# Philipp Gufler

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**Philipp Gufler** (born June 23, 1989) is a German artist.

## Early life and education

Philipp Gufler was born in [Augsburg](/source/Augsburg) and studied at the [Academy of Fine Arts](/source/Academy_of_Fine_Arts,_Munich) in Munich. He attended artist residencies at [De Ateliers](/source/De_Ateliers), Amsterdam, Netherlands (2015–2017), [Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture](/source/Skowhegan_School_of_Painting_and_Sculpture), Maine, USA (2019) and [Delfina Foundation](/source/Delfina_Foundation), London, UK (2021), among others.[1]

He lives in Amsterdam and Munich.[2] He is an active member of the self-organized [Forum Queeres Archiv München](/source/Forum_Queeres_Archiv_M%C3%BCnchen).[3]

## Career

In 2020 he received the Media Award of the German AIDS Foundation,[4] and in 2021 he won the Dutch Royal Award for Painting.[5]

He had the solo exhibitions "Gauweilereien" at [Schwules Museum](/source/Schwules_Museum), Berlin in 2014,[6] "Setz dein Ich in Anführungsstriche" at Kunstverein Göttingen in 2016,[7] "Autoerotism" at Kevin Space, Vienna in 2021[8] and "Dis/Identification"at Kunsthalle Mainz in 2024[9] among others. Group exhibitions include: "Favoriten III" at Lenbachhaus, Munich in 2016;[10] "Love and Ethnology" at [Haus der Kulturen der Welt](/source/Haus_der_Kulturen_der_Welt), Berlin in 2019;[11] "Other histories told by Dirkje Kuik and Philipp Gufler" at Centraal Museum, Utrecht in 2020[12] and "Sweat" at [Haus der Kunst](/source/Haus_der_Kunst), Munich in 2021.[13] He showed his short films at the film festivals [International Short Film Festival Oberhausen](/source/International_Short_Film_Festival_Oberhausen), Germany and [Cheries Cherie](/source/Ch%C3%A9ries-Ch%C3%A9ris), Paris, France among others.[14] Currently his works are represented by the galleries BQ in Berlin[15] and Françoise Heitsch in Munich.[16]

He co-curated the exhibitions "Eccentric 80s: [Tabea Blumenschein](/source/Tabea_Blumenschein), Hilka Nordhausen, [Rabe perplexum](/source/Rabe_perplexum) and Contemporary Accomplices" at Lothringer 13, Munich, Kunsthaus Hamburg and Galerie Nord | Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin[17][18] and organized the exhibition "Substitutes" at [W139](/source/W139) in Amsterdam and "Urning and Urningin. Language and Desire since 1864" on the legacy of [Karl Heinrich Ulrichs](/source/Karl_Heinrich_Ulrichs) at Nest in The Hague.[19][20]

## Works

Philipp Gufler "explores matters of [queer](/source/Queer) imagery, questioning the Western historiography, in which heterosexuality and a binary gender system define the social norm".[21] He spans various media in his practice, including [silkscreen prints](/source/Screen_printing) on fabric and mirrors, [artist books](/source/Artist's_book), performances and video installations. His artist book and video installation *Projection on the Crisis (Gauweilereein in Munich* "takes a kaleidoscopic and retrospective look at the early days of the AIDS crisis in Germany".[22] In the ongoing series of [quilts](/source/Quilt), Philipp Gufler refers to artists, writers, magazines and lost queer spaces. The screen-printed fabrics have been exhibited at the Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart and at [Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism](/source/Munich_Documentation_Centre_for_the_History_of_National_Socialism) among other venues.[23][24] In 2020, he produced a short film and a [zine](/source/Zine) about the singer and entertainer [Lana Kaiser](/source/Daniel_K%C3%BCblb%C3%B6ck).[25] As a founding member of the [Paul Hoecker](/source/Paul_Hoecker) Research Group, Philipp Gufler exhibited works inspired by Hoecker in the 2026 exhibition "Imitations of Paul" at Galerie BQ in Berlin.

## Publications

- Afschar, Yasmin (2024). *Philipp Gufler. Dis/Identification.* Berlin: Distanz Verlag, 176 pages.[26]
- Gruhne, Stefan; Gufler, Philipp; Maniu, Nicholas; Spachtholz, Christina (ed.) (2026), *Splitter 19: Traces of Paul*, Munich / Berlin: Forum Queeres Archiv München and BQ, 112 pages
- Gufler, Philipp (2017). *Splitter 14: I Wanna Give You Devotion*. Munich: Forum Queeres Archiv München and Hammann von Mier Verlag, 112 pages.
- Gufler, Philipp (2017): *Indirect Contact.* Berlin: BQ Berlin, 40 pages.[27]
- Gufler, Philipp (2020): *Quilt #01–#30.* Munich: Hammann von Mier Verlag, 208 pages.
- Gufler, Philipp (2020): *Lana Kaiser.* Munich: Hammann von Mier Verlag, 26 pages.
- Gufler, Philipp (2021): *Projection on the Crisis. Gauweilereien in Munich.* Munich: Forum Queeres Archiv München und Hammann von Mier Verlag, 152 pages.
- Gufler, Philipp in collaboration with Ergül Cengiz, Burcu Dogramaci, Angela Stiegler, and Mareike Schwarz (2022): *Eccentric 80s: Tabea Blumenschein, Hilka Nordhausen, Rabe perplexum and Contemporary Accomplices.* Berlin: b_books, Berlin 2022, 372 pages.[28]
- Gufler, Philipp in collaboration with Jan Erbelding, Leo Heinik, and Maria VMier (2023): *Cosy bei Cosy.* Munich: Hammann von Mier Verlag, 72 pages.
- Gufler, Philipp (2023): *A Shrine To Aphrodite.* Munich: Hammann von Mier Verlag, 78 pages.[29]

## References

1. ["Philipp Gufler"](https://www.delfinafoundation.com/in-residence/philipp-gufler/). *Delfina Foundation*. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

1. ["Brandhorst Flag Commission: Philipp Gufler | Museum Brandhorst"](https://www.museum-brandhorst.de/en/exhibitions/brandhorst-flag-commission-philipp-gufler). *Brandhorst Flag Commission: Philipp Gufler | Museum Brandhorst*. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

1. ["About us"](https://forummuenchen.org/en/about-us/). *forummuenchen.org*. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

1. Mertens, Volker (2021-03-26). ["Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung verleiht ihren Medienpreis HIV/Aids"](https://aids-stiftung.de/deutsche-aids-stiftung-verleiht-ihren-medienpreis-hiv-aids/) (in de-DE). *Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung*. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

1. ["Rinella Alfonso and Philipp Gufler winners Royal Award – De Ateliers"](https://www.de-ateliers.nl/en/rinella-alfonso-and-philipp-gufler-winners-royal-award/). 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

1. ["Philipp Gufler: Gauweilereien"](https://www.schwulesmuseum.de/ausstellung/philipp-gufler-gauweilereien/?lang=en). *SMU*. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

1. ["Exhibitions"](https://www.kunstvereingoettingen.de/exhibitions/?lang=en). *Kunstverein Göttingen*. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

1. ["Autoerotism by Philipp Gufler"](https://www.kevinspace.org/program/philipp-gufler-autoerotismus). *www.kevinspace.org*. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

1. ["Kunsthalle Mainz – melanie bonajo – School of Lovers / Philipp Gufler – Dis/Identification"](https://www.kunsthalle-mainz.de/en/melanie-bonajo-school-of-lovers-philipp-gufler-dis-identification/). *www.kunsthalle-mainz.de*. Retrieved 2024-09-24.

1. ["Favorites III: New art from Munich"](https://www.lenbachhaus.de/en/visit/exhibitions/details/favorites-iii-new-art-from-munich). *www.lenbachhaus.de*. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

1. ["Love and Ethnology – The Colonial Dialectic of Sensitivity (after Hubert Fichte) - Announcements - e-flux"](https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/287594/love-and-ethnology-the-colonial-dialectic-of-sensitivity-after-hubert-fichte/). *www.e-flux.com*. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

1. ["Other histories told by Dirkje Kuik and Philipp Gufler"](https://www.centraalmuseum.nl/en/exhibitions/other-histories-told-by-dirkje-kuik-and-philipp-gufler). *Other histories told by Dirkje Kuik and Philipp Gufler — Centraal Museum Utrecht*. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

1. ["Sweat"](https://www.hausderkunst.de/en/eintauchen/sweat). *Haus der Kunst*. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

1. ["Lana Kaiser (2020) | MUBI"](https://mubi.com/de/fr/films/lana-kaiser) (in German), retrieved 2023-10-12

1. ["Gallery BQ, Berlin"](http://www.bqberlin.de/). *www.bqberlin.de*. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

1. ["Philipp Gufler | Françoise Heitsch"](https://www.francoiseheitsch.de/artists/philipp-gufler). *www.francoiseheitsch.de*. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

1. Pzyik, Agata (May 2023). "Eccentric 80s". *The Wire*. No. 471. p. 86.

1. Kaap, Henry (June 2023). "Queere Palimpseste". *Texte zur Kunst*. No. 130. pp. 212–216.

1. Eliel, Jones (2023-07-25). ["Eliel Jones on "Substitutes" - Criticism - e-flux"](https://www.e-flux.com/criticism/550610/substitutes). *www.e-flux.com*. E-Flux Criticism. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

1. Miralda, Àngels (2026-02-12). ["“Urning & Urningin. Language and Desire since 1864” - Criticism"](https://www.e-flux.com/criticism/6782385/urning-urningin-language-and-desire-since-1864). *e-flux*. Retrieved 2026-05-06.

1. Kühn, Karolina & Zadoff, Mirjam (2023). *To Be Seen. Queer Lives 1900–1950* (in English, German). Munich: Hirmer Verlag. pp. 44–51. ISBN 978-3-7774-3992-1.

1. ["Projektion auf die Krise (Gauweilereien in München) = Projection on the crisis (Gauweilereien in Munich) / Philipp Gufler."](https://wellcomecollection.org/works/bmn5rw98). *Wellcome Collection*. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

1. ["Württ. Kunstverein Stuttgart: Philipp Gufler"](https://www.wkv-stuttgart.de/en/program/2021/exhibitions/techniques-of-becoming/philipp-gufler/). *www.wkv-stuttgart.de*. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

1. Safronova, Valeriya (2022-12-07). ["The Queer Cultures That the Nazis Destroyed"](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/arts/design/queer-lives-exhibit-munich.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2023-10-12.

1. ["Hammann von Mier Verlag - Lana Kaiser"](https://hvm-books.com/publications/lana-kaiser). *hvm-books.com*. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

1. ["Philipp Gufler – Dis/Identification"](https://www.distanz.de/philipp-gufler/dis-identification) (in de-DE). *DISTANZ*. Retrieved 2024-09-24.

1. Klingler, Johanna (2021-04-15). ["Philipp Gufler's Indirect Contacts"](https://syg.ma/@sygma/philipp-guflers-indirect-contacts). *syg.ma*. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

1. ["bbooks"](https://www.bbooks.de/verlag/exzentrische-80er). *www.bbooks.de*. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

1. ["Hammann von Mier Verlag - A Shrine To Aphrodite"](https://hvm-books.com/publications/a-shrine-to-aphrodite). *hvm-books.com*. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.philippgufler.de)
- [Literature by and about Philipp Gufler](https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&query=1052699138) in the Catalog of the [German National Library](/source/German_National_Library)

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