Olaf Wipperfürth

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Olaf Wipperfürth
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Born (1966-06-04) June 4, 1966 (age 60)
Düsseldorf, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1994–present
Known forFashion photography, fine art, portraiture

Olaf Wipperfürth (born June 4, 1966 in Düsseldorf) is a German photographer working in fashion, portraiture, and contemporary art.

Biography

Since the 1990s, he has lived and worked in Paris. In 1997, he began collaborating with Belgian designer Dries van Noten and has since contributed to international publications such as Vogue, Numéro, Interview, and Rolling Stone, as well as campaigns for Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Nike. His work has been exhibited internationally, including the solo exhibition Disko Bay at the Museo Civico di Zoologia in Rome (2022), at the Goethe-Institut KunstRaum during Rome Art Week (2022), and the Interstate/s series at Remèdes Galerie during the PhotoDays in Paris (2024). His work is part of the public collection of the CNAP – Centre national des arts plastiques.[1]

Life and work

Olaf Wipperfürth studied philosophy and art history at the universities of Duisburg and Düsseldorf, focusing on contemporary aesthetics. In 1999, he earned a PhD from the University of Duisburg-Essen with a dissertation entitled Der ästhetische Restwert: Bemerkungen zu einer Ästhetik des Augenblicks ("The Aesthetic Residue: Remarks on an Aesthetics of the Instant").[2]

He moved to Paris in 1994, initially working as a fashion and portrait photographer. In 1997, he began a long-standing collaboration with Dries Van Noten, contributing to publications such as The Fashion Book, the exhibition catalogue Dries Van Noten (Les Arts Décoratifs), and Dries Van Noten – 100 collections.[3] His photography has appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Interview, and GQ, and in campaigns for Dior, Balmain, Kenzo, Chaumet, Nike, and others. He also shot editorial stories for the FAZ-Magazin, including "Fabrik der Moderne" and "Die Zehner Jahre" (2019).[4][5][6][7][8][9]

He has photographed numerous public figures, including Jane Birkin, David Beckham, Jon Kortajarena, Devon Aoki, Stephen Dorff, Tony Ward, Ralph Herforth, Gaël Monfils, and Katja Riemann.[10][11]

His early projects include Glas – Quadratur (1996), a photo book from Amsterdam's red-light district, as well as the Windowblack series and the video installation Aquarium, exhibited in Paris (2004).

Since 2020, his practice has increasingly focused on mixed media, combining photography with painting, drawing, and installation.[12][13] His project Disko Bay (2019–2022), developed during an artist residency in Ilulissat, Greenland, addresses climate change. In a 2025 interview with Mia Le Journal, he stated that he photographs “memory, time, and absence,” blurring the lines between documentation and fiction.[14]

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • Interstate/s – Remèdes Galerie, Paris, PhotoDays (2024)[15][16]
  • Disko Bay – Museo Civico di Zoologia, Rome (2022)[17]
  • Disko Bay – KunstRaum, Goethe-Institut Rome, Rome Art Week (2022)[18][19]
  • Any Human Heart – Pin Up Studios, Paris (2018)[20]
  • Windowblack + Aquarium (video projection), NoGood Gallery, Paris (2004)

Group exhibitions

  • Beauty in the 21st Century: Traumfrauen, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg (2008)[21]

Awards

  • 2025 – ReFocus Awards Black & White, Honorable Mention for Prelude[22]
  • 2020 – Finalist, COCA20 – Center of Contemporary Artists[23]
  • 2018 – TIFA, Honorable Mention – Shift[24]
  • 2018 – PX3 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris) – The Mud Cycle[25]
  • 2018 – Monovisions Awards – The Mud Cycle[26]
  • 2017 – International Photographer of the Year, Honorable Mention – The Mud Cycle[27]

Publications

  • Glas. In: Sinnlichkeit (=Quadratur 2,1. 2000.) ISBN 3-9806677-2-3. (DNB)
  • L’intérieur – 24 Poses. ISBN 2-84779-005-5
  • Oceanic Art. Text by A.J.P. Meyer. Könemann, ISBN 3-89508-080-2
  • Dries Van Noten – 100 Collections. Lannoo, 2017. ISBN 978-94-014-4612-9
  • The Fashion Book – Dries Van Noten. Phaidon, ISBN 0-7148-3808-X
  • Dries Van Noten. Les Arts Décoratifs, ISBN 978-2-916914-48-0
  • Beauty in the 21st Century. DuMont, ISBN 978-3-8321-9102-3
  • L’Or blanc du Loch Ness. Text by Hervé Jaouen. Gallimard, ISBN 2-07-050497-2

References

  1. ↑ CNAP (2025-06-10). "Olaf Wipperfürth – artiste multidisciplinaire". Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  2. ↑ Olaf Wipperfürth (1999-08-17). "Der ästhetische Restwert : Bemerkungen zu einer Ästhethik des Augenblicks". Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Olaf Wipperfürth in Dries Van Noten 1-100". 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  4. ↑ FAZ Magazin (2019-09-04). "Die Zehner Jahre by Olaf Wipperfürth". Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  5. ↑ Olaf Wipperfürth. "for Dior 2021 (Dior Beauty)". Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  6. ↑ "Olaf Wipperfürth pictures the serie Electric youth for GQ". Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  7. ↑ "DIOR by Olaf Wipperfürth". Archived from the original on 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  8. ↑ ""Aya Asahina and Chaumet" by Olaf Wipperfürth". Archived from the original on 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  9. ↑ Olaf Wipperfürth (2019-09-09). "Strength and Sensuality - Olaf Wipperfürth captures actress Zhong Chuxi for Vogue". Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  10. ↑ "Olaf Wipperfürth photographs Katja Riemann (Interview Germany)". Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  11. ↑ "Rundgang in einer blauen Stunde (Volt Magazine)". Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  12. ↑ "Blaumachen - The subconscious use of blue in the work of Olaf Wipperfürth". 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  13. ↑ Alberto Chiurato Ranzi (2023-11-03). "Rebirth – the quintessence of memory in the work by Olaf Wipperfürth". Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  14. ↑ Niccolò Lapo Latini (2024-12-05). "Olaf Wipperfürth Interview". Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  15. ↑ "Interstate/s Olaf Wipperfürth" (in français). 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  16. ↑ "Olaf WIPPERFÜRTH | interstate/s". 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  17. ↑ Elena Parmegiani (2022-07-12). "Al via Disko Bay – Photography and Paintings sui surriscaldamenti globali" (in italiano). Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  18. ↑ "Incontro con l'artista Olaf Wipperfürth e visita della mostra Disko Bay" (in italiano). 2022. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  19. ↑ Jessica Barresi (2022-10-19). "Olaf Wipperfürth. Disko Bay si scioglie" (in italiano). Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  20. ↑ "Olaf Wipperfürth "Any Human Heart" – Interview mit dem Modefotograf". 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  21. ↑ Karin Schulze (2012-12-20). "Schöne Scheinheiligkeit". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  22. ↑ "Interlude N°16". Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  23. ↑ "Olaf Wipperfürth". Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  24. ↑ "The Workers". Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  25. ↑ "The Mud Cycle". Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  26. ↑ "The Mud Cycle". Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  27. ↑ "Olaf Wipperfürth (France)". Retrieved 2025-07-09.

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