My
World
Christoph Grunenberg, Director of Tate
Liverpool, reveals his love of German food,
American TV and New York
“I grew up in Frankfurt and sometimes I really miss German food, especially
the bread. T_hankfully a new bakery has opened in Liverpool which delivers
German bread to Delifonseca on Stanley
Street, so I make sure to pick up my supply
of sunflower seed bread every week.”
“I am addicted to books which poses a serious storage problem.
Wherever I travel, I search out second-hand bookshops. I like to keep
an eye out for anything interesting which is out of print, rare or just a
bargain.”
“Southern Spain is a great place for a retreat. I particu-
“I’ve always had a fascination with objects. One of my favourite larly like Conil de la Frontera, near Cadiz in the
museums is the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. It is full of thousands autumn when it isn’t too hot and more tranquil than in
of ethnographic curiosities from all over the world displayed in an the summer months. It has miles of beautiful white
old-fashioned style, evoking a real sense of wonder. Closer to home, it is sandy beaches.”
the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool that similarly transports one back
to the 19th century.” “Currently I am listening a lot to a brilliant album
called ‘Bossa N’ Roses’, which reinterprets classic Guns N’ Roses songs
“I’ve just finished a great book by Erik through easy Brazilian rhythms. My musical tastes are quite eclectic and I’ll
Larson called T_he Devil in the White City. listen to anything from Bach, T_he Temptations to Lily Allen.”
It’s about the Chicago World Fair of 1893
and a mass murderer who stalks the city at “As a child in Germany I had a great art teacher who influenced my decision
the same time. It’s an engaging historical to pursue a career in the arts. Mondrian and Rothko are among my favourite
read.” artists. I came to Liverpool to see Rothko’s Seagram Murals as a student back
in 1988 when Tate Liverpool first opened.”
“For light relief I greatly enjoy American
TV Shows such as CSI, Heroes and 24, “I travel to New York quite a lot, mostly on business. When I’m there there’s
which have catchy storylines and are well nothing like a good steak and fries or a burger in the Heartland Brewery on
produced. I’ve just started watching the Union Square.”
new series of Mad Men.” Heartland Brewery, Union Square.
Heartland Brewery,
Pitt Rivers Museum
Union Square
in Oxford
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