Daniel Birnbaum

Born in Stockholm in 1963. Childhood and youth spent in Geneva, Vienna, Boston, and Stockholm. Studies in philosophy and sociology, Kenyon College, Ohio, 1982, Studies in comparative literature, art history, philosophy, history of religion, Stockholm University, 1983, Studies in art history and philosophy, Freie Universität Berlin, 1990, Studies in art history and philosophy, Columbia University, New York, 1995, Ph. D. in Philosophy, University of Stockholm, 1998. 1989-1997 Art critic for Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, 1996 Editor of the book series Bonnier Essä, Albert Bonniers Förlag, Stockholm, 1996-1998 Lecturer in Art Theory, University College of Art, Craft and Design, Stockholm, 1998 Co-editor of Artforum, New York, 1998-2000 Director of IASPIS (International Artists Studio Program in Sweden), Since 2001 Rector of Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste — Städelschule, Frankfurt/M and Director of Portikus, Frankfurt/M (Germany).

Curatorial experience (selection):

1 Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art in 2005 (co-curator), Carsten Höller: Slides, Kiasma, Helsinki, 2000 Syndrome: Olafur Eliasson, Henrik Hakansson, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Rivane Neuenschwander, Konstakademien Stockholm, 2000 Paul Ramirez Jonas/Janinc Antoni, IASPIS, Stockholm, Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset, Koo Jeon-a, Sean Snyder, Kirsten Pieroth, IASPIS, Stockholm, 2000 Ain?t Ordinarily So (Carsten Höller, Miriam Bäckström, Tobias Rehberger, Henrik Plenge Jakobsen), Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York, 1999 Cecilia Edefalk, The Be Girl, IASPIS, Stockholm, 1999, Mitsuku Miwa, IASPIS, Stockholm, 1999 Magnus Wallin, Physical Paradise, IASPIS, Stockholm, 1999 Pakkus, Momentum: Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss (with Lars Bang Larsen and Atle Gerhardsen), Lebensraum: Jason Rhoades, Clay Ketter, Andrea Zittel, Stig Sjölund, Miriam Bäckström, Anders Widoff, Nordiska museet, Stockholm, 1998