Zilkens' News Blog Archive

Pussy Riot and Friends: Loud poetry against opening of Russian Pavilion – Venice Biennale 2026 – Photo: Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 20 2026

Bruno Bischofberger, one of the pioneers of Art Basel, passed away on Saturday at the age of 86. He was one of the greats. A friend to many artists, including Schnabel and Warhol, and a pioneer of Basquiat. A passionate and dedicated collector of Swiss art from the last century. Controversial, committed and with a keen eye. In the Alpine region, no reasonably well-preserved and ... read more

KADEWE Berlin part of Gallery Weekend - Photo Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens‘ News Blog 19 2026

The time is almost here: on Wednesday 20 May at 5.00 pm, the exhibition featuring the first grant recipients of ‘Support Artists in Exile Cologne e.V.’ will open at Galerie Minima in Cologne. The artists have each given their body of work its own title: Majd Suliman’s section is called DIY Expression, and Anas Kahal’s is titled SYRIA: IMAGES FROM MEMORY. You are already warmly ... read more

In Memoriam Jenny Falckenberg, Performance Venice Biennale 2015; Photo: Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 18 2026

That would have been something! A weekend without hearing a peep from the land of the former Big Brother and its president – and then a botched attack on a meal with correspondents, leaving you wondering how anyone could check in with a weapon when it was common knowledge that the self-promoter with the simple sentence structure would be there. In every shopping centre in ... read more

The Team at Art Düsseldorf, Photo: an unknown park attendant opposite the entrance

Zilkens' News Blog 17 2026

Another week like this for stock market speculators who bet on rising or falling prices. Open the Strait of Hormuz – close the Strait of Hormuz! Let’s see how many times this happens again. For predictable economic planning, this is poison. For gamblers, it can lead to great wealth. The American President’s friends will soon have to finance quite a few things – in return ... read more

Art Paris, Chicago and Palma are over – the resistance remains – Photo: Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 16 2026

Another Monday, and with it a whole host of uncertainties that are slowly but surely beginning to have a significant impact on people’s travel habits. Art fairs are still taking place – those in Paris, Palma and Chicago have just come to an end. It remains to be seen, however, whether the Art Cologne spin-off in Palma, held a week before Art Düsseldorf, was able ... read more

Stephan Zilkens and Ole Petter Boergers : Photo Mike Christian

Zilkens' News Blog 15 2026

Our Christmas cards are meant to tell stories – at least, that is the wish of our photographer, Mike Christian. The latest one illustrates a generational change. We are delighted that Ole Petter Börgers, has been appointed by our shareholder Attikon AG Managing Director of Zilkens Fine Art Insurance Broker GmbH with effect from 1 April 2026. As an art historian with additional training in ... read more