Swiss Curator Jean-Christophe Ammann Dies at 76

Jean-Christophe Ammann, the Swiss art historian and curator, died on September 22, 2015. His death was confirmed by Luxembourg & Dayan, where he had recently contributed a text for the gallery's upcoming exhibition 'Alighiero Boetti: A Private Collection.' Ammann authored the Boetti Catalogue Raisonné and collaborated with the gallery on 'Minjung Kim: The Light, The Shade, The Depth,' currently on view in Venice. At age 29, he became director of the Kunstmuseum Luzern, championing emerging artists like Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter. During the 1970s, he served as a Swiss representative for the Paris Biennale and contributed to the conceptual framework of documenta 5. In 1978, he co-organized 'Arte Natura' at the Venice Biennale's international pavilion. In 1995, he curated the German pavilion at the Venice Biennale, presenting works by Katharina Fritsch, Martin Honert, and Thomas Ruff.