Klaus vom Bruch

German media artist, considered a pioneer of German video art (born 1952)
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Summary

Klaus vom Bruch was born on January 1, 1952[1], in Cologne[2]. He has worked as a professor[3], university teacher[4], television producer[5], video artist[6], and multimedia artist[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[9]
  • Occupation: installation artist[10], new media artist[11], visual artist[12], video installation artist[13], director[14]
  • Field of work: installation art[15]
  • Employer: Academy of Fine Arts, Munich[16], Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe[17], Columbia University[18]
  • Educated at: University of Cologne[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Family name: Bruch[21]
  • Given name: Klaus[22]
  • Described by source: UbuWeb[23]
  • Participant in: documenta 8[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[25]
  • Name in native language: Klaus vom Bruch[26]
  • Represented by: Electronic Arts Intermix[27], LIMA[28]
  • Contributed to creative work: Infermental 1[29], Special Issue NRW[30]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[31]
  • Copyright representative: reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[32]
  • Has works in the collection: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art[33], Kunsthaus Zürich[34], Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst[35], Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam[36], LIMA[37], ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe[38], Hessel Museum of Art[39]

Why It Matters

Klaus vom Bruch is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Klaus vom Bruch born?

Klaus vom Bruch was born in Cologne[2].

What did Klaus vom Bruch do for work?

Klaus vom Bruch worked as a professor[3], university teacher[4], television producer[5], video artist[6], and multimedia artist[7].

Where did Klaus vom Bruch go to school?

Klaus vom Bruch was educated at University of Cologne[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . eai.org. Retrieved . eai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . zkm.de. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . zkm.de. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . memobase.ch. Retrieved . memobase.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . mediakunst.net. Retrieved . mediakunst.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . bard.emuseum.com. bard.emuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → TO0V396255
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, Columbia University
    Described by source → UbuWeb
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    Family name → Bruch
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