Alice Thorson
Lawsuits aren’t the only answer when an artwork’s origin is questionable
When artworks in a collection turn out to be lost, stolen or fake, there are ways other than lawsuits to resolve the matter.
Previous ColumnsSting of recession fades for Kansas City’s art museums
May 13, 12:41 AM
The recession took a toll on Kansas City’s art museums, prompting some to mount fewer shows and others to cut staff or refrain from hiring as their endowments, investments and earned income dropped. Today’s brighter economic picture finds the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and many other museums, locally and around the country, in much better shape.
Nelson museum shares a curator to enhance its African galleries
Apr 28, 9:45 PM
The African galleries at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be undergoing a transformation in coming months. The department has a new curator, Nii Quarcoopome, whose mission is to bring new energy to the room and exhibit cases.
Pakistani truck artist has a driving ambition to improve understanding between two cultures
Apr 24, 11:14 PM
A huge photograph of a U.S. drone, displayed on the H&R Block Artspace Project Wall at 43rd and Main streets, epitomizes the tensions between the U.S. and Pakistan. Parked in a lot a few miles away, an old Chevy truck could help the citizens of both nations understand each other a little bit better — if Kansas City artist Asheer Akram has his way.
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