Born in 1962 in Hagen, Germany.
Head of Research Centre for Artists' Publications/ASPC at the Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen; Project Leadership of "Re:form Europe".
 

Educational background

2000-2004

Further training in museum management

1995-1996

Qualification in tourism and event management

1993

Doctorate on the topic of "Pier Leone Ghezzi and the caricature"

1989

Research in Rome, Italy, a. o. Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Archivo Secreto in the Vatican, Bibliotheca Hertziana

1981-1987

Studies of art history, oriental studies, journalism / communication science at the Ruhr University, Bochum
 

Professional background

Since 1999

Director of the Archive for Small Press & Communication at Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen

1997-1999

Research associate at Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen

1994-1997

Freelance curator and author, teaching activity

Since 2004

Assistant professor at the University Bremen, department 9, cultural studies, program of study: science of art

2000-2003

Research associate at University Bremen, department 9, program of study: science of art - special field of research of artist publications

1999-2000

Assistant professor at the University Bremen, department 9, cultural studies, program of study: science of art

1996-2000

Lecturer with the Protestant Adult Education Program, Lower Saxony
 

Other activities

since 2005

Spokeswoman of the research association 'artist publications', a cooperation of University Bremen; International University Bremen; Academy of Arts; Forschungsstelle Osteuropa and Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen / Archive for Small Press & Communication

Since 2005

board member of the of the Scientific Centre for Digital Archiving of multimedia editions of German contemporary literature, University Bremen

2000-2003

Participation in the research project "Vektor - European Contemporary Art Archives", a project for the research of the registration of archives from the 60s and 70s, funded by the European Union in the framework of the program Culture 2000
 

Current research and exhibition activities (selection)

2003-2005

Project leader of the exhibition "Sound Art", funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation

2003-2005

"Muntadas Projects (1974-2004)"

2002-2003

Ars photographica: photography and artist books

2001-2002

Painter books - artist books: The versatility of a medium in the arts of the 20th century

Since 2000

Focus of research: artist publications, archives and similar fields of research