Kasper König

Kasper König (born 1943) is a German museum director and curator.

Kasper König
Kasper König in 2009
Born
Rudolf Hans König

1943 (age 79–80)
Mettingen, Westphalia, Germany
Occupation(s)museum director and curator
Known forDirector, Museum Ludwig (2002–2012)
Spouses
  • Ilka Schellenberg[1]
  • Edda Köchl-König (died 2015)
Children4; Johann König

Career

König was born in Mettingen.[2] In 1965 he traveled to New York as a courier on behalf of the Robert Fraser Gallery, where he lived intermittently until 1978.[3] From 1973 to 1975, König taught as an associate professor at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada.[3] He became a professor at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1985.[4] Portikus, an exhibition hall for contemporary art in Frankfurt am Main, was founded in 1987 by König.[3] From 1988 to 2000, König taught as a professor at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main, which he headed as rector from 1989.[3] From 2000 to 2012, he was director of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.[5][4]

Exhibitions

Awards

Honorary doctorates

Controversy

In December 2018, König was accused by artist Cana Bilir-Meier of making racist statements about German Turks at a panel event at the Munich Kammerspiele theatre.[10] These accusations have subsequently been criticised and rebuffed. [11]

Personal life

He was married to the actress Edda Köchl-König (1942–2015). Their son Johann König is a Berlin-based art dealer.[12]

References
  1. "Café Deutschland. Im Gespräch mit KASPER KÖNIG". cafedeutschland.staedelmuseum.de.
  2. "Kasper König - Städelschule". www.staedelschule.de.
  3. "Kasper König". staedelmuseum.de. Frankfurt: Staedel Museum. 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. Karich, Swantje (3 November 2012). "Aber einmal noch ein König". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. "Curators from Germany - H - L - König, Kasper - Goethe-Institut".
  6. Amend, Christoph; Dudziak, Johannes (7 September 2018). ""Als ich 30 wurde, dachte ich, jetzt ist es vorbei"". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 27 June 2020. (registration required)
  7. Kipphoff, Petra (5 October 1984). "Von hier aus – und was weiter?". Die Zeit (in German). Hamburg. Retrieved 27 June 2020. (registration required)
  8. "Kasper König selected as Chief Curator of Manifesta 10 « MANIFESTA".
  9. "Manifesta Curator Named". The New York Times. 19 August 2013.
  10. "German Museum Director and Curator Accused of Making Racist Remarks About German-Turks at Panel". Hyperallergic. 11 December 2018.
  11. Schulze, Harald (January 2019). "Harald Schulze: Dekolonisierung der Kunst. Der Fall Kaspar König". Tichys Einblick – via www.academia.edu.
  12. "Europe's 10 Most Respected Art Dealers - artnet News". 18 July 2016.
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