Rüdiger Küttner, the renowned art dealer and one of the co-founders of the Ahrenshoop Art Auction, talks about his personal experiences in the art trade in the GDR as well as his work at “Galerie Berlin.”
Rüdiger Küttner, a renowned art dealer and one of the influential co-founders of the Ahrenshoop Art Auction, offers rare insights into his work and career in this personal interview. Get an up-close look at how the art trade in the GDR functioned amid state regulation, niche markets, and personal passion.
Küttner vividly recounts his formative years at the legendary “Galerie Berlin”—a central hub for contemporary art of that era—as well as the challenges and defining moments involved in establishing the auction house in Ahrenshoop. Look forward to a lively, biographical evening full of anecdotes, background insights, and personal memories of the art scene and its key figures.
