NEWS ++ Kasper König 1943-2024

Kasper König died on 9 August 2024 in Berlin. Born Rudolf Hans König on 21 November 1943 in Mettingen, Westphalia, he left behind an impressive legacy as a curator, exhibition organiser, university lecturer, rector and museum director.

König began his career at a young age and organised an exhibition on Claes Oldenburg in Stockholm when he was only 23. He taught at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Canada and at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, among others. As a professor and later as rector of the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main, he set …

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Image above: Kasper König (left) with Claes Oldenburg at a press conference in June 2012 for the opening of the exhibition Claes Oldenburg – The Sixties at the Museum Ludwig
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