What’s the difference between a collector and a shopper

Collectors are individuals, thoughtful people, confident in their ability to learn and make up their own minds about anything, including art.

What does it take to make someone a “Collector” (with a capital C) of contemporary art? It’s more than merely having enough disposable income that you can spend some of it on art. That makes you a shopper.

It’s not a status you can buy with money alone. In fact, as many have proven (such as the Vogels), it need not require that much money at all.

A collector of art is engaged, a participant in the dialog. Collectors…