Michael Wolf
b. 1954
Michael Wolf was born in 1954 in Munich, Germany. He worked and lived in Paris and Hong Kong. The focus of Michael Wolf’s work is life in mega-cities. His projects document both the architecture and the vernacular culture of metropolises. Born in Munich, Wolf grew up in Canada, Europe, and the United States, studying at UC Berkeley and Folkwang School with Otto Steinert in Essen, Germany. He moved to Hong Kong in 1994, where he worked for eight years as a contract photographer for Stern magazine. Since 2003, Wolf had been focusing on his projects, publishing over thirty books of his work. His work is held in many permanent collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Brooklyn Museum, the San José Museum of Art in California, etc. He died in Hong Kong in 2019.
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paris roof tops 14 – Michael Wolf, City, Colour, Paris, Photography, Abstract
By Michael Wolf
Located in Zurich, CH
Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany)
Paris Rooftops 14, 2014
C–print
Sheet 121,9 x 172,7 cm (48 x 68 in.)
Edition of 9, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 2/9
Michael Wolf was born in 1954 in Munich, Germany. He worked and lived in Paris and Hong Kong where he died in April 2019. The focus of Michael Wolf’s work is life in mega-cities. His projects document both the architecture and the vernacular culture of metropolises. Born in Munich, Wolf grew up in Canada, Europe, and the United States, studying at UC Berkeley and at the Folkwang School with Otto Steinert in Essen, Germany. He moved to Hong Kong in 1994, where he worked for eight years as a contract photographer for Stern magazine. Since 2003, Wolf has been focusing on his own projects, publishing over thirty books of his work.
His work is held in many permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Brooklyn Museum, the San Jose Museum of Art in California, the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, the Museum Folkwang in Essen, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and M+ in Hong Kong.
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Paris Street View #16 – Michael Wolf, People, Kiss, Color Photography, Pixel
By Michael Wolf
Located in Zurich, CH
Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany)
Paris Street View #16, 2009
C-Print
Sheet 228.6 x 177.8 cm (90 x 70 in.)
Edition of 3 plus 1 AP; Ed. no. 1/3
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Paris Street View #9 – Michael Wolf, Google Maps, Color Photography, Pixel
By Michael Wolf
Located in Zurich, CH
Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany)
Paris Street View #9, 2009
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Sheet 177.8 x 228.6 cm (70 x 90 in.)
Edition of 3 plus 1 AP; Ed. no. 1/3
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Paris Street View #28 – Michael Wolf, People, Kiss, Color Photography, Pixel
By Michael Wolf
Located in Zurich, CH
Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany)
Paris Street View #28, 2009
C-Print
Sheet 228.6 x 177.8 cm (90 x 70 in.)
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Night #1 – Michael Wolf, City, Rooftops, Skyscraper, Architecture, Night, Art
By Michael Wolf
Located in Zurich, CH
Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany)
Night #1, 2004
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Sheet 177.8 x 228.6 cm (70 x 90 in.)
Edition of 3, plus 1 AP; Ed. no. 1/3
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Night #3 – Michael Wolf, City, Rooftops, Skyscraper, Architecture, Night, Art
By Michael Wolf
Located in Zurich, CH
Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany)
Night #3, 2004
C–print
Sheet 177.8 x 228.6 cm (70 x 90 in.)
Edition of 3, plus 1 AP; Ed. no. 1/3
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Paris Street View #7 – Michael Wolf, Human Silhouette, Color Photography, Pixel
By Michael Wolf
Located in Zurich, CH
Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany)
Paris Street View #7, 2009
C-Print
Sheet 228.6 x 177.8 cm (90 x 70 in.)
Edition of 3 plus 1 AP; Ed. no. 1/3
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Night #20 – Michael Wolf, City, Rooftops, Skyscraper, Architecture, Night, Art
By Michael Wolf
Located in Zurich, CH
Michael WOLF (1954 – 2019, Germany)
Night #20, 2006
C–print
Sheet 177.8 x 228.6 cm (70 x 90 in.)
Edition of 3, plus 1 AP; Ed. no. 2/3
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Michael Wolf was bo...
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