Fabian Knecht

Through his pieces, which frequently manifest unexpectedly in public spaces, Fabian Knecht transcends the confines of traditional exhibition settings and infiltrates everyday life. He disrupts established patterns of perception and behavior, challenges conventional art paradigms and power dynamics, and interrogates social norms and relations by juxtaposing them with bold and provocative imagery.

Biography of Fabian Knecht

Fabian Knecht was born in 1980 in Germany. He pursued studies at the Universität der Künste Berlin and the California Institute of the Arts. In 2014, he earned his master’s degree under the mentorship of Olafur Eliasson, whom he studied with at the Institut für Raumexperimente from 2009 to 2014. Additionally, in 2012, he worked as an assistant in the studio of Matthew Barney in New York.

In 2020, Knecht won the 2020 Workshop Award from the Erich Hauser Art Foundation.

Fabian Knecht's works have been showcased in numerous solo and group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally. Notable solo exhibitions include "Der Weg des größten Widerstandes" at the Städtische Galerie in Wolfsburg (2023), "The Path of Most Resistance" at Alexander Levy in Berlin (2022), "Suspense" at Yuka Tsuruno Gallery in Tokyo (2020), "Bruch" at Alexander Levy in Berlin (2019), "Sektion" at Galerie Christophe Gaillard in Paris (2017), and many others.

The artist has also participated in group exhibitions held at prestigious galleries and museums worldwide, such as Tom Reichstein Contemporary in Hamburg, Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, Mönchehaus Museum in Goslar, and Goethe-Institut in São Paulo, among other esteemed venues.

Currently, the artist lives and works in Berlin.