Axel Wieder has been director of the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art since 2024. From 2018 to 2024, he was director of Bergen Kunsthall, where he and his team developed an interdisciplinary program with an international focus and local roots, comprising exhibitions and live programs.
Previously, Wieder was director of Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation in Stockholm (2014-2018) and head of programs at Arnolfini in Bristol (2012-2014). From 2010 to 2011, he was responsible for the program at Ludlow 38 – Goethe Institute in New York. From 2007 to 2010, he was artistic director of the Künstlerhaus Stuttgart. In 1999, he founded the bookstore and discourse platform Pro qm in Berlin together with Katja Reichard and Jesko Fezer.
Axel Wieder studied art history and cultural studies at Humboldt University in Berlin and the University of Cologne. He has taught at various universities and art colleges and has published in magazines and anthologies.
Axel Wieder is contributor to the Autumn School as part of DISLOCATIONS–on the spot.
Axel Wieder has been director of the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art since 2024. From 2018 to 2024, he was director of Bergen Kunsthall, where he and his team developed an interdisciplinary program with an international focus and local roots, comprising exhibitions and live programs.
Previously, Wieder was director of Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation in Stockholm (2014-2018) and head of programs at Arnolfini in Bristol (2012-2014). From 2010 to 2011, he was responsible for the program at Ludlow 38 – Goethe Institute in New York. From 2007 to 2010, he was artistic director of the Künstlerhaus Stuttgart. In 1999, he founded the bookstore and discourse platform Pro qm in Berlin together with Katja Reichard and Jesko Fezer.
Axel Wieder studied art history and cultural studies at Humboldt University in Berlin and the University of Cologne. He has taught at various universities and art colleges and has published in magazines and anthologies.
Axel Wieder is contributor to the Autumn School as part of DISLOCATIONS–on the spot.
