Katherine Keener
The new Benin Royal Museum to see the temporary restitution of art and artifacts
European museums have consistently been tied up in issues of repatriation of artworks looted and taken from their home countries throughout history. The British Museum is one such museum housing artifacts […]
‘Catastrophe and the Power of Art’: reevaluating the narrative of destruction
The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo is no stranger to exhibitions with bold ambitions marking anniversaries. In 2003, the museum punctuated their inauguration with an exhibition focusing on happiness. For […]
Whimsical, functional, sustainable: Henning Larsen rethinks Hong Kong’s French International School
In 2015 the plans for Hong Kong’s extension of the French International School (FIS) campus were revealed. Designed by Henning Larsen architects, the new, 19,600-square meter complex was completed recently […]
Works from the Klapper Collection expected to bring in more than $50 million at auction
Christie’s is set to offer 20 artworks from the collection of Herbert and Adele Klapper in November and December. Medical student turned entrepreneur, Herbert Klapper was born in Brooklyn to […]
The 2018 Turner Prize: time-consuming, but rewarding, intense, yet beautiful
The 2018 Turner Prize exhibitions at Tate Britain are not for the faint of heart. This year’s nominees are Naeem Mohaiemen, Forensic Architecture, Charlotte Prodger, and Luke Willis Thompson. Their […]
Painting stolen in 1989 recently sold for £62,500 but remains in limbo
On 11 July 2018, the auctioneer’s gavel fell selling the ‘recently rediscovered’ Emma Sandys 1874 painting for £62,500 (estimated at £20,000 to £30,000) in Christie’s Victorian Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist […]
Wes Anderson and Juman Malouf’s debut exhibition at the invitation of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum
In 2012, Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum began a series that would invite international artists into the museum’s archives to curate unique exhibitions. Thus far, American pop artist Ed Ruscha, who curated […]
