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Pinault Collection
François Pinault set to acquire artwork by arch luxury critic

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François Pinault is the only luxury tycoon to fund the activist artist Barbara Kruger.
François Pinault is the only luxury tycoon to fund the activist artist Barbara Kruger. © Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: Angela Weiss (AFP)

Glitz has learnt that the French billionaire businessman is set to purchase a monumental artwork by Barbara Kruger that will go on display at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris on 7 October. The American artist has in the past strongly criticised Supreme, a streetwear brand now owned by the Del Vecchio family, which has often worked with the luxury sector.

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