Klaus Biesenbach

Klaus Biesenbach
Biesenbach in 2023
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany (now Germany)
Occupation(s)Curator, museum director
EmployerNeue Nationalgalerie

Klaus Biesenbach (born 1966)[1] is a German-American curator and museum director. He is the Director of the Neue Nationalgalerie,[2] with Berggruen Museum and Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection, as well as the berlin modern[3] under construction.

Previously, Biesenbach had been serving as the director of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), from 2018 to 2021. He is also a former Chief Curator at Large at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City[4] and former director of MoMA PS1. He is also the founding director of Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art (KW) in Berlin,[5] and the Berlin Biennale.[6]

  1. ^ Erica Orden (December 26, 2009), Herr Zeitgeist New York Magazine.
  2. ^ Hickley, Catherine (10 September 2021). "Klaus Biesenbach named director of Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu. "Foundation Stone Laid for berlin modern at the Kulturforum". www.smb.museum. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ "P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center: News: Klaus Biesenbach Appointed Director of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center". Archived from the original on 29 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Veranstaltungen". KW Institute for Contemporary Art.
  6. ^ "History - Berlin Biennale". blog.berlinbiennale.de. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.