Saatchi donates gallery to nation

reclusive collector gives away prized collection

Celebrated art collector Charles Saatchi is gifting more than 200 works and his Saatchi Gallery in Sloane Square to the nation, he has announced.

The works, by artists including Tracey Emin, Jake & Dinos Chapman and Grayson Perry, are worth more than £25 million.

The Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea will become the Museum of Contemporary Art, London (Moca London).

The works will be donated to the Moca London foundation and the Saatchi Gallery is in discussions with potential Government departments, which would own the works on behalf of the nation.

02.07.10 22:40