Tech billionaires have been criticised for spending their fortunes on philanthropic projects other that those in the arts their predecessors once supported. The billionaire philanthropist George Soros has spent billions of dollars to support causes such as education and health care while his son Peter is a major donor to Democratic causes. They’re wrong that techies don’t care for art. Many of them do spend money on art, however, and the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen had a large collection of paintings and founded a museum of pop culture. Art collector and former Apple executive Jeff Dauber said age might be the issue with many billionaires too young to appreciate art.
Tech billionaires have been criticised for spending their fortunes on philanthropic projects other that those in the arts their predecessors once supported. The billionaire philanthropist George Soros has spent billions of dollars to support causes such as education and health care while his son Peter is a major donor to Democratic causes. Many of them do spend money on art, however, and the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen had a large collection of paintings and founded a museum of pop culture. Art collector and former Apple executive Jeff Dauber said age might be the issue with many billionaires too young to appreciate art.