Uwe Rüth

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Portrait of Uwe Rüth (2010)

Uwe Max Rüth (* 1942 in Breslau ) is a retired German art historian and museum director.

Live and act

Rüth studied art history, archeology and prehistory and early history at the University of Bonn . In 1976 he received his doctorate at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Bonn on the subject of color in Byzantine wall painting of the late palaeological epoch (1341-1453) . In 1978 he was hired by the city of Marl to maintain and expand the city's collection of large sculptures in public spaces, but also a number of small sculptures. Even back then, the collection consisted for the most part of works by renowned artists of the 20th century and had been financed with funds from an art-in-building scheme to which the city had committed itself in 1954. Under the meeting wing of the town hall, rooms for the presentation of the small sculptures were gradually set up. In 1982 the sculpture museum Glaskasten of the city of Marl was officially founded; Rüth became its director. Since then, the exhibition space and the inventory have increased significantly. As with the works of art outside, the concept includes openness and transparency for everyone; so the small sculptures and objects in the glass-enclosed interior are always visible.

Rüth was the founder of the Marler Media Art Prize, which has been awarded since 1984, with the Marler Video Art Prize, the oldest German prize for this genre. From 1994 to 1997 Rüth was the artistic director of Triennale Ruhr GmbH, Essen. In 2001 he initiated the German Sound Art Prize together with Karl Karst . He was released into retirement in 2007 as museum director. In 2010, Rüth was the city of Marl's representative for the RUHR.2010 project - European Capital of Culture .

Rüth is the author of numerous publications and gives lectures at home and abroad. He lives in Cologne .

Curated projects (selection)

Fonts (selection)

  • German video art from 1984–1986 . Verlag der Stadt Marl, ISBN 978-3-924790-13-4 .
  • Installations + projects, art in public space. In: Uwe Rüth, Jochen Krüper (Ed.): Material and space. Heimeshoff Jochen Krüper Gallery, Essen 1990/1991, ISBN 3-928417-01-0 .
  • with Karl-Heinz Brosthaus and Markus Stegmann: Sculpture Museum Glaskasten Marl - inventory catalog . Marl 1992/93, ISBN 3-924790-35-3 .
  • Gerlinde Beck. Room choreographies. Volume 1. A monographic collage. Cantz, Stuttgart 1995. Ed. Sculpture Museum Glaskasten Marl, Kunstverein Singen eV, Märkisches Museum der Stadt Witten
  • with Otto Herbert Hajek: OH Hajek . Glaskasten Sculpture Museum, Marl 1996.
  • as editor: Auguste Rodin. The citizens of Calais - work and effect . Hatje Cantz Verlag, Stuttgart, 1997, ISBN 3-7757-0710-7 .
  • Exhibited-Introduced IV: Richard Serra / Susan Hartnett . City of Marl, Marl 1999, ISBN 3-924790-51-5 .
  • The aura. Attempt a history of meaning for the term. In: Rolf Wedewer (Ed.): Standpunkt Plastik. Aspects of Artistic Thought Today. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern 1999, ISBN 3-7757-9012-8 , pp. 11-150.
  • with Heinz Mack: Mack - Light of the Desert, Light of the Arctic Ocean . Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Mack - Light of the Desert, Light of the Arctic Ocean" for the 70th birthday of Heinz Mack in the Sculpture Museum Glaskasten Marl, March 11th. - 13.5.2001. Sculpture Museum Glaskasten, Marl 2001, ISBN 3-924790-56-6 .
  • with Burkhard Leismann (ed.): Industrial Land Art in the Ruhrland . Klartext Verlag, Essen 2009, ISBN 978-3-89861-651-5 .
  • as publisher: WaldSkulpturenWeg Wittgenstein - Sauerland . Wienand Verlag, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-86832-002-2 .
  • Nils-Udo. Hikers in nature and art . Wienand Verlag, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-86832-116-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sculpture Museum Glaskasten - History of Origin , Sculpture Museum Glaskasten, Marl
  2. ^ The Sculpture Doctor , WAZ, November 5, 2007.
  3. ↑ Marl presents himself as a worthy hero of the Ruhr area . City of Marl, March 25, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Rüth, Uwe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rüth, Uwe Max (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION retired German art historian and museum director
DATE OF BIRTH 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw