Matthias SCHALLER
Matthias Schaller was born in Dillingen/Donau, Germany, in 1965, and today lives in Venice/Italy and New York City. Schaller studied cultural anthropology in Göttingen, Hamburg and Siena. He was a DAAD fellow in Rome and has exhibited internationally in solo shows at institutions including Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Biennale d’Arte in Venice, the Picasso Museum in Münster, and Museu de Arte Moderna in Rio de Janeiro.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 - “Controfacciata”, Berggruen Arts & Culture, Biennal of Architecture, Venezia (ITA) **
2024 - “Das Meisterstück”, Museum Palais Schaezler, Augsburg (GER)
2023 - “Tessuto Urbano”, Museum Palazzo Mocenigo, Biennal of Architecture, Venezia (ITA) *
2022 - “Padiglione 1”, Kunstverein, Schwaebisch Hall (GER)
2022 - “Il Capolavoro”, Galleria Casamadre, Napoli (ITA)
2022 - “Das Meisterstück”, Museum Gallerie d’Italia, Milano (ITA) *
2022 - “Antonio Canova”, Civic Museum, Bassano del Grappa (ITA)
2022 - ”Portrait“, Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf (GER)
2021 - “Das Meisterstück”, Museum Wallraf Richartz, Koeln (GER)
2020 - “Das Meisterstück” (book) in Zoom, Philara Collection, Duesseldorf (GER)
2020 - “Fratelli d‘Italia“ in: Opera, Museum Palazzo Ducale, Venezia (ITA) (cancelled due to Covid)
2020 - “Edgar Degas” in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum Remai Modern, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, (CAN)
2019 - “Martin Kippenberger” in: Sette Opere per la Misericordia with J Durham, MC Martin, H Scheibl; Cappella Pio Monte della Misericordia, Napoli (ITA)
2019 - ”Martin Kippenberger”, “Maria Lassnig” in: Die Grosse 2019, Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf (GER)
2019 - “Matthias Schaller”, Museum Lindenau, Altenburg (GER)
2019 - "Leiermann", Museum of Glass, Biennal of Arts, Venezia (ITA)
2019 - “Fratelli d’Italia” in: Bel Canto, with William Kentridge, Bill Viola, Giullermo Kuitca; SITE Sante Fe, Santa Fe (USA)
2018 - “The Masterpiece”, Museum Berman, Philadelphia (USA)
2018 - "Edgar Degas” in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum Serralves, Porto (POR)
2018 - "The Mill" in: Bernd and Hilla Becher in dialogue with Carl Andre and Sol Lewitt. Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City (USA)
2018 - "Obra Prima", Museum Arpad Szenes and Vierira da Silva, Lisboa (POR)
2017 - “Antonio V" in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum of Modern Art Ca’ Pesaro, Venezia (ITA)
2017 - "Fratelli d’Italia” in: Passion, Power, Politics, Museum Victoria & Albert, London (GBR)
2017 - "Vedi Napoli", Galleria Casamadre, Napoli (ITA)
2016 - "Paul Cézanne", Sonnabend Collection, Museum of Modern Art Ca’ Pesaro, Venezia, Italy
2015 - "Das Meisterstück", Refectory, Foundation Giorgio Cini, Biennal of Arts, Venezia, Italy
2011 - "Disportraits", Museum of Contemporary Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, Great Britain
2010 - "Das Meisterstück", Kunstmuseum Picasso, Münster, Germany
2010 - "Matthias Schaller", Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2009 - "Purple Desk", Church of Saint Roch, Paris, France; Foundation Giorgio Cini, Biennal of Arts, Venezia, Italy
2009 - "Fratelli d'Italia", Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2008 - "Fratelli d'Italia", Foundation Giorgio Cini, Biennal of Architecture, Venezia, Italy
2008 - "Purple Desk", TWS, Tokyo, Japan
2008 - "Controfacciata", Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, Great Britain
2005 - "Matthias Schaller 2000-2005", Art Basel Miami, Miami, USA
2002 - "Werkbildnis", Biennal of Architecture, Venezia, Italy
2001 - "Studio Gursky", Goethe Institut, New York City, USA
2000 - "Kult im Bild", Museum of the Diocese, Rottenburg, Germany
1999 - "Stilo", German Bread Museum, Ulm, Germany
1997 - "L'altra metà", French Cultural Institute, Napoli, Italy
1996 - "L'altra metà" Fotoforum West, Innsbruck, Austria; Gallery Grauwert, Hamburg, Germany
1995 - "Ricordi", Gallery FOE 156, Muenchen, Germany
2024 - “Das Meisterstück”, Museum Palais Schaezler, Augsburg (GER)
2023 - “Tessuto Urbano”, Museum Palazzo Mocenigo, Biennal of Architecture, Venezia (ITA) *
2022 - “Padiglione 1”, Kunstverein, Schwaebisch Hall (GER)
2022 - “Il Capolavoro”, Galleria Casamadre, Napoli (ITA)
2022 - “Das Meisterstück”, Museum Gallerie d’Italia, Milano (ITA) *
2022 - “Antonio Canova”, Civic Museum, Bassano del Grappa (ITA)
2022 - ”Portrait“, Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf (GER)
2021 - “Das Meisterstück”, Museum Wallraf Richartz, Koeln (GER)
2020 - “Das Meisterstück” (book) in Zoom, Philara Collection, Duesseldorf (GER)
2020 - “Fratelli d‘Italia“ in: Opera, Museum Palazzo Ducale, Venezia (ITA) (cancelled due to Covid)
2020 - “Edgar Degas” in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum Remai Modern, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, (CAN)
2019 - “Martin Kippenberger” in: Sette Opere per la Misericordia with J Durham, MC Martin, H Scheibl; Cappella Pio Monte della Misericordia, Napoli (ITA)
2019 - ”Martin Kippenberger”, “Maria Lassnig” in: Die Grosse 2019, Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf (GER)
2019 - “Matthias Schaller”, Museum Lindenau, Altenburg (GER)
2019 - "Leiermann", Museum of Glass, Biennal of Arts, Venezia (ITA)
2019 - “Fratelli d’Italia” in: Bel Canto, with William Kentridge, Bill Viola, Giullermo Kuitca; SITE Sante Fe, Santa Fe (USA)
2018 - “The Masterpiece”, Museum Berman, Philadelphia (USA)
2018 - "Edgar Degas” in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum Serralves, Porto (POR)
2018 - "The Mill" in: Bernd and Hilla Becher in dialogue with Carl Andre and Sol Lewitt. Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City (USA)
2018 - "Obra Prima", Museum Arpad Szenes and Vierira da Silva, Lisboa (POR)
2017 - “Antonio V" in: The Sonnabend Collection, Museum of Modern Art Ca’ Pesaro, Venezia (ITA)
2017 - "Fratelli d’Italia” in: Passion, Power, Politics, Museum Victoria & Albert, London (GBR)
2017 - "Vedi Napoli", Galleria Casamadre, Napoli (ITA)
2016 - "Paul Cézanne", Sonnabend Collection, Museum of Modern Art Ca’ Pesaro, Venezia, Italy
2015 - "Das Meisterstück", Refectory, Foundation Giorgio Cini, Biennal of Arts, Venezia, Italy
2011 - "Disportraits", Museum of Contemporary Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, Great Britain
2010 - "Das Meisterstück", Kunstmuseum Picasso, Münster, Germany
2010 - "Matthias Schaller", Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2009 - "Purple Desk", Church of Saint Roch, Paris, France; Foundation Giorgio Cini, Biennal of Arts, Venezia, Italy
2009 - "Fratelli d'Italia", Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2008 - "Fratelli d'Italia", Foundation Giorgio Cini, Biennal of Architecture, Venezia, Italy
2008 - "Purple Desk", TWS, Tokyo, Japan
2008 - "Controfacciata", Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, Great Britain
2005 - "Matthias Schaller 2000-2005", Art Basel Miami, Miami, USA
2002 - "Werkbildnis", Biennal of Architecture, Venezia, Italy
2001 - "Studio Gursky", Goethe Institut, New York City, USA
2000 - "Kult im Bild", Museum of the Diocese, Rottenburg, Germany
1999 - "Stilo", German Bread Museum, Ulm, Germany
1997 - "L'altra metà", French Cultural Institute, Napoli, Italy
1996 - "L'altra metà" Fotoforum West, Innsbruck, Austria; Gallery Grauwert, Hamburg, Germany
1995 - "Ricordi", Gallery FOE 156, Muenchen, Germany
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 - "Palazzo Benzon", Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (USA), Group Show
2015 - “Giorgio Morandi” in: “Giorgio Morandi”, Center for Italian Modern Art, New York City (USA), Group Show with Tacita Dean and Wolfgang Laib
2015 - “Giorgio Morandi” in: “Giorgio Morandi”, Center for Italian Modern Art, New York City (USA), Group Show with Tacita Dean and Wolfgang Laib
Awards
2023 - German Photobook Award - Bronze Medal - Matthias Schaller (Petrus Books)
2020 - German Photobook Award - Silver Medal - Das Meisterstück (Petrus Books)
2010 - German Photobook Award - Silver Medal - Purple Desk (Steidl Publishers)
2009 - German Photobook Award - Gold Medal - The Mill (Steidl Publishers)
2008 - Tokyo Wonder Site Fellowship, Tokyo, Japan
1992 - DAAD Fellowship, Rome, Italy
2020 - German Photobook Award - Silver Medal - Das Meisterstück (Petrus Books)
2010 - German Photobook Award - Silver Medal - Purple Desk (Steidl Publishers)
2009 - German Photobook Award - Gold Medal - The Mill (Steidl Publishers)
2008 - Tokyo Wonder Site Fellowship, Tokyo, Japan
1992 - DAAD Fellowship, Rome, Italy
