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"Charles Saatchi will give over 200 pieces of art worth a collective \u00C2\u00A325 million to the nation, his museum has confirmed. Saatchi Gallery associate director Rebecca Wilson told AFP that the works will be donated to a foundation &amp;quot;fairly soon&amp;quot;, though Saatchi will continue to head the venture. The art will continue to be placed in the 70,000 sq foot building in London, which will eventually be renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art London. Wilson said of Saatchi: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s very passionate about contemporary art, and he wanted wanted to ensure the future of the Saatchi Gallery, the same way as he&amp;#039;s been running it for 25 years. &amp;quot;He wanted to give this country a really powerful museum of contemporary art which not only is known for its core permanent collection, but will continue to show very new art from artists from all over the world.&amp;quot; Although it will house a permanent collection, the gallery will continue to sell and buy its art, with a statement from Saatchi&amp;#039;s publicists confirming: &amp;quot;Saatchi&amp;#039;s view is that it is vital for the museum always to be able to display a &amp;#039;living&amp;#039; and evolving collection of work, rather than an archive of art history.&amp;quot; Among the works gifted to the nation is Tracey Emin&amp;#039;s controversial My Bed, alongside pieces from the Chapman Brothers and Grayson Perry. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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