{"id":48,"date":"2022-10-06T10:04:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T08:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guenther-uecker-institut.de\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:09:09","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.guenther-uecker-institut.de\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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GUI | IUG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are an independent cultural institution based in Schwerin. Our dual institute, GUI \u2013 IUG, evolved from an association founded in 2013 to support the expansion of the Staatliches Museum Schwerin<\/em>. The artist G\u00fcnther Uecker donated an edition of his large-format embossed prints to support this project. At the initiative of our founding director, Prof. Dr. Kornelia von Berswordt-Wallrabe, and following an amendment to the statutes in 2016, these funds were consensually repurposed and have since been dedicated to supporting young scholars and artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the one hand, we support and publish traditional art-historical research projects with a focus on the ‘German Post-War Avant-Garde.’ This pillar of our work is represented by the name ‘GUI \u2013 G\u00fcnther Uecker Institute.’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, we create public platforms for the innovative work of interdisciplinary scholars and practitioners in the field of Artistic Research. This mission is reflected in the name ‘IUG \u2013 Institute for Environment and Design’ (Institut f\u00fcr Umwelt und Gestaltung), through which we have been funding and initiating projects since 2023. With the IUG, we support innovative concepts for socially relevant, interdisciplinary formats, operating across various locations and in collaboration with changing institutional partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PD Dr. Katharina Neuburger<\/strong>
Scholarly Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katharina Neuburger is a habilitated art historian. Her academic work focuses on the expanded canon of modern and contemporary art, informed by archival and media theory. She also works with foundations, collections, and art archives dedicated to modern and contemporary art, pursuing a radically democratic approach to the systematic opening and accessibility of knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Antonia Gradnitzer<\/strong>
Administrative Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antonia Gradnitzer studied cultural studies and Scandinavian studies in Berlin and Stockholm and graduated with a master\u2019s degree in cultural studies from Humboldt University in Berlin. She has worked for the archive of the Robert Havemann Society, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, and as a research assistant for the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Board of Directors<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kerstin D\u00f6ring<\/strong>
Chairwoman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathleen Leu<\/strong>
Vice Chairwoman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechthild Bening<\/strong>
Treasurer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Network<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lydia Askani | Nick B\u00f6hnke | Lisa Bei\u00dfwanger | Klaus Gereon Beuckers | Deutsche Stiftung f\u00fcr Engagement und Ehrenamt | T. J. Demos | Deutscher Kunstverlag | Markus Draper | Stephanie Dvareckas | Knut Ebeling | Aliz Farkas| Isa Fontbona | Freunde des Staatlichen Museums Schwerin | Katja Gentric | Raha Golestani | Marie G\u00f6tze | Alex Gross | Anna Helfer | Christina Irrgang | Internationales Feuerwehrmuseum Schwerin | Paula Kohlmann | Barbara K\u00f6nches | Kunstverein f\u00fcr Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin | Cyrill Lim | logografisch | maison intertext | Antoon Melissen | Johanne Mohs | Katrin Nahidi | Daria Nedelcu | Nina Nielebock | Partnerschaft f\u00fcr Demokratie Schwerin | Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft | Gregoire Rousseau | G\u00f6ze Saner | Schaumagazin | Konstantin Sch\u00f6nfelder | Peter Seeland | Linnea Semmerling | Staatliches Museum Schwerin | Nora Sternfeld | Verena Straub | Johanna Tewes | Jacob Uecker | Uecker Archive | Ir\u00e8ne Unholz | Cara Venzke | Georg Winter | Lothar Wolleh Estate | Christine W\u00f6lfle| Daniel Wolter | Xiao Xiao | ZERO foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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