Anselm Reyle (born 1970 in Tübingen, Germany) lives and works in Berlin. He studied at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. Since 2009 the artist has held a position as a professor of Painting/Drawing at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg.

Anselm Reyle’s best-known works include his foil and stripe paintings as well as his sculptures. Characteristic of his artistic work is the use of various found objects that have been removed from their original function, altered visually and recontextualized. Remnants of consumer society, discarded materials, symbols of urbanity, and industrial change play a central role in his oeuvre.

Anselm Reyle’s works have been shown in numerous institutional solo exhibitions, including Aranya Art Centre, Qinhuangdao (2020), Deichtorhallen, Hamburg (2012), the Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin (2012), The Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishoj (2011), Des Moines ArtCenter, Iowa (2011), Kunsthalle Tübingen (2009), and Kunsthalle Zürich (2006). Reyle’s works are part of numerous private and public collections worldwide, such as Centre Pompidou, Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, Pinault Collection, Venice, Saatchi Gallery, London, Nationalgalerie / Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Sammlung Boros, Berlin, Collection Ringier, Zurich, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Des Moines Art Center, Iowa, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, Leeum / Samsung Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Essl Museum - Kunst der Gegenwart, Klosterneuburg, among many others.

ANSELM REYLE