Christina Végh
Christina Végh (* 1970 in Zurich ) is a Swiss art historian and curator .
Life
Christina Végh studied art history at the University of Zurich and in the USA at the University of California in Santa Cruz . Végh finished her studies - with the minor subjects ethnology and philosophy - with a thesis on the Cuban-American artist Jorge Pardo .
In 2005 Christina Végh took over the management of the Bonner Kunstverein . There she was honored for her “experimental art education for children and young people”. As the successor to Veit Görner , Christina Végh was the first woman to be the 11th director of the Kestnergesellschaft in Hanover on May 1, 2015 . In February 2020 Végh took over the management of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld, succeeding Friedrich Meschede .
Publications
- Christina Végh (Ed.): Victoria Morton , book and CD for the exhibition of the same name at the Bonner Kunstverein from October 24, 2004 - January 2, 2005, Frankfurt am Main: Revolver, Archive for Current Art, 2005, ISBN 3-86588-139- 4th
Web links
- Curators from Germany: Christina Végh.
- Thomas Kliemann: "I learned a lot in Bonn." In: General-Anzeiger from August 20, 2014.
- ndr culture from March 5, 2020: Kestnergesellschaft: Farewell to Christina Végh
Individual evidence
- ^ Kestnergesellschaft: News.
- ↑ Ronald Meyer-Arlt: “Apparently I did some things right.” Farewell party for Veit Görner and welcome party for Christina Végh in the Kestner Society. In: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of November 6, 2014, p. 16.
- ↑ Kestner director Végh becomes head of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld , welt.de, 23 August 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Végh, Christina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss art historian and curator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |