' var $email = $form.find('.signup-email'); function setCookie(cname, cvalue, expMinutes, prefix) { setTimeout(function() { } See our Privacy Policy for more information about cookies. + '<\/div>' e.preventDefault(); //console.log(prefix + cname + "=" + cvalue + ";" + expires + ";path=/"); Madonna’s art collection is almost as legendary as the superstar herself, reportedly worth over $100 million, and including some of big-time blue chip names: Picasso, Hopper, Kahlo, Leger, Dali, Man Ray, and Hirst. function closeSignupBar() { Additionally, as a major donor to to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, he angled for a position on their board during the management shakeup in 2013. As a result, it should come as no surprise to learn that celebrities are often serious art collectors, both because they have the money and because they move in creative circles. }, Obviously, many of these already have real talent, from acting in countless television shows, theatre and movies. if (!expirationMinutes) { googletag.pubads().setTargeting("width", w), googletag.pubads().setTargeting("height", h), 1 == isnewsletter && googletag.pubads().setTargeting("isfirstpage", ['Y', pagetypeforce] ) script.crossorigin = "anonymous"; ctx.customSerializer(); if (!o[this.name].push) { expirationMinutes = daysToMinutes(settings.expiration_days); He told Artspace that he approached high-profile dealers like Enrico Navarro, Jeffrey Deitch, and Tony Shafrazi about buying artworks for his home and “Basquiat’s name just kept coming up in conversation, so I started doing my homework and saw that the lines with me and him were running parallel.” He has even taken inspiration from Basquiat for his own studio practice, which is supported by enthusiastic collector Jay Z. setTimeout(function() { Paul Stanley of KISS and Ariana Richards of the first Jurassic Park movie. 2. } h = Math.max(document.documentElement.clientHeight, window.innerHeight || 0), if (!found) { }) submit: function($form, onSuccess) { 5. Brad Pitt There are countless others , including Bono of U2 , actress Jane Seymour , Viggo Mortenson , and even Beyonce Knowles — all of whom have been known to pick up a paintbrush from time to time. var cookieNames = ['recentlyShown', 'signedUp', 'closedSignupBar','signup_cookie']; ); Feb 24, 2016. onSuccess(); //show automatically after delay Madonna //hide on mobile phones checkCookies(); + '
Get hand-picked stories from our editors delivered straight to your inbox every day.<\/p>' if (o[this.name]) { callback: function() { } 4. }); + '<\/div>' // Signup validation In addition, some reports say that wife Angelina Jolie is less than thrilled about Brad dropping so much cash on art, feeling that instead he should donate more money to charity. Here are 20 celebrities who are huge art collectors: 1. In 2013, he orchestrated a charity auction at Christie’s entitled “The 11th Hour Sale,” to benefit environmental causes. addCss('https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css'); // Add animation css }, // Handler for close signup button if (prefix == undefined) { var ctx = this; After Jay-Z’s art-world savvy, tribute performance of “Picasso Baby” at Pace Gallery last year, it should come as no surprise that he and his superstar wife, Beyonce, have an extensive and impressive art collection. Victoria reportedly wishes to be “a mover and shaker in more upmarket circles nowadays and likes being a ‘collector’…She is even in talks with a museum to showcase some of their pieces.” Granted, these “talks” reportedly took place in 2010, but who knows? while (i--) { In 2010, he interviewed graffiti artist KAWS for Interview Magazine. + '' + '<\/form>' }; The hip-hop megastar Sean Combs is an excellent example of a celebrity who got into serious art collecting. But in 1911, an ex-Louvre employee pilfered the portrait and hid it for two years. var $modal = $('#ouibounce-modal'); + '<\/div>' return o; // Show signup failure error and hide other errors + '' $form.find('.errors').children().hide(); } Famous Love Paintings Richest Living Artists Banksy Street Artist. } //if any of these cookies are found, we don't show the modal. Leo’s good friend Tobey is also no stranger to the art world. Mary-Kate Olsen expiration_days: 14 Some of them have become very skilled at painting, and some have displayed in galleries and sold their art for huge amounts. var name = prefix + cname + "="; var $form = $(formElement); var ouibounceScript = '