Wulf Herzogenrath: key obituary facts
Is Wulf Herzogenrath dead? Yes. Wulf Herzogenrath died on June 18, 2026, at age 82.
Cause of death: Wulf Herzogenrath's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Wulf Herzogenrath known for?
He was known as German art historian and curator.
More about Wulf Herzogenrath
Born: 23 March 1944.
Place of birth: Rathenow.
Gender: male.
Occupation: art historian, curator, art theorist, exhibition curator.
Nationality: Germany.
Wulf Herzogenrath, the German art historian and art curator, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 82.
Born on March 23, 1944, in Rathenow, Germany, he became a leading specialist in Video Art, New Media Art and the Bauhaus. Herzogenrath studied art history, archaeology and ethnology in Kiel, Berlin and Bonn, and in 1967 and 1968 he edited the exhibition catalog “50 Jahre Bauhaus.” He received his doctorate in 1970 with a thesis on Oskar Schlemmer’s murals and later, in 1973, was appointed director of a Cologne Kunstverein.