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Thomas Schütte makes evocative, often disturbing alterations to familiar forms of expression like memorial portraiture and figurative sculpture. His work explores the human condition, offering a critical perspective on social, cultural, and political issues and visually eloquent commentary on memory, loss, and the difficulty of memorializing the past.
He received among others the Golden Lion, 51st Venice Biennale in 2005 and the Arnold-Bode-Prize, documenta, Kassel in 1990. He was part of the 5th edition of Skulptur Projekte Münster 2017. Upcoming exhibitions include a retrospective at MoMA, New York. His work has been the subject of extensive solo exhibitions internationally, including Monnaie de Paris, Paris; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Serpentine Gallery, London; Museum Folkwang, Essen; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; Haus der Kunst, Munich; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; and DIA Center for the Arts, New York. He has participated in Glasstress, Venezia; bb4 – 4th berlin biennial for contemporary art; 51st Venice Biennale; documenta X, Kassel; documenta IX, Kassel; and documenta VIII, Kassel, as well as group exhibitions at Deichtorhallen, Hamburg; Museum der Moderne Salzburg; Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin; LACMA, Los Angeles; Haus der Kunst, Munich; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; MCA, Chicago; and Centre Pompidou, Paris, among many others. In 2016 the Skulpturenhalle of the Thomas Schütte Stiftung, the largest and most ambitious realisation of an architectural design by Thomas Schütte, opened its doors in Neuss. The space serves as an archive for Schütte’s work and as an exhibition venue for other contemporary sculpturers.
Selected Works
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Thomas Schütte
Großer Frauenkopf, D, 2021
Glazed ceramic
107 × 72 × 94 cm
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Thomas Schütte
Glass: Me (Nr. 23), 2018
Murano glass
20 × 47 × 27 cm
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Thomas Schütte
Old Friends Revisited, 7 scenes, 2021
inkjet pigment print on Tecco PM 230 Matt paper
70 × 95 cm
Edition of 35 + 5 AP
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Thomas Schütte
12 portraits, 2009
Kaltnadel, Ätzung und Carborundum gedruckt auf farbigem Grund
90 × 70 cm
Edition of 35 + 5 AP
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Thomas Schütte
Gartenzwerge (Glas) 3, 2017
Glass, 7 pieces
variable dimensions
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Thomas Schütte
Woodcut (Table), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 × 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
c|g Exhibitions
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MENSCHENBILD | Madrid
08.03.–25.05.2024
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Looking Through the Threshold | Berlin
30.04.–11.06.2022
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Thomas Schütte | Madrid
25.02.–23.04.2022
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8/XXX | Berlin
20.11.2021–23.02.2022
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Basel By Berlin | Berlin
17.–26.06.2020
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So what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? | Madrid
27.02.–01.03.2020
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Thomas Schütte | Berlin
28.04.–07.06.2017
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Thomas Schütte | Berlin
22.09.–16.10.2004
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Personal Absurdities | Berlin
13.10.–12.12.1997
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Menschenbilder | Berlin
30.11.1994
External Exhibitions
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Solo Exhibition
Westkunstmodelle 1:1 | De Pont Museum, Tilburg
16.09.2023–04.02.2024
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Solo Exhibition
Arbeiten 1975 – 1981 | Skulpturenhalle, Neuss/Holzheim
14.01.–15.03.2022
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Solo Exhibition
Thomas Schütte | Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin
19.11.2021–20.02.2022
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Solo Exhibition
Thomas Schütte | Kunsthaus Bregenz
13.07.–06.10.2019
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Solo Exhibition
Three Acts | Monnaie de Paris, Paris
15.03.–16.06.2019
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Solo Exhibition
Thomas Schütte | Skulpturenhalle, Neuss/Holzheim
28.01.–12.03.2017
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Solo Exhibition
United Enemies | Moderna Museet, Stockholm
08.10.2016–15.01.2017