↑ Orlando, installation view, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, 2020, Courtesy McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, © Henrik Kam
↑ Orlando, installation view, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, 2020, Courtesy McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, © Henrik Kam
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, installation view, galerie sultana, jan 2019 © emmanuel lagarrigue
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, installation view, galerie sultana, jan 2019 © emmanuel lagarrigue
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, installation view, galerie sultana, jan 2019 © emmanuel lagarrigue
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, installation view, galerie sultana, jan 2019 © emmanuel lagarrigue
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, installation view, galerie sultana, jan 2019 © emmanuel lagarrigue
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, installation view, galerie sultana, jan 2019 © emmanuel lagarrigue
↑ Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, exhibition view / vue d’exposition, Barbican Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2018 © Justin Piperger
↑ Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, exhibition view / vue d’exposition, Barbican Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2018 © Justin Piperger
↑ Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, exhibition view / vue d’exposition, Barbican Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2018 © Justin Piperger
↑ Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, exhibition view / vue d’exposition, Barbican Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2018 © Justin Piperger
↑ Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, exhibition view / vue d’exposition, Barbican Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2018 © Justin Piperger
↑ Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, exhibition view / vue d’exposition, Barbican Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2018 © Justin Piperger
↑ «Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars», Exhibition view, galerie Gregor Staiger, Zurich.
↑ «Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars», Exhibition view, galerie Gregor Staiger, Zurich.
↑ «Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars», Exhibition view, galerie Gregor Staiger, Zurich.
↑ «Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars», Exhibition view, galerie Gregor Staiger, Zurich.
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 1997, india ink and watercolor on paper, 29.7 x 19.5 cm (left); Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2017, india ink on paper, 29.5 x 21.4 cm (middle); Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 1978/2017, lambda print, 150 x 100 cm (right).
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2017, india ink on paper, 29.7 x 21 cm (left); Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 1985, marker pen on paper, 29.7 x 21 cm (middle); Walter Pfeiffer, Untitle, 2005f, fine tip pen on paper, 29.7 x 42 cm (right).
↑ Paris Internationale, installation view, 2017
↑ « Send me no Flowers », installation view, Sultana, 2016
↑ « Send me no Flowers », installation view, Sultana, 2016
↑ « Send me no Flowers », installation view, Sultana, 2016
↑ « Send me no Flowers », installation view, Sultana, 2016
↑ « Send me no Flowers », installation view, Sultana, 2016
↑ « Send me no Flowers », installation view, Sultana, 2016
↑ « Send me no Flowers », installation view, Sultana, 2016
↑ Untitled, 1986 Tirage noir & blanc / B&W print 40 x 60 cm / 15.7 x 23.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Frieze New York with Galerie Sultana, 2015
↑ Frieze New York with Galerie Sultana, 2015.
↑ Frieze New York with Galerie Sultana, 2015.
↑ Untitled, 1978 Tirage noir & blanc / B&W print 50 x 40 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Galerie Sultana, Paris, 2013
↑ Galerie Sultana, Paris, 2013
↑ Galerie Sultana, Paris, 2013
↑ Galerie Sultana, Paris, 2013
↑ Galerie Sultana, Paris, 2013
↑ Galerie Sultana, Paris, 2013
↑ Untitled, 2013, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80 cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2009, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 150x100 cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2007, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80 cm
↑ Untitled, 2009, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80 cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2012, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 150x100 cm
↑ Untitled, 2005 Photographie couleur / Color photograph 54 x 37 cm / 21.3 x 14.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 2007 Photographie noir & blanc / B&W photograph 54 x 37 cm / 21.3 x 14.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ ABC, art fair Berlin, with Galerie Sultana, 2013
↑ « In Love with Beauty », Rétrospective Fotomuseum Winterthur, Suisse, 2011
↑ « In Love with Beauty », Rétrospective Fotomuseum Winterthur, Suisse, 2011
↑ « In Love with Beauty », Rétrospective Fotomuseum Winterthur, Suisse, 2011
↑ « In Love with Beauty », Rétrospective Fotomuseum Winterthur, Suisse, 2011
↑ « In Love with Beauty », Rétrospective Fotomuseum Winterthur, Suisse, 2011
↑ « In Love with Beauty », Rétrospective Fotomuseum Winterthur, Suisse, 2011
↑ « In Love with Beauty », Rétrospective Fotomuseum Winterthur, Suisse, 2011
↑ « In Love with Beauty », Rétrospective Fotomuseum Winterthur, Suisse, 2011
↑ Galerie Sultana, Paris, 2008
↑ Galerie Sultana, Paris, 2008
↑ Galerie Sultana, Paris, 2008
↑ « Tom Burr / Walter Pfeiffer », Swiss Institute, New York, 2007.
↑ « Tom Burr / Walter Pfeiffer », Swiss Institute, New York, 2007.
↑ « Tom Burr / Walter Pfeiffer », Swiss Institute, New York, 2007.
↑ « Tom Burr / Walter Pfeiffer », Swiss Institute, New York, 2007.
↑ « Tom Burr / Walter Pfeiffer », Swiss Institute, New York, 2007.
↑ « Tom Burr / Walter Pfeiffer », Swiss Institute, New York, 2007.
↑ « Plus ou moins jeunes », Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 2004.
↑ « Plus ou moins jeunes », Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 2004.
↑ « Plus ou moins jeunes », Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 2004.
↑ « Plus ou moins jeunes », Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 2004.
↑ « Plus ou moins jeunes », Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 2004.
↑ « Plus ou moins jeunes », Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 2004.
↑ « Plus ou moins jeunes », Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 2004.
↑ « Plus ou moins jeunes », Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 2004.
↑ « Plus ou moins jeunes », Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 2004.
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 1979, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 30x45cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 1979, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 40x60cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2005, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 60x40cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2012, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 1982, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 40x60cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2007, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2011, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2011, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 80x120cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2009, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 150x100cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2011, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80 cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2013, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80 cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2012, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80 cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2008, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 150x100 cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2007, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 60x40 cm
↑ Walter Pfeiffer, Untitled, 2013, tirage jet d'encre sur papier photo mat 180grs, 120x80 cm
↑ Untitled, 1974, Tirage couleur / Color print, 120 x 80 cm / 47.2 x 31.5 in, Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1974 Tirage couleur / Color print 120 x 80 cm / 47.2 x 31.5 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1979 Tirage noir & blanc / B&W print 120 x 80 cm / 47.2 x 31.5 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1976 Tirage noir & blanc / B&W print 40 x 60 cm / 15.7 x 23.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1975 Tirage couleur / Color print 40 x 60 cm / 15.7 x 23.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1974 C -print 75 x 50 cm / 29.5 x 19.7 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1979 Tirage noir & blanc / B&W print 60 x 40 cm / 23.6 x 15.7 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1979 Tirage noir & blanc / B&W print 60 x 40 cm / 23.6 x 15.7 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1979 Tirage noir & blanc / B&W print 45 x 34 cm / 17.7 x 13.4 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1974 Photographie noir & blanc / B&W photograph 27 x 38 cm / 10.6 x 15 in Edition de 3 exemplaires / Edition of 3
↑ Untitled, 1970_1980 Photographie noir & blanc / B&W photograph 54 x 37 cm / 21.3 x 14.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 1970_1980 Photographie noir & blanc / B&W photograph 54 x 37 cm / 21.3 x 14.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 2006 Photographie couleur / Color photograph 50 x 34,5 cm / 19.7 x 13.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 2005 Photographie couleur / Color photograph 54 x 37 cm / 21.3 x 14.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 2006 Photographie couleur / Color photograph 96 x 66 cm / 37.8 x 26 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 2005 Photographie couleur / Color photograph 54 x 37 cm / 21.3 x 14.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 2005 Photographie couleur / Color photograph 125 x 85 cm / 49.2 x 33.5 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 2006 Photographie couleur / Color photograph 37 x 54 cm / 14.6 x 21.3 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 2006 Photographie couleur / Color photograph 66 x 96 cm / 26 x 37.8 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
↑ Untitled, 2007 Photographie noir & blanc / B&W photograph 54 x 37 cm / 21.3 x 14.6 in Edition de 5 exemplaires / Edition of 5
GALLERY SHOWS:

Walter Pfeiffer
10 Jan 2019 — 10 Jan 2019

Metamorphõseõn
6 Sep 2018 — 6 Sep 2018

Condo New York
29 Jun 2017 — 29 Jun 2017

Send me no Flowers
16 Sep 2016 — 16 Sep 2016

Walter Pfeiffer
7 Sep 2013 — 7 Sep 2013

Chansons de Geste
30 Oct 2010 — 30 Oct 2010
FAIRS:

Paris Photo. Paris, France
10 Nov 2011 — 10 Nov 2011

Zona maco. Mexico city, Mexico
18 Apr 2012 — 18 Apr 2012

Artissima. Torino, Italy
9 Nov 2012 — 9 Nov 2012

ABC. Berlin, Germany
19 Sep 2013 — 19 Sep 2013

Art o Rama. Marseille, France
29 Aug 2014 — 29 Aug 2014

Frieze New York. New York, USA
14 May 2015 — 14 May 2015

Paris Internationale. Paris, France
18 Oct 2017 — 18 Oct 2017

Frieze London. London, UK
3 Oct 2018 — 3 Oct 2018
BIO:

Born in 1946 in Beggingen, lives and works in Zurich.

An underground classic for years, Walter Pfeiffer has developed a unique blend of eroticism and wit, classical serenity and ornamental playfulness, artifice and immediacy that has begun to garner major international attention in the past few years.
He started photography in the 70’s without any technical ambition, but the will to provide a new visual vocabulary for beauty, and freedom of life. Pfeiffer began to carve out his trademark style that testifies to both his desire for timeless beauty and his precise observation of the permutations of fashion and style. His breakthrough as a photographer was a series of images of a young man in drag that was included in Jean-Christophe Amman’s seminal “Transformer” exhibition in 1974, the same year as Pfeiffer’s first solo photo exhibition, a series of assemblages of photographs and fabrics, which will be shown for the first time since 1974.

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RELATED NEWS:

Group Show. Villa Romaine. Hyères, France.
(villanoailles-hyeres.com)
26 Apr 2019 — 26 Apr 2019

Group Show. Barbican Center. London, UK.
(barbican.org)
28 Feb 2018 — 28 Feb 2018

Solo Show. Galerie Gregor Staiger. Zurich, Switzerland.
(galerie.gregorstaiger.com)
13 Oct 2017 — 13 Oct 2017

Review. ARTE. Zurich, Switzerland.
(www.arte.tv)
3 Apr 2016 — 3 Apr 2016

Group Show. Dürst Britt & Mayhew Gallery. La Haye, Netherlands.
(www.durstbrittmayhew.com)
6 Feb 2016 — 6 Feb 2016
PRESS:

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