My first purchase was my
Angel sculpture by Bushra Fakhoury. Fakhoury is probably best known for her public sculptures, which have been shown prominently on London’s Park Lane. The sculpture cost around £20,000 at the time.
What was your most recent purchase?
A multi-media photograph of LA from the British artist Zoobs Ansari. His work often deals with celebrity culture and the darker side of fame, something that vibrates pertinently in today’s age.
Which works or artists are you hoping to add to your collection this year?
Generally, I like to be spontaneous with the way I buy art. However, I am excited about the work of the hotel’s upcoming artist-in-residence, Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey. He makes unique “Afrogallonism” pieces, assemblages made up of flattened Kufuor gallon cans, jute sacks, discarded car tires, and wood pieces, often inscribed with patterns and text, which examine the powerful agency of everyday objects, and their ecological legac
Arthur Brand is an art sleuth based in Amsterdam.
His clients ask him to find stolen works of art, and to find out whether a painting or sculpture being sold on the black market is the real thing.
One day, he received an email with an image attached of two gigantic horse sculptures.
The unknown owner of these statues was claiming that they had once belonged to Adolf Hitler and had stood outside his chancellery building in Berlin.
This led Arthur into a murky world of black market art dealers, billionaire collectors, and Neo-Nazis.
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Restaurant Duddell’s latest art exhibition may raise eyebrows because the works are from four collectors identified by their gender. Is it sexist or does it give much-needed visibility to women patrons?
An art collection says a lot about its owner, whether it is composed of Old Masters paintings or an eclectic selection of contemporary pieces. A new online exhibition offers unprecedented access to the private collections of six art connoisseurs from Switzerland and Asia.
2021: Leap of Faith is organised as part of this year s IMPART Collectors Show, which is now in its fourth edition. This novel format is a result of the pandemic, which pushed organiser Art Outreach Singapore to take advantage of the digital space to show pieces that are physically challenging to transport and showcase.
These artworks are usually displayed in the homes, offices and dedicated art spaces of six private collectors from Switzerland and the Asian continent, including Jim Amberson, Dr Woffles Wu and Sangita Jindal.