Walter Keller becomes editor-in-chief of the cultural magazine Du

 After a lengthy vacancy, the art and culture magazine Du has an editor-in-chief again: the German scholar and folklorist Walter Keller will take over as editor-in-chief in February 2008. Previously, the 54-year-old was a lecturer at the Folklore Department of the University of Zurich, co-founder of the magazine "Der Alltag" and a freelancer for various newspapers and Radio DRS. Since November 2006, he has been working as a freelance curator for the Berlin edition gallery Lumas; he already made a name for himself years ago as one of the most important photography publishers. The first issue of the magazine Du, for which Keller is responsible, will be published in February 2008, as Persoenlich.com announced on Monday; the traditional magazine Du was recently acquired by Persönlich Verlags AG from Thurgauer Niggli Verlags AG. Until 2004, Du still belonged to the Zurich publishing house Tamedia.