Juergen Teller Explained

Juergen Teller
Birth Date:28 January 1964
Birth Place:Erlangen, West Germany
Education:Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie (now the Munich University of Applied Sciences), 1984–1986
Occupation:fashion photographer, fine-art photographer
Years Active:1986－present
Style:Minimalism, beauty of imperfection, "amateur" aesthetic, humanizing aesthetic
Spouse:Sadie Coles (2003–2018)
Dovile Drizyte (2021–)
Partner:Venetia Scott (1990–2003)
Children:3

Juergen Teller (born 28 January 1964) is a German fine-art and fashion photographer. He was awarded the Citibank Prize for Photography in 2003 and received the Special Presentation International Center of Photography Infinity Award in 2018.

Major solo exhibitions of his work have been organised at Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, Paris (2006); Le Consortium, Dijon, France (2010); Dallas Contemporary, TX (2011); Daelim Museum, Seoul (2011); Institute of Contemporary Art, London (2013); Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin (2015); Kunsthalle Bonn, Germany (2016), Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2018), Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris (2023). Self-portraiture has been a prominent feature of his practice and was the main focus of his 'Macho' exhibition at DESTE Foundation, Athens, Greece (2014).[1]

Education

Teller studied at the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie in Munich, Germany (1984–1986). In order to avoid military national service he learned English and moved to London in 1986, aged 22.[2]

Career

Since the beginning his career in the late 1980s, Teller has blurred the boundaries between his commissioned and personal work in his numerous campaigns, editorials, publications and exhibitions. Teller treats all of his subjects—family members, celebrities, and himself with a uniform style of grit, raw emotion and humour that has become his iconic and recognizable aesthetic.[3]

His photographs have appeared in Arena Homme +, The Face, i-D, 032c, Pop, Purple, Self Service, W, Vogue (American, Australian, British, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish) and Zeit magazin among others.[4] He photographed Kylie Minogue for the artwork of her 1991 album Let's Get to It. Teller first gained wider recognition in 1996 with his front cover of Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine featuring a nude Kristen McMenamy with the word ‘Versace’ drawn in a heart across her chest.[5]

In 1997, Marc Jacobs worked with Teller's then-partner, Venetia Scott to style his collections and Teller shot Kim Gordon from Sonic Youth for the Spring Summer 1998 campaign.[6] For the brand's 2005 campaign, he photographed himself with Cindy Sherman and also collaborated with Winona Ryder, Sofia Coppola, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Stipe, Rufus Wainwright and Harmony Korine amongst others until the SS2014 campaign.[7] Teller has also collaborated with a range of other designers and fashion houses during his career, including Helmut Lang, Yves Saint Laurent,[2] Vivienne Westwood,[8] Céline,[9] Missoni, Moschino, Barney's, Louis Vuitton,[10] Adidas,[11] Palace[12] and Valentino.

Teller has photographed many celebrities, musicians, artists and photographers, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, O. J. Simpson, Kurt Cobain, Bjork, Kate Moss, Elton John, Pelé, David Hockney, Roni Horn, Sarah Lucas, William Eggleston, Boris Mikhailov and Araki Nobuyoshi.[13] He photographed American rapper Kanye West for and shot the 'Kanye, Juergen and Kim' supplement for System featuring Kanye West and Kim Kardashian as well as himself in 2015.[14] The actress Charlotte Rampling has been a long term collaborator, appearing in Teller's Louis XV series which was exhibited at Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin and published by Steidl as a book in 2005,[15] and the Paradis photographs shot at Musée du Louvre in 2009.[16]

Teller has directed several fashion films, short films and artist videos including Can I Own Myself (1998), Go-Sees[17] (2001), World Cup Final, Germany 0 Brazil 2 London (2002), Schmetterling (2005) and Dieter (2017).[2]

Teaching

Teller was Professor of Photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg from 2014 to 2019.[18]

Curating

In 2016, Teller curated an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs at Alison Jacques Gallery in London where he selected 58 images from the Mapplethorpe Foundation collection.[19]

Personal life

Teller was married to UK contemporary art dealer Sadie Coles from 2003 to 2018.[20] Teller married Dovile Drizyte in 2021.[21]

Publications

Awards

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Curated exhibitions

Selected Group exhibitions

Collections

Teller's work is held in the following permanent collections:

3 prints (as of January 2021)[37]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JUERGEN TELLER: MACHO - DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art - Athens - Greece. deste.gr. 13 March 2019.
  2. http://www.egs.edu/faculty/juergen-teller/biography/ Juergen Teller - Biography
  3. Web site: Why Juergen Teller puts himself in his photos. Dazed. 23 May 2016. Dazed. 13 March 2019.
  4. Web site: CLM – Artist. clm-agency.com. 13 March 2019.
  5. http://www.steidlville.com/books/359-Ohne-Titel.html Juergen Teller: Ohne Titel
  6. Amy Larocca (17 August 2008), Straight Shooter New York.
  7. http://www.steidlville.com/books/791-Marc-Jacobs-Advertising-1998-2009.html Marc Jacobs Advertising 1998-2009
  8. Larocca, Amy, "Straight Shooter," New York, 17 August 2008.
  9. News: 2018-11-13. Céline Fall Winter by Juergen Teller. Design Scene - Fashion, Photography, Style & Design. 22 August 2010.
  10. Web site: Louis. Vuitton. 2018-11-13. News by Louis Vuitton: SERIES 4: THE HEROINE BY JUERGEN TELLER. uk.louisvuitton.com.
  11. Web site: See Juergen Teller's new visuals for adidas. Dazed. 25 January 2017. Dazed. 13 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Juergen Teller shoots and stars in the new Palace lookbook. Dazed. 2 February 2018. Dazed. 13 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Juergen Teller - Person - National Portrait Gallery. npg.org.uk. 13 March 2019.
  14. Web site: Kim and Kanye snog (again) for fashion and other madness. Imogen. Fox. 10 July 2015. 13 March 2019. The Guardian.
  15. Web site: Naked Ambition. 28 November 2004. The Independent. 13 March 2019.
  16. Juergen Teller: "We've Got the Louvre to Ourselves, and You're Going to be Naked in Front of the Mona Lisa". Kate. Scheyer. Vanity Fair. 21 September 2009. September. 13 March 2019.
  17. Web site: 2021-01-12. Art review: Juergen Teller. 9 November 2001. The Guardian.
  18. Web site: Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg - Juergen Teller. adbk-nuernberg.de. 13 March 2019.
  19. Anny Shaw (17 November 2016), Juergen Teller reveals Mapplethorpe’s ‘gentler and more romantic side’ The Art Newspaper.
  20. Alice Fisher, "https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/oct/28/juergen-teller-photographer-interview-the-quick-and-the-dead," The Guardian, 28 October 2018.
  21. https://www.wsj.com/articles/juergen-teller-interview-routine-11632140867
  22. Web site: AnOther. 2021-01-12. When Juergen Teller Photographed 1990s Go-Sees. 24 November 2017. AnOther.
  23. Web site: John. Tozer. 2021-01-12. Juergen Teller: "Go-Sees" (2000). 1 December 2014. Contemporary Visual Arts. 28.
  24. Web site: The Citibank photography prize, Photographers' Gallery, London. Adrian. Searle. 4 February 2003. 13 March 2019. The Guardian.
  25. Web site: 2018 Infinity Award: Special Presentation — Juergen Teller. 14 February 2018. International Center of Photography. 13 March 2019.
  26. Web site: 2018-07-20. Juergen Teller – Enjoy Your Life! - Exhibitions - Explore - Fotomuseum Winterthur. Fotomuseum Winterthur.
  27. Web site: 2018-07-20. Juergen Teller. Zittern auf dem Sofa.
  28. Web site: 2018-07-20. Juergen Teller. Handbags.
  29. Web site: 2019-11-11. Juergen Teller: Heimweh: Opening. König Galerie.
  30. Web site: 2022-09-01. Juergen Teller Opens Solo Show in Beijing. WWD.
  31. Web site: 2023-09-12. Juergen Teller, I need to live.
  32. Web site: Poem on the Inner Sea at the 52nd Venice Biennale / PinchukArtCentre. PinchukArtCentre.org. 13 March 2019.
  33. Web site: 2021-01-12. Juergen Teller. Centre Pompidou.
  34. Web site: 2021-01-12. An overview of the Collection. Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain.
  35. Web site: 2024-07-30. Paradis XII.
  36. Web site: 2021-01-12. Werkübersicht ::: Sammlung Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main. Museum für Moderne Kunst.
  37. Web site: 2021-01-12. Juergen Teller - National Portrait Gallery. National Portrait Gallery.
  38. Web site: 2021-01-12. Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum.

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