Silke von Berswordt-Wallrabe

author

German b. 1970, Essen, Germany active 1996–present

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]

  • contemporary art
  • curation
  • art history
  • Situation Kunst

Books

Works by Silke von Berswordt-Wallrabe

  • 2008 Richard Serra. Druckgrafik/Prints/Estampes. Werkverzeichnis/Catalogue raisonné. Richter, Düsseldorf · book · German · ISBN 978-3-937572-85-7
  • 2007 Begegnung mit dem Anderen. Erfahrungen von Konfrontation und Koexistenz im Werk von Lee Ufan. Steidl, Göttingen · book · German, English, Korean, Japanese · ISBN 978-3-86521-579-6 Also published as a dissertation.
  • 2013 Claude Viallat. Der Stoff der Malerei/Grounds for Painting. Walther König, Köln · book · German, English · ISBN 978-3-86335-397-1
  • 2011 Leon Polk Smith (1906-1996). Raumformen/Spaceforms. Wunderhorn, Heidelberg · book · German · ISBN 978-3-88423-377-1
  • 2012 Abbas Kiarostami. Stille und bewegte Bilder / Images, Still and Moving. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern · book · German, English · ISBN 9783775734363 Exhibition catalog for Museum Wiesbaden.

Awards

  • 2007 Wetzsteinpreis Kunstgeschichtliches Institut

References

  1. Silke von Berswordt-Wallrabe. Wikipedia. 2026 link