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Martin Köttering

HFBK President, Professor of Education in Art

Man sitting on a sofa in a library, surrounded by bookshelves and display tables.

Martin Köttering (*1964 in Lingen / Ems) studied Cultural Sciences and Aesthetic Practice at the Universität Hildesheim, and Fine Art in Bath in the UK. He subsequently acted as assistant to the artistic director of documenta 9, Jan Hoet. In 1995, he took over as head of the Städtische Galerie in Nordhorn, and was the originator, artistic director and general manager of thekunstwegen open museum. In connection with these roles, he designed and implemented a large number of exhibitions, publications and projects for public spaces featuring well-known international artists such as Guillaume Bijl, Mark Dion, Olafur Eliasson, Luciano Fabro, Fischli / Weiss, Hamish Fulton, Dan Graham, Katharina Grosse, Beate Gütschow, Jenny Holzer, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Suchan Kinoshita, Michel Majerus, Tobias Rehberger and Andreas Slominski. He has also implemented artistic projects for the Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst der niedersächsischen Landesregierung (the ministry for sciences and art of the regional government of Lower Saxony), such as the Koppelschleuse youth cultural guest house in Meppen (in collaboration with Franz Erhard Walther).

Martin Köttering has been president of the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg since 2002.

He is a member of a number of juries, panels, supervisory councils and foundations, including the Hamburg Media School and the ACQUIN accreditation institute’s specialist committee on art. Prior to 2008, he sat on the supervisory board of the Kulturfabrik Kampnagel, an internationally-oriented institution. As artistic director, he initiatedsubvision.kunst.festival.off—an international exhibition on strategies for communicating and presenting art initiatives in the HafenCity Hamburg. Prior to 2011, he was a member of the Niedersächsische Kunstkommission (the commission on art for Lower Saxony), culminating in a term in office as chairman, and of the board of trustees of the Sammlung Hamburger Kunstmuseen (the association of art museums in Hamburg).

Selected Publications + –

  • Martin Köttering (Hrg.): Israel. Ein Gespräch zwischen Natan Sznaider und David Kermani, Materialverlag der HFBK Hamburg, 2024

  • Martin Köttering, Sabine Boshamer (Hrsg.): Kontroverse documenta fifteen / The Controversy over documenta fifteen, Materialverlag der HFBK Hamburg, 2023

  • Alexander Klar, Martin Köttering (Hrsg.): Werner Büttner. Last Lecture Show, Materialverlag der HFBK Hamburg, 2021

  • Guillaume Bijl, Museum für die Souvenirs der sechziger Jahre, 40 historische Objekte, 2001

  • Hausarbeiten – der Alltag daheim, Andreas Slominski, Andreas Exner, Sabine Gross, Jochen Flinzer, Peter Rösel, Patricia Waller, Sonja Alhäuser, Christian Jankowski, Peter Brüger, Andrea Ostermeyer, hrsg. mit Roland Nachtigäller, 2001

  • Martin Assig, Honiggänsewiese, mit einem Text von Volker Wortmann, 2000

  • Jan Fabre, Engel und Krieger – Strategien und Taktiken, mit Texten von G. Royden Hunt, Stefan Hertmans, Martin Köttering, Andreas Sentker, 1999

  • Hamish Fulton, Die Vechte entlang gehen, 1998

  • Thomas Rentmeister, Skulpturen, mit einem Text von Renate Wiehager und Friedrich Meschede, 1998

  • Ernst Caramelle, Architekturbezogene Gestaltung des Konzert- und Theatersaals in Nordhorn, 1998

  • Störenfriede im öffentlichen Interesse, Wienand Verlag Köln, mit Texten von: Martin Köttering, Eckhard Schneider, Jan Hoet, Andreas Denk, Dieter Ronte, Anne Duden, Peter Waterhouse, Hugo Dittberner, Veit Loers, Friedrich Wolfram Heubach, Stefan Schmidt-Wulffen, Ute Frohne / Christa Katti, Roland Nachtigäller, Gert Selle, 1997

  • topping out, Rob Birza, Stephen Craig, Jessica Diamond, Friedhelm Falke, Katharina Grosse, Michel Majerus, Rupprecht Matthies, Peter Santino, hrsg. mit Roland Nachtigäller, 1997

  • Franz Ackermann, unerwartet, 1997

  • Dan Graham, Two Way Mirror Pavilions, Nordhorn, 1996, mit Texten von Dan Graham, Martin Köttering und Roland Nachtigäller

  • Panamarenko, Autovision, mit einem Text von Arndt Wesemann, 1995

  • Olav Christopher Jenssen, Von Zeit zu Zeit, Zeichnungen 1992–1994, mit einem Gespräch zwischen Martin Köttering und O. Chr. Jenssen, Nordhorn, 1995

  • Franz Erhard Walther, Orte der Entstehung – Orte der Wirkung, Ausstellungen 1962–2000, Nordhorn, 2000

Book cover with a white background and minimalist typography. At the top, the word “Israel.” appears in black. Below, in orange text: “Ein Gespräch zwischen Natan Sznaider & Navid Kermani.” At the bottom in smaller type: “Moderiert von Kristin Helberg.” Clean, minimal design in black and orange.
Two-page book spread: On the left, a page of continuous German interview text, with names such as “Kristin Helberg” and “Navid Kermani” highlighted. On the right, a full-page orange-tinted photograph of a panel discussion in a historic hall with wood paneling and murals. Three people are seated at the front with microphones, facing a closely seated audience listening attentively.
Turquoise book cover with a regular pattern of small rectangular dots. The title “JAHRBUCH” appears in light-colored letters arranged vertically in the center. The book is placed on a neutral background.
Book cover with a white background and clean typography. At the top it reads “Kontroverse documenta fifteen.” Below, the large black “DOCUMENTA FIFTEEN” logo appears in a stylized design, crossed by a diagonal red line. To the right is “HFBK Hamburg.” At the bottom, the subtitle reads: “Hintergründe, Einordnungen und Analysen.”
Two-page book spread with ample white space. On the left, a small black-and-white photograph of people in an exhibition space, and below it another black-and-white image of a man speaking at a podium labeled “HFBK.” On the right, the title page of an essay with the heading “Ambiguitätstoleranz auf dem Prüfstand: documenta fifteen und die jüdische Frage” and the line “Keynote von Natan Sznaider.” A diagonal red line runs across the right page. The main body text of the essay begins at the bottom.
Orange book cover with a regular pattern of small rectangular dots. The title “JAHRBUCH” appears in light-colored letters arranged vertically in the center. The book is placed on a neutral background.
Poster or book cover with a gray border. At the top it reads “Werner Büttner.” In the center, a large red textured field; on the left floats a stylized white hand, on the right a black hat. Overlaid in black text is the title “Last Lecture Show.” At the bottom: “Hamburger Kunsthalle | Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg.”
Book cover featuring a photographic image of an exhibition space with parquet flooring and wall murals. A large, light-colored abstract surface overlays the center of the image. At the top, small text reads “Projekte” and “2020–2021.” The book is placed on a neutral background.
Minimalist white book cover with turquoise lettering. “Projekte” appears at the top and “2018–19” at the bottom. The book is placed on a neutral background.
White book cover with a centered photograph of a wall bearing the inscription “KUNST IST BROT.” Above it are small details about HFBK Hamburg and the yearbook 2016/17, and below the title “Jahrbuch (Projekte).” The book is placed on a neutral background.

Selected Lectures + –

  • Bucerius Lecture: “Drawing the Line.Navigation Artistic Freedom & Responsability in a German Art University”, Haifa University, October 27, 2025

  • Künstlerhaus Sootbörn, Rede anlässlich des Jubiläums 35 Jahre „Ateliers für die Kunst“, July 4, 2025

  • Rede zum Auftakt PhD-Programm in Art Practice an der HFBK Hamburg, April 17, 2025

  • Eröffnungsrede der Ausstellung WE ONLY SEE WHAT LOOKS AT US mit Arbeiten von Sharon Poliakine (Universität Haifa), Birgit Brandis (HFBK Hamburg) und Studierenden, April 17, 2024

  • Impulsvortrag auf der Tagung “Encounter – Documenta Fifteen als politisches und kulturelles Ereignis”, Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung, November 21, 2022

  • Laudatio auf Julia Phillips anlässlich der Verleihung des Lichtwark-Förderpreis 2021 in der Hamburger Kunsthalle, November 18, 2021

Selected Projects in Public Space + –

  • Franz Erhard Walther, Jugend- und Kulturgästehaus, Koppelschleuse Meppen, 2000

  • Andreas Slominski, Die Hose des Einbeinigen trocknen, Lage, 2000

  • Ann-Sofie Sidén, Turf Cupola, Neugnadenfeld, 2000

  • Tobias Rehberger, Caprimoon’99, Lage, 2000

  • Till Krause, Akribische Untersuchungen über eine Wegroute und ihre Landschaft, 2000

  • Suchan Kinoshita, Vom Hören sagen, Emlichheim, 2000

  • Marin Kasimir, No Peep Hole, Lage, 2000

  • Jenny Holzer, Black Garden, Nordhorn, 1994–2000

  • Olafur Eliasson, Der drehende Park, Neugnadenfeld, 2000

  • Mark Dion, The Hunters Cabin and the Biological Field Station, Brünas Heide, 2000

  • Ilya Kabakov, Wortlos, Laar am Vechteufer, 1999

  • Peter Fischli / David Weiss, Ein Weg durch das Moor, Bathorn, 1999

  • Luciano Fabro, Tumulus, Spöllberg bei Uelsen, 1999

  • Cai Guo-Qiang, Skylight, fünf Fiberglasdrachen, Gramsbergen, NL, 1999

  • Ernst Caramelle, Wandmalerei im Konzert- und Theatersaal Nordhorn, 1998

  • Thomas Rentmeister, Nordhorn, 1998

  • Hamish Fulton, Die Vechte entlang gehen, 1998

  • Georg Herold, Liquid Relief / Light Relief, Nordhorn, 1997

  • Stephen Craig, Zwei Ausstellungspavillons, Nordhorn, 1996–1999

  • Dan Graham, Parabolic Triangular Pavilion I, Nordhorn, 1995/96

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Theory and History

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  • Lerchenfeld 2: 114

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