Jan Hoet
Jan Hoet (born June 23, 1936 in Leuven , Belgium ; † February 27, 2014 in Ghent , Belgium) was a Belgian art historian and exhibition curator .
life and work
Hoet studied art history and archeology . He was with the theme Victor Servranckx , and the first in Belgium Abstract doctorate . In 1970 Hoet took over a professorship for aesthetics at the local art academy. Since 1975 he has directed the Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst in Ghent. Since 1999 he has been director of the newly opened Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK) in Gent, Belgium.
In addition, Hoet was the curator of numerous international exhibitions for contemporary art, including Chambres d'amis in Ghent. For a certain time, this exhibition concept removed the boundary between art and everyday life. He became known in Germany as the artistic director of Documenta IX (1992) in Kassel . From 2003 to 2008 he headed the MARTa Herford , a museum for contemporary art and design in Herford . The first exhibition was already scandalous because the district authority said that the works of the Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard on display were harmful to young people. He then worked as the curator of the colossal project in the Osnabrück region .
The focus of the last exhibition that Jan Hoet was able to conceive before his death is the sea and its role as a source of inspiration in art history. After Hoet's death, his co-curator Phillip Van den Bossche completed the exhibition planning. Under the title “The Sea - Salut d'honneur Jan Hoet”, the presentation was on view from October 23, 2014 to April 19, 2015 at various locations in Ostend . The main location was the art museum aan zee (Mu.ZEE).
Awards and honors
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Ghent
- Member of the Academy of Arts , Berlin
- Knight of the Belgian Order of the Leopold
- Knight of the Belgian Crown Order
- Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Elevation to the nobility as a knight by the King of Belgium
- Artistic advisor to the King and Queen of Belgium
- Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
- Goethe Medal 1991
- On July 13, 2004 the asteroid (12534) Janhoet was named after him.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jan Hoet in the catalog of the German National Library
- Video clips answers to questions about art in the context of documenta-dock.net
- Website of the exhibition colossal
- Exhibition website (Z) ART - curated by Jan Hoet
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the death of the exhibition organizer Jan Hoet. wa.de, February 27, 2014, accessed June 15, 2018 .
- ^ Website for the exhibition The Sea - Salut d'honneur Jan Hoet . Retrieved October 29, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoet, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian art historian and exhibition curator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leuven , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2014 |
| Place of death | Ghent , Belgium |