Michael Riedel
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Michael Riedel is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Frankfurt.
Riedel was first recognized after he took over an abandoned building on Oskar-von-Miller Strasse 16 in Frankfurt where together with collaborator Dennis Loesch, they turned it into an experimental art space. The venue acted as a site for creating and exhibiting Riedel's elaborate simulacra, functioning like "a giant copy machine" in its notorious restaging of current artworks and art exhibitions in the artist's Frankfurt environs. In addition to replicating other artist's artworks and exhibitions, Riedel's projects and interventions recorded and subsequently replicated music concerts, film screenings and book readings between the years 2000 and 2005. Riedel moved to Berlin in 2005 and in the following year the building at Oskar-von-Miller Strasse 16 was demolished. True to form, Riedel opened a copy of the original Oskar-von-Miller Strasse 16 in Berlin together with Loesch from 2007–2009, focusing on cultural events in the city, before relocating back to Frankfurt in 2010.
A central focus of Riedel's practice is the publishing of books, catalogues, brochures, posters and invitations. These works of art, begun in the late 1990s, often accompany his art installations and document his work. His latest publication, Meckert (2009), was published by Walther König.
, New York (2005 and 2008), Kunstraum Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria (2007), Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany (2002) as well as various installations at Oskar-von-Miller Strasse 16 in Frankfurt and Berlin.
His work has also been shown in major group exhibitions at prominent venues throughout Europe including the Fondation d'entreprise Ricard, Paris, France (2010), Galerie Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy (2010), Tate Modern
, London, England (2009), Kunstverein Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany (2008), The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Scotland (2008), Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany (2008), the Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art, Lyon, France (2007), Artists Space, New York (2007), Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland (2006), Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria (2005), the Moscow Biennial at the Lenin Museum, Moscow, Russia (2005), the Vienna Museum, Vienna, Austria (2004), and the Vienna Secession
, Vienna, Austria (2003).
The artist is represented by David Zwirner
, New York, where he had a solo exhibition of new silk-screened “poster paintings” in February 2011.
Work
Michael Riedel is known for his conceptual practice of restaging prior events and re-presenting existing texts, objects and audio recordings. Over the past decade, the artist's highly conceptual practice has embodied a wide range of mediums and formats, including large-scale works on canvas, fabric works, film and video, audio recordings, artist's books, posters, installations and events.Riedel was first recognized after he took over an abandoned building on Oskar-von-Miller Strasse 16 in Frankfurt where together with collaborator Dennis Loesch, they turned it into an experimental art space. The venue acted as a site for creating and exhibiting Riedel's elaborate simulacra, functioning like "a giant copy machine" in its notorious restaging of current artworks and art exhibitions in the artist's Frankfurt environs. In addition to replicating other artist's artworks and exhibitions, Riedel's projects and interventions recorded and subsequently replicated music concerts, film screenings and book readings between the years 2000 and 2005. Riedel moved to Berlin in 2005 and in the following year the building at Oskar-von-Miller Strasse 16 was demolished. True to form, Riedel opened a copy of the original Oskar-von-Miller Strasse 16 in Berlin together with Loesch from 2007–2009, focusing on cultural events in the city, before relocating back to Frankfurt in 2010.
A central focus of Riedel's practice is the publishing of books, catalogues, brochures, posters and invitations. These works of art, begun in the late 1990s, often accompany his art installations and document his work. His latest publication, Meckert (2009), was published by Walther König.
Exhibitions
Riedel has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany (2010), Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany (2009), David ZwirnerDavid Zwirner
David Zwirner is a gallerist and art dealer and owner of the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City. In 2010 Zwirner was listed at number four in the ArtReview annual "Power 100" list.-Early Life:...
, New York (2005 and 2008), Kunstraum Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria (2007), Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany (2002) as well as various installations at Oskar-von-Miller Strasse 16 in Frankfurt and Berlin.
His work has also been shown in major group exhibitions at prominent venues throughout Europe including the Fondation d'entreprise Ricard, Paris, France (2010), Galerie Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy (2010), Tate Modern
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London, England. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group . It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year...
, London, England (2009), Kunstverein Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany (2008), The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Scotland (2008), Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany (2008), the Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art, Lyon, France (2007), Artists Space, New York (2007), Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland (2006), Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria (2005), the Moscow Biennial at the Lenin Museum, Moscow, Russia (2005), the Vienna Museum, Vienna, Austria (2004), and the Vienna Secession
Vienna Secession
The Vienna Secession was formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna Künstlerhaus. This movement included painters, sculptors, and architects...
, Vienna, Austria (2003).
The artist is represented by David Zwirner
David Zwirner
David Zwirner is a gallerist and art dealer and owner of the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City. In 2010 Zwirner was listed at number four in the ArtReview annual "Power 100" list.-Early Life:...
, New York, where he had a solo exhibition of new silk-screened “poster paintings” in February 2011.
External links
- Michael Riedel at David Zwirner
- Selected Press at David Zwirner
- Michael Riedel on Artnet
- Michael Riedel's solo exhibition at the Kunstverein, Hamburg, 2010
- Michael Riedel speaking at Sautter & Lackmann Bookstore, Hamburg, 2010
- Michael Riedel's "Filmed Film Trailer" on view in "Stutter" at Tate Modern, 2009