“Most contemporary art collectors today are intellectuals who own their own company”
Aurora Fine Art Fund claims it has conclusive evidence that £1.69m work is not by Boris Kustodiev
The space will display Pinchuk's own collection as well as loaned exhibitions
Irina Lebedeva talks on getting locals interested in art
Collectors look for safe options in a turbulent market
Mixed results as contemporary art nosedives while earlier works avoid the worst
New research challenges Russians’ claim that they own many cultural valuables from the independent state
His Pinchuk Art Centre will play host to over 100 works
Exhibitors fear that collectors will no longer make high-price purchases
The Moscow-based collector has amassed a hoard of Russian contemporary art
Both sides claim the other damaged historic buildings
The kidnapped statue has now been returned to the museum
The inventors of a new technique for dating paintings say it can prove whether a work was made before or after 1945
Vladimir Nekrasov has been charged with corporate tax evasion
The proposed museum will open at Baden-Baden in the autumn
Yet secrecy over values remained a priority at the Art Kapital auction
Tate acquires edition of video shown at this year’s Venice Biennale
Russia’s Federal Cultural Heritage Protection Agency is set to publish the first volume of a catalogue of Russian paintings known to be fake
The news comes as unexpected due to suppression of religion freedom in the nation
The Pinchuk Art Center was opened 16 September 2006
The museum's director maintains that the agreement is no major coup
Was the price forced up at Sotheby's sale?
A growing number of mid-size European auction houses are trying to cash in on the Russian boom
This sales report demonstrates the intense interest in Russian late 19th-century classical paintings, early 20th-century modernist paintings, and Fabergé works
Couple claim that forgery accusations were the result of a property deal gone sour
Culture ministry responds to fakes certified by leading institutions
The works are on show in a local museum, and will travel the country next year
Oil-rich private collectors are dominating the salerooms and pushing aside dealers and investment funds
Exhibition of Jewish artist’s work challenges official stance on Israel