Kaëna Daeppen is a Swiss based historian of art. She’s particularly interested by how art can challenge established norms and generating reflection about our way of interacting with each other and our environment.
Blood in (and as) Art
One of the first known expressions of human creativity, the Lascaux cave paintings, were created with blood, a material that has remained significant...
Kaena Daeppen 10 June 2024
Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art – Book Review
The book Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art comprises an innovative collection of essays by four different authors. Each...
Kaena Daeppen 29 April 2024
Why You Should Visit the Boros Collection in Berlin
The Boros Collection, alternatively called the Bunker of Berlin, Banana Bunker, and, according to the New York Times, the “Hardest Club on...
Kaena Daeppen 16 March 2024
Félix Vallotton: Illustrator of Fin de Siècle Paris
Félix Vallotton was a Swiss painter who left his home country to join the artistic nebula of Paris at the fin de siècle—the end of the century.
Kaena Daeppen 22 February 2024
Marina Abramović: A Visual Biography
Marina Abramović: A Visual Biography (Laurence King Publishing, 2023) is an illustrated transcription of dialogues between the artist and arts and...
Kaena Daeppen 28 December 2023