Lena Fritsch is the Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Ashmolean, responsible for exhibitions, displays and acquisitions of international art. She teaches at the University of Oxford, V&A and SOAS. Previously, she was a curator at Tate Modern, London and Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin. Recent publications include Anselm Kiefer: Early Works (2024), Ashmolean NOW: Pio Abad (2023), Ashmolean NOW: Flora Yukhnovich x Daniel Crews-Chubb (2022), Tokyo: Art & Photography (with Clare Pollard, 2021). She holds a PhD from Bonn University and also studied at Keio University, Tokyo. Benjamin Myers is an award-winning author and journalist, whose work includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and journalism. His novels have been translated into13 languages. He is the author of Rare Singles, Cuddy, The Gallows Pole, The Offing and many more.