Cathérine Hug Explained

Cathérine Hug (born 1976) is a Swiss art historian and curator.

Life and work

Hug was born 1976 in Basel, Switzerland. With her parents and siblings she grew up in Saint-Ursanne and Delémont, Switzerland.

Hug studied Computer Science, Media Science and Art History at the Chairs of Rolf Pfeiffer, Heinz Bonfadelli and Stanislaus von Moos at the University of Zurich.

From 2000 until 2007 she was curatorial assistant at the Kunsthaus Zurich, where she worked closely with Bice Curiger and Tobia Bezzola.

From 2005 until 2008 she was assistant of the Art Unlimited Curator Simon Lamunière at the Art Basel. As freelance curator she organized among others Unloaded (Oberschan 2002–03) with Giovanni Carmine; In The Alps with Tobia Bezzola (Kunsthaus Zurich, 2006); and Carola Giedion-Welcker and Modernism (Kunsthaus Zurich, 2007).

From 2008 until 2013 she was curator at the Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna, where she curated among others Thomas Ruff (2009), 1989. End of History or Beginning of the Future? (2009–10) with Gerald Matt, Street And Studio. From Basquiat to Séripop (2010) with Thomas Mießgang, Space. About A Dream (2011) with Walter Famler, Lucy Skaer – Force Justify (2012), WWTBD – What Would Thomas Bernhard Do and Salon der Angst with Nicolaus Schafhausen (both 2013). From 2011 until 2013 she was in the works council and supervisory board (Betriebsrat and Aufsichtsrat) of Kunsthalle Wien.

Since 2013 she is curator at the Kunsthaus Zurich, where she curated among others Von Matisse zum Blauen Reiter (2014) with Timothy Benson (LACMA, Los Angeles); Europa. The Future of History (2015) with Robert Menasse; Tomi Ungerer. Incognito (2015) in collaboration with Folkwang Essen; Dadaglobe Reconstructed (2016) with Adrien Sudhalter in collaboration with MoMA New York; and Francis Picabia. A retrospective (2016) with Anne Umland in collaboration with MoMA New York.

As guest curator she curated Feiert das Leben! with Robert Menasse and Manuela Laubenberger at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien in Vienna (2015–16). Hug is further project leader of the digitalization of the Kunsthaus Dada Collection (2013–16).

Exhibitions and projects

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AZPAA (A-Z public art projects). 2019-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190122060028/http://www.azple.com/. 2019-01-22. live.
  2. Web site: AZPAA (A-Z public art projects). 2019-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017210323/http://www.wartesaal.ch/. 2018-10-17. live.
  3. Web site: Art Unlimited. 2019-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002022809/https://www.artbasel.com/. 2019-10-02. live.
  4. Web site: Carola Giedion-Welcker und die Moderne. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190252/http://www.kunsthaus.ch/fileadmin/templates/kunsthaus/pdf/medienmitteilungen/2007/pm_giedion-welcker_d.pdf. 2016-03-04. dead.
  5. Web site: 1989. End of History or Beginning of the Future? Comments on a Paradigm Shift. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/en/exhibitions/1989-end-history-or-beginning-future. 2016-12-24. live.
  6. Web site: Thomas Ruff. Surfaces, Depth. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/de/ausstellungen/vergangene-ausstellungen/thomas-ruff. 2016-12-24. live.
  7. Web site: Street and Studio. From Basquiat to Séripop. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/en/exhibitions/street-and-studio. 2016-12-24. live.
  8. Web site: Marilyn Manson – David Lynch: Genealogies of Pain. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/de/ausstellungen/vergangene-ausstellungen/marilyn-manson-und-david-lynch. 2016-12-24. live.
  9. Web site: ich tier! (du mensch) – du tier! (ich mensch), i animal! (you human) – you animal! (i human). 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112193449/http://ichtier-dumensch.ch/thehome.html. 2016-01-12. live.
  10. Web site: Franz Huemer: Seher und Genie, Seer and Genius. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/en/exhibitions/franz-huemer-seher-und-genie. 2016-12-24. live.
  11. Web site: Loris Gréaud. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/en/exhibitions/loris-greaud-cellar-door. 2016-12-24. live.
  12. Web site: WELTRAUM, die Kunst und ein Traum. SPACE. Art and a dream. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/de/ausstellungen/vergangene-ausstellungen/weltraum-die-kunst-und-ein-traum. 2016-12-24. live.
  13. Web site: Lucy Skaer – Force Justify (part 3). 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/de/ausstellungen/vergangene-ausstellungen/lucy-skaer-force-justify-part-3. 2016-12-24. live.
  14. Web site: Unheimliche Reise, Uncanny Journey. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160215074001/http://www.eggnspoon.ch/projekte/unheimliche-reisen/. 2016-02-15. live.
  15. Web site: Daniel Knorr, Explosion. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/en/exhibitions/sculpture-daniel-knorr-explosion. 2016-12-24. live.
  16. Web site: Ulrike Lienbacher, Kartenhaus. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/de/ausstellungen/vergangene-ausstellungen/schaufenster-ulrike-lienbacher-kartenhaus. 2016-12-24. live.
  17. Web site: Salon der Angst. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/de/ausstellungen/vergangene-ausstellungen/salon-der-angst. 2016-12-24. live.
  18. Web site: Vienna Art Passage Karlsplatz. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224234940/http://www.koer.or.at/cgi-bin/koer/index.pl?id=441&year=&cat=&district=&koer=&permanent=&searchstr=&artist=&lang=de. 2016-12-24. dead.
  19. Web site: 4th international Fanzine & Small Publishers Fair in Austria. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/en/events/4th-independent-publishers-and-zine-fair-vienna. 2016-12-24. live.
  20. Web site: WWTBD – What Would Thomas Bernhard Do. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224233244/http://kunsthallewien.at/#/en/exhibitions/wwtbd-what-would-thomas-bernhard-do. 2016-12-24. live.
  21. Web site: Von Matisse zum Blauen Reiter. Expressionismus in Deutschland und Frankreich. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624032909/http://www.kunsthaus.ch/fileadmin/templates/kunsthaus/pdf/medienmitteilungen/2014/pm_expressionismus_e.pdf. 2016-06-24. dead.
  22. Web site: Tomi Ungerer. Incognito. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224235032/http://www.kunsthaus.ch/fileadmin/templates/kunsthaus/pdf/medienmitteilungen/2015/pm_ungerer_e.pdf. 2016-12-24. dead.
  23. Web site: Feiert das Leben! Zehn Lebensmasken werden zu Kunst. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161225000109/http://www.khm.at/besuchen/ausstellungen/2016/feiert-das-leben/. 2016-12-25. live.
  24. Web site: Sinnliche Ungewissheit. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224234635/http://www.kunsthaus.ch/fileadmin/templates/kunsthaus/pdf/medienmitteilungen/2015/pm_sinnliche_ungewissheit_e.pdf. 2016-12-24. dead.
  25. Web site: Menasse of Europa. Die Zukunft der Geschichte. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118222248/http://www.kunsthaus.ch/fileadmin/templates/kunsthaus/pdf/medienmitteilungen/2015/pm_europa_e.pdf. 2017-01-18. dead.
  26. Web site: Francis Picabia. A Retrospective. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119051507/http://www.kunsthaus.ch/fileadmin/templates/kunsthaus/pdf/medienmitteilungen/2016/mm2_picabia_e.pdf. 2017-01-19. dead.
  27. Web site: Dadaglobe Reconstructed. 2016-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224234509/http://www.kunsthaus.ch/fileadmin/templates/kunsthaus/pdf/medienmitteilungen/2016/pm_dadaglobe_e.pdf. 2016-12-24. dead.
  28. Web site: Kunsthaus Dada Collection. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205215607/https://digital.kunsthaus.ch/viewer/. 2017-02-05. live.
  29. Web site: Art in Case. 2019-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903114436/http://artis.art/programs/case-in-point-2/. 2018-09-03. live.
  30. Web site: Speakers – Transeuropa 2023. 22 November 2023.
  31. Web site: Fashion Drive | Kunsthaus Zürich | Ausstellungen . Kulturzueri.ch . 2018-04-20 . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902155800/https://www.kulturzueri.ch/kulturdatenbank-zurich/veranstaltungen/fashion-drive/ . 2019-09-02 . live .
  32. https://www.kunsthaus.ch/en/documents/190/MM2_FashionDrive_E.pdf Press release. Kunsthaus Zürich presents ‘Fashion Drive. Extreme Clothing in the Visual Arts’
  33. News: Modeausstellung "Fashion Drive" in Zürich: Bloß kein Kommerz . Faz.net . 2018-05-02 . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190303223449/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kunst/modeausstellung-fashion-drive-in-zuerich-bloss-kein-kommerz-15568598.html . 2019-03-03 . live . Rudolph . Katharina .
  34. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902155757/https://www.kunsthaus.ch/en/documents/178/MM2_Kokoschka_E.pdf . 2019-09-02 . live .
  35. Web site: Oskar Kokoschka - Das Kunsthaus Zürich feiert einen grossen Expressionisten - News - SRF . Srf.ch . 13 December 2018. 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902155759/https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/zuerich-schaffhausen/oskar-kokoschka-das-kunsthaus-zuerich-feiert-einen-grossen-expressionisten . 2019-09-02 . live .
  36. Web site: Brillante Kokoschka-Retrospektive im Kunsthaus Zürich - Blick . Blick.ch . 2018-12-13 . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902155755/https://www.blick.ch/life/kunstausstellung-brillante-kokoschka-retrospektive-im-kunsthaus-zuerich-id15068400.html . 2019-09-02 . live .
  37. Web site: Oskar Kokoschka | Archiv | Ausstellungen . de . Leopold Museum . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902155800/https://www.leopoldmuseum.org/de/ausstellungen/108/oskar-kokoschka . 2019-09-02 . live .
  38. News: 'Oskar Kokoschka—Expressionist, Migrant, European. A Retrospective' Review: Longevity as Blessing and Curse . Wall Street Journal . 2 January 2019 . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902155759/https://www.wsj.com/articles/oskar-kokoschkaexpressionist-migrant-european-a-retrospective-review-longevity-as-blessing-and-curse-11546462876 . 2019-09-02 . live . Goldmann . A. J. .
  39. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902155800/https://www.kunsthaus.ch/en/documents/176/MM2_Mondlandung_E.pdf . 2019-09-02 . live .
  40. Web site: Naturwissenschaften . Dem Mond so nah – Explora . Explora.ethz.ch . 2008-11-14 . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190426141703/https://www.explora.ethz.ch/s/dem-mond-so-nah/ . 2019-04-26 . live .
  41. News: Als die Erde aufging: mondsüchtige Kunst im Kunsthaus Zürich . Neue Zürcher Zeitung . Nzz.ch . 17 April 2019. 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190419144225/https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/als-die-erde-aufging-mondsuechtige-kunst-im-kunsthaus-zuerich-ld.1475780 . 2019-04-19 . live . Affentranger-Kirchrath . Angelika .
  42. Web site: Fly Me to the Moon. The Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later - Museum der Moderne Salzburg . Museumdermoderne.at . 2019-07-21 . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902155757/https://www.museumdermoderne.at/en/exhibitions-events/detail/fly-me-to-the-moon50-jahre-mondlandung/ . 2019-09-02 . live .
  43. Web site: ttrenkler . Museum der Moderne: Flug zum Mond mit sehr viel Ironie . kurier.at . 4 August 2019. 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902212942/https://kurier.at/kultur/museum-der-moderne-flug-zum-mond-mit-sehr-viel-ironie/400568924 . 2019-09-02 . live .
  44. Web site: Production: Beletrina . Fly me to the Moon – and back! | Versopolis Review . Versopolis.com . 2019-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902155757/https://www.versopolis.com/times/essay/798/fly-me-to-the-moon-and-back . 2019-09-02 . live .
  45. https://kunsthausrelaunch8251-live-a33132ecc05c-1c0f54b.divio-media.net/documents/MM2_Schall_und_Rauch_EN.pdf Press release. Kunsthaus Zürich presents ‘Smoke and Mirrors. The Roaring Twenties’
  46. Web site: Archived copy . 2021-02-19 . 2021-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126091843/https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en/exhibitions/smoke-and-mirrors-the-roaring-twenties . dead .
  47. Web site: Auftritte | BIOGRAFIE | JURCZOK 1001.
  48. Web site: Guerillaclassics .
  49. https://kunsthausrelaunch8251-live-a33132ecc05c-1c0f54b.divio-media.net/documents/MM1_Richter_EN.pdf Kunsthaus Zürich presents ‘Gerhard Richter. Landscape’
  50. https://www.kunstforumwien.at/en/press/116 Kunst Forum Wien
  51. Web site: Earthbeats – the changing face of nature – KUNSTHAUS.
  52. Web site: Publishing Information. digilab.kunsthaus.ch.
  53. Web site: Take Care: Kunst und Medizin – KUNSTHAUS. www.kunsthaus.ch.
  54. Web site: TAKE CARE. KUNST UND MEDIZIN / ART AND MEDICINE. www.youtube.com.
  55. https://kunsthausrelaunch8251-live-a33132ecc05c-1c0f54b.divio-media.net/documents/MM2_Kunst_und_Medizin_EN_WsAiegy.pdf Press release. Kunst und Medizin
  56. Web site: Wienand Verlag | Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, Vincent Barras, Christoph Becker, Flurin Condrau, Georges-Didi Hubermann, Cathérine Hug, Adina Kamien, Bonaventure Ndikung, Muriel Pic, Linda Schädler, Agnès Virole, Nicola von Luterotti: Take Care: Kunst und Medizin. wienand-verlag.de.
  57. Web site: Lona • media - Produktion. lonamedia.de.
  58. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14013960/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t7 / https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14013962/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t17
  59. Web site: Behind and beyond the "Take Care: Art and medicine" exhibition .
  60. Web site: Federico Fellini – KUNSTHAUS. www.kunsthaus.ch.
  61. https://kunsthausrelaunch8251-live-a33132ecc05c-1c0f54b.divio-media.net/documents/MM2_Fellini_EN.pdf Media release. Kunsthaus Zürich presents ‘Federico Fellini – From Drawing to Film’
  62. Web site: Federico Fellini. Steidl Verlag.
  63. Web site: 10 vor 10 - Kunsthaus Zürich "Frederico Fellini von der Zeichnung zum Film" - Play SRF .