![]() Artificial Beauty: Randy 1997/1998 |
![]() Virtualistic Vibes: Night Moves 1996 |
![]() Artificial Beauty: Angie 1997/1998 |
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| Micha Klein was born in 1964 in Harderwijk, Holland. In 1989, he graduated from the Reitveld Academy in Amsterdam. Currently, Klein lives and works in Amsterdam. Micha Klein combines the latest computer and photographic technology to explore the contemporary themes of club culture, fashion, music, and mass media. Klein's digital images combine reality and the virtual world to create fantastical images that are both fanciful and mesmerizing. In the last years, Klein has based his work on several themes, which he has developed in a number of series, including Virtualistic Vibes, Double Date, Artificial Beauty, Among Elves and Icon, Idol and Fetishes. |
| Micha Klein - Selected Group Exhibitions | |
2009 |
Beauty Farm, Fondazione Durini, Milano (Italy) |
2008 |
Artefiera, B&D, Bologna (Italy) |
| La grande fotografia, Palazzo Reale, Milano (Italy) | |
| Art Cologne, Leonard Reuthmuller Gallery, Cologne (Germany) | |
| The Moscow World Fine Art Fair, B&D Gallery, Moscow (Russia) | |
| Art Moscow, B&D Gallery, Moscopw (Russia) | |
2007 |
Dangerous Beauty, PAN - Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli, Napoli (Italy) |
| Supermodels II: Real vs Unreal, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Roma (Italy) | |
| The Trip-Pop Game, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Trieste (Italy) | |
| Images of Man Today, Arken Museum, Arken (Denmark) | |
| Dangerous Beauty, PAN - Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli, Napoli (Italy) | |
| Arte e omosessualità, Palazzo della Ragione, Milano (Italy) | |
| Vamos a Ibiza, Arti & Amicitiae, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | |
| Vamos a Ibiza, Arti & Amicitiae, Ibiza (Spain) | |
| Curve pericolose, Casa del Pane, Milano (Italy) | |
2006 |
Arken Collection, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Arken (Denmark) |
| De Italiaanse Verlokking, Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen (The Netherlands) | |
2005 |
Dutch Art, Galerija Klovicevi Dvori, Zagreb (Croatia) |
| Neo-Baroque, DA2 Domus Artium, Salamanca (Spain) | |
| Playground, Patronaat, Haarlem (The Netherlands) | |
| Eye to Eye, Groninger Museum, Groningen (The Netherlands) | |
| Arken Collection, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen (Denmark) | |
| Crysalis, Dutch Art Show, Bari (Italy) | |
| Unlocked. Rabo Art Collection, Gemeente Museum, Den Haag (The Netherlands) | |
2004 |
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam at Usce, Museum of Contemporary Art, Beograd (Serbia) |
| Hot Shots, Stip Galerie, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | |
| The Ballroom Blitz, Gimm-Eis Gallery, Copenhagen (Denmark) | |
| About Face. Photography and the Death of Portrait, Hayward Gallery, London (United Kingdom) | |
| A Nudo, San Benedetto del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno (Italy) | |
| Making Faces. The Death of the Portrait, Museum de L'Elyse, Lausanne (Switzerland) | |
2003 |
Limbo, Galleria 3G, Udine (Italy) |
| Filmlounge, Films van Nedserlandse Fotografen, In 7 Filmtheaters (The Netherlands) | |
| Melting Pop, Civico Museo d'Arte Castello di Masnago, Varese (Italy) | |
| Melting Pop, Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena (Italy) | |
| My Reality, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL (USA) | |
| Imagerie. Art Fashion, Musei del Gran Canal, Trieste (Italy) | |
| Face. Photography's Dealings with The Human Face, Ciulturgest, Lisbon (Portugal) | |
2002 |
Main Gallery-Adventure-Continued, Gallery 1313, Toronto (Canada) |
| Arco, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Madrid (Spain) | |
| A'dam & Eve, De Appel, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | |
| Arte Fiera, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Bologna (Italy) | |
| Deluxe, Plaza de España, Madrid (Spain) | |
| De Groote Hoop, Stedelijk Museum, Scheiedam (The Netherlands) | |
| Armory Show, B&D Studio, New York (Usa) | |
| I'm Someone Else, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | |
| Film Lounge, Films van Nederlandse fotografen, N.F.I., Rotterdam (The Netherlands) | |
| My Reality, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa (Usa) | |
2001 |
Arco, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Madrid (Spain) |
| Artissima, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Torino (Italy) | |
| Art Cologne, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Köln (Germany) | |
| Light gallery Space, Faenza (Italy) | |
| My Reality, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines (Usa) | |
| Art Forum Berlin, Hans Mayer Gallery, Berlin (Germany) | |
| International Biennial for Graphic Art, Ljublijana (Slovenia) | |
| Totemica:feticci e rituali del contemporaneo, Mantova (Italy) | |
| From the Low Countries: Reality and Art 1960-2001, Copenhagen (Denmark) | |
| Between Earth and Heaven, Museum of Modern Art, Oostende (Belgium) | |
| Arte Fiera, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Bologna (Italy) | |
| Sexual Healing, Reflex Gallery, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | |
| Garden Fashion, Serra di Villa Revoltella, Trieste (Italy) | |
| Border Stories, 9th Biennial of Photography, Torino (Italy) | |
2000 |
Supermodel: Identity and Transformation, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Trieste (Italy) |
| Fuori uso, Pescara (Italy) | |
| Style, Psychosis & Self-transformation, Robert Sandelson, London (England) | |
| Blondies and Brownies, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | |
| Bodies, Clothing and Surfaces, Museum für kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (Germany) | |
| Art Basel, Torch Gallery, Basel (Switzerland) | |
| FIAC, B&D Studio, Paris (France) | |
| Ghost in the Shell:Photography & Human Soul, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles (Usa) | |
| Arte Fiera, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Bologna (Italy) | |
| Tra passato e futuro, Cartiere Vannucci, Milano (Italy) | |
| Art 2000, Robert Sandelson gallery, London (England) | |
| Arco, LipanjePuntin artecontemporanea, Madrid (Spain) | |
1999 |
Spirituality of Beauty, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milano (Italy) |
| Tendance, Abbaye Sainte-André Centre d'Art, Meymac (France) | |
| Visions of the Body, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (Japan) | |
| AlluciNation, B&D Studio, Milano (Italy) | |
1998 |
London Art Fair, London (England) |
| World Expo, Lisbon (Portugal) | |
| Art Basel, Basel (Switzerland) | |
1997 |
Cyberrealism, Photology, Milano (Italy) |
1996 |
Het oog als lasspparaat, Stedelijk Museum, Scheidam (The Netherlands) |
1995 |
Portraits of Reflections, Artotheek Oost, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) |
1994 |
Peiling 4 - Hollandse Nieuwe, Groninger Museum, Groningen (The Netherlands) |
| Highlights on the 80s/90s, Groninger Museum, Groningen (The Netherlands) | |
| Micha Klein - Selected Solo Exhibitions | |
2007 |
Show Off, Club Love International Army intro, B&D Gallery, Paris (France) |
2006 |
Art Basel Miami Beach, 39/40 Street, Miami, Florida (Usa) |
2005 |
Overview, Art Space Willem3, Vlissingen (The Netherlands) |
| Artificial Beauty video-installation, Lokaal 01, Breda (The Netherlands) | |
| Artificial Beauty Installation, Festival Walk, Hong Kong (China) | |
| Art Statements Gallery, Hong Kong (China) | |
2004 |
Introduction to Asia, Art Statements Gallery, Hong Kong (China) |
2003 |
Icon, Idols & Fetishes. New York By Micha Klein, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) |
| Icon, Idols & Fetishes, Robert Sandelson, London (United Kingdom) | |
2001 |
Blondies and Brownies, Aktionsforum Praterinsel, München (Germany) |
2000 |
Robert Sandelson Gallery, London (England) |
| B&D Studio, Milano (Italy) | |
| The Arrival of the Rainbow Children, Mary Boone Gallery, New York (Usa) | |
1999 |
Robert Sandelson Gallery, London (England) |
1998 |
Artificial Beauty, Gallery Six Friederich, Munich (Germany) |
| Double Date, Galleri Sfeir Semmler, Hamburg (Germany) | |
| Micha Klein Retrospective 1988-1998, Groninger Museum, Groningen (The Netherlands) | |
| Artificial Beauty Show, Bloom Gallery, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | |
1996 |
Virtualistic Vibes, Groninger Museum, Groningen (The Netherlands) |
1993 |
Klein's Goodies Show, Bloom Gallery, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) |
1992 |
Survey 1985-1990, Witzenhausen Meijerink Art Space, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) |