Klaus Ottmann
author
Klaus Ottmann is a German-born independent curator, writer, translator, and philosopher based in New York City. He has served as the Chief Curator Emeritus of The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., where he initiated several significant installations, including the Wolfgang Laib Wax Room. Ottmann is also the publisher and editor of Spring Publications, a small press focusing on Jungian psychology, mythology, and artist writings. His work spans art criticism, translation (notably for Yves Klein), and curatorial practice, with a focus on the intersection of philosophy, religion, and visual arts.[2]
- Jungian psychology
- mythology
- art theory
- curatorship
Books
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Works by Klaus Ottmann
- 1999 Mark Morrisroe Essay and contribution by Klaus Ottmann.
- 2015 Hiroshi Sugimoto: Conceptual Forms and Mathematical Models
- 2010 Yves Klein By Himself: His Life And Thought
- 2015 The Genius Decision: The Extraordinary And The Postmodern Condition
- 2006 Thought Through My Eyes: Writings on Art, 1977–2005
- 2003 The Essential Mark Rothko
Exhibitions
- 2024 Jennifer Bartlett: In and Out of the Garden
- 2023 James Brooks: A Painting Is a Real Thing
- 2017 George Condo: The Way I Think
- 2016 Karel Appel: A Gesture of Color
- 2013 Angels, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet
- 2014 Jennifer Bartlett: History of the Universe. Works 1970–2011
- 2010 Fairfield Porter: Raw – The Creative Process of an American Master
- 2006 Still Points of the Turning World
- 2004 Life, Love, and Death: The Works of James Lee Byars
- 2000 Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective
Awards
- 2016 Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters