Tobias Rehberger

Tobias Rehberger is a prominent contemporary German artist known for his investigative and experiential approach to art.

Biography of Tobias Rehberger

Tobias Rehberger was born in 1966 in Esslingen, Germany. His interactive installations have been showcased at significant international art events, including the Gwangju Biennale, Berlin Biennale, and Yokohama Triennale. Rehberger also participated in the 50th and 53rd Venice Biennales. During the 53rd Venice Biennale, he won the Golden Lion Award for Best Artist.

Rehberger's works are part of esteemed collections such as the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg in Germany, and the Serralves Foundation Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Portugal.

His major exhibitions have been held at notable institutions, including the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt (2014), Artelier Contemporary in Graz (2012), Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in Deurle (2011), Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo (2010), Kunsthalle Mannheim (2009), Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (2008), Fondazione Prada in Milan (2007), Tate Liverpool (2006), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid (2005), Whitechapel Gallery in London (2004), and Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2003).

In 2017, Rehberger collaborated with Carsten Höller, Anri Sala, and Rirkrit Tiravanija in a group exhibition titled "Exquisite Trust (Blindly Collective Collaborations)" to celebrate STPI's 15th anniversary. This unique project involved blind collaboration, driven by pure instinct and spontaneity.

Tobias Rehberger's Art Style

Tobias Rehberger's art style is characterized by his focus on quotidian objects and the creation of situations and environments that challenge our perceptions and interactions with these objects. By reconstructing our perspective and relationship with everyday items, Rehberger blurs the boundaries between art, architecture, and design. His work often involves the use of geometry and abstract forms across a wide range of mediums, reflecting his interest in the intersection of art and mass culture.