Dasha Zhukova has become an overnight Russian-art sensation. Zhukova, the girlfriend of billionaire collector Roman Abramovich, hosted a dinner party in June that attracted an international clique of art-market elites, including Ronald S. Lauder, Larry Gagosian, and Jeff Koons. The soirée was held in Moscow's Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage, which Zhukova is transforming into a contemporary-art center. Recently, she's visited the US and Europe — hitting Damien Hirst's studio, Dia:Beacon, and the Beyeler Foundation, among other hot spots — in an attempt to get a real-world art education. "I'm taking different aspects of different institutions that are inspiring influences," she said. Next month, Zhukova will co-host the Serpentine Gallery's fundraiser.