Tobia Bezzola

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Swiss b. 1961, Bern, Switzerland^[1] active 1992–present

Tobia Bezzola is a Swiss art historian, curator, and author. He holds a PhD in philosophy and art history from the University of Zurich, where he also served as an assistant professor. Currently, Bezzola is the Director of the Folkwang Museum in Essen, Germany. He has a distinguished career in the curation and scholarship of modern and contemporary art and photography, having published numerous books, catalogues, and articles. His scholarly interests often center on the intersections of sculpture, photography, and plastic art, as well as the history of Italian Divisionism. He is frequently involved in large-scale exhibitions and academic dialogues regarding the evolution of artistic mediums.^[1,2]

• Modern and contemporary art
• Sculpture in photography
• Italian Divisionism
• Plastic art