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Ken Griffin's art collecting shift
The billionaire hedge fund CEO moves from anonymous collecting to public patronage.
In brief
The billionaire hedge fund CEO moves from anonymous collecting to public patronage. Griffin is using his massive art collection to support museums and education, especially in Miami. Originally reported by TIME.
The one that got away
Ken Griffin, CEO of hedge fund Citadel, lost out on a Degas sculpture in 1999. That loss sparked a decades-long obsession with collecting.
“My first love in art was the proverbial one that got away”
A collector's arsenal
Griffin now owns Abstract Expressionist paintings worth nine figures, rare historical documents, and a Madonna and Child attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
From anonymous to public
Griffin previously lent works to museums anonymously but has shifted to a more public approach over the past year to support scholarship, education, and public curiosity.
Da Vinci doubles at the Met
Griffin loaned his Leonardo da Vinci painting to the Metropolitan Museum this spring, doubling the number of Renaissance master works on view in the U.S.
Miami becomes his canvas
Since relocating to Miami from Chicago in 2022, Griffin has expanded support for Florida museums, including a Basquiat exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum.
Serra sculpture comes to Miami
In 2027, Griffin will place a Richard Serra sculpture he bought this year on public display in a park next to the Pérez Art Museum.
“It's monumental, it's thought-provoking, and, bluntly, it's just fun”
What it means
Griffin is using his massive art collection to support museums and education, especially in Miami.
