Silke von Berswordt-Wallrabe is a German art historian, curator, and author. She studied Art History, Modern History, and Romance Studies at the Ruhr University Bochum and the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In 1994, she earned a Maîtrise en Histoire de l'Art with a thesis on Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. Since 2005, she has been the chair of the Stiftung Situation Kunst, associated with Ruhr University Bochum. She is known for her work in curating exhibitions and publishing catalogues related to contemporary art, particularly focusing on projects involving Max Imdahl and various international artists.[1]
Richard Serra. Druckgrafik/Prints/Estampes. Werkverzeichnis/Catalogue raisonné.2008 · Richter, Düsseldorf · book · GermanISBN 978-3-937572-85-7
Begegnung mit dem Anderen. Erfahrungen von Konfrontation und Koexistenz im Werk von Lee Ufan.2007 · Steidl, Göttingen · book · German/English/Korean/JapaneseISBN 978-3-86521-579-6Also published as a dissertation.
Claude Viallat. Der Stoff der Malerei/Grounds for Painting.2013 · Walther König, Köln · book · German/EnglishISBN 978-3-86335-397-1
Leon Polk Smith (1906-1996). Raumformen/Spaceforms.2011 · Wunderhorn, Heidelberg · book · GermanISBN 978-3-88423-377-1
Abbas Kiarostami. Stille und bewegte Bilder / Images, Still and Moving.2012 · Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern · book · German/EnglishISBN 9783775734363Exhibition catalog for Museum Wiesbaden.
Awards
2007WetzsteinpreisKunstgeschichtliches Institut
References
Silke von Berswordt-Wallrabe. Wikipedia. 2026 link
