Dr. Gerhard Graulich studied Art History, German Literature and Philosophy at the University of Bochum and received his PhD in 1988. He became associate curator at Staatsgalerie moderner Kunst in Munich in 1990 and joined the curatorial team at Staatliches Museum Schwerin in 1994 where he has been working as a curator for the Marcel Duchamp Collection since 1996. In 2001 he was appointed Head of the Painting Department and Deputy Director. He is teaching Art History at the University of Greifswald.