Sam Keller
Samuel "Sam" Keller (born January 6, 1966 in Basel ) is museum director of the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel. From 2000 to 2007 he was director of the Art Basel art fair .
Career
From 1985 to 1990 Sam Keller studied art history and philosophy at the University of Basel . After dropping out of his studies, he worked as a journalist and was appointed head of communications at Art Basel in 1994. From 1998 he was its deputy director, from 2000 to 2007 he was director of the important art fair. During his time, the fair successfully expanded into the USA with Art Basel Miami Beach , where it was able to establish itself as the leading art fair in North America. In 2008, Sam Keller was appointed director of the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel by the co-founder of Art Basel, Ernst Beyeler .
further activities
- Chairman of the Advisory Board Art Basel
- Member of the Commission d'acquisition du Musée d'Orsay , Paris
- Member of the Conseil d'administration du Palais de Tokyo , Paris
- Member of the Board of Sponsors of the Museum Berggruen , Berlin
- Member of Advisory Board TB A21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Foundation , Vienna
- Member of the Comitato Scientifico, Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Kandinsky Prize for Contemporary Art, Moscow
- Member of ChinaWorldBasel (city partnership Basel Shanghai)
- Chairman of the Basel Chamber of Commerce
- Advisory board for international cooperation for the canton of Basel-Stadt
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Roldenfund Foundation , Basel
- Jury member Zurich Art Prize , 2008, 2009 and 2010
- Jury member Premio Fondazione Gianni e Marella Agnelli, Turin 2008
- Member of the jury at the Biennale d'art contemporain de Lyon , 2007
- UNICEF Patronage Committee
- Former President and member of the Honorary Board Top Events of Switzerland
Awards
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Basel (2016)
- Swiss Institute Award, New York (2010)
- Ehrespalebärglemer Basel (2009)
- Medal of Honor, City of Miami Beach (2007)
- Premio Madrid Creatividad (2006)
- Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum , Davos (2005)
- Basel Star (2004)
- PODER Award for Culture (2003)
Web links
- Literature by and about Sam Keller in the catalog of the German National Library
- Report in the Handelszeitung, 2006
- Interview 2015 with short résumé
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Basement, Sam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Keller, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss museum director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |