of the Villa Lena Foundation has no regrets in her art collecting journey.

By Vivienne Chow, May 30, 2022

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Hong Kong Collector Queenie Rosita Law on Looking Out for Overlooked Artists, and Why She Doesn’t Race to Buy Art

Law just opened Double Q Gallery in the city to spotlight under-the-radar artists from near and far.

By Christine Ajudua, May 27, 2022

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What I Buy and Why: Hong Kong Fintech Exec Alan Lau on the Very Real Dangers of Not Reading an Artwork’s Condition Report

See inside the studio of the veteran collector.

By Vivienne Chow, May 26, 2022

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What I Buy and Why: Peter Janssen on How a Flea-Market Find Inspired Him to Build a Leading Private Collection of Samurai Objects

The German entrepreneur recently opened a museum for his collection in Berlin.

By Kate Brown, May 23, 2022

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Dealer and Art-World Veteran Fabienne Lévy on What Art Collections Really Reveal About Their Owners

Lévy opened an eponymous gallery in Lausanne in 2019.

By Caroline Goldstein, May 18, 2022

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See Now, Research Later—and Only Buy After That: How Collector Victoria Rogers Plans to Hit Frieze New York

In between defending her master's thesis and convening with the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, Rogers has a lot of art to see.

By Christine Ajudua, May 17, 2022

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Art Collector Benedicta Badia Nordenstahl on the Goya Painting That Got Away and Why an Artwork’s Price Isn’t Everything

We caught up with Nordenstahl from her home in Singapore.

By Naomi Rea, May 16, 2022

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How Casa Dragones Entrepreneur Bertha González Nieves Built a Collection of Innovative Mexican Art That Keeps Her Inspired at Home

The world's first maestra tequilera also has an eye for art.

By Sarah Cascone, May 10, 2022

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See Inside Lora Reynolds’s Custom-Designed Austin Home, Where Top-Flight Art Coexists With Pets, Kids, and Everyday Life

The gallerist and collector offered insight into collecting with kids and why she avoids making wish lists.

By Julia Halperin, May 9, 2022

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Former Goldman Sachs Exec-Turned-Powerhouse Art Entrepreneur Shanyan Koder on How She Chooses Which Artworks to Purchase

The Hong Kong–based collector owns works by Impressionist, Modernist, Surrealist, and contemporary art masters. Now, she's exploring NFTs.

By Cathy Fan, May 5, 2022

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Oysters, But No Antiquities: How Gagosian Liaison and Mega-Collector Scion Sophia Cohen Plans to Tackle TEFAF New York

In a new series, “Fair Game,” we ask art experts to lay out their plan of attack for one of the world's top art fairs.

By Katie White, May 5, 2022