Pontus Hultén

Pontus Hultén

Known for

Directing

Born

June 21, 1924

Birthplace

Stockholm, Sweden

Died

October 26, 2006 (aged 82)

Biography

Karl Gunnar Vougt Pontus Hultén (21 June 1924 – 26 October 2006) was a Swedish art collector and museum director. Pontus Hultén is regarded as one of the most distinguished museum professionals of the twentieth century. He was the pioneering former head of the Museum for modern art in Stockholm and in the 1970s he was invited to participate in the creation of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, where he was its first director in 1974–1981.

Best known work

A Day in the City
A Day in the City
1956
A Miracle
A Miracle
1954
X
X
1957
Juninatt
Juninatt
1965
Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle
1982
Konstsamlaren och katastrofen
Konstsamlaren och katastrofen
2017
Sture Mars Collection 69-79
Sture Mars Collection 69-79
1979
Tinguely: A Kinetic Cosmos
Tinguely: A Kinetic Cosmos
1971
The Movement
The Movement
1957

Filmography

  1. 2017

    Konstsamlaren och katastrofen
  2. 1982

    Niki de Saint Phalle

    as Narrator

  3. 1979

  4. 1971

  5. 1965

    Juninatt

    as herre på Moderna museet

  6. 1957

    X

    Director

  7. 1957

    The Movement

    Director

  8. 1956

    A Day in the City

    Director, Writer

  9. 1954

    A Miracle

    Director

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