Iwan Wirth
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Iwan Wirth | |
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Born | 1970 |
Nationality | Swiss[2] |
Occupation | gallery owner |
Years active | 1992– |
Known for | Hauser & Wirth |
About
Iwan Wirth (born 1970) is president of Hauser & Wirth, a Swiss contemporary art gallery, which he co-founded with his wife, Manuela Wirth, and mother-in-law, Ursula Hauser, in Switzerland in 1992.[3]
On a list of the "most influential people in the contemporary artworld" published by ArtReview, Iwan Wirth was placed third in 2013 and 2014;[4][5] he and Manuela Wirth were placed first in 2015, and third in 2016.[6][7]
Wirth was the "honoree" at the annual benefit of the Swiss Institute of Contemporary Art in New York in 2007;[8] in 2016, he joined the board of trustees of the institute.[9] Since 2014 he has been a trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.[10]
The Wirths sponsor a position as lecturer in Asian modern and contemporary art at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.[11] They were both awarded honorary doctorates by Bath Spa University in 2015.[12]
They are part-owners of Manuela, a restaurant at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel in Los Angeles.[13] In about 2015, their company Highlands Hospitality bought two hotels in Braemar, in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.[14][15]
References
- ^ Ergebnis der Suche nach: nid=104170965X (in German). Leipzig; Frankfurt am Main: Deutscher Nationalbibliothek. Accessed February 2018.
- ^ Wullschlager, Jackie (30 September 2005). "Lunch with the FT: Wirth's fortune". The Financial Times. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Nick Clark (23 October 2015). Iwan Wirth: A creative pirate who shares his treasures. The Independent. Accessed August 2018.
- ^ "2014 Power 100". ArtReview. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "2013 Power 100". ArtReview. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "2015 Power 100". ArtReview. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "2016 Power 100". ArtReview. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Past Benefits". Swiss Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "SI to Relocate to 38 St. Marks Place at Second Avenue Opening Spring 2017". Swiss Institute. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "The Royal Academy Development Trust". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Asia". Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Special honours at Bath Spa University graduation ceremonies". Bath Spa University. 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Harris, Jenn (4 March 2016). "Manuela, the restaurant inside the new Hauser Wirth & Schimmel arts complex downtown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "'Art world royalty' bring investment to Braemar". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Peter Davidson (11 July 2018). Millions to be spent on hotel revamp. Aberdeen: Evening Express. Accessed August 2018.