The Collector.

May 23, 2004 9:31 AM

The Collector. Sheikh Saud of Qatar, the world’s most active collector of art and the market’s biggest spender.
posted by stbalbach (4 comments total)

Well, I thought it was interesting.
posted by kenko at 6:44 PM on May 23, 2004

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
posted by Kato at 9:49 PM on May 23, 2004

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.
posted by dfowler at 7:58 AM on May 24, 2004

factory123 .. it's a real account.
posted by CrazyJub at 7:54 PM on May 26, 2004