Born on April 18, 1889, in Remagen am Rhein into a Catholic family, Karl Nierendorf was educated in Cologne. He worked as a banker before World War I, but his career was disrupted in 1913 by the social upheaval in the Weimar Republic. One of his acquaintances, an art collector, introduced him to the Swiss-born German
Story by Katie Marie Davies for The Beet. Edited by Eilish Hart. This story first appeared in The Beet, a weekly email dispatch from Meduza covering Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Sign up here to get the next issue delivered directly to your inbox. If you’ve stepped into an art gallery in the past five years, then you’re probably
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. With the major May auctions around the corner, the Art Business Conference has landed in New York for the first time since before the pandemic with a full slate of panels that examine the state
Courtesy Arkive. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. With the major May auctions around the corner, the Art Business Conference has landed in New York for the first time since before the pandemic with a full slate of panels that examine
The Benin Bronzes restitution saga has taken a new turn after the Nigerian government has officially recognised the Oba of Benin (Oba Ewuare II) as the owner and custodian of the artefacts looted in the late 19th century. The announcement came in the form of a Presidential Declaration, released through the official gazette. The official
Kenya: Kibera Fashion Week Art is a universal language that all peoples of the world understand and speak. Whether poetry, music and even fashion, art creates links and helps to overcome prejudice. Art fosters inclusion, respect, dignity and freedom of expression. Thanks in part to the European Union (EU), there are special places around the
Shandong Museum Photo: VCG An art exhibition co-organized by the Shandong Museum and the Victorian and Albert Museum (V&A) in the UK, to be launched on Friday, will bring exquisite 17th to 19th century fine European ornamental works of art to Shandong. The exhibition displays 90 art treasures on loan from V&A’s The Rosalinde and
with wow word. Face close-up. Comic vector illustration on pop art background. getty I recently had a conversation with Irena Tarsis, the Founder and Managing Director of the Center for Art Law, an independent public charity that is dedicated to writing, gathering, and sharing legal and visual arts information for the benefit of artists, students,
A tiny mahogany slipcase of microscope slides on display at the Yale University Art Gallery raises issues of conquest, colonialism, and empire. The slipcase, created in the workshop of a Dutch diamond merchant and gem setter in the early 19th century, houses a set of 24 microscope slides of flora, fauna, and minerals collected from South
New art is prominently on display in downtown Augusta for all to view. The Augusta Sculpture Trail, a public art trail located along the Savannah River, added new art that was unveiled after a ribbon cutting on April 21. The art trail is funded by the Greater Augusta Arts Council. “This is a new