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Daniel BirnbaumSwedish art critic, curator, art historian
Country:
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Content:
- Biography of Lars Nittve
- - Earned a PhD in philosophy from Stockholm University in 1998
- Academic Leadership
- Curatorial Achievements
- - Curated the 53rd Venice Biennale
- Other Contributions
Biography of Lars Nittve
Early Life and Education- Born in Sweden
- Studied art history, philosophy, and literature in the US, Stockholm, and Berlin
- Earned a PhD in philosophy from Stockholm University in 1998
Art Criticism and Curatorship- Worked as an art critic, publisher, and independent curator
- Lectured on art theory at Stockholm University from 1996 to 1998
- Directed the International Artists Studio Program (IASPIS) in Stockholm
Academic Leadership
- Became Rector of the Städelschule, a prestigious German art academy, in 2000
- Held positions as director of Portikus exhibition space in Frankfurt and Stockholm's Museum of Modern Art (from 2010)
Curatorial Achievements
- Co-curated the First and Second Moscow Biennials of Contemporary Art
- Curated the 53rd Venice Biennale
- Co-curated the Moscow Poetic Club's "Making Words" project at the 53rd Venice Biennale
Other Contributions
- Translated works by philosophers and authors such as Novalis, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Jacques Derrida into Swedish
