Michel Majerus

Michel Majerus’ work can be seen as the capturing of the visual culture of a moment. Majerus was fascinated by the specific imagery of his time: 1990’s advertisement and its slogans, brands and their logos as well as the emerging importance of the internet and computer technology with its digital aesthetics. But also pop cultural phenomena like comics, graffiti or techno mark recurring motifs of his work. During only a decade-long career, the artist created an enormous oeuvre, including paintings, installations, murals, collages and video works. His spontaneous and rapid way of working combined with a deep curiosity bore a multi-faceted body of work with a very distinct spatial sensibility.

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The Ordinary of the Ordinary, Installation view, Super Super Markt, Berlin, 2025

Works

Ohne Titel, n.d. (2001)

Michel Majerus
Ohne Titel, n.d. (2001)

Michel Majerus
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Exhibitions

The Ordinary of the Ordinary

Clémentine Adou, Milena Büsch, Michel Majerus
Curated by Oriane Durand
November 20, 2025 – January 11, 2026
Super Super Markt, Brunnenstr. 22, Berlin

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Biography

Michel Majerus (b. 1967 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; d. 2002 in Niederanven, Luxembourg).

Education

He studied at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart.

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions include Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg (2023); Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Sprengel Museum, Hannover; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Neuer Berliner Kunstverein; Kunstverein in Hamburg; neugerriemschneider, Berlin (all 2022); Michel Majerus Estate, Berlin; Kunsthalle Bielefeld (both 2018); Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (2017); Kunstmuseum Stuttgart; CAPC, Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux (both 2011); Saarlandmuseum, Saarbrücken (2009); Mudam, Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg (2006); Kestnergesellschaft, Hanover; Deichtorhallen, Hamburg; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Kunsthaus Graz (all 2005); Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; Tate, Liverpool (both 2003); Brandenburger Tor, Berlin; Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York (both 2002); Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne; Monika Sprüth Galerie, Cologne (both 2000); Grazer Kunstverein; The Museum of Modern Art Syros, Cyclades; and Kunsthalle Basel (all 1996).

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