Tobias Rehberger

German artist Tobias Rehberger (b. 1966) studied with Martin Kippenberger and Thomas Bayrle at the Städelschule in Frankfurt – where he now teaches – and has exhibited at prestigious venues including the Whitechapel Gallery, Stedelijk Museum, MCA Chicago, Leeum Samsung Museum in Seoul and Schirn Kunsthalle. Themes of authorship, collaboration and the visible and invisible are key in his practice; his work is as likely to be unseen as it is to assault the senses. His dazzling architectural design of a café within the international pavilion of the Venice Biennale in 2009 won the Golden Lion for best artist and became a permanent installation, while a famous 2001 work consists of a huge lacquered container, entitled Maserati Quatroporte, which may or may not contain the titular car.

It’s very warm when the sun comes out 2

Rehberger’s waist chains for GEMS AND LADDERS It’s very warm when the sun comes out (1998/2006) encapsulate his artistic career over the past 20 years and demonstrate his collaborative and playful approach…

It’s very warm when the sun comes out 2

YES

The starting point for YES, NO and MAYBE was a ring that had lost its gemstone: “Where the stone had been, a piece of skin was now visible, making the ring much more personal in my eyes.” …

NO

The starting point for YES, NO and MAYBE was a ring that had lost its gemstone: “Where the stone had been, a piece of skin was now visible, making the ring much more personal in my eyes.” …

NO

The starting point for YES, NO and MAYBE was a ring that had lost its gemstone: “Where the stone had been, a piece of skin was now visible, making the ring much more personal in my eyes.” …

MAYBE

The starting point for YES, NO and MAYBE was a ring that had lost its gemstone: “Where the stone had been, a piece of skin was now visible, making the ring much more personal in my eyes.” …