Martin Hochleitner (born 1970) is an Austrian

art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

and since 2012, curator of the Salzburg Museum.

Life

Born in

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

, Hochleitner completed his studies in

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at the

University of Salzburg The University of Salzburg (german: Universität Salzburg), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university A public university or public college is a univ ...

in 1992 with the title of ''Mag. phil''. In 2002, he completed his studies in

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

at the University of Salzburg with the title ''Dr. phil.''. He wrote his dissertation on the subject of ''Fundamentals and Reception of Sculptural Forms of Appearance in 20th Century Upper Austrian Art'' () From 1993 to 2000, he was a staff member at the Institute for Cultural Promotion of the Province of Upper Austria (head of the promotion areas fine arts, photography, film, new media and architecture) and director of the gallery in the together with

Peter Assmann Peter Assmann (born 28 August 1963 in Zams) is an Austrian art historian, curator, writer and visual arts creator. Career Peter Assmann studied Art History, History and German Studies at the University of Innsbruck, where he received a doctora ...

. In 2000, he took over the management of the Landesgalerie Linz at the , which he held until 2012. He has been director of the Salzburg Museum since September 2012. Since 1997, he has taught art history at the University of Art and Design Linz, where he was head of the Department of Art History and Theory / Gender Studies between 2008 and 2010. In 2010, he was appointed university professor for art history and art theory / focus on curatorial practice. Since 2005 he has taught at the Institute for Art Studies and Philosophy at the Catholic Theological Private University in Linz, since 2010 also as Honorary Professor for

cultural studies Cultural studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the political dynamics of contemporary culture (including popular culture) and its historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers generally investigate how cultural practices re ...

. In the 2007/08 academic year, he held a visiting professorship for photo theory at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

Projects

Hochleitner conceived and organised, among others, the architecture symposium at the

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and the gallery in the Stifterhaus in Linz. Cooperations arose with, among others, the

Ars Electronica Ars Electronica Linz GmbH is an Austrian cultural, educational and scientific institute active in the field of new media art, founded in Linz in 1979. It is based at the Ars Electronica Center (AEC), which houses the Museum of the Future, in the ...

, O.K. Centrum für Gegenwartskunst, Linz and the University of Art and Design Linz. He is also

curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...

of countless exhibitions, among others the annual exhibition at the Salzburg Kunstverein, "regie" by Edgar Honetschläger, "Es ist still draußen" by Gabriele Rothemann.

Publications

* Martin Hochleitner (ed.): ''Oberösterreich. Bildende Kunst 1945 bis 1955''.''Bildene Kunst 1945–1955, Oberösterreich''
on WorldCat

References

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