Martine Theodora Bax was born on 1956 and is a Dutch-Canadian art historian and art critic in modern art.
12 Facts About Marty Bax
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Marty Bax's specializations are the work of Piet Mondrian, the relationship between art and Western Esotericism, especially Modern Theosophy and Anthroposophy, and Nazi plunder of books during the Second World War.
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Marty Bax was born on 10 November 1956 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Marty Bax was the first in the Netherlands to implement a public information center for inhabitants, in which city developments were openly discussed.
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Marty Bax has published many books and essays and wrote entries on Dutch architects for the Oxford Art Online.
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Marty Bax has been editor of the university art historical magazine Kunstlicht and founder of its foundation, and editor-in-chief of the scholarly magazine Jong Holland.
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The exhibition Okkultismus und Avantgarde, of which Marty Bax was member of the scholarly board and organizer of the Dutch section, was the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the influence of Western Esotericism on European art.
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In 2010 Marty Bax made the full membership list of the Theosophical Society available online as a primary source for scholarly and family research.
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From 2013 Marty Bax has published on the work of the Swedish artists Hilma af Klint and Anna Cassel.
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Marty Bax contributed to the 2013 exhibition and conference in Stockholm, but is critical of the myth created around Hilma af Klint.
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Marty Bax focuses on Anna Cassel as the inspirational and creative source of De Fem, and on the broader historical and religious context of the group.
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From 2020 Marty Bax has been contracted by the Claims Conference to research the plunder of books and archives in The Netherlands during the Second World War by the Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce.