Anselm Reyle

Anselm Reyle is a German multimedia artist who lives and works in Berlin. Born in Tübingen in 1970, he studied at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. Since 2009, Reyle has been a professor of Painting/Drawing at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg.

Reyle is best known for his foil and stripe paintings, as well as his sculptures. His artistic trademark is the use of commonly found objects that have been removed from their original function, altered visually, and recontextualized. Remnants of consumer society, discarded materials, symbols of urbanity, and industrial change play a central role in his oeuvre.

Anselm Reyle’s work has been featured in a number of institutional solo exhibitions, including MoCA Westport, Connecticut, USA (2023), Kunsthalle Vogelmann, Heilbronn, Germany (2022), Aranya Art Centre, Qinhuangdao, China (2020), Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany (2012), the Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin, Germany (2012); The Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishoj, Denmark (2011), Des Moines ArtCenter, Iowa, USA (2011), Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany (2009), and Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland (2006). Reyle’s work is also a pivotal part of numerous private and public collections worldwide, such as Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France; Pinault Collection, Venice, Italy; Saatchi Gallery, London, UK; Nationalgalerie / Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany; Sammlung Boros, Berlin, Germany; Collection Ringier, Zurich, Switzerland; Rubell Family Collection, Miami, USA; Des Moines Art Center, Iowa, USA; Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, Denmark; Leeum / Samsung Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea; Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico; Essl Museum – Kunst der Gegenwart, Klosterneuburg, Austria; among many others.