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Peter Pakesch was born on 16 July, 1955 in Graz, Austria, is an An austrian art curator. Discover Peter Pakesch's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 16 July 1955
Birthday 16 July
Birthplace Graz, Austria
Nationality Austria

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1924

Peter Pakesch was born to concert pianist Gertrude Kaan (1924-2009) and Dr. Erich Pakesch (1917-1979) on the 16th of July as the second of three children.

1955

Peter Pakesch (born 1955 in Graz, Styria) is an Austrian exhibition curator, museum director and foundation director of the Maria Lassnig Foundation.

1965

Pakesch attended the Akademisches Gymnasium in Graz from 1965-1973 where he completed his secondary education.

He then begun studying architecture at the Graz University of Technology, as well as practicing as an Artist from an early age.

1976

He made his first experiences as a curator at the Forum Stadtpark from 1976 to 1979, of which he had been a member since 1970.

After some projects with Steirischer Herbst and the Organisation of several performances (The Kipper Kids and Reindeer Werk) with the focus on non-verbal theatre.

1978

In 1978 Pakesch organized the exhibition Kunst im Schaufenster in collaboration with Peter Weibel.

1980

1980 he would then move to New York City for a semester abroad in the context of his studies.

1981

After his return to Austria in 1981, Pakesch decided to open his own Gallery in Vienna.

In this gallery he showed artists such as John Baldessari, Herbert Brandl, Ilya Kabakow, Mike Kelly, Martin Kippenberger, Sol LeWitt, Albert Oehlen, Franz West and Heimo Zobernig.

1986

In 1986 Pakesch and the Austrian cultural politician Helmut Strobl founded the Grazer Kunstverein, which he also led as the artistic director until 1988.

During this time he also published the interdisciplinary magazine Durch. In collaboration with Hubert Klocker, Pakesch organized the project Protect Me From What I Want, a cooperation between Jenny Holzer and Keith Haring for the Vienna Festival.

1990

In 1990 Pakesch and Johannes Schlebrügge founded the Magazine Fama & Fortune Bulletin which is published at irregular intervals.

1993

In 1993 Pakesch closed his Gallery in Vienna.

Over his 12 years as a Galerist he managed to push Austrian artists such as Franz West and Heimo Zobernig to international fame.

In the followed years Pakesch worked as a freelancing curator for the National Gallery in Prague.

1996

1996 he took over as the Director of the Kunsthalle Basel, where he gave many young artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Michel Majerus and Paweł Althamer their first Institutional Exhibitions.

During his time in Basel Pakesch also pushed for continuous renovations of the Museum's buildings and he also reorganised the local annual exhibition to an entirely neu format, which under the new name 'Regionale' has stayed an important exhibition between Mulhouse, Freiburg and Basel.

Between 1996 and 1998 Pakesch traveled the post-communist world as a member of the Soros International Advisory Board.

1997

1997 he married Actress and Filmproducer Michaela Leutzendorff (1957) and in March 1998 is daughter Josepha Pakesch was born.

2003

In 2003 Pakesch left Basel and took over as the director and artistic director of the Universalmuseum Joanneum together with Wolfgang Muchitsch who served as the Executive Director.

Between 2003 and 2008 Pakesch sat on the board of the Graz University of Technology.

2007

During his time at the Kunsthaus Graz specifically, Pakesch curated some important exhibitions including Modell Martin Kippenberger (2007), Warhol Wool Newman - Painting and Screening Real Conner Lockhart Warhol (2009), Measuring the World (2011) and Heimo Zobernig (2013).

2010

Since 2010 he has been a member of the Board of Trustees for the IBA Basel 2020.

2015

In 2015 the Vienna Museum would do an exhibition about this time titled Ballgasse 6, Galerie pakesch und die Kunstszene der 80er.

In September 2015 Pakesch pulled out of his contract with the Universalmuseum Joanneum due to personal reasons.

Since then he has been serving as the chairman of the Maria Lassning Foundation.

In this function he curated an exhibition about Maria Lassning in collaboration with Paul Schimmel (curator) for Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles and London.

Most recently Pakesch curated ''Mike Kelley.

God's Oasis'' at Hauser & Wirth in Zurich.