Thomas Demand

Thomas Demand is a Professor of Sculpture at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK Hamburg), holding this position since 2011. His work bridges sculpture and photography, with international exhibitions since the 1990s. He studied at the Akademie der bildenden Künste Munich, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Fritz Schwegler, and Goldsmiths College, London. He was a Getty Scholar (2010–2011) and curated the first exhibition at Monaco’s Nouveau Musée National (2010). Major solo exhibitions include MoMA New York (2005), Hamburger Kunsthalle (2008), and Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin (2009–2010).

• Key Roles: Sculpture Department Head, Artist-Professor
• Education: Munich (1980s), Düsseldorf (1990–1992), Goldsmiths College (MA 1994)

His research integrates materiality, photography, and spatial installation, reflecting on contemporary art’s theoretical and practical dimensions. He regularly contributes to symposia, such as the 2024 ‘The Elephant in The Room – Sculpture today’ at HFBK Hamburg.