Hubertus von Amelunxen

author

German[1] b. 29 December 1958, Bad Hindelang, Allgäu, Germany[1] active 1991–present

Hubertus von Amelunxen is a German philosopher, art historian, photography critic, and curator. He has held numerous academic positions, including serving as the president and provost of the European Graduate School from 2013 to 2018 and as rector of the École Européenne Supérieure de l'Image (ÉESI) in France from 2005 to 2009. He is a prominent theorist on the history and philosophy of photography, having authored several books and edited numerous publications on media theory and visual culture. His curatorial work includes international exhibitions for artists such as Cy Twombly and Iannis Xenakis. Since 2020, he has served as the Academic Director of Archivio Conz in Berlin.[1,2,3]

  • photography history
  • media philosophy
  • cultural studies
  • visual culture

Books

Works by Hubertus von Amelunxen

  • 1992 Sprung in die Zeit: Bewegung und Zeit als Gestaltungsprinzipien in der Photographie von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart Ars Nicolai · book · German · ISBN 3894790016 Co-authored with contributions from László Beke, Janos Frecot, Inka Graeve, Jesco von Puttkamer, and Timm Starl.
  • 2000 Theorie der Fotografie i-IV. 1980-1995 Schirmer/Mosel · book · German Co-edited with Wolfgang Kemp.
  • 1992 Allegorie und Photographie. Untersuchungen zur französischen Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts University of Mannheim · book · German Doctoral dissertation.

Exhibitions

  • 2012 Cy Twombly. Photographs 1951-2010 BOZAR-PMSK (The Palace of Fine Arts), Brussels · group
  • 2011 Kontrolle und Zufall. Iannis Xenakis: Komponist, Architekt, Visionär Akademie der Künste, Berlin · group

References

  1. Wikipedia: Hubertus von Amelunxen link
  2. L'Etudiant: Hubertus VON AMELUNXEN - Biographie link
  3. EGS Biography: Hubertus von Amelunxen link