Christian von Holst
Christian von Holst (born August 19, 1941 in Danzig ) is a German art historian . From 1994 to 2006 he was director of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart .
Life
After graduating from high school in Kirchheimbolanden and taking part in Oskar Kokoschka's “School of Seeing” in Salzburg , von Holst studied art history , theater studies and classical archeology in Munich , Florence and Berlin from 1960 . Scholarships from the DAAD and the Volkswagenwerk Foundation enabled him to study longer trips to Italy , France , England and across the USA in 1966 and 1967 . In October 1968 he received his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin with a thesis on Francesco Granacci , a childhood friend of Michelangelo's .
From 1969 to 1974 he was a member of the Art History Institute in Florence : initially as a scholarship holder, from 1971 as a research assistant . His research focus was on painting and sculpture of the Florentine early and high renaissance. He also curated the German sections at the Biennales in Palazzo Strozzi . There were close relationships with the Villa Romana and its artists. In 1971 von Holst organized the first Villa Romana exhibition in Florence at the Accademia delle Arti.
From 1975 to 2006, von Holst worked at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, initially as a speaker for 19th century painting and sculpture as well as for public relations. From 1976 to 1979 he was also a lecturer at the University of Stuttgart . Already in Florence concerned with renovation plans for the Kunsthistorisches Institut, von Holst became construction advisor for James Stirling's Neue Staatsgalerie in late 1977 and deputy director in 1981. Often approached as a consultant on museum projects, he also acted as a material judge in museum building competitions. B. 1983 at the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt, 1999 the MAXXI by Zaha Hadid in Rome, in 2001 the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach or 2005 the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. After the opening of the Stirling Building in 1984, he was responsible for the renovation concept of the Alte Staatsgalerie and in 1990 designed the spatial structure of its exhibition halls based on Stirling's architecture. In 1990/91 he prepared the competition for a museum of contemporary art, which Arata Isozaki won.
In Stuttgart, von Holst made a name for himself as a connoisseur of art with exhibitions on Gottlieb Schick (1976), Dante (1980), Johann Heinrich Dannecker (1987), Joseph Anton Koch (1989) and the major project “Swabian Classicism” (1993) 1800.
After his time as director of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, von Holst worked as a freelance art consultant and as a mediator of art commissions as well as studies, lectures and texts on urban development in Stuttgart. For this purpose he maintains a website christianvonholst.de: Stuttgart views.
Von Holst is a member
- since 1989 on the board of the Association for the Promotion of the Art History Institute in Florence (Max Planck Institute) eV
- since 2006 on the Board of Trustees of the Dr. Georg Schäfer Collection Foundation and on the Advisory Board of the Georg Schäfer Museum in Schweinfurt
- since 2007 on the advisory board of Galerie Stihl Waiblingen .
Services
The collection of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart was specially qualified by
- 1998 - the Steegmann Collection on permanent loan with groups of works by Picasso , Klee and Giacometti
- 1998/99 - Matthias Grünewald's “ Stuppacher Madonna ” as a guest of honor and an exhibition occasion
- 2003 - the acquisition of the unique “Gray Passion” from Hans Holbein the Elder , which was made possible thanks to the cultural foundation of the federal states and generous donors.
A milestone was the erection of an extension by Wilfrid and Katharina Steib in 2002, which offers the graphic collection adequate space and the museum expanded exhibition space.
The collaboration with McKinsey & Company deserves special mention . Looking to optimize museum operations, Holst offered a pro bono study in autumn 1997 by Wilhelm Rall , director of the McKinsey office in Stuttgart . A McKinsey team under Luca Marighetti worked for and in the Staatsgalerie until mid-1998. The result became known as the “Stuttgart Awakening - Realignment of the State Gallery” throughout Germany and beyond. The museum also gained importance as a pilot office for testing new control elements.
This was also based on new activities such as B. the monthly “art nights”, the extended public relations and mediation work as well as the series of particularly successful exhibitions, such as on Gauguin , Grünewald , Pissarro , Manet , Picasso and others.
An intensified visitor orientation was particularly reflected in the number of members of the Stuttgart gallery association. The Staatsgalerie's circle of friends grew from a good 5,000 to just under 12,000 people in 2006, making it one of the largest in the German-speaking region.
In addition to issuing all of the Staatsgalerie's publications between 1994 and 2006, von Holst also took part directly in so-called public exhibitions. In 2000 he was responsible for the " Franz Marc - Horses" project and in 2006, together with Christofer Conrad, his farewell show " Claude Monet : Effet de soleil - Fields in Spring", which attracted over 260,000 visitors. This resulted in additional income of almost 1.6 million euros in 2006, which his successor Sean Rainbird was able to dispose of as impressive start-up capital.
Awards
- 1997: Schiller Prize of the city of Marbach am Neckar
- 2005: Chevalier dans l ' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 2007: Chevalier dans l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur
Publications (selection)
- A marble relief from Pontormo. In: Yearbook of the Berlin museums. 8, 1966, pp. 204-236.
- Michelangelo in Botticelli's workshop? In: Pantheon. 25, 1967, pp. 329-335.
- Francesco Granacci. Munich 1974, ISBN 3-7654-1549-9 . ( Italian Research , edited by the Art History Institute in Florence, Third Volume, Volume 8)
- with Ulrike Gauss : Gottlieb Schick. A painter of classicism. Catalog for the exhibition of the State Gallery. Stuttgart 1976.
- Dante-Virgil-Geryon. The 17th song of hell in the fine arts. Catalog for the exhibition of the State Gallery. Stuttgart 1980.
- Johann Heinrich Dannecker. The sculptor , catalog for the exhibition of the State Gallery. Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-922608-45-0 .
- Joseph Anton Koch, 1768-1839. Views of nature. Catalog for the exhibition of the State Gallery (and the Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck 1989/90). Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-89322-155-7 .
- Swabian classicism between ideal and reality, 1770-1830 . as editor and main author, catalog volume for the exhibition of the Staatsgalerie. Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-77570-517-5 . as editor and foreword of the essay volume. Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-7757-0418-3 .
- Franz Marc - Horses. Catalog for the exhibition of the State Gallery. Ostfildern 2000, ISBN 3-7757-0923-1 .
- with Christofer Conrad: Claude Monet: Effet de soleil - fields in spring. Catalog for the exhibition of the State Gallery. Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7757-1749-8 .
- Joseph Anton Koch - observations and additions. In: Roman historical communications. 52, 2010, pp. 231-302.
- Classicism studies - Philipp Jakob Scheffauer-Johann Heinrich Dannecker-Gottlieb Schick-Joseph Anton Koch. In: Yearbook of the State Art Collections in Baden-Württemberg. 48/49, 2011/12, pp. 66-121.
Web links
- Website: christianvonholst.de: Stuttgart views
- Literature by and about Christian von Holst in the catalog of the German National Library
- Christian von Holst on his 65th birthday. Information from the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart from August 17, 2006 (Word document, 55 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Internet presence of the Association for the Promotion of the Art History Institute in Florence (Max Planck Institute) eV ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ State Secretary for Art Birk: Director von Holst and his team did a great job. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Press release from the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg from August 31, 2006.
- ^ Budget account of the state of Baden-Württemberg 2006, bills of the individual plans, Ministry for Science, Research and Art, Item 1483 State Gallery Stuttgart, page 2, "Remaining household residues" PDF
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Holst, Christian von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |