Michael Riedel
Biography
Born in 1972 in Rüsselsheim (Germany). Lives and works in Frankfurt (Germany).
Michael Riedel's artwork has thrived for almost 20 years now on continuous reproduction whereby new work is generated from existing material, in seemingly endless loops and permutations. The point of departure for his graphics, paintings, audiovisual and spatial installations lies in recordings of conversations, in films, performances, club evenings or works by other artists.
Michael Riedel has been a professor of painting and graphic design at the HGB - Academy of Fine Arts, Leipzig since 2017.
Michael Riedel's works have been exhibited in MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art (New York), Tate Modern (London), Fondation d'entreprise Ricard (Paris), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), The Modern Institute (Glasgow), Städel Museum (Frankfurt), Kunsthaus Bregenz (Bregenz), Museum der Moderne (Salzburg), Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Turin), Zach Feuer (New York), Jüdisches Museum Wien, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College (Winter Park), GAM (Turin), COCO - Contemporary Concerns (Vienna), Renaissance Society (Chicago), Villa Arson (Nice), the Secession (Vienna), Swiss Institute (New York), 9th Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art, 1st Moscow Biennale, Saarland Museum Modern Gallery (Saarbrücken). In 2017-2018, Michael Riedel had two major retrospectives at Museum Angewandte Kunst (Frankfurt) and Kunsthalle (Zürich).
His work is part of prestigious collections as Fondation François Pinault, MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art (New York), Centre Georges-Pompidou (Paris), Kunsthaus Zürich (Zürich), Yuz Fondation (Hong Kong), The Alfond Collection of Contempopary Art at Rollins College, Cornell Fine Arts Museum (Florida), FRAC Normandie Rouen, Josée and Marc Gensollen collection (Marseilles) etc.
Selected works
![Ohne Titel (Patterned Pattern), Michael Riedel](/cspdocs/artwork/images/michael_riedel_ohne_titel_patterned_pattern_michel_rein_9764.jpg)
![Ohne Titel (Patterned Pattern, Frozen Chrome Luminous Red), Michael Riedel](/cspdocs/artwork/images/michael_riedel_ohne_titel_patterned_pattern_frozen_chrome_luminous_red_michel_rein_9750.jpg)
![Ohne Titel (Patterned Pattern, Frozen Chrome Golden Lemon), Michael Riedel](/cspdocs/artwork/images/michael_riedel_ohne_titel_patterned_pattern_frozen_chrome_golden_lemon_michel_rein_9748.jpg)
![Ohne Titel (Patterned Pattern, Frozen Chrome Rose Gold), Michael Riedel](/cspdocs/artwork/images/michael_riedel_ohne_titel_patterned_pattern_frozen_chrome_rose_gold_michel_rein_9747.jpg)
![Untitled (Option, white 3), Michael Riedel](/cspdocs/artwork/images/michael_riedel_michel_rein_6641.jpg)
![Untitled (Printer Accessories for Anitech M 90), Michael Riedel](/cspdocs/artwork/images/michael_riedel_michel_rein_5260.jpg)
![Untitled (Eye Balm Folding Box), Michael Riedel](/cspdocs/artwork/images/michael_riedel_michel_rein_5254.jpg)
![Four Proposals for Changing Modern (332), Michael Riedel](/cspdocs/artwork/images/michaelRiedel_11048.jpg)
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Gallery exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
![Museum Sammlung Zukunft, Zürich, Switzerland](/cspdocs/contact/portfolio/hk_210209_0023_v351885286.jpeg)
![Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany](/cspdocs/contact/portfolio/dsc2126.jpg)
![Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany](/cspdocs/contact/portfolio/img_4101.jpg)
![Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany](/cspdocs/contact/portfolio/dsc2177.jpg)
![Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany](/cspdocs/contact/portfolio/dsc2118.jpg)
![Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany](/cspdocs/contact/portfolio/dsc2116.jpg)
![Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany](/cspdocs/contact/portfolio/dsc2143.jpg)
![Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany](/cspdocs/contact/portfolio/dsc1921.jpg)
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Videos
EXHIBITION
Michael Riedel, "Erfolg {Succès} at Michel Rein, Paris, 2022
Press
![Michael Riedel - Wallpaper*](/cspdocs/press/couvertures/michael_riedel_wallpaper_michel_rein_445.jpg)
Wallpaper*
Michael Riedel
2016
![Michael Riedel - Artspace](/cspdocs/press/couvertures/michael_riedel_artspace_michel_rein_276.jpg)
Artspace
Michael Riedel
2014
![Review - Monopol](/cspdocs/press/couvertures/review_monopol_michel_rein_261.jpg)
Monopol
Review
2014
Le Quotidien de l'Art
The Absolut Company présente une nouvelle installation de Michael Riedel au Point Perché
2014
![Times tables - Wallpaper](/cspdocs/press/couvertures/times_tables_wallpaper_michel_rein_220.jpg)
Wallpaper
Times tables
2014
![HEADLINE - Wallpaper*](/cspdocs/press/couvertures/headline_wallpaper_michel_rein_207.jpg)
Wallpaper*
HEADLINE
2014
![Un nouvel espace, pensé par Michael Riedel, au Palais de Tokyo - IDEAT](/cspdocs/press/couvertures/un_nouvel_espace_pense_par_michael_riedel_au_palais_de_tokyo_ideat_michel_rein_173.jpg)
IDEAT
Un nouvel espace, pensé par Michael Riedel, au Palais de Tokyo
2013
![Michael Riedel - Le Quotidien de l'Art](/cspdocs/press/couvertures/michael_riedel_le_quotidien_de_l_art_michel_rein_171.jpg)
Le Quotidien de l'Art
Michael Riedel
2013
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Publications
![Fuchs](/cspdocs/editions/couvertures/msr_2017_fuchs.jpg)
Fuchs
Publisher: König Books
2018
![Riedel CV, Kunsthalle Zürich](/cspdocs/editions/couvertures/riedel_cv_umschlag.jpg)
Riedel CV, Kunsthalle Zürich
Publisher: König Books
2017
![Muster des Kunstsystems [wallpapers]](/cspdocs/editions/couvertures/msr_2017_musterdeskunstsystemsvg.jpg)
Muster des Kunstsystems [wallpapers]
Publisher: Distanz
2017
![Besuchte und nicht besuchte Ausstellungen](/cspdocs/editions/couvertures/msr_2015_besuchteundnichtbesuchteausstellungenvg.jpg)
Besuchte und nicht besuchte Ausstellungen
Publisher: König Books
2016
![Poster-painting-presentation](/cspdocs/editions/couvertures/msr_2016_posterpaintingpresentation.jpg)
Poster-painting-presentation
Publisher: Koenig Books Ltd
2016
![Jacques comité [Giacometti] / Dual air [Dürer]](/cspdocs/editions/couvertures/msr_2015_jacquescomite_769.jpg)
Jacques comité [Giacometti] / Dual air [Dürer]
Publisher: König Books
2015
![Michael Riedel](/cspdocs/editions/couvertures/mr_2015_lescahiersdubox_vg.jpg)
Michael Riedel
Publisher: Fonds M-Arco
2015
![Les Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne](/cspdocs/editions/couvertures/msr_2014_lescahiersdumnam_BDvg.jpg)
Les Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne
Publisher: Centre Pompidou
2014
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