Urs Fischer (b. 1973) lives and works between New York, Los Angeles, Berlin and his hometown of Zurich, Switzerland. An irreverent artist, he creates an absurd and ironic, eclectic and unpredictable world that questions our way of thinking about space. In order to explore the infinite possibilities of matter and to work on the temporality of his pieces, Fischer likes to employ mutable materials that burn, expire or change like bread or wax, and takes an interest in everyday objects. His production method is organic and experimental; he casts about, makes mistakes, and explores the processes of generation and destruction. From sculpture to photography, drawing and painting, the artist uses various techniques, playing with contrasts and juxtaposing elements. In 2012, the Palazzo Grassi dedicated the exhibition "Madame Fischer" to the artist. His works have also been presented there as part of the following exhibitions: "Dancing with Myself" (2018), "The world belongs to you" (2011-12), "Mapping the Studio" (2009-11), "Sequence 1" (2007), "Une Sélection Post-pop" (2006 -7), and "Where are We Going?" (2006).
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Urs Fischer, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
Urs Fischer: Lovers, Museo Jumex, Mexico City
2019
Images, Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills
Urs Fischer’s 2, k11 Musea, Hong Kong
The Lyrical and the Prosaic, Aishti Foundation, Lebanon
ERROR, The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, Greenwich
Urs Fischer Sculpture, National Gallery Australia, Canberra
2018
Dasha, Gagosian Gallery, London
Play, Gagosian Gallery, new York
Soft, Sadie Coles HQ, London
Things, Gagosian Gallery, New York
Sotatsu, Gagosian Gallery, New York
Maybe, The Modern Institute, Glasgow
2017
Urs Fischer x Katy Perry: Bliss, New York
Urs Fischer, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, Rome
Big Clay #4 and 2 Tuscan Men, Piazza della Signoria, Florence
Faules Fundament (Rotten Foundation)!, Karma, New York
The Public & the Private, Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco
(Music note title), Gagosian Gallery, Hong Kong
The Kiss, Sadie Coles HQ, London
2016
Mind Moves, Gagosian Gallery, San Francisco
Mon cher..., Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles
Battito di Ciglia, Massimo de Carlo, Milan
Untitled (Lamp/Bear), Simmons Quad, Brown University, Providence
Small Axe, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow
Ursula, JTT, New York
Misunderstandings in the Quest for the Universal, Gagosian Gallery, New York
2015
Bruno & Yoyo, Vito Schnabel Gallery, St. Moritz
Fountains, Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills
∞, The Modern Institute, Glasgow
Big Clay #4, Seagram Plaza, New York
Urs Fischer, Sadie Coles HQ-in-residence, T293, Naples
2014
Urs Fischer, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
Julian, Karma, Amagansett
Urs Fischer, Sadie Coles HQ, London
mermaid/pig/bro w/ hat, Gagosian Gallery, New York
last supper, Gagosian Gallery, New York
Urs Fischer, Lever House Art Collection, New York
Untitled (Lamp/Bear), Hamad International Airport, Doha
2013
Melodrama, Sadie Coles HQ, London
Urs Fischer, Gagosian Gallery, Rome
Yes, Deste Foundation, Project Space, Slaughterhouse, Hydra
Urs Fischer, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
2012
Tables, Heads and Arms, Gagosian Gallery at Eden Rock Gallery, St. Barths
Urs Fischer, Festival d’Automne à Paris
Madame Fisscher, Palazzo Grassi, Venice
schmutz schmutz, Gagosian Gallery, Paris
Beds & Problem Paintings, Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills
Skinny Sunrise, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna
2011
Dngszjkdufiy bgxfjkglijkhtr kydjkhgdghjkd, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
Urs Fischer und Georg Herold, The Modern Institute, Glasgow
Untitled (Lamp/Bear), Seagram Plaza, New York
2010
Douglas Sirk, Sadie Coles HQ, london
Oscar the Grouch, The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, Greenwich
2009
Urs Fischer: Marguerite de Ponty, New Museum, New York
Dear _____! We ___ on _____, histerically. It has to be ____ that ____. No? It is now _____ and the whole ______ has changed. All the ____, ____, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
2008
Blurry Renoir Debussy, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich
2007
Agnes Martin, Regen Projects, Los Angeles
You, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
Uh..., Sadie Coles HQ, London
large, dark & empty, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich
Get up girl a sun is running the world, Church San Stae, Venice Biennale
Cockatoo Island, Kaldor Art Projects and the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, Sydney
2006
Urs Fischer e Rudolf Stingel, Galleria Massimo de Carlo, Milan
Oh. Sad. I see., The Modern Institute, Glasgow
Mary Poppins, Blaffer Gallery, The Art Museum of the University of Houston, Houston
Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich
Paris 1919, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
2005
Mr. Watson – Come Here – I Want to See You, Hydra Workshop, Hydra
Urs Fischer: Werke aus der Friedrich Christian Flick Collection im Hamburger Bahnhof, Urs Fischer, Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin
Urs Fischer, Camden Arts Centre, London
Jet Set Lady, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Istituto dei Ciechi, Milan
Fig, Nut & Pear, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
2004
Elton John?, Sadie Coles HQ, London
Feige, Nuss und Birne, Gruppe Österreichische Guggenheim, Vienna
Kir Royal, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich
Not My House Not My Fire, Espace 315, Centre Pompidou, paris
2003
Portrait of a Single Raindrop, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
need no chair when walking, Sadie Coles HQ, London
2002
What should an Owl do with a Fork, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica
Mystique Mistake, The Modern Institute, Glasgow
Bing Crosby, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
2001
Mastering the Complaint, Galerie Hauser & Wirth & Presenhuber, Zurich
2000
Cappillon – Urs just does it for the girls, Delfina, London
The Membrane – and why I don’t mind bad-mooded People, Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam
Tagessuppen/Soups of the Days and 6 ½ Domestic Pairs Project, Kunsthaus Glarus, Switzerland
Without a Fist – Like a Bird, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
1999
Espressoqueen – Worries and other stuff you habe tot hink about before you get ready for the big easy, Galerie Hauser & Wirth & Presenhuber, Zurich
1997
Hammer, Galerie Walcheturm, Zurich
1996
Frs Uischer, Galerie Walcheturm, Zurich