Kimsooja Offers Refuge in an Anti-Refugee World

Sep 9, 2025

AMSTERDAM — Whenever I encounter artworks or architecture from the so-called “Dutch Golden Age,” perhaps more accurately known as its colonial period — a daily occurrence since my relocation to the Netherlands last year — I’m reminded of Teju Cole’s reevaluation...

World’s Largest Van Gogh Collection Faces Uncertain Future

Aug 29, 2025

Since 1973, Vincent van Gogh masterpieces including his beloved sunflowers, wistful wheatfields, and self-portraits have been housed in Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. The institution was established via a historic 1962 agreement between the painter’s nephew and the...