Thomas DEMAND
German sculptor and photographer. He currently lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles, and teaches at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg. He makes photographs of three-dimensional models that look like real images of rooms and other spaces, often sites loaded with social and political meanings. Demand thus describes himself not as a photographer, but as a conceptual artist for whom photography is an intrinsic part of his creative process.
Chronology
1964 - born in Munich; lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles
1987 - Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
1989 - Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf
1992 - Cité des Arts, Paris
1993 - Goldsmiths’ College, London
2011 - Professor HFBK, Hamburg
2012 - Hon. Doctor Royal College of Arts, London
2019 - Hon. Doctor Accademia da Brera, Milano
1987 - Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
1989 - Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf
1992 - Cité des Arts, Paris
1993 - Goldsmiths’ College, London
2011 - Professor HFBK, Hamburg
2012 - Hon. Doctor Royal College of Arts, London
2019 - Hon. Doctor Accademia da Brera, Milano
Publications
2000 - Demand. Thomas. Thomas Demand. New York: Thames & Hudson,
2001 - Sobel, Dean; Lars Lerup; and Thomas Demand. Thomas Demand catalogue and exhibition: 2001/2002. Aspen: Aspen Art Museum; Amsterdam: De Appel
2002 - Demand, Thomas; Helmut Friedel; Poul Erik Tøjner; and Susanne Gaensheimer. Thomas Demand: Lenbachhaus München: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humblebaek. München: Schirmer/Mosel
2002 - Demand, Thomas; and Marcella Beccaria. Thomas Demand. Milano: Skira,
2004 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand: Beitrag der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zur 26a Bienal de São Paulo 2004 = German contribution for the 26a bienal of Sao Paulo 2004 = Contribuicão da Republica Federal da Alemanha para a 26a bienal de São Paulo 2004. Köln: König
2004 - Demand, Thomas; Eckhard Schneider; Ralph Rugoff; and Julia Franck. Thomas Demand: phototrophy. München: Schirmer/Mosel
2005 - Marcoci, Roxana; Thomas Demand; and Jeffrey Eugenides. Thomas Demand. New York: Museum of Modern Art,
2006 - Demand, Thomas; Beatriz Colomina; and Alexander Kluge. Thomas Demand. London: Serpentine Gallery; München: Schirmer/Mosel,
2006 - Demand, Thomas; Dietmar Dath; Christian Demand; Joachim Valentin; and Andreas Bee. Thomas Demand: Klause. Köln: König
2007 - Demand, Thomas; Dave Eggers; Enrique Juncosa; and Karen Sweeney. Thomas Demand: l'ésprit d'escalier. Dublin: Irish Museum of Modern Art; Köln: König; New York: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers,
2007 - Demand, Thomas; and Hans-Ulrich Obrist. Thomas Demand. Köln: König; New York: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers,
2009 - Demand, Thomas; Botho Strauss; and Udo Kittelmann. Nationalgalerie. Göttingen: Steidl Mack
2009 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand/Black Label. Kitakyushu: Center for Contemporary Art, CA Kitakyushu
2009 - Demand, Thomas; and Hans-Ulrich Obrist. Thomas Demand und die Nationalgalerie: Gespräch über die Ausstellung mit Hans Ulrich Obrist, Berlin 2009 = A conversation about the exhibition with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Berlin 2009. Köln: König
2010 - Demand, Thomas; Tacita Dean; Rodney Graham; Luigi Ghirri; and Christy Lange. La Carte d'après Nature. London: Mack
2011 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand: Model Studies. Madrid/London: Ivory Press
2012 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand. Tokyo: Kodansha
2012 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand: The Dailies. London: Mack
2001 - Sobel, Dean; Lars Lerup; and Thomas Demand. Thomas Demand catalogue and exhibition: 2001/2002. Aspen: Aspen Art Museum; Amsterdam: De Appel
2002 - Demand, Thomas; Helmut Friedel; Poul Erik Tøjner; and Susanne Gaensheimer. Thomas Demand: Lenbachhaus München: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humblebaek. München: Schirmer/Mosel
2002 - Demand, Thomas; and Marcella Beccaria. Thomas Demand. Milano: Skira,
2004 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand: Beitrag der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zur 26a Bienal de São Paulo 2004 = German contribution for the 26a bienal of Sao Paulo 2004 = Contribuicão da Republica Federal da Alemanha para a 26a bienal de São Paulo 2004. Köln: König
2004 - Demand, Thomas; Eckhard Schneider; Ralph Rugoff; and Julia Franck. Thomas Demand: phototrophy. München: Schirmer/Mosel
2005 - Marcoci, Roxana; Thomas Demand; and Jeffrey Eugenides. Thomas Demand. New York: Museum of Modern Art,
2006 - Demand, Thomas; Beatriz Colomina; and Alexander Kluge. Thomas Demand. London: Serpentine Gallery; München: Schirmer/Mosel,
2006 - Demand, Thomas; Dietmar Dath; Christian Demand; Joachim Valentin; and Andreas Bee. Thomas Demand: Klause. Köln: König
2007 - Demand, Thomas; Dave Eggers; Enrique Juncosa; and Karen Sweeney. Thomas Demand: l'ésprit d'escalier. Dublin: Irish Museum of Modern Art; Köln: König; New York: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers,
2007 - Demand, Thomas; and Hans-Ulrich Obrist. Thomas Demand. Köln: König; New York: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers,
2009 - Demand, Thomas; Botho Strauss; and Udo Kittelmann. Nationalgalerie. Göttingen: Steidl Mack
2009 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand/Black Label. Kitakyushu: Center for Contemporary Art, CA Kitakyushu
2009 - Demand, Thomas; and Hans-Ulrich Obrist. Thomas Demand und die Nationalgalerie: Gespräch über die Ausstellung mit Hans Ulrich Obrist, Berlin 2009 = A conversation about the exhibition with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Berlin 2009. Köln: König
2010 - Demand, Thomas; Tacita Dean; Rodney Graham; Luigi Ghirri; and Christy Lange. La Carte d'après Nature. London: Mack
2011 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand: Model Studies. Madrid/London: Ivory Press
2012 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand. Tokyo: Kodansha
2012 - Demand, Thomas. Thomas Demand: The Dailies. London: Mack
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1997 - Centre d'art contemporain, Vassiviere-en-Limousin
1998 -
Kunsthalle Zürich
Kunsthalle, Bielefeld
Kunstverein, Fribourg
1999 - "Tunnel", Art Now 16, Tate Gallery, London
2000–2001 - Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris
2001 -
"Thomas Demand con Caruso St. John architetti", Galleria d'arte moderna (Firenze) [it], Florence
ArtPace, San Antonio, Texas. Traveled to Aspen Art Museum, and SITE Santa Fe
Report, Sprengel Museum, Hanover
2002 -
Lenbachhaus, Munich
Castle of Rivoli, Turin
SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2003 - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
2004 - Phototrophy, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria – the first comprehensive presentation of Demand's major works from 1994 to 2004.
São Paulo Biennale
2005 - Museum of Modern Art, New York
2006 - Serpentine Gallery, London
2007 - Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
2009 -
Nationalgalerie, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin. Traveled to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Presidency Embassy, Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna
The Dailies, Usina do Gasômetro, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2010 - Des Moines Art Center
2012 -
Animations, Des Moines Art Center. Traveled to DHC Art Center, Montreal
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Traveled to National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Kunst Gespräch, Schauwerk Sindelfingen [de], Germany
2013 -
High Line Billboard, High Line Park, New York
2014 - Pacific Sun, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1998 -
Kunsthalle Zürich
Kunsthalle, Bielefeld
Kunstverein, Fribourg
1999 - "Tunnel", Art Now 16, Tate Gallery, London
2000–2001 - Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris
2001 -
"Thomas Demand con Caruso St. John architetti", Galleria d'arte moderna (Firenze) [it], Florence
ArtPace, San Antonio, Texas. Traveled to Aspen Art Museum, and SITE Santa Fe
Report, Sprengel Museum, Hanover
2002 -
Lenbachhaus, Munich
Castle of Rivoli, Turin
SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2003 - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
2004 - Phototrophy, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria – the first comprehensive presentation of Demand's major works from 1994 to 2004.
São Paulo Biennale
2005 - Museum of Modern Art, New York
2006 - Serpentine Gallery, London
2007 - Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
2009 -
Nationalgalerie, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin. Traveled to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Presidency Embassy, Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna
The Dailies, Usina do Gasômetro, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2010 - Des Moines Art Center
2012 -
Animations, Des Moines Art Center. Traveled to DHC Art Center, Montreal
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Traveled to National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Kunst Gespräch, Schauwerk Sindelfingen [de], Germany
2013 -
High Line Billboard, High Line Park, New York
2014 - Pacific Sun, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Awards
2011 - Nominated for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
2012 - Honorary doctorate degree from the Royal College of Art, London
2012 - Honorary doctorate degree from the Royal College of Art, London
Collections
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Guggenheim Museum, New York
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Tate Collection, London
Guggenheim Museum, New York
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Tate Collection, London
