Katherine Keener

Katherine Keener is an art historian and art writer. Currently based in London by way of the USA, she finds inspiration in the ever-changing landscape of the art world.

Louvre reinstalls the Mona Lisa in the updated Salle des États

Extreme makeover Louvre Edition is offically complete and the Mona Lisa is back in her home gallery after a three-month stint in a neighbouring gallery. When the Mona Lisa moved […]

Dia: Chelsea to go admission-free

Around this time, next year, New York’s Dia: Chelsea will reopen its doors boasting a site-specific installation by Renata Lucas, a Brazilian artist. Traditionally, the institution’s Chelsea location has had […]

‘Devolved Parliament’ sells for nearly £10 million

A 2009 work by Banksy just made its biggest splash, yet, last night. Prior to the sale at Sotheby’s London, some were concerned that alterations to the work made by […]

Long lost painting by Eugène Delacroix to go on display today at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Today, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (MFAH) will unveil one of its newest acquisitions by Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863). Painted between 1833 and 1834, Women of Algiers in Their […]

BRIC announces first recipients of the Colene Brown Art Prize

Just a few weeks ago, BRIC, the Brooklyn-based ‘arts media house’ focusing on education, incubating ideas, and presenting art and cultural programmes, announced that they would be offering a new, […]

‘Utopian Imagination’: exploring the future at the Ford Foundation Gallery

Having opened in March of this year, New York’s Ford Foundation Gallery has recently kicked off ‘Utopian Imagination,’ an exhibition which will round out the gallery’s first year of shows. […]

New MacArthur Fellows include artists Mel Chin, Jeffry Gibson, and Cameron Rowland

The MacArthur Fellowship is a prestigious fellow programme presented by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that seeks to support creatives in the US across a plethora of […]