Comments on: The Collector.

The Collector.

stbalbach — Sun, 23 May 2004 09:31:44 -0800

The Collector. Sheikh Saud of Qatar, the world's most active collector of art and the market's biggest spender.

By: kenko

kenko — Sun, 23 May 2004 18:44:53 -0800

Well, I thought it was interesting.

By: Kato

Kato — Sun, 23 May 2004 21:49:01 -0800

I did, too. "With ultra-commercial Dubai on one side and the deeply conservative Saudi Arabia on another, Qatar has chosen a third way, that of education and culture." The collections he's building and sharing, and what he's contributing to the society and culture of Qatar in the field of art, natural history, etc. is truly amazing. I love self-taught connoisseurs. You go, Sheikh! Now if I could just get him interested in Imperial Chinese porcelain... _k

By: dfowler

dfowler — Mon, 24 May 2004 07:58:13 -0800

Unfortunately, this article is too current to be in the online edition of The New York Review of Books. It's not about Sheik Saud, but about the book he's holding in the inset photo on the first link, and about its author. Thanks, stbalbach. Great post.

By: CrazyJub

CrazyJub — Wed, 26 May 2004 19:54:22 -0800

factory123 .. it's a real account.