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Visual arts from
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in the international art context
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Gerhard Haupt |
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Editor of Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art, together with Pat Binder. Art historian, curator, art critic. Since the 1970's, specialized in contemporary art from Latin America. Works on different aspects of the international art and cultural exchange since the 1990's. Since 1996, realization of cultural projects on the Internet, and specialization in conceptual and practical issues of webmarketing in the art field.
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Biographical data, studies |
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1952 |
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Born near Magdeburg, GDR. |
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1971 - 1975 |
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Art history studies at the Humboldt-University in Berlin. Master's thesis on Christian iconography in the first phase of the Mexican mural movement. |
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1975 - 1978 |
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Research studies at Rostock University. Dissertation on the origin of the Mexican mural movement. Graduated in 1978, Dr. phil. |
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1978 - 1982 |
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Department of Art History at the East German Central Board of the Association of Fine Artists in East Berlin. |
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since 1982 |
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Freelance curator and art mediator |
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since 1996 |
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Member of the AICA (International Association of Art Critics) |
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Lives in Berlin; address: see impressum |
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Internet projects and websites Together with Pat Binder, both content and design-related concepts as well as technical realization of art websites and cultural projects in the Internet, including: |
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since 1997 |
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Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art Published by Gerhard Haupt and Pat Binder since February 1997. See Impressum. |
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since 2002 |
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Extensive information system for the cultural exchange among the 16 Asian and the 27 European ASEM member countries, published since March 2002. In collaboration with the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). |
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since 2003 |
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Online magazine published by Universes in Universe in collaboration with the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa, Germany), supported by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany. Published since March 2003 in English, Arabic, German. |
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2000 |
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Berlin - Prenzlauer Berg 1990. Photos by Ulrich Wüst from the last months of the GDR, which he had compiled as an artist book. 10 years after, first publication of the photo essay in an online version with 117 photos. |
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1999 |
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Berlin Mitte. Explorations of an Urban Conversion Photo essay on the radical changes in the city over the 1990s. Photos: Ulrich Wüst. Curatorial concept, realization: Binder, Haupt. 260 photos, text by Matthias Flügge, maps with the location of the photographed places. |
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1998 - 2000 |
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Cultural Exchange via Internet - Online discussion forum about the use of the Internet for the cultural exchange with and between Africa, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Hosted by the House of World Cultures, Berlin. Conceived, organized, moderated by Gerhard Haupt. |
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Exhibitions, art projects Curator and co-curator of numerous exhibitions and projects involving contemporary art (a selection- in most cases with catalog, brochure or website): |
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1999 - 2003 |
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Together with Pat Binder. Art project on Alexanderplatz / Berlin, in memory of the largest rally of the democratic movement in the GDR. In an illuminated billboard were shown works by 13 international artists in a three moth rotation. |
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1998 |
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Das Eigene im Anderen - das Andere im Eigenen The Self in Other - the Other in Self. Photography by Adrián Bodek and Ulrich Wüst. Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City. Curator |
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1996 |
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Solo exhibition at the ifa Gallery Berlin. Curator |
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1995 |
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Configura 2 - Dialog of the Cultures Exhibitions of works by artists from 9 countries, at different venues in the city of Erfurt, Germany. Curator of the Mexican contribution. |
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1993 |
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Mexico - Imagination and Myth Works by Miguel Castro Leñero and Indian wood sculptors' art from Guerrero/Mexico. Galerie Lang, Leipzig. Curator |
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1990 |
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José A. Figueroa - Photography Solo exhibition of the Cuban photographer, Haus der Jungen Talente, Berlin. Curator |
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1990 |
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Human, Environment, Technology - Art from the GDR Trade fair pavilion of the Preussag-Salzgitter AG, Hannover. Curator, together with Matthias Flügge. |
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1989 |
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Young Artists from the GDR and Cuba Altes Museum, Berlin, and Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. Curator, together with José Veigas, Cuba. |
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1988 |
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América Latina - Lateinamerika in der Kunst der DDR Latin America in the Art of the GDR. Exhibition Center at the Television Tower, Berlin. Curator |
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1988 |
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Der eigene Blick - Kunstkritiker zeigen Kunst ihrer Wahl The Own View - Critics Show Art of Their Choice. Ephraim-Palais, Berlin. Curator, together with Matthias Flügge. |
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1988 |
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Female Photographers from Colombia Haus der Jungen Talente, Berlin. Curator, in collaboration with Mónica Herrán. |
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1986 |
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Art from Mexico Albertinum, Dresden. Curator of the presentation in Dresden. |
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1986 |
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Artists from Cuba Haus der Jungen Talente, Berlin and Galerie Schwerin. Curator, works from the own collection. |
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1986 |
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Luis Zarate/Mexico - Paintings Galerie am Fischmarkt, Erfurt. Curator, in cooperation with Miguel Angel Huerta. |
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1984 |
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Photography by Juan Rulfo and Victor Flores Oléa (Mexico) Galerie am Weidendamm, Berlin. Curator of the presentation in Berlin. |
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1984 |
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Printmaking from Latin America Galerie am Weidendamm, Berlin. Curator of the presentation in Berlin. |
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1984 |
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Juan Soriano (Mexico) Exhibition Center at the Television Tower, Berlin. Curator of the presentation in Berlin. |
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1984 |
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Oswaldo Guayasamín (Ecuador) Altes Museum, Berlin. Curator of the presentation in Berlin. |
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1984 |
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Contrasts Sebastián/Printmaking and Pablo Méndez/Photography (both Mexico). Galerie am Weidendamm, Berlin |
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1984 |
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Mexican Graphic Art from the Collection of the GDR Exhibition space of the East German Academy of the Arts in the Marstall, Berlin, as well as Galerie Schwerin and Kunsthalle Rostock. Curator |
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1983 |
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René Portocarrero (Cuba) Galerie am Weidendamm, Berlin. Curator of the presentation in Berlin. |
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1982 |
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Luis Martínez Pedro (Cuba) Exhibition Center at the Television Tower, Berlin. Curator of the presentation in Berlin. |
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1981 |
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Art from Cuba Double Exhibition: Young Cuban Art and Landscape Painting from Cuba. Exhibition Center at the Television Tower, Berlin. Curator of the presentation in Berlin. |
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1980 |
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Graphic Art from Colombia City Library, Berlin. Curator of the presentation in Berlin, together with Pedro Alcántara. |
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1980 |
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José Clemente Orozco Extensive retrospective, National Gallery, Berlin. Curator:
Fernando Gamboa, co-curator of the presentation in Berlin. |
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Publications As editor of Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art, author of numerous texts, mainly about Biennials and other regular exhibitions within the section Caravan. Together with Pat Binder editor and contributor of the online magazine Contemporary Art from the Islamic World, published since 2003 within the framework of Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art. Articles for: Bildende Kunst, Sonntag, neue bildende kunst, Humboldt, Art Nexus. Editor of feature issues of the magazine Bildende Kunst on Mexico and Cuba. Coeditor of The Marco Polo Syndrome, neue bildende kunst, double issue 4/5, 1995. Numerous contributions for radio broadcasts and catalog texts. |
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Symposiums, lectures Conceptual and organizational preparation of several symposiums, participations in international conferences, lectures, including: |
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2003 |
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Together with Pat Binder, lecture at the symposium, April 2003, United Arab Emirates |
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2000 |
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Together with Pat Binder, lecture at the Academic and Critical Meeting, November 2000, Cuba |
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2000 |
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Culture in the Cyber Age Lecture at the Asia-Europe Forum in Kyongju, South Korea, October 2000. |
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1995 |
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Problems of intercultural communication in art theory and curatorial practice. Symposium at the House of World Cultures (11/12 April, 1995) and double issue of the magazine "neue bildende kunst". Idea, concept, realization: Gerhard Haupt, together with Bernd M. Scherer. |
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1993 |
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Syncretism in the Fine Art of Latin America Concept and organisation of the symposium at the Ibero-American Institute, Berlin, June 1993. |
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1996 |
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XVº Journées de la Critique, Buenos Aires Organized by the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, lectures at the international symposium and at the Goethe Institute Buenos Aires, Argentina (together with Pat Binder). |
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1996 |
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Summer course of the Universidad Complutense Lecture at the course about Mexican muralism, directed by Guadalupe Rivera Marín, the daughter of Diego Riveras. In San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. |
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1990 |
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Summer course of the Massachusetts College of Art Lecture, San Pancrazio/Tuscany, Italy. |
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Lectures also in Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, etc.
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