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help guide to the saatchi gallery Here - A brief history with the Saatchi Gallery, an impressive new cloth-and-leather-bound volume reminiscent of a genuine edition of Macaulay'sHistory of England, I was overcome with melancholy. Charles Saatchi's achievement derives from an imperial character - single-minded, visionary, decisive, bold but in addition capricious, hot-tempered, hubristic, using a short attention span and a certain vulnerability, that emerges in turns as shyness and defensiveness. Once, he was invincible, the good news is that times have changed the empire appears too big and undefined. As the court poets still compose panegyrics at night walls of his palace, his power is fading. But it is much less late. Read more - Charles can conserve his empire, but he'll must change his ways. So what next? It could be that Saatchi's History may soon need one final chapter. His exhibitions didn't work to create a big impact, while the gallery, insiders say, is amazingly expensive to run. That may be why last year he surprised everyone, including his own staff, by announcing he would definitely give his museum towards the nation. A lot of pieces of art could be donated for free, but discussions using the Arts Council and Ministry of Culture suggested the taxpayer will finish up footing the balance for running the gallery. So, a year on, there isn't any Tate Saatchi as of yet. Jeremy Hunt is still saying no thank you, albeit within the politest terms: "Ministers expressed their gratitude when Mr Saatchi made his very generous offer. We recognize that Mr Saatchi has become considering how he wants to progress, so we are extremely pleased to facilitate any discussions," a spokesman told Bloomberg a week ago. Cultural fads come and go, and Charles may be prior to the curve the first time in the decade, along with his diminishing interest in the expensive sport of writing art history having a cheque book. Read more - However hope that's not the case. Charles has rewritten cultural history three times already. None of Britain's other collectors have done that - or provide an ounce of his musketeer-like panache. He just needs to hire a few curators and reinvent his acquisitions strategy. Remodel which will he could affect the art world again. The History with the Saatchi Gallery is authored by Booth-Clibborn Editions,