Telegraph art critic Richard Dorment asks the important question after Charles Saatchi announced his gift to Britain: What exactly does Saatchi own? and who will pay for it’s upkeep?
When he donates 200 works of art worth £25 million to a foundation renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art London in 2012, we will learn which works of art are actually owned by Charles Saatchi, as opposed to merely shown in his gallery. Highlights (and low points) will range from works by YBAs originally shown in the RA’s Sensation exhibition, such as Tracey Emin’s ‘Bed’ and installations by the Chapman Brothers, to pieces we’ve seen recently in surveys of recent art from China and the US.Continue Reading