Tom Holert (1962) is an art historian and cultural studies scholar as well as an artist. He lives and works in Berlin and Vienna, where he teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts. His most recent publications include: Regieren im Bildraum (Polypen/b_books, 2008) and Das Erziehungsbild: Zur visuellen Kultur des Pädagogischen (with Marion von Osten, Schlebrügge. Editor, 2010). His artistic works extend and intertwine with his theoretical and historical works on visual culture.