30 May 1942 – 27 August 2026 The ArtExpert Art Research Institute mourns the passing of Dr. Norbert Winter, founder and long-standing Chairman of the WINTER STIFTUNG HAMBURG. Kunst Kultur Soziales. In founding the WINTER STIFTUNG in Hamburg in … Continued
Yayoi Kusama has died at the age of 97. With her passing, contemporary art has lost an artist whose visual language is recognized around the world—so instantly, at times, that the person behind the dots, pumpkins, and mirrored rooms, and … Continued
The cultural world mourns the passing of Marie-Christophe de Menil, who died on 5 August 2025 at the age of 92 in New York City. A figure of quiet but profound influence, she belonged to a generation for whom art … Continued
Yiannis Boutaris, born on 13 June 1942 in Thessaloniki, passed away on 9 November 2024 at the age of 82. Through tireless dedication to cultural diversity and the multicultural heritage of his hometown, he left an enduring legacy that resonates … Continued
Claude Ruiz-Picasso, son of Pablo Picasso and the longtime administrator of the late Spanish artist’s estate, the Succession Picasso, has died in August 2023 at the age of 76 in Switzerland. Born in 1947, Claude was a photojournalist, graphic designer … Continued
We remember Joe Brockerhoff (1952 – 2023) Johannes (Joe) Brockerhoff was a painter and philosopher, born 1952 in Leipzig. Our very close friend died February 2023 in Meerbusch/Düsseldorf. Rip! When he was still a child, he left with his family … Continued
Anke Erlenhoff 12/18/1959 – 12/21/2022 We mourn the passing of Anke Erlenhoff (1959–2022), a courageous and innovative German contemporary artist whose work uniquely combined photography, painting, and spatial installations. A central theme of her oeuvre was the exploration of contemporary … Continued
We remember Horst Leichenich (1948 – 2021). Artists friend and collector Horst Leichenich was a central figure in Cologne’s cultural life. In 1974, with the founding of the legendary ROXY in Cologne, he made it possible for the international art … Continued
We remember Konstantin J. Safiriou (1949 – 2020). He was our friend and inspiration. Konstantin Johannes Safiriou (* 1949), private scholar, author, economic and cultural advisor, died too early, predictably and yet unexpectedly on September 14, 2020. He was a boisterous … Continued
We will never forget our friend, the photographer and conceptual artist Heinz-Günter Mebusch (1952 – 2001). Mebusch was a unique combination of a deeply sensitive and empathic person and a visionary artist. On the traditional basis of subjective photography of his … Continued