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Luit Bieringa (Luitjen Hendrik Bieringa) was born on 10 September, 1942 in Groningen, is a New Zealand art historian (1942–2022). Discover Luit Bieringa'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 79 years old?

Popular As Luitjen Hendrik Bieringa
Occupation Art historian, art gallery director, museum director, film director
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 10 September, 1942
Birthday 10 September
Birthplace Groningen
Date of death 21 June, 2022
Died Place Wellington
Nationality New Zealand

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1942

Luit Bieringa (1942–2022) was a New Zealand art historian, art gallery director and documentary film maker.

1956

Bieringa was born in Groningen in the Netherlands and emigrated to New Zealand with his family in 1956.

1962

During Bieringa's time as Director a number of important purchases were added to the National Art Gallery collections including: Colin McCahon The Second Gate Series (1962) and Practical Religion (1968–70), Barbara Kruger Untitled (We are unsuitable for framing) (1985), Robert Mapplethorpe Y Portfolio (1977), Paratene Matchitt  Te Wepu (1986) and Ralph Hotere Black Phoenix (1984–88).

1971

He was Director of the Manawatū Art Gallery from 1971 until 1979.

During this time he led the development of a new purpose-built art centre (the gallery had previously run out of a converted house).

He later recalled:

"'The main thing was to try and change the context in which the gallery operated to becoming a fully-fledged public institution that the community could relate to. We had people's support and if you think of the time, the early 70s, we'd only just moved out of the rugby, racing and beer environment.'"

In developing the new gallery, Bieringa focused on making the gallery "as accessible as possible to all the people of the Manawatu, whether their interest be in functional pottery or conceptual art."

As one of only three staff at the museum Bieringa was hands-on with all aspects of opening and running the gallery.

1975

Influenced by a 1975-76 study trip to Europe funded by the New Zealand Arts Council, Bieringa adopted an approach that a reviewer at the time of opening said "set the way for an active, community based gallery that will meet the needs and offer more besides for the people of the Manawatu."

During his time at the Manawatū Art Gallery (now part of the Te Manawa museum complex) Bieringa curated the landmark contemporary photography exhibition The Active Eye.

1979

In 1979 Bieringa was appointed Director of the National Art Gallery of New Zealand.

1980

Bieringa also brought with him a focus on contemporary art backed up by a local and global exhibition program that included: America and Europe a Century of Modern Masters from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection (1980), Rita Angus (1982), Views/Exposures - Ten Contemporary New Zealand Photographers (1982), I will need words: Colin McCahon’s word and number paintings (1984), Content-context 1986, Para Matchitt: Huakina (1986), Wild Visionary Spectral: New German Art (1986), When Art Hits the Headlines (1987), Barbara Kruger (1988), Nobodies: Adventures of the Generic Figure (1989) and Neil Dawson: Site Works (1989).

A number of these exhibitions were shown at the National Art Gallery's waterfront gallery Shed 11 the Temporary/Contemporary.

1989

He held this position until 1989.

He was a champion of photography in New Zealand, promoting it on a national level with major exhibitions at the National Art Gallery during his directorship, including New Zealand surveys and exhibitions of the work of Peter Black, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman and Richard Misrach.

2003

From 2003 until 2012 Bieringa served on the board of The Physics Room.

2006

Bieringa's career as a film director began in 2006 with the release of Ans Westra – Private Journeys / Public Signposts, a documentary about the photographer Ans Westra produced by Bieringa's wife, Jan Bieringa.

This director-producer partnership continued with the making of three more arts documentaries: