Members of the Authentication Board
The Authentification Board currently consists of the following members:
- Edelbert Köb (chairman)
- Eva Badura-Triska
- Sabine Breitwieser
- Songül Höll-Boyraz
- Martina Kandeler-Fritsch
- Peter Pakesch
- Doris Pitour
Edelbert Koeb
1965–1992 artistic activity, sculpture, works on the border of art and design
1966–1974 assistant Vienna University of Technology
1974–2010 chair Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
1985–1995 and 1998–2000 deputy director of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
1983–1991 president Vienna Secession
1990–2000 founding director Kunsthaus Bregenz
2002–2010 director mumok Vienna
Since 2011 freelance curator
Since 2012 president of the Archives Franz West
1987 curator of Franz West. Ansicht at the Vienna Secession, the first institutional solo exhibition in Vienna, with another showing at Kunsthalle Bern (catalog and text)
1990 curator of Franz West in the series Bildhauerfotografien, Vienna Secession, Graphisches Kabinett (print room)
1998 exhibition participation by Franz West at Life Style at Kunsthaus Bregenz
Franz West takes part in projects at the mumok; purchases of works by Franz West for mumok
2010 on the occasion of Koeb’s farewell from mumok West bestows the Koeb Motette composed by Michael Mautner and creates a dish for the farewell party
Eva Badura-Triska
1979-2019 curator at mumok, Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien Co-founder of Archiv Franz West and general secretary from 1999
1996 curator of the first retrospective Franz West. Proforma, Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Kunsthalle Basel, Kroeller-Mueller Museum Otterlo. The exhibition was ranked among the ten best exhibitions of the year by the American art magazine Artforum.
1996 curator Franz West. Combi, Künstlerhaus Bregenz
2013 curator of the first posthumous retrospective Franz West. Wo ist mein Achter? / Where is my Eight?, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (mumok), Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK) Frankfurt, The Hepworth Wakefield (2014)
Author of numerous texts on Franz West’s work
Martina Kandeler-Fritsch
Studies of law (not terminated), followed by studies of art history at the University in Vienna and a postgraduate course for “museum and exhibition curators in the field of art” at the Landesakademie in Krems, Lower Austria
Deputy artistic director, director collection and exhibitions, MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
Curator of numerous exhibitions in the fields of fine arts, architecture and design; texts on fine arts, architecture and design; edition of publications; member of juries
1986/87 working for the Gallery Peter Pakesch, Vienna
1990 curator Franz West – Heimo Zobernig, Kunstverein Horn and City Gallery (Galerie hlavního města) Prague (with Dieter Bogner)
2001 curator Franz West, Gnadenlos, MAK Vienna
2002 curator Franz West, Merciless, MASSMoCA North Adams, Massachusetts
Sabine Breitwieser
Dr. jur. (1986), currently active as independent curator, scholar, and museum expert
1988–2007 and again 2014–2018 founding director and chief curator of the Generali Foundation in Vienna; responsible for the new museum building (1996), the exhibition program and comprehensive collection
2004–2013 CIMAM board member (International Committee of ICOM for Museums and Collections of Modern Art), 2010–2013 Secretary and Treasurer
2010–2013 chief curator of media and performance art at The Museum of Modern Art in New York
2012 Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts in New York
2013–2018 artistic director and CEO of the Museum der Moderne Salzburg; repositioning of the program, partnership with the Generali Foundation Collection, new storage building
2020/21 Getty Scholar at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, US
Curated and directed more than 150 monographic and thematic exhibitions throughout Europe and the United States.
Edited and published about 100 catalogs and books
Frequent guest curator at numerous museums and jury duties around the globe
Regular contributor in publications and art magazines
Lecturer at symposia and universities, e. g. Regents’ Lecturer at the University of California Berkeley
Frequent collaborations with Franz West through major acquisitions of works for the Generali Foundation and as curator of numerous exhibitions, e. g.
1993 Franz West. Divertissement, former Habig hat shop, Generali Foundation, Vienna
1996 commissioned Franz West with the furniture design of the restaurant in the former Habig hat shop, Generali Foundation, Vienna
1997 Postproduction. Generali Foundation Collection, Generali Foundation, Wien; West created three ensembles with his works (Genealogy of the Untouchable, Variable, and Träumerei – Dreamy)
2012 collection presentation of works from the collection by Franz West and Matthew Barney at The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Peter Pakesch
1976–1979 consultant for Fine Arts at Forum Stadtpark Graz
1981-1993 runs Galerie Peter Pakesch Vienna
1986-1988 artistic director of the Kunstverein Graz
1993–1995 exhibition projects for the National Gallery in Prague
1996-2003 director Kunsthalle Basel
2003 - 2015 manager and artistic director of the Universalmuseums Joanneum as well as until 2011 director of the associated Kunsthaus Graz.
Since 2015 chairman of the board of Maria Lassnig-Stiftung
Member of various advisory councils, commissions and juries
1985–1993 exclusive representation of Franz West at Galerie Pakesch, exhibitions and exhibition participations in both Viennese gallery locations (Ballgasse and Ungargasse) as well as initiation, conciliation and support of numerous national and international exhibitions and exhibition participations.
1996 adaptation of Franz West. Proforma in Kunsthalle Basel
2009 curator of the exhibition Franz West. Autotheater Museum Ludwig, Köln (2009/10), Museo d’arte contemporanea Donnaregina (MADRE) Neapel (2010), Kunsthaus Graz (2010/11) with Kasper König and Mario Codognato
Since 2012 board member of Archiv Franz West
Songül Höll-Boyraz
1990–1994 studies at the Mimar Sinan University Istanbul, Faculty of Fine Arts, diploma
1994–2000 studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Michelangelo Pistoletto
2000–2001 studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Peter Kogler
1994 Diploma Award, Mimar Sinan University Instanbul, Faculty of Fine Arts
1994 scholarship International Summer Academy for Visual Arts, Salzburg
1998 Appreciation Award, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
2000 Master Classes Award, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
2001 state scholarship for fine arts, Vienna
2003 artist residency and New York Studio Grant at ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program) by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture
2005 MAK-Schindler Scholarship Program at the Mackey Apartments, Los Angeles
1997–2012 artistic assistant to Franz West, with a focus on sculpture, graphic, video and furniture production (conceptual development of the fabric covers and execution of the upholstery in cooperation with Franz West), actively involved in the production of exhibitions and communication with the respective institutions.
2012-2016 after the artist’s death appraisal and restoration of furniture for private collections, museums and galleries within the Franz West Private Foundation.
Doris Pitour
(formerly Müller-Hess)
1988–1991 studied restoration and conservation, specialising in the restoration of paintings at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna
1991–1993 studied restoration and conservation, specialising in the restoration of works on paper at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
1993/94 employed at the Grafische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna
since 1995 selfemployed at the Institute for Paper-Restoration, working in the field of graphic works, works on paper and the restoration of archival material
1997–2002 project managment of the Eureka Projecte E! 1681 Eurocare LACLEPA Laser Cleaning of Paper and Parchment
since 2004 giving seminars in the field of paper restoration for national and international professional associations
since 2011 assistant lecturer for paper restoration at the at the IKR (Institute for Conservation-Restoration) at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
Member of ÖRV (Österreichischer Restauratorenverband)
Member of IADA (Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Archiv/Grafik und Bibliotheksrestauratoren / International Cooperation of Archive, Graphic and Library restorers)
Since 1994 “conservatory collaboration“ with Franz West and his studio as well as restoration of the latter’s works on paper and his papier-maché objects for collectors, galleries and auction houses
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