Jules Spinatsch (*1964, Switzerland) is one of the most successful Swiss artists, with group – and solo shows at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Kunsthaus Zurich and the Fotomuseum Winterthur, among others. Spinatsch's works can be found in notable collections like the Collection Pictet, the Annette and Peter Nobel Collection, the Swiss RE Art Collection, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco, the Kunsthaus Zurich and Zug, the city and canton of Zurich, the Swiss Nationalbank and the Art Museum Grisons, to only name a few. His monographs like 'Temporary Discomfort' or 'Vienna MMIX' range among the most important photography publications of the last ten years.
Selected solo exhibitions since 2002
2018
"SUMMIT" Christophe Guye Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland
2016
„Halbautomat – Endspiel with collateral booklet Vol. 2“ Galerie Luciano Fasciati, Chur, Switzerland
2015
„Tableau d’Eclat“ Centre de la Photographie, Art Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2014
„Asynchron – Zwischenstand“ Coalmine, Winterthur, Switzerland
„Jules Spinatsch“ SIM Galerie, Curitiba, Brasil
2013
„Halbautomat“ Galerie Luciano Fasciati, Chur, Switzerland
2011
„Vienna Mmix – Plan B“ Blancpain Art Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
2010
„Vienna Mmix – Circular Panorama“ Karlsplatz Wien, KöR, Vienna, Austria
2009
„Alpenglühn um Mitternacht“ Fo.ku.s BTV Stadtforum Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
„Flimmern, Schleifen – Hart an der Grenze“ Galerie Luciano Fasciati, Chur, Switzerland
2008
„Am Ende der Sehnsucht“ Kunsthaus Zug, Zug, Switzerland
„Eiszeit IV“ Blancpain Art Contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland
2006
„New York: New Photography 2006“ MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
„Snow Management – Olymp“ Galerie Luciano Fasciati, Chur, Switzerland
2003
„Temporary Discomfort I-V“ Centre de la Photographie, Geneva, Switzerland
„Temporary Discomfort IV, Pulver Gut“ Kunstraum Walcheturm Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Selected group exhibitions
2017
„Autophoto. De 1900 à nos jours“ Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, France
„Portraits sous Surveillance“ Musée national d'histoire et d'art, Luxembourg
„En Marche ! [Let's Walk]“ Valais Art Museum, Sion, Switzerland
„Albigna“ Capanna da l'Albigna, Bregaglia, Switzerland
2016
„Camera (Auto–) Controlé“ La Triennale 50JPG, Centre de la Photographie, Geneva, Switzerland
„Das Fotobuch und seine Autoren“ Nationalbibliothek, Bern, Switzerland
2015
„7 Places – 7 Precarious Fields: 7 New Works“ 6. Fotographie Festival, Mannheim, Ludwigshafen,Heidelberg, Germany
„Earth Effect“ Fotografia Europea Festival, Reggio Emilia, Italy
2014
„Surface. Neue Fotografie aus der Schweiz“ Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
2013
„The Drone, Le Mois de la Photo“ Fonderie Darling, Montréal, Canada
„Adieu la Suisse“ Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur und Montpellier, Switzerland
2012
„New York: The Shaping of New Visions from 1910 to today“ The Museum of Modern Art, New York,USA
„Status. 24 Dokumente von heute“ Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
2011
„Real Venice“ Biennale di Venezia, Abbey San Giorgio Maggiore, Venedig, Italy
„Open Frame“ CRAC Centre Régional Art Contemporain Sête, France
2010
„Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera since 1870“ Tate Modern, London, UK, SFMoMA,San Francisco, USA und Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA
„Portrait and Power“ Palazzo Strozzi, Florenz, Italy
2009
„Great Expectations. Photography looks at today’s bitter years“ Casino Luxembourg, Forumd’art, Luxembourg
2007
„Spectacular City. Photographing the Future“ NAI Netherlands Architecture Insistut, Rotterdam, Niederlande und NRW Forum, Düsseldorf, Germany
2006
„Fabre n’est pas venu“ Printemps du Septembre Toulouse, Toulouse, France
„Expanded Eye“ Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
„Click/Double Click“ Haus der Kunst, München, Deutschland und Palais de Beaux Arts, Bruxelles,Belgium
Selected publications
2014
Vienna Mmix, Vol. 1+2, Scheidegger&Spiess
Snow Management Complex, JRP Ringier/Codax
2013/16
Halbautomat – Semiautomatic Photography I+II
2009
Jules Spinatsch, Kodoji Press
2007
Highlights International, Kodoji Press
2006
We Will Never Be So Close Again, Kodoji Press
2005
Temporary Discomfort Chapter I–V, Lars Müller Publishers
2000
Brand New Animals, Lars Müller Publishers
Selected awards
2014
Swiss Art Award, Basel, Switzerland
Stadt Zurich Art Award, Zurich, Switzerland
2013
UBS Cultural Foundation Art Award
2012
DU–Magazin / Greenpeace Photo Award, Preis der Jury
2009
Kanton Zurich Art Award, Zurich, Switzerland
2008
Stadt Zurich Art Award, Zurich, Switzerland
2005
Prix du Livre, best photography book 2005, Rencontre d’Arles, Arles, France
2004
International BMW Photography Prize, Paris Photo, Paris, France
Swiss Art Award, Basel, Switzerland
Kanton Zurich Art Award, Zurich, Switzerland
2002
Atelier London, Landis + Gyr, Zug, Switzerland
