Anthony d'Offay on why it’s good to give

Few other figures have shaped the cultural life of London as much as the retired dealer Anthony dOffay. His art gallery in Mayfairs Dering Street, which closed in 2001, held significant, mostly museum-quality shows dedicated to artists such as Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter in the 1980s and 1990s, making it an essential reference point for the capitals contemporary art connoisseurs.
In 2008, he became one of Britains most generous philanthropists, and a regional cheerleader, with the launch o