Egbert Baqué (born 1952, in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...

) is a German gallerist, author and translator.

Life & Work

Egbert Baqué grew up in

and now lives in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

, Germany where he studied

Sinology Sinology, also referred to as China studies, is a subfield of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on China. It is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of the Chinese civilization p ...

. In the beginning of the 1990s he worked as a freelance author, translator, curator, and as a project manager in the field of international cultural exchange responsible for museum exhibits. He founded his first gallery in 1991. From 1997 to 2005, he worked as the correspondent for a gallery in Paris, and in this capacity he prepared exhibitions with artists such as

Georg Baselitz Georg Baselitz (born 23 January 1938) is a German Painting, painter, Sculpture, sculptor and Graphic arts, graphic artist. In the 1960s he became well known for his Figurative art, figurative, expressive paintings. In 1969 he began painting his ...

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, Helmut Middendorf, Norbert Bisky and Markus Oehlen. Since 2001 he has been active translating books and catalogue articles about

Pablo Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual arts, visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, ...

Gustave Courbet Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet ( ; ; ; 10 June 1819 – 31 December 1877) was a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting. Committed to painting only what he could see, he rejected academic convention and the ...

Yves Klein Yves Klein (; 28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist and an important figure in post-war European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein wa ...

Bettina Rheims Bettina Caroline Germaine Rheims (; born 18 December 1952) is a French photographer. Career Early stages Bettina Rheims was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Her photographic career began in 1978, when she took a series of photos of a group of stripte ...

Jannis Kounellis Jannis Kounellis (; 23 March 1936 – 16 February 2017) was a Greek Italian artist based in Rome. A key figure associated with Arte Povera, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome. Life and work Kounellis was born in Piraeus, Greece i ...

, John Chamberlain and

Louise Bourgeois Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (; 25 December 191131 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker. She explored a varie ...

among others. In 2011, Egbert Baqué was nominated for the

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...

as the translator for the book ''Der Junge, der Picasso biss'' (The boy who bit Picasso) by Antony Penrose.

Egbert Baqué Contemporary Art Berlin

In autumn 2005, he founded his new gallery in Berlin
Egbert Baqué Contemporary Art
which primarily exhibits painting and photography. The artists of the gallery include: Abetz & Drescher, Pia Arnström, Wiebke Bartsch, Walter Bortolossi, Selket Chlupka, Claus Feldmann, Bettina van Haaren, Yago Hortal, Ivar Kaasik, Volker Lehnert, Wolfgang Neumann, Tim Plamper,

Thibaut de Reimpré Thibaut de Reimpré (1949 – 7 February 2023) was a French contemporary painter. Biography Born in Paris in 1949, he attended the 'Beaux-Arts' in Paris and worked, in particular, in the 'Atelier Yankel' from 1968 to 1971. He worked either in P ...

, Fernando M. Romero, and Franziska Strauss.

Literature (selection)

Books

* ''The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism. The Book of Symbols''. German translation from English by Egbert Baqué.

Taschen Taschen is a luxury art book publisher founded in 1980 by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne, Germany. As of January 2017, Taschen is co-managed by Benedikt Taschen and his eldest daughter, Marlene Taschen. History The company began as Tasch ...

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, 2011. * ''Assholes Finish First'' by

Tucker Max Tucker Max (born September 27, 1975) is an American author and public speaker. He chronicles his drinking and sexual encounters in the form of short story, short stories on his website ''TuckerMax.com'', which has received millions of visitors ...

. German translation from English by Egbert Baqué. riva Press,

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

2011. * ''Mon American Dream. Des Citès d`Avignon à la Citè des Anges'' by

Christian Audigier Christian Audigier (; 21 May 1958 – 9 July 2015) was a French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines. Early life Christian Audigier was born on 21 May 1958 in Avignon, France. Career Audigier began working in ...

. German translation from French by Egbert Baqué. riva Press,

, 2010. * ''The boy who bit Picasso'' by

Antony Penrose Antony William Roland Penrose (born 9 September 1947) is a British photographer. The son of Sir Roland Penrose and Lee Miller, Penrose is director of the Lee Miller Archive and Penrose Collection at his parents' former home, Farley Farm Hous ...

. German translation from English by Egbert Baqué. Knesebeck Press,

, 2010. . * ''

Kate Moss Katherine Ann Moss (born 16 January 1974) is an English model. Arriving towards the end of the "supermodel era", Moss rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend. Her collaborations with Calvin Klein brought her t ...

Mario Testino Mario Eduardo Testino Silva Order of the British Empire, OBE Royal Photographic Society#Distinctions and qualifications, HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in ...

''. German translation from English by Egbert Baqué. Taschen,

2010. * ''In the President's Secret Service.'' by

Ronald Kessler Ronald Borek Kessler (born Ronald Borek; December 31, 1943) is an American journalist and author of 21 non-fiction books about the White House, U.S. Secret Service, FBI, and CIA. Early life and education Kessler was born in The Bronx, New Yor ...

. German translation from English by Egbert Baqué. riva Press, Munich, 2010. * ''

– Cut outs. Drawing with Scissors'' by Gilles Néret / Xavier-Gilles Néret. German translation from French by Egbert Baqué. Taschen, Cologne, 2009. * ''Japanese Cinema'' by

Stuart Galbraith IV Stuart Eugene Galbraith IV (born December 29, 1965) is an American film historian, film critic, essayist, and audio commentator. Early life and education Raised in Livonia, Michigan, Galbraith first worked professionally as a film reviewer and ...

. / Paul Duncan (Hg.) German translation from English by Egbert Baqué. Taschen, Cologne, 2009. * Egbert Baqué (Editor): “China”.

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, 1987. . * ''The New Erotic Photography''. By

Dian Hanson Dian Hanson (born November 2, 1951) is an American magazine and book editor. Career Hanson began her publishing career as an United States, American pornographic magazine editor, historian, and occasional model, helping found the 1970s hardcore jo ...

Eric Kroll Eric David Kroll (born October 23, 1946) is an American photojournalist, fetish photographer, erotica historian, and book editor. Work Eric Kroll's commercial work began in Taos, New Mexico in 1969, when he partnered with friend Sam Bruskin t ...

. German translation by Egbert Baqué, Taschen, Cologne 2007. . * ''CINEMA NOW'' by Andrew Bailey. German translation from English by Egbert Baqué. Taschen, Cologne, 2007. * ''

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. His '' La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and '' The Rules of the Game'' (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greate ...

'' by Christopher Faulkner. German translation from English by Egbert Baqué, Taschen, Cologne, 2007. * ''

'' by Fabrice Masanès. German translation from French by Egbert Baqué. Taschen, Cologne, 2006. * Egbert Baqué (Editor): “Paris”. Hamburg, 1988.

Article for the German weekly
Die Zeit (, ) is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The first edition of was ...

Doppelmord
Ein Sammelband moderner chinesischer Lyrik, Die Zeit, Nr. 27 - 28. June 1985
Wassertelegramme
Der chinesische Schriftsteller

Guo Moruo Guo Moruo (November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978), courtesy name Dingtang, was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official. Biography Family history Guo Moruo, originally named Guo Kaizhen, was born on November 10 or ...

und seine Autobiographie, Die Zeit, Nr. 13 - 21. March 1986
Engel der Einsamkeit
- Der argentinische **Schriftsteller

Ernesto Sábato Ernesto Sabato (; June 24, 1911 – April 30, 2011) was an Argentine novelist, essayist, painter, and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary ...

, Die Zeit, Nr. 26 - 20. June 1986
Den Roman leben, das Leben schreiben
Über

Gérard de Nerval Gérard de Nerval (; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855), the pen name of the French writer, poet, and translator Gérard Labrunie, was a French essayist, poet, translator, and travel writer. He was a major figure during the era of French romantici ...

. Die Zeit, Nr. 46 - 7. November 1986
Mohamed Choukri: "Das nackte Brot"
Die Zeit, Nr. 14 - 27. March 1987
Jean Giono, wiederentdeckt
Die Zeit, Nr. 42, 13. October 1989

References

External links

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