MICHAEL SAILSTORFER
Michael Sailstorfer (*1979, Velden, Germany) lives and works in Berlin. Active since 2001, Sailstorfer studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich and holds an MA in Fine Arts from Goldsmiths College, London. He is represented by several international galleries and has participated in over 180 exhibitions, with shows throughout the Americas and especially across Europe. His works are held in both private and public collections, including the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Sammlung Goetz (Munich), and S.M.A.K. (Ghent).
Sailstorfer’s practice playfully and mischievously explores the industrial materials that surround us, our relationship to them, and how he can challenge perceptions of their physical limitations—primarily through installation-based works.
He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the world, including the recent exhibitions Olaf Holzapfel | Michael Sailstorfer, Livie Gallery, Zurich; Air Electric, Carbon 12, Dubai; Elektrosex, Tick Tack, Antwerp; To the People, Pejman Foundation, Tehran; Batterie, Livie Gallery, Zurich; Clearing, Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City; Heavy Eyes Dubai, Carbon 12, Dubai; Heavy Eyes Seoul, König Galerie, Seoul; Plumbum, Livie Gallery, Zurich; Heavy Eyes, Avlskarl Gallery, Copenhagen; Tear Show, Galerie Perrotin, New York City; Clouds and Tears, Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City; Hitzefrei, König Galerie, Berlin; Wiesen bei Nacht, Kunstverein Wiesen, Wiesen; Michael Sailstorfer, CentrePasquArt, Biel/Bienne; Breakwater, Loushy Art & Projects, Tel Aviv; It might as well be spring, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, USA; Kopf und Körper, Museum Kurhaus Kleve – Ewald Mataré-Sammlung, Kleve; Forst, Vattenfall Contemporary, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin; Tornado, Public Art Fund New York, Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, New York City, amongst many others.
For inquiries, please contact us directly per email or phone:
Caspar Livie | caspar@liviegallery.com | +41 78 631 89 26
Image: installation view, Michael Sailstorfer, Plumbum, 2023, Livie Gallery. Photo: Esther Mathis.
PUBLICATIONS
MICHAEL SAILSTORFER | MS0022
Discover the publication “MS0022 – Michael Sailstorfer: Work 2000-2022” with an overview of the artist’s work from the last 20 years.
NEWS & PRESS
ARCO MADRID 2026
ARCO MADRID 2026BOOTH 7C15 André ButzerAustin EddyOlaf HolzapfelMichael Sailstorfer March 4-8, 2026IFEMA Madrid Livie Gallery will exhibit at ARCO Madrid for the fourth time and will present a booth with new works by four artists from the gallery program. The booth will feature a dialogue between the conceptual practices of Olaf Holzapfel and Michael […]
ARTGENÈVE 2026
ARTGENÈVE 2026DIMITRA CHARAMANDASESTHER MATHISANDRÉ BUTZERRALPH BÜRGINMICHAEL SAILSTORFER STAND C34 JANUARY 29 – FEBRUARY 1, 2026PREVIEW WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2-9PMPALEXPO, GENEVA Save the date for the first art fair of the year and join us at artgenève from January 28 to February 1, 2026. We will be showing in the main gallery section for the first time and […]
ARCOmadrid 2025
ARCO MADRID 2025 ANDRÉ BUTZER | DIMITRA CHARAMANDAS | AUSTIN EDDY | MICHAEL SAILSTORFER BOOTH 9D07, HALL 9 MARCH 5 – 9, 2025 IFEMA, AVDA. DEL PARTENÓN, 5 28042 MADRID For ARCOmadrid 2025 we will present a dialogue of four artists from the gallery program. The presentation will include new paintings by André Butzer (*1973 […]
ART DÜSSELDORF 2024
ART DÜSSELDORF APRIL 11 – 14, 2024 BOOTH E07 PREVIEW | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2pm – 4pmOPENING | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 4pm – 8pm We are pleased to participate at Art Düsseldorf for the second time. On this occasion, we will present works by Sarah Bogner (*1980 Munich, Germany, lives and works in Vienna, Austria), Austin […]