Juergen Teller

Juergen Teller
Teller in 2013
Born (1964-01-28) 28 January 1964 (age 60)
EducationBayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie (now the Munich University of Applied Sciences), 1984–1986
Occupation(s)fashion photographer, fine-art photographer
Years active1986-present
StyleMinimalism, beauty of imperfection, "amateur" aesthetic, humanizing aesthetic
Spouse(s)Sadie Coles (2003–2018)
Dovile Drizyte (2021–)
PartnerVenetia Scott (1990–2003)
Children3
Websitewww.juergenteller.co.uk

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]

  1. ^ "JUERGEN TELLER: MACHO - DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art - Athens - Greece". deste.gr. Retrieved 13 March 2019.