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1945 born in Zurich, CH
Solo exhibitions (selected)
2016 Possible Beings 1973 - 2016, Galerie Judin, Berlin, DE
2015 Focus Dieter Meier, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, FR Acrobatics 1977-2015, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, CH
2013 Dieter Meier and the Yello Years, The Watermill Center, Watermill/NY, US In Conversation, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, CH A Sunday in the Mountains, Swiss Institute, New York, US
2012 Works 1969 – 2011 and the Yello Years, ZKM, Karlsruhe, DE Kunsthaus Zürich 1976, Grieder Contemporary, Zürich CH
2011 Works 1969 - 2011and the Yello Years, Sammlung Falckenberg, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, DE
2010 En Passant 1969-2010, Grieder Contemporary Projects, Berlin, DE
2009 Jamileh Weber Galerie, Zurich, CH
2007 Les Maîtres du rien, Museum Tinguely, Basel, CH
2006 Kirsten Roschlaub Gallery, Hamburg, DE
2005 Save 86%, Galerie Baviera, Zurich, CH As time goes by,Galerie Baviera, Zurich, CH
2002 Public Affairs, Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich, CH
2001 Galerie Wohnkultur 66, Hamburg, DE
1999 In the Picture, Galerie Baviera, Zurich, CH
1998 Freie Sicht aufs Mittelmeer, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, CH
1985 The slow shark, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, CH Music Videos: The Industry and its Fringes, Museum of Modern Art, New York, US
1982 Der falsche Magier, Galerie Baviera, Zurich, CH
1980 22 Artistas Suiços, Galerie Nacional de Arte Moderna, Lisbon, PT Ruinen, Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, DE 7. Schweizer Plastikausstellung, Biel, CH Saus&Braus, Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, CH
1977 Dieter Meier - Werke 1974-1976 , Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, CH Artistes Zurichois, Musée Rath, Geneva, CH
1972 Documenta 5, Kassel, DE
1971 The Swiss Avantgarde, New York Cultural Center, New York, US
1970 Visualisierte Denkprozesse, Kunstmuseum Luzern, CH
Group exhibitions (selected)
2020 5 Artists 5 Walls, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, CH The Morning Line`s Yello, ZKM - Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe, DE
2018 Streetwise, Galerie Thomas Zander, Köln, DE
2017 Action!, Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich, CH Duet with Artist. Participation as Artistic Principle, Unteres Belvedere, Wien, AT
2016 Manifesta 11: The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Zürich, CH
2015 Selbstjustiz durch Fehleinkäufe, Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg, DE
2014 Performing the city / Le Mouvement, Biel/Bienne, Schweiz Bash – an exhibition in 2 parts, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, US
2012 As time goes by / Yello videos, Image Vevey, CH
2011 Rollenbilder. Rollenspiele, Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, AT
2002 Public Affairs, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, CH
1998 Freie Sicht aufs Mittelmeer, Kunsthaus Zurich, CH
1985 The slow shark, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, CH Music Videos: The Industry and Its Fringes, Museum of Modern Art, New York, US
1980 22 Artistas Suiços, Galerie Nacional de Arte Moderna, Lissabon, PT Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, DE 7. Schweizer Plastikausstellung, Biel, CH
1977 Artistes Zurichois, Musée Rath, Genf, CH
1972 Documenta 5, Kassel, DE
1971 The Swiss Avantgarde, New York Cultural Center, USA
1970 Visualisierte Denkprozesse, Kunstmuseum Luzern, CH
Experimental films and perfomances (selected)
1969-71 Conceptual pieces in the streets of Zurich, Munich and New York
since 67 Short films and video tapes; shown on several festivals, including: Art Film Festival I.C.A.,London 1969 23rd Festival d’Avignon 1969 Aktionsraum 1, Munich 1969 Quinzaine des réalisateurs, Cannes 1970 Short Film Festival Oberhausen 1970 Tokio Film Festival, Tokio 1971 Film Festival Cultural Program of the Olympic Games, Munich 1972 Experimenta 5 (Competition), Knokke 1974 Cinema sperimentale europeo, Genova 1979
Feature films
2001 Lightmaker (with Zbigniew Zamachowski, Rod Steiger, Cornelia Grolimund, Dieter Meier, Johnny Melville; Switzerland/Poland. Script and Direction.(Premiere at the Biennale Berlin 2001)
1981 Jetzt und Alles (Take it all),with Richy Müller and Jean-Pierre Kalfon; Germany 1981. Script and Direction. (Film Festivals Taormina 1982, Manila 1982)
Books, catalogues and essays (selected)
2013 Dieter Meier – Conceptual Artist, Yello Music, Pioneer of MTV Videos. Selected Works 1969-2013, The Watermill Center, New York. Dieter Meier – In Conversation, Kunsthaus Aarau, Verlag für neue Kunst, Nuremberg.
2011 Dieter Meier. Works 1968 – 2011 and the Yello Years, Walther König, Cologne.
2007 Dieter Meier, La conquête de l’inutile, Benteli Verlag, Bern.
2006 Hermes Baby, Geschichten und Essays, Ammann-Verlag, Zurich.
1994 Blick in die Welt - (NZZ Folio columns / Türler Medienpreis).
1983 Ursula Fürst & Dieter Meier "Windjo" - Limmat-Verlag, Zurich.
1979 Dieter Meier, Peter Baviera - Drei Daten, Galerie Baviera, Zurich.
1977 Dieter Meier - Werke 1974-1976, Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich.
1976 Dieter Meier- Werke 1969-1974, Edition H.R.Lutz, Zurich.
Columnist for:
Magma, Zurich,1985/86 Tempo, Hamburg,1989-91 NZZ Folio, Zurich,1993/94 Deutsche Magazin, 2005/2006
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