2024-01-26 17:57:43
‘I need to live’, the Juergen Teller exhibition, curated by Thomas Weski in collaboration with Juergen Teller and Dovile Drizyte, arrives at the Triennale Milano. The exhibition, which was presented at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris from December 16th to January 9th, is the largest retrospective ever held of the German photographer’s work and spans his creative production from the first half of the Nineties to today. Juergen Teller, one of the leading names in a group of internationally renowned photographers, is highly appreciated both in the field of commercial photography and in that of contemporary art. He is known around the world for his candid portraits of celebrities, provocative fashion editorials and original campaigns for various designers.
“We are happy to present one of the largest exhibitions dedicated to Juergen Teller – states Stefano Boeri, president of Triennale Milano – kaleidoscopic visual artist, capable of capturing and reshaping, sometimes in the same image, the most intimate impulses, the most irreverent poses and the demands of contemporaneity”. Since making his name in London in the early 1990s, Juergen Teller has also produced important personal works in which he explores himself, his family, his roots and his identity. For the past five years, he has collaborated with his wife Dovile Drizyte on joint projects that reflect various aspects of their relationship, marriage and parenting.
These works are defined by a characteristic mix of serious and intimate but often humorous characters created in a grotesque style. ‘i need to live’, created with the support of Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, presents over 1,000 works and brings together both personal works and commissioned works, well-known images and new photographic series, as well as videos and installations. The selection of works is partly different from that of the Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris. This is to all intents and purposes a new exhibition project, designed for the spaces of Triennale Milano.
The title of the exhibition, ‘i need to live’, refers to Teller’s feelings in the face of the existential incidents that marked his life, sometimes in a tragic way. The artist addresses these themes in the same way he practices photography, with a direct and realistic style, entirely personal. Teller celebrates the importance of being alive, while acknowledging the fragility of human existence. The architectural design of the exhibition was entrusted to 6a architects, who designed the artist’s photography studio in West London, completed in 2016. The exhibition allows visitors to appreciate the richness and variety of Teller’s practice through a unique visual experience.
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