Philipp Keel

Philipp Keel
Born
Zurich, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
EducationBerklee College of Music
Boston, MA United States
University of Television and Film Munich Germany
Known forVisual art, photography, film, author

Philipp Keel (*1968)[1] is a Swiss artist, author, filmmaker and publisher.

Philipp Keel studied piano at Berklee College of Music in Boston and directing at the University of Television and Film Munich. He lived in Los Angeles and worked there as an artist, author and director. His book series All About Me and Keel's Simple Diary have reached a total circulation of around 4 million copies until today and made him famous worldwide.[2][3][4] His photo book Color shaped a new photographic style that gives a different dimension to the everyday.

In 2012, Philipp Keel succeeded his father Daniel Keel as publisher of Diogenes and in 2016 founded Diogenes Entertainment, for which he produces international film and television projects.[5][6][7] Since 2019, he has been the sole owner of Diogenes Verlag AG.[8] He received the ›Premio Enrico Filippini‹ for his work as a publisher in 2022.[9]

With the drawings and paintings from the Jakob and Philipp Keel collection, he repeatedly initiates museum exhibitions.

Philipp Keel lives in Zurich.

  1. ^ "fotoCH". www.foto-ch.ch. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ Sandra Leis: Philipp Keel – zwei Seiten eines Lebens. SRF, 9 October 2015, retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ Getting to Know Me, in: New York Times Magazine, 1 February 1998.
  4. ^ 4 Fragen von und an Philipp Keel, in: Elle, February 2014.
  5. ^ Jana Gioia Baurmann: "Wenn die Leute so blöd sind...", in: Die Zeit. 2 August 2018.
  6. ^ Florence Vuichard: Im Namen des Buches, in: BILANZ, 6 May 2016.
  7. ^ Christian Mayer: Philipp Keel über Neugier, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung: 7/8 December 2013.
  8. ^ Sandra Kegel: Um jeden noch so hohen Preis, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 18 October 2019.
  9. ^ https://eventiletterari.swiss/de/eventiletterari/festival/Premio-Enrico-Filippini.html , retrieved 23 March 2022.