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Iwan Wirth
File:Iwan Wirth, 2015.jpg
Portrait of Iwan Wirth, 2015
Born1970[1]
Zurich, Switzerland[2]
NationalitySwiss[3]
OccupationGallery Owner[4]
Years active1992–[5]
Known forHauser & 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.[6]

On a list of the "most influential people in the contemporary artworld" published by ArtReview, Iwan Wirth was placed third in 2013 and 2014;[7][8] he and Manuela Wirth were placed first in 2015, and third in 2016.[9][10]

In 2014, Iwan Wirth was appointed as a Trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts, London. [11] He is a member of a number of committees including the Maria Lassnig Foundation, [12] ,the Swiss Cultural Fund [13] , the Frieze Masters selection committee [14] , the Council of the Serpentine Gallery [15] and the South Asian Acquisitions Committee at Tate [16] . Iwan Wirth was the 2007 Honoree at the Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art Benefit [17] , and in 2015, Iwan and Manuela Wirth were both awarded a Doctor of Letters (Hons) from Bath Spa University. [18]

Wirth was the "honoree" at the annual benefit of the Swiss Institute of Contemporary Art in New York in 2007;[19] in 2016, he joined the board of trustees of the institute.[20] Since 2014 he has been a trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.[21]

The Wirths sponsor a position as lecturer in Asian modern and contemporary art at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.[22] They were both awarded honorary doctorates by Bath Spa University in 2015.[23]

They are part-owners of Manuela, a restaurant at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel in Los Angeles.[24] In about 2015, their company Highlands Hospitality bought two hotels in Braemar, in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.[25][26]


Hospitality

Iwan and Manuela Wirth are the co-founders of a hospitality business incorporating Durslade Farmhouse, a guesthouse onsite at Hauser & Wirth Somerset that forms part of the original Grade II-listed farm buildings dating back to ca. 1760,[27] and Roth Bar & Grill, a restaurant located at Hauser & Wirth Somerset. [28] The Roth Bar & Grill includes a site-specific bar created by Björn and Oddur Roth, and serves local, seasonal food. [29] The restaurant was listed in The Times’ ‘25 Best Places for Brunch’ in 2014. [30] In 2016, the Wirths opened the restaurant Manuela at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles’ arts complex in downtown Los Angeles.[31] The Wirths are restoring The Fife Arms, a 46-room Victorian hotel located in Braemar, Scotland.[32]


References

  1. ^ Clark, Nick (23 October 2015). "Iwan Wirth: The more public half of the art world's most powerful couple is a creative pirate who shares his treasures". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ Ergebnis der Suche nach: nid=104170965X (in German). Leipzig; Frankfurt am Main: Deutscher Nationalbibliothek. Accessed February 2018.
  3. ^ Wullschlager, Jackie (30 September 2005). "Lunch with the FT: Wirth's fortune". The Financial Times. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ^ Kinsella, Eileen (16 March 2018). "House-r & Wirth? Mega-Dealers Iwan and Manuela Wirth Are Getting Into the Hotel Business". Artnet. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ Freeman, Nate (22 September 2017). "Hauser & Wirth to Open Hong Kong Gallery, Offices in Beijing, Shanghai". Art News. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. ^ Nick Clark (23 October 2015). Iwan Wirth: A creative pirate who shares his treasures. The Independent. Accessed August 2018.
  7. ^ "2014 Power 100". ArtReview. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ^ "2013 Power 100". ArtReview. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  9. ^ "2015 Power 100". ArtReview. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  10. ^ "2016 Power 100". ArtReview. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  11. ^ "The Royal Academy Development Trust". Royal Academy.
  12. ^ Westall, Mark. "MARIA LASSNIG FOUNDATION AWARDS ITS INAUGURAL ART PRIZE TO CATHY WILKES". FAD Magazine. FAD. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  13. ^ "ABOUT US". Swiss Cultural Fund. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  14. ^ "FAQs". Frieze. Frieze. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Our Supporters". Serpenting Galleries. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Tate Report". Tate. TATE. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Past Benefits". Swiss Institute. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Honorary Graduates". Bath Spa. Bath Spa. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Past Benefits". Swiss Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  20. ^ "SI to Relocate to 38 St. Marks Place at Second Avenue Opening Spring 2017". Swiss Institute. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  21. ^ "The Royal Academy Development Trust". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Asia". Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  23. ^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ Harris, Jenn (4 March 2016). "Manuela, the restaurant inside the new Hauser Wirth & Schimmel arts complex downtown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  25. ^ "'Art world royalty' bring investment to Braemar". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  26. ^ Peter Davidson (11 July 2018). Millions to be spent on hotel revamp. Aberdeen: Evening Express. Accessed August 2018.
  27. ^ Conroy, Jade (1 November 2017). "'Granny-chic on acid': inside Hauser + Wirth's stripped-back Somerset holiday home". The Daily Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  28. ^ Whittle, Natalie (23 June 2017). "A Meal in the city". The Financial Times. The Financial Times (FT). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  29. ^ Jakeway, Alicja (4 August 2014). "Roth Bar & Grill at Hauser & Wirth Somerset Somerset art space takes gallery dining to the next level..." We Heart. We Heart. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  30. ^ Lynes, Andy (1 October 2014). "The Best 25 Places for Brunch". The Times. The Times. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  31. ^ Harris, Jenn (4 March 2016). "Manuela, inside the Hauser Wirth & Schimmel arts complex in downtown". LA Times. LA Times. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  32. ^ Wrathall, Claire (9 March 2018). "The business of hotel art". The Financial Times. The Financial Times. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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