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Thomas Hirschhorn Biography
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1957 |
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Born in Bern, Switzerland
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1999 |
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Preis für Junge Schweizer Kunst, juried by Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft Exposition Wirtschaftslandschaft Davos, 2001 at the Kunsthaus Zürich
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2000 |
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Prix Marcel Duchamp, juried by l’Adiaf, Paris
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2003 |
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"Rolandpreis für Kunst im öffentlichen Raum," awarded by Stiftung Bremer Bildhauerpreis, Bremen
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2004 |
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Joseph Beuys-Preis, awarded by Joseph Beuys-Stiftung, Basel
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Education
1978-1983 Schule für Gestaltung, Zürich
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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“The Artist's Library,” Centre International d'art et du paysage, Ile de Vassivière
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2008
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“Poor Tuning,” Kurimanzutto, Mexico
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2008
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“Stand-alone,” Museo Tamayo, Mexico
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2007
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“Thomas Hirschhorn: Jumbo Spoons and Big Cake,” Musee D’Art Contemporain De Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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2007
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"Concretion Re", Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris (solo)
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2007
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"Stand-alone", Arndt & Partner, Berlin (solo)
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2007
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"Substitution 2", Stephen Friedman, London (solo)
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2007
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"Collage: The Unmonumental Picture," New Museum, New York
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2007
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"Airs de Paris," Pompidou Centre, Paris, France
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2007
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"Volksgarten: Politics of Belonging," Steirischer Herbst Festival, Kunsthaus Graz, Austria
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2007
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"Rethinking Dissent," Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, Göteborg
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2006
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"Ingeborg Bachmann Altar", Alexanderplatz Station, Berlin (solo)
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2006
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“United Nations Miniature, 2000” Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y Leon, Spain (solo)
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2006
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"Concretion" le Creux de l'enfer centre d'art contemporain, Thiers (solo)
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2006
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“27th Biennial of Sao Paulo” Sao Paulo Brazil
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2006
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“International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville” Seville, Spain
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2006
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"Into Me/Out of Me" PS 1 MoMA, New York
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2006
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"Heart of Darkness" Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
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2006
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“Infinite Painting, Contemporary Painting and Global Realism” Kunstmuseum, Liechtensein, Vaduz
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2006
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“Notations: Energy Yes!” Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
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2006
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“Alexanderplatz U2, Berlin” Neue Gesellschaft fur bildende Kunst, Berlin
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2006
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"Surprise, Surprise" ICA, London
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2006
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"The Grand Promenade" Hellenic Ministry of Culture, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
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2006
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"The Green Coffin" Alfonso Artiaco, Napoli, Italy
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2006
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"The Procession" Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover Germany
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2006
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"Superficial Engagement" Gladstone Gallery, New York
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2005
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Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
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2005
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Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
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2005
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"Utopia, Utopia = One World One War One Army One Dress" Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
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2005
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“Anschool II” Museu Serralves, Portugal
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2004
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Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris
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2004
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Palais de Tokyo, Paris“24h Foucault”
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2004
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Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
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2004
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Aubervilliers, France, Musée Précaire Albinet
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2004
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Skulptur Sortier Station, Varsovie
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2003
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Chantal Crousel Gallery, Paris
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2003
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Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
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2003
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Alfonso Artiaco, Pozzuoli, Naples Italy
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2002
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Arndt & Partner, Berlin
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2002
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Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, "Cavemanman"
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2002
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Universität Zürich-Irchel, Zurich, "Liubov Popova Kiosk," n°7
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2001
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Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (Prix Marcel Duchamp
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2001
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Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
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2001
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Kunsthaus, Zürich (Preis für junge schweizer Kunst)
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2001
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La Salle de bains, Lyon
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2000
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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2000
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The Renaissance Society, Chicago
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1999
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Galerie Arndt & Partner, Berlin
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| Literature |
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2008
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27a. Bienal de São Paulo: Como Viver Junto, Eds. Lisette Lagnado and Adriano Pedrosa, Casac Naify, São Paulo, 2008
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2008
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Paixóns Privadas, Visións Públicas Collections D.O. Galicia, Museo de Arte Contemporánea de Vigo, Spain, 2008
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2008
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Stations: 100 Masterpieces of Contemporary Art, DuMont Buchverlag, Köln, 2008
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2008
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This is Not to be Looked At: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2008
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2008
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Stand-alone, Museo Tamayo, Mexico, 2008.
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2008
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Qu’est-ce que La Sculpture Aujourd’hui? Caroline Cross, Beaux Arts. Editions 2008
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2007
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Into Me/Out of Me, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, 2007
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2007
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Collage: The Unmonumental Picture, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
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2007
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Michalka, Matthias, The Artist as…, MUMOK, Wien, 2007.
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2007
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Volksgarten: Politics of Belonging, Walther König, 2007
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| Links to further information |
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