Rolf Külz-Mackenzie

Born in 1945 in Urmiz-Bizerte, Tunesia. Grows up at France, Israel and Germany, where he lives since 1954.

Studied architecture and urban planning (Dipl. Ing.), painting and graphic design (Master of Arts and Dipl. Design), journalism, social history and theatre history (M.A. and Dr. Phil).

Worked as scientific assistant from1976 - 1978 and professor for communication sciences, film and video at the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin from 1978 - 1984.

Worked as urban planner from 1968 - 1975 at the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB) from 1974 - 1975, as documentary film director from 1974 - 1991. As art curator and culture manager realized many exhibitions and art projects since 1982 and worked as culture manager since 1991. Publishes essays in the field of culture, culture science, art, cultural policy and contemporary history. Writes many essays for artist and exhibition catalogues. Since 2001 publisher for the Jewish-German-American weekly paper AUFBAU in New York, promoting European editorship in Berlin and Zurich - essays on contemporary history and culture.

Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

IT IS NOT ENOUGH ONLY TO POSSESS STRONG ATTRIBUTES, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MANAGE THEM.

THERE ARE TWO WAYS THE MAN CAN RISE UP - BY HIS OWN SKILL OR BY THE IGNORANCE OF THE OTHERS.

ARE YOU GOING TO STAY BAREFOOT IN YOUR KNOWLEDGE?

Humanopolis 2008