THOMAS STRUTH
Archive Matrix Assembly: The Photography of Thomas Struth 1978–2018 (publication)
Archive Matrix Assembly: The Photography of Thomas Struth 1978–2018 presents the first comprehensive, systematic theory of Thomas Struth’s main body of photographic work from its beginnings in the late 1970s until his most recent work in 2018. The book presents a unique, evolutionary understanding of the work, proposing that it has established three stages of production: archive, matrix, and assembly. Together the three stages form a developmental system that characterizes the individual photographs, their relation to their subject matter, and how they form larger, significant collections of images. The book project accomplishes three main goals: it develops a comprehensive critical reading of the work, it serves as a monograph of the artist, and it provides an extensive analysis of the photographs at all stages, including the less discussed, more recent photography, which is placed on par with the earlier work for which Struth first became internationally renowned.
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Le 7 à 9 de Chanel (artist talk)
Jeu de Paume, Paris
Monday, 22 June 2026, 7 – 9pm
Thomas Struth will speak as part of ‘Le 7 à 9 de Chanel’, a series of discussions between art students and internationally renowned artists at the Jeu de Paume, Paris. Led by journalist and art critic Anaël Pigeat, the artist will discuss our relationship to landscapes, architectures and portraits through his artistic practice. The event is free with reservation.
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Passants parmi les Pierres (group show)
fjk3 – Contemporary Art Space, Vienna
29 May – 13 September 2026
Thomas Struth’s photographs are included in the group exhibition Passants parmi les Pierres at fjk3 – Contemporary Art Space, Vienna. Curated by German photographer Thomas Demand, the exhibition is dedicated to representations of the relationship between the individual, architecture and public space, featuring photographs and films with text contributions by Austrian author Clemens J. Setz.
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Civilization – Our Life in Focus (group show)
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
13 March – 19 July 2026
Thomas Struth’s work features in the group exhibition Civilization – Our Life in Focus at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. Bringing together works by approximately 100 celebrated photographers, the exhibtion presents a multilayered portrait of contemporary society, drawing on both artistic and documentary approaches to the medium. Themes of family, leisure, work, and consumption are set against images of alienation, crime, environmental degradation, social fragmentation, and war. Collectively, these photographs offer a portrait of civilisation that is at once familiar and unsettling, articulated through the visual language of photography.
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Soane Honors Award for Photography
Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation, New York
21 October 2025
We congratulate Thomas Struth on being awarded the Soane Honors Award for Photography.
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Inspiring People (group show)
National Portrait Gallery, London
From 22 June 2023
Thomas Struth’s photograph Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh, Windsor Castle 2011, 2011, will be on view as part of the exhibition Inspiring People. Transforming the National Portrait Gallery, the Inspiring People project comprises a complete re-presentation of the Collection, combined with a significant refurbishment of the building, the creation of public spaces, a more welcoming visitor entrance and public forecourt, and a new Learning centre. The Gallery reopens to the public on 22 June 2023.
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