Born 1960 in Oberneukirchen, Austria.

Lives and works in Berlin

SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS

2019
Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna. Peter Friedl: Teatro.
Galerie Erna Hécey, Luxembourg. Report

2018
Guido Costa Projects, Turin. Report

2017
Campagne Première, Berlin. Rare Pictures & The Children
Lumiar Cité, Lisbon. Teatro Popular

2016
Grazer Kunstverein, Graz. The Diaries

2014
Nicolas Krupp Contemporary Art, Basel. Drawings 1965-2014
Centre d’art contemporain–la synagogue de Delme, Delme. The Diaries
Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Siegen. Dummy
Istituto Svizzero, Rome. Touch of Joy
Artspace, Auckland. The Dramatist

2013
Le Lieu unique, scène nationale de Nantes, Nantes. King Kong
Guido Costa Projects, Turin. Dénouement
Galerie de l´ERG, Brussels. Tiger oder Löwe, The Children, Bilbao Song

2011
Nicolas Krupp Contemporary Art, Basel.
Guido Costa Projects, Turin. Magnificence

2010
Kaleidoscope, Milan.
Sala Rekalde, Bilbao.

2009
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg. Theory of Justice

2008
Spring Projects, London.
Extra City,Center for Contemporary Art, Antwerp. Blow Job
Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna.
Kunsthalle Basel, Basel. Working

2007
Galerie Erna Hécey, Brussels Documents
MAC, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Marseille. Peter Friedl: Travail 1964-2006
Miami Art Central/Miami Art Museum, Miami. Peter Friedl: Work 1964-2006

2006
Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis. The Distribution of Sensibility, v. II. Peter Friedl: Playgrounds
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona. Peter Friedl: Obra 1964–2006
Galerie Nicolas Krupp, Basel.

2005
Galerie Erna Hécey, Brussels. Theory of Justice
Galerie Erna Hécey, Brussels. Drawings
Galerie Erna Hécey, Brussels. Playgrounds

2004
Witte de With, center for contemporary art, Rotterdam. OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York.
Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main. Four or Five Roses

2003
Galerie Hohenlohe & Kalb, Vienna. badly organized
Galerie Nicolas Krupp, Basel. King Kong

2002
MKgalerie.nl, Rotterdam.
Institut d’art contemporain, Villeurbanne. luttesdesclasse
Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg.
Institute for Contemporary Art, Cape Town.
Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum, Linz. Domestic
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York. King Kong
Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen.

2001
Casino Luxembourg–Forum d’art contemporain, Luxembourg.
(1st) Public White Cube, Berlin. Blow Job
Chisenhale Gallery, London. King Kong
Galerie Nicolas Krupp, Basel. forty acres and a mule

2000
Galerie Erna Hécey, Brussels. 2001
Northern Institute of Technology, Hamburg. nobody knows science
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York.
Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum, Linz. Playgrounds
MK Expositieruimte, Rotterdam.20 years of resistance

1999
Galerie Walcheturm, Zurich.
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík.
Galerie Arndt & Partner, Berlin. Messestand
Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz.
Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin.

1998
Galerie Pohlhammer, Steyr. BOX
LACE, Los Angeles. Gummi TV
Galerie Erna Hécey, Luxembourg
Museum Industrielle Arbeitswelt, Steyr.
MK Expositieruimte, Rotterdam.
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. Peter Friedl

1997
Kunstraum Mitte, Berlin.La Bohème

1996
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin. FRACK
W139, Amsterdam. FRACK
City Projects Prague, Prague.

1995
Academy of Fine Arts, Prague.
Kunstraum Wien, Vienna. Hotel Mama

1994
Museum Moderner Kunst, Passau.
Galerie im Stifterhaus, Linz. T.I.P.
MK Expositieruimte, Rotterdam.

1993
I Survived the German Pavilion, Venice
Hinaus mit uns, Turin, Venice, and Brno
Galerie Na bidylku, Brno
Galerie Theuretzbacher, Vienna
Galerie Pohlhammer, Steyr
Galleria Alberto Weber, Turin

1992
Galerie Pohlhammer, Steyr. Rebuild

1990
Galerie Na bidylku, Brno
Christine König Galerie, Wien. Inkarnat für Pfadfinder (Erstes Drittel)

1989
Galerie Bleich-Rossi, Graz.

1988
Galerie Bleich-Rossi, Graz.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Centro Cultural El Carme, Badalona. Entusiasmo: El reto y la obstinación en la Colección MACBA
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Buenos Aires. BIENALSUR.
Galerie Russi Klenner, Berlin. GRENZerfahrungen
documenta 14, Kassel
Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve. Inside Intensity: The Anniversary Show
documenta 14, Athen
FM Centre for Contemporary Art, Milan. Il Cacciatore Bianco
Museu de Arte, Arquitetura eTecnologia, Lisbon. Dimensoes Variáveis

2016
Poll Art Foundation, Berlin.30 Jahre Kunststiftung Poll: Einblick in die Sammlung
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid.Territories and Fictions: Thinking a New Way of the World
Galleri F15, Moss.To bee or not to be
10th Taipei Biennial, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei.Gestures and archives of the present, genealogies of the future
Reisebüro Global, Berlin.Global – Mobilität und Kunst
Palazzo Fortuny, Venice.Quand fondra la neige, où ira le blanc: Artworks from the Enea Righi Collection
Kunstraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna. Malen ohne Geländer
Kunst Haus Wien, Vienna. Climate Changes Everything 2

2015
RocioSantaCruz Art, Barcelona.Curro Claret
Kunst Haus Wien, Vienna. Creating Common Good
Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris.Artistes et Architecture: Dimensions variables
Adamski Gallery for Contemporary Art, Berlin.Schön sein
Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen.Grand Opening Reception
5th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki.Between the Pessimism of the Intellect and the Optimism of the Will
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona.Desires and Necessities
Christine König Galerie, Vienna.Revue 25
Carré d’Art–Musée d’art contemporain, Nîmes.Formes biographiques
La Biennale di Venezia, Venice.56. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte: All the World’s Futures
Arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona.Inventar el possible
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville.No ver, no oír y callar: 1990–2015
Museion, Museo d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Bolzano.Collezionare per un domani: nuove opere a Museion
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Bologna. Too early, too late
Nicolas Krupp Contemporary Art, Basel.A Drawing Show

2014
10th Shanghai Biennale, Power Station of Art, Shanghai.Social Factory
Jeu de Paume, Paris. Inventer le possible
Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin. Manifest Intention: Drawing In All Its Forms
Kunsthalle Wien Museumsquartier, Vienna.Blue Times
steirischer herbst, Graz.Forms of Distancing: Representative Politics and the Politics of Representation
Camera Austria, Graz. The Militant Image: Picturing What Is Already Going On, Or The Poetics of the Militant Image
Sala Alta, Palacio de los Condes de Gabia, Granada.Con los múltiples nunca se sabe
The 10th International Exhibition Muslim Mulliqi,National Gallery of Kosovo, Prishtina. Out of the Blue: A Sense of Public-Mindedness
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona.The Immaterial Legacy: An Essay on the Collection
Arratia Beer, Berlin. The pursuit of public happiness?
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid.Playgrounds: Reinventing the Square
Vanhaerents Art Collection, Brussels. Man in the Mirror

2013
Frac Nord–Pas de Calais, Dunkerque.Le Futur commence ici
X Bienal de Arquitetura de São Paulo, São Paulo.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid.Minimal Resistance: Between Identity and Globalization
Boltensternraum Baden, Baden.Landpartie
MAC, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Marseille. Le Pont
Sharjah Biennial 11, Sharjah.

2012
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona.Episodios Criticos (1957–2011)
Galerie Martine Aboucaya, Paris.Le ciel bientôt sera trop court
Belvedere, Vienna. Die Nacht im Zwielicht: Kunst von der Romantik bis heute
Taipei Biennial 2012, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei. Modern Monsters: Death and Life of Fiction
Guido Costa Projects, Turin.Il perturbante
Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź. Untimely Stories
Hubertus-Wald-Forum, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg.Museum. Gegenwart. Jetzt
Valentinskamp 34, Hamburg.23_dirty_feeds && dirty_mind
Amtsrichterhaus, Schwarzenbek.Surf + Anarchie + Alchemie
Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin.Oltre il muro
La Triennale, Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Intense Proximity
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg.Transit
General Public, Berlin.KonterFrei – zum Porträt heute
21er Haus-Belvedere, Vienna. Utopie Gesamtkunstwerk