ヘンリー・ゲルツァーラー Geldzahler, Henry

Henry Geldzahler (July 9, 1935 – August 16, 1994) was a Belgian-born American curator of contemporary art in the late 20th century, as well as a historian and critic of modern art. He is best known for his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and as New York City Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, and for his social role in the art world with a close relationship with contemporary artists. He has been described as “the most powerful and controversial art curator alive” and the art critic of The New Yorker magazine Calvin Tomkins said “If you were involved in any way in the [cultural] world, you met Henry”. The friendship between Warhol and Geldzahler cooled noticeably as early as 1965 and was seriously jeopardized when Geldzahler was appointed curator of contemporary American art at the 1966 Venice Biennale; he neither informed his friend of this nor selected any of his works for this important exhibition.

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