Nationality Dutch Role Art Historian Name Rudi Fuchs | Occupation Author, art critic Alma mater Leiden University Education Leiden University | |
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Full Name Rudolf Herman Fuchs Born 28 April 1942 (age 81) ( 1942-04-28 ) Eindhoven, Netherlands Books Walter Swennen: How to Paint a Horse Similar People Jan Hoet, Nicholas Serota, Thomas Kellein, Gunther Forg, Peter Noever | ||
Conversation piece 1 ryan gander and rudi fuchs
Rudolf Herman "Rudi" Fuchs (born 28 April 1942) is a Dutch art historian and curator.
Contents
- Conversation piece 1 ryan gander and rudi fuchs
- Conversation piece 2 rudi fuchs on the work of john baldessari
- Personal life
- Career
- Awards and decorations
- References
Conversation piece 2 rudi fuchs on the work of john baldessari
Personal life
Rudolf Herman Fuchs was born on 28 April 1942 in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He studied art history from 1967 to 1975 at Leiden University, after which he became an academic.
Fuchs has twin sons (born in 1970), one of whom is the noted graphic designer, Rutger Fuchs. He lives in Amsterdam and Norfolk.
Career
In 1975, Fuchs became director of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven. At that time he was the youngest director of a museum in the Netherlands.
In 1982, he was one of the organisers and the artistic director of Documenta 7 in Kassel in Germany.
Between 1987 and 1993 he was director of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, leaving a deficit of around four million euros.
In February 1993 he became director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. At first he was general director, later director of art. He worked at the museum until 1 January 2003. His farewell was spoiled by a misunderstanding over VAT with the tax authorities.
Fuchs is currently (2013) a lecturer at the University of Amsterdam and independent writer. He has published widely on art as an author and art critic.
Awards and decorations
Fuchs has received the following awards and decorations: