# Ken Griffin's art collecting shift

> The billionaire hedge fund CEO moves from anonymous collecting to public patronage.
- Title: Ken Griffin's art collecting shift · TIME | Shortify
- Summary: The billionaire hedge fund CEO moves from anonymous collecting to public patronage. Griffin is using his massive art collection to support museums and…
- Keywords: ken griffin, citadel, art collecting, hedge fund, miami, leonardo da vinci, jean-michel basquiat, pérez art museum, metropolitan museum, private collection, museum loans, Ken
- Source: TIME — https://time.com/collection/time100-art/2026/ken-griffin
- Published: 2026-09-17T12:01:33.459+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ken griffin, citadel, art collecting, hedge fund, miami, leonardo da vinci, jean-michel basquiat, pérez art museum, metropolitan museum, private collection, museum loans
## 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Griffin now owns Abstract Expressionist paintings worth nine figures, rare historical documents, and a Madonna and Child attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.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
## Key takeaway

Griffin is using his massive art collection to support museums and education, especially in Miami.