Interesting radio 4 art prog., by andrewd on Apr 26, 2007 17:35:23 GMT 1, I caught a bit of Alvin Hall on radio 4 today at about 3:45 interviewing a 'buyer' for a hedge fund art collector.
Alvin Hall has a large collection of art himself and is rather well researched and infectious when he gets going on the subject. I think this may be a series re run as I remember hearing an Alvin Hall interview with a bloke on a basic income who had a one bedroom flat on which every bit of wall and ceiling space was covered in art from major talents. The collector bought what he liked and sold on when he had moved on to other areas funding new purchases.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/alvinhallartworld
You can hit the listen again button at bbc radio 4. Essentially he says that the 'hedge fund' collector isn't really a bad thing and has been around since the 1750's when the Dutch art world was booming. The collector in question has a site www.sendercollection.com
Worth a listen for all budding collectors!