Thomas Schütte
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.
Thomas Schütte (b.1954, Oldenburg) lives and works in Düsseldorf. 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.
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Texts
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Paul Laster, Thomas Schütte, in: Sculpture, 14 June 2019.
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Mitch Speed: Thomas Schütte, in: Frieze d/e, 22 July 2017.
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Matilda Olof-Ors: Thomas Schütte: United Enemies, in: Thomas Schütte - United Enemies, Moderna Museet, 2017. Koenig Books, London.
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Ulrich Loock: Public Figure, in: Frieze d/e, Issue 8, February-March 2013.
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Marta Gnyp: Thomas Schütte, in: Zoo Magazin #27, February 2011 / January 2013.
Publications
Thomas Schütte
Thomas Schütte. Three Acts
Monnaie de Paris, Exhibitions International, 2019
(Ed.) Camille Morineau, Paulina Pobocha, Dieter Schwarz, Marta Gnyp, Marc Schwartz
ISBN: 978-9461615428
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Thomas Schütte
Faces & Figures
Serpentine Gallery, London; Koenig Books, London, 2012
(Ed) Sophie O'Brein, Claire Feely and Melissa Larner
ISBN: 98-1908617-09-5 (Serpentine Gallery)
ISBN: 978-3-86335-260-8 (Koenig books, London)
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Thomas Schütte, Skizzen zum Projekt Großes Theater, exhibition view at Skulpturenhalle, Neuss/Holzheim, 2021.
Photo: Luise Heuter, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021
Thomas Schütte, Skizzen zum Projekt Großes Theater, exhibition view at Skulpturenhalle, Neuss/Holzheim, 2021.
Photo: Luise Heuter, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021
Thomas Schütte, Skizzen zum Projekt Großes Theater, exhibition view at Skulpturenhalle, Neuss/Holzheim, 2021.
Photo: Luise Heuter, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021
Thomas Schütte, Three Acts, exhibition view at Monnaie de Paris, 15 March - 16 June 2019.
Thomas Schütte, Three Acts, exhibition view at Monnaie de Paris, 15 March - 16 June 2019.
Thomas Schütte, Three Acts, exhibition view at Monnaie de Paris, 15 March - 16 June 2019.
Gartenzwerge, 2015/16, glazed ceramic, dimenions variable
Exhibition view at Skulpturenhalle, 2017 © Photo: Luise Heuter / VG Bild-Kunst Bonn.
Fratelli, 2012, Bronze, various dimensions
Großer Doppelkopf Nr. 6, 2015
Glazed ceramic, steel, 208 x 120 x 80 cm
Großer Doppelkopf Nr. 4, 2015
Glazed ceramic, steel
205 x 120 x 80 cm
General, 2011
Aluminum, fabric, steel, glass
204 x 40 x 40 cm
Gartenzwerge (Glas) 2, 2017
Glass, 7 pieces, various dimensions
Gartenzwerge (Glas) 3, 2017
Glass, 7 pieces, variable dimensions
Modell Sarg (Arbeitstitel), 2017
Steel, plexi glass, wood
240 x 130 x 230 cm
Woodcut (Brick Wall), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 x 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
Woodcut (Table), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 x 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
Woodcut (Chimney), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 x 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
Woodcut (Door), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 x 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
Woodcut (Double Window), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 x 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
Woodcut (Entrance), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 x 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
Woodcut (Flag), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 x 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
Woodcut (Stairs), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 x 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
Woodcut (Window), part of Woodcuts, 2011
9 parts, 253 x 162 cm (each)
edition of 12 + 3 AP
Gartenzwerge, 2016
ceramic, glazed, 119,5 x 53,3 cm, 133 x 60,5 cm, 97,5 x 53 cm
Großer Geist No.5, 247 x 183 x 125 cm | Großer Geist No.8, 260 x 112 x 62 cm
Großer Geist No.10, 289 x 115 x 91 cm | Großer Geist No.11, 253 x 96 x 120 cm, 2003
Bronze, patiniert, exhibition view at Villa Schöningen
Großer Geist No.5, 247 x 183 x 125 cm | Großer Geist No.8, 260 x 112 x 62 cm
Großer Geist No.10, 289 x 115 x 91 cm | Großer Geist No.11, 253 x 96 x 120 cm, 2003
Bronze, patiniert, exhibition view at Villa Schöningen
Quengelware II, 2003, etching, 107 x 76 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
12 portraits, 2009, drypoint, half-tone and carborundum printed on coloured ground, 90 x 70 cm
