Valérie Knoll

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Valérie Knoll  (* 1978  in Basel ) is a curator and has been the director of the Kunsthalle Bern since April 2015 .

Life

After studying art history and literary studies in Basel and Vienna , Valérie Knoll wrote as a correspondent for the New York magazine Artforum International . From 2010 to 2015 she directed the art hall in Lüneburg, initially together with Hannes Loichinger and later with Stefanie Kleefeld. During this time she curated solo exhibitions, group exhibitions and projects with u. a. participating artists Michael Krebber , Merlin Carpenter, Amelie von Wulffen , Loretta Fahrenholz, Nina Könnemann, Karen Kilimnik, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Wolfgang Breuer, Tobias Kaspar, Vittorio Brodmann, Megan Francis Sullivan,Paul Thek , Adam Linder, John Dogg, Kerstin Cmelka, Alexander Hempel, Art Club 2000.

In 2015 Knoll was appointed the first female director of the Kunsthalle Bern. Since then she has curated solo and group exhibitions with u. a. Verena Dengler, Michael Krebber , Megan Francis Sullivan, Vittorio Brodmann, Ull Hohn, Wolfgang Breuer, Cosima von Bonin , Stefan Burger, Merlin Carpenter, John Armleder , Bianca Baldi, Anita Leisz, Park McArthur, Tom Burr, Manuel Burgener, Edit Oderbolz, Magali Reus, Amelie von Wulffen , Lutz Bacher , Heimo Zobernig , Vaclav Pozarek, Vern Blosum , Joseph Zehrer , Leidy Churchman, Michaela Eichwald, Julie Verhoeven, Danny McDonald, Bernadette Corporation, Jacqueline de Jong , Chris Kraus , Josef Strau, Annette Wehrmann .

Publications (selection)

  • Valérie Knoll, Hannes Loichinger, Magnus Schäfer (eds.), Dealing with - Some Texts, Images, and Thoughts Related to American Fine Arts, Co., Sternberg Press, 2012.
  • Valérie Knoll, Hannes Loichinger (eds.), Tobias Kaspar, Bodies in the Backdrop, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2012.
  • Valérie Knoll (ed.), Megan Francis Sullivan, The Bathers (Inverted), Roma Publications, 2017.
  • Valérie Knoll / Kunsthalle Bern (ed.), Merlin Carpenter, Midcareer Paintings, Sternberg Press, 2016.
  • Valérie Knoll / Kunsthalle Bern, Fundação de Serralves (ed.), Michael Krebber - The Living Wedge part I + II, König Books, 2017.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Valerie Knoll on Karen Kilimnik. In: Artforum Magazin. January 15, 2009, accessed August 14, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Valerie Knoll on PROVENCE. In: Artforum. Artforum, October 3, 2009, accessed on August 14, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Valerie Knoll on Lucy skaer. In: Artforum. Artforum, February 3, 2007, accessed on August 14, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Former Artistic Directors. Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg, accessed on August 14, 2018 .
  5. ^ Dealing with. Halle für Kunst, May 1, 2011, accessed on August 15, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Lorette Fahrenholz. Halle für Kunst, April 1, 2013, accessed on August 15, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Nna Könnemann. Halle für Kunst, December 1, 2012, accessed on August 15, 2018 .
  8. ↑ For the first time a woman at the helm of the Kunsthalle. In: Der Bund of December 17, 2014
  9. ↑ Valérie Knoll becomes the first director of the Bern art gallery. In: Berner Zeitung of December 17, 2014
  10. ↑ Alexander Sury: For the first time a woman at the head of the art gallery. In: The Bund. November 22, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Knoll, Valérie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss cultural scientist, art critic and curator
DATE OF BIRTH 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel