BIOGRAPHY
Born in Dillingen an der Donau, Germany, 1965
M.A. in Cultural Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Siena, Hamburg
Lives between Venezia and Austria
Grants and Awards
2023 German Photobook Award - Bronze Medal - Matthias Schaller (Petrus Books)
2020 German Photobook Award - Silver Medal - Das Meisterstück (Petrus Books)
2010 German Photobook Award - Silver Medal - Purple Desk (Steidl Publishers)
2009 German Photobook Award - Gold Medal - The Mill (Steidl Publishers)
2008 Fellowship - Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo (JAP)
1992 Fellowship - DAAD, Roma (ITA)
Exhibitions (selection)
2023 “Tessuto Urbano”, Museum Palazzo Mocenigo, Biennal of Architecture, Venezia (ITA) *
2022 “Padiglione 1”, Kunstverein, Schwaebisch Hall (GER)
2022 “Il Capolavoro”, Galleria Casamadre, Napoli (ITA)
2022 “Das Meisterstück”, Museum Gallerie d’Italia, Milano (ITA) *
2022 “Antonio Canova”, Civic Museum, Bassano del Grappa (ITA) *
2022 ”Portrait“, Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf (GER) *
2021 “Das Meisterstück”, Museum Wallraf Richartz, Koeln (GER)
2020 “Das Meisterstück” (book) in Zoom, Philara Collection, Duesseldorf (GER) **
2020 “Fratelli d‘Italia“ in: Opera, Museum Palazzo Ducale, Venezia (ITA) (cancelled due to Covid)
2020 “Edgar Degas” in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum Remai Modern, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, (CAN), 2020 **
2019 “Martin Kippenberger” in: Sette Opere per la Misericordia with J Durham, MC Martin, H Scheibl; Cappella Pio Monte della Misericordia, Napoli (ITA) **
2019 ”Martin Kippenberger”, “Maria Lassnig” in: Die Grosse 2019, Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf (GER) **
2019 “Matthias Schaller”, Museum Lindenau, Altenburg (GER)
2019 "Leiermann", Museum of Glass, Biennal of Arts, Venezia (ITA) *
2019 “Fratelli d’Italia” in: Bel Canto, with William Kentridge, Bill Viola, Giullermo Kuitca; SITE Sante Fe, Santa Fe (USA) **
2018 “The Masterpiece”, Museum Berman, Philadelphia (USA)
2018 "Edgar Degas” in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum Serralves, Porto (POR) **
2018 "The Mill" in: Bernd and Hilla Becher in dialogue with Carl Andre and Sol Lewitt. Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City (USA)
2018 "Obra Prima", Museum Arpad Szenes and Vierira da Silva, Lisboa (POR)
2017 “Antonio V" in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum of Modern Art Ca’ Pesaro, Venezia (ITA)
2017 "Fratelli d’Italia” in: Passion, Power, Politics, Museum Victoria & Albert, London (GBR) * **
2017 "Vedi Napoli", Galleria Casamadre, Napoli (ITA)
2016 "Paul Cézanne" in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum of Modern Art Ca’ Pesaro, Venezia (ITA) **
2015 "Palazzo Benzon" in: “Venice: Five Centuries of the World’s Most Alluring City”, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (USA) **
2015 "Giorgio Morandi" in: “Giorgio Morandi", with Tacita Dean and Wolfgang Laib, Center for Italian Modern Art, New York City (USA) **
2015 "Das Meisterstück", Refectory, Foundation Giorgio Cini, Biennal of Arts, Venezia (ITA) *
2011 "Disportraits", Museum of Contemporary Art, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
2011 "Disportraits", Ben Brown Fine Arts, London (GBR) **
2010 "Das Meisterstück", Kunstmuseum Picasso, Münster (GER)
2010 "Matthias Schaller", Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong (PRC) **
2009 "Purple Desk", Church of Saint Roch, Paris (FRA)
2009 "Purple Desk", Foundation Giorgio Cini, Biennal of Arts, Venezia (ITA) *
2009 "Fratelli d'Italia", Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
2008 "Fratelli d'Italia", Foundation Giorgio Cini, Biennal of Architecture, Venezia (ITA)
2008 "Purple Desk", TWS, Tokyo (JAP)
2008 "Controfacciata", Ben Brown Fine Arts, London (GBR) *
2005 "Matthias Schaller 2000-2005", Art Basel Miami, Miami (USA)
2002 "Werkbildnis", Biennal of Architecture, Venezia (ITA) * **
2001 "Studio Gursky", Goethe Institut, New York City (USA) *
2000 "Kult im Bild", Museum of the Diocese, Rottenburg (GER) *
1999 "Stilo", Museum of German Bread, Ulm (GER)
1997 "L'altra metà", French Cultural Institute, Napoli (ITA)
1996 "L'altra metà" Fotoforum West, Innsbruck (AUT)
1996 "L'altra metà" Gallery Grauwert, Hamburg (GER) *
1995 "Ricordi", Gallery FOE 156, Muenchen (GER)
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