Colecionadores, coleções particulares e o mercado brasileiro de arte contemporânea

Abstract

The collector, within the context of the contemporary visual arts, is a powerful and, for many, mysterious figure. Beyond the stereotype of the eccentric rich (or, more recently, in Brazil, the corrupt recipient of money bribes or money launderer buying art), collectors are different amongst themselves, both in their financial capacity to buy works as well as their relationship with art itself, in addition to their different motivations for acquiring and collecting works of art. This article is an introductory reflection on collecting and collections stemming from an ethnographic research on the Brazilian contemporary art market performed discontinuously between the years of 2012 and 2016.

KEYWORDS

Art collector, art collection, work of art, artist, art market.