Michael Najjar

b. 1966, Landau, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin

education

1993 M.F.A. Media Art, Bildo Academy, Berlin, Germany

solo exhibitions

2009 bitforms gallery, New York
Galería Juan Silió, Santander, Spain
2008 Augmented Realities - Michael Najjar / Works 1997-2008. The
Hague Museum of Photography and the Gem Museum of
Contemporary Art, The Hague
Netropolis. Galerie im Einstein, Berlin
2007 Japanese Style. Rudolf Sharpf Gallery, Mannheim, Germany
2006 Bionic Angel. bitforms gallery, New York
Netropolis, Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Geneva, Switzerland
Galeria de Arte Ferando Silio, Santander
2005 Japanese Style, Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Berlin
2004 Netropolis, bitforms gallery, New York
2003 Information and Apocalypse, Goethe-Institut, New York
Z One Zero - Between Simulation and Hyperreality, Galerie Im
Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin
2002 No Memory Access, Kunsthalle Hamburg, Galerie der Gegenwart,
Germany
Japanese Style, Sonycenter Berlin, with teutloff kultur +
medienprojekte
2001 Splitimages - trip through reality, Galerie Zagreus Projekt, Berlin
No Memory Access, Sony Germany, Berlin
Splitimages - trip through reality, Galerie Cato Jans, Hamburg
2000 Nexus Project Part I, Galerie Cato Jans, Hamburg
Nexus Project Part I, Kodak, Photokina, Köln
1999 Reise In Den Zwischenraum. Galerie Raab, Hamburg
1998 ¡Viva Fidel! - Reise in die Absurdität, Museum f. Kunst und
Gewerbe, Hamburg
Die Reise Im Kreis, Projectspace Oberbaum City, Berlin
1997 ¡Viva Fidel! - Eine Reise In Die Absurdität, Galerie Im Cafe
Einstein, Berlin
¡Viva Fidel! - Eine Reise In Die Absurdität, Galerie Alter
Wiehrebahnhof, Freiburg, Germany
1994 Annäherung, European League of Institutes of Arts, Berlin

group exhibitions

2009 Liquid Architecture, New Media Art Institute, Amsterdam, the
Netherlands
Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Darmstadt, Germany
inSPRACJE International Festival of Contemporary Art, Szczecin,
Poland
Landscape as a Dream, Studio la Città, Verona, Italy
Map Games, International Center of Contemporary Art, Terni, Italy
Trouble in Paradise, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson
2008 DISLOCATE08 Festival, Tokyo
En Privat 1, Es Baluard Modern and Contemporary Art Museum,
Palma de Majorca
Map Games, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
Map Games, Museum of Contemporary Art, Birmingham, United
Kingdom
Digital Media Show, Sala Naranja, Valencia
Festival of Digital Art, New Delhi
2007 Faith Without Religion, Worship Without the Divine, Noorderlicht
Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands
Poetic Terrorism, 7th Festival Edición Madrid de Nuevos
Creadores, Madrid
Netropolis, Dubai Design Forum, United Arab Emirates
7 wochen – 7 künstler, Kunstverein Heidelberg, Germany
Face: The New Photographic Portrait, Forma: International Centre
for Photography, Milan
2006 Mascarada, Domus Artium, Museum for Contemporary Art DA,
Salamanca
Venezia Immagine, San Servolo, Venice
Cities, Architecture and Society, Venice Biennale's 10th
International Architecture Exhibition
photo-trafic, Center Pour l’Image Contemporaine, Geneva
Urban Dynamics, 9th Havana Biennale, Cuba
Mass Media Manipulation, photomeetings ‘06, Luxemburg
Visibilties, Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art, Oldenburg, Germany
Art Basel Miami, with bitforms gallery
Parisphoto 06, presentation with Galerie Clairefontaine,
Luxemburg
Seoul Photo Show, Gana Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2005 The Junction of East Longitude 116.65 and North Latitude 40.13,
Convergence Biennale, Beijing
bitforms gallery, Seoul
Future Face, Science Museum Taichung, Taiwan
Traces & Oments, Noorderlicht Photography Festival
Photoespania’05, Madrid
The City of Future, Gesellschaft fur Technologische
Zusammenarbeit, Frankfurt
About Beauty, House of World Cultures, Berlin
DiVa, New York
2004 The Beauty Of Failure / The Failure Of Beauty, Fundació Joan
Miró, Barcelona
Future Face, Science Museum London, London
Art From The F.C. Gundlach Collection, Hamburg
Touch and temperature, bitforms gallery, New York
Touch and Temperature, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston
Grenzgänge, photokina 2004, Cologne, Germany
2003 A Clear Vision, Photography from the F.C. Gundlach Collection,
International House of Photography, Hamburg
bitforms gallery, New York
Designkrokken, Museum Traphold, Kolding, Denmark
What´s Next ?, Danish Design Center (ddc) Copenhagen
2002 Mythos St. Pauli, Museum Für Kunst Und Gewerbe, Hamburg
Bilder Die Bewegen - Mißelbecks Gefährten, Kunstverein Siegburg,
Germany
(white) cubes, c/o Galerie, Berlin
2001 Digital, Stiftung Starke, Berlin
Verfremdete Fremde, gtz haus, Berlin
Strange Rreality, Galerie Blickensdorf, Berlin
(white) cubes, Galerie Cato Jans, Hamburg
2000 Designmensch, Museum f. Kunst und Gewerbe, forum gestaltung,
Hamburg
1999 Video Virtuale Foto Fictionale. Museum Ludwig, Köln
Erkennen Erkennen, Design Center Nordrhein-Westfalen, Essen
Kodak/bff Digital Imaging Award, pps galerie, Hamburg
Haus der Wirtschaft, Suttgart, Germany
1998 photokina 98, Kodak/ bff, Cologne, Germany
Transformator I-V, Projectspace Oberbaum City, Berlin
1997 Kodak/bff Digital Imaging Award, Kodak House, Essen
1993 Kunst Verfremdet, Kulturhaus dock4, Kassel
1990 Variationen Zum Anonymen Bild, Galerie Treppenhaus, Berlin
1989 Die Photographische Simulation, Bildo Galerie, Berlin

bibliography

2008 Dost, Lennard, “Van cyberportretten tot kitscherige reclame,” De
Volkskrant, May 15, p. 16
2007 Davydova, Katherina, “Cyber Renaissance,” Max, p. 81-87, Nov
Richardson, Anthony, “New Education Thrust Will Slash
Dependence on Foreign Talent,”
Emirates Today, May 28
Hamed, Sherin, “Michael Najjar,” Contemporary, no. 91, May, pp.
76-79
"Act Two, Scene Three: Urban Culture," Identity. the UAE Interiors,
Design & Property Magazine, no. 44, May
Elesaad, Heba, “Netropolis Now,” Timeout Dubai, No. 21, May
Shanti, Farah, "Welcome to Hyper-Reality - Michael Najjar's Data
Streaming Vision," Skin, no. 2, May
Armas, Rocío, "El Ayuntamiento Adquiere 23 Obras en Arco por Más
de 180.000 Euros," www.malagahoy.es, Mar
Dubouloz, Alex, "Ambivalence Facing Reality- - Die
Widersprüchlichkeit des Realen," Idpure magazine, no. 10,
Feb/Mar
Oudiz, Barbara, "Michael Najjar," Eyemazing, no. 1, Feb
Mantecón, Marta, "Imágenes Para la Reflexión,"
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Esquire North: The New View, p. 18-19, 55
2006 Itoi, Kay, “Tokyo: Return of the Rising Sun,” Art + Auction, Jun,
p. 128-30
Biever, Celeste, “Scanner d’Identitá,” D-La Republica Delle Donne,
Mar
Herrera, Nelson, “9. Havanna Biennial 2006,” exh. catalog, Centro
de Arte Contemporáneo Wilfredo Lam, Havana
Himmelsbach, Sabine, “Sichtbarkeiten,” exh. catalog, Edith-Russ-
House for Media Art, Oldenburg
Morgan, Robert C., “The Rise of New Media Arts,” catalog,
bitforms gallery, New York
Najjar, Michael, “Imaging War – die ästhetik der selektiven
sichbarkeit,” exh. catalog, Mass Media Manipulation,
Luxemberg
2005 Borowski, Judit, “Blick in die Zukunft,” Financial Times
Deutschland, Dec 10
Wichgers, Marcel, “Sporen Van Een Born-Again Viespeuk”, Dagbald
Van Het Noorden, Oct 7
Meixner, Christiane, “Kollektive Einsamkeit,” Berlinger
Morgenpost, Oct 6
Vanderbilt, Tom, “The King of Digital Art,” Wired Magazine, Sep
Gerwers, Thomas, "Information And Apocalypse," Profi Foto, no. 2,
Mar/Apr pp. 14-19
Del Rio, Victor, “De la Obsolencia de la Fotografía,” Arco Especial,
Mirada Retrospectiva, Tendecias
Gundlach, F. C., Najjar, Michael, “Japanese Style,” exh. catalog,
Berlin
Maggia, Filippo, "Intercepting The City," Exit Art Magazine, no. 17,
Madrid
Wim, Mellis, “Traces and Omens,” exh. catalog, Grongingen
2004 Canyissà, Jordi, "The Impossible Transformation Of The Society
Through Art," Canal Cultura, Barcelona, May
Herstatt, Claudia, “A Clear Vision. Photographische Werke aus der
Sammlung F. C.
Gundlach,” Kunstforum International, no. 168, Jan/Feb
Bosco, Roberta and Caldana, Stefano, "Arco Acoge A Bitforms New
York, Primera Galeria
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Herstatt, Claudia, "A Clear Vision. Photographische Werke Aus Der
Sammlung F.C. Gundlach," In Kunstforum, International, no. 168,
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Gerwers, Thomas, "A Clear Vision. Photographische Werke Aus Der
Sammlung F.C. Gundlach," Profi Foto, no. 1, Jan/Feb
Arackal, Sebastian, "Zukunft Der Städte", (The Future Of The
Cities), Photographie – Portfolio, no. 1, Jan/Feb
Gundlach, F. C., “Information.”
Ion, Razvan, “Portfolio Michael Najjar,“ Artphoto, no. 4, Bucharest
Philipp, Gabriele, “Kann Fotografie Unsere Welt In Bilder Fassen?“
(Is Photography Able To Document Our World?) , Omnibus Volume,
Bielefeld
Szeemann, Harald, “The Beauty Of Failure / The Failure Of
Beauty,“ exh. catalog, Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona
2003 Gardner, Ralph, "Michael Najjar – Information And Apocalypse.
Pietà Or Porn? Uptown Attacks Nudes," The New York Observer,
Nov 24
Johnson, Ken, "Exhibition Review: Information and Apocalypse,"
New York Times, Nov 7
Böker, Carmen, "Der Warme Körper Und Die Kalte Welt," (The
Warm Body And The Cold World), Berliner Zeitung, Oct 30
Wendler, Lutz, "Das Erste Haus Für Die Fotografie," (The Premier
House Of Photography), Hamburger Abendblatt, Oct 29
Honnef, Klaus, "Deutschlands Erste Adresse." (Germany´S
Premier Adress) An Exhibition With Works Of The Collection F.C.
Gundlach Opens The House Of Photography, Die Welt, Oct 28
Reichelt, Matthias, " Ausstellungen Zur Digitalen Fotografie Im
Willy-Brandt-Haus In Berlin," Exhibition Review: Digital
Photography In The Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin www.regioart.de,
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Für Die Pressefreiheit, Berlin May,
Sebastian, "Cinematografischer Blick Auf Die Wirklichkeit,"
Cinematografical View On Reality, www.photographie.de
Najjar, Michael, "Information And Apocalypse," exh. catalog,
Goethe-Institut New York, BerlinNational Coalition Against
Censorship, "Exhibition Review: Information And Apocalypse,"
www.ncac.org
Zdenek, Felix, "A Clear Vision. Photographische Werke Aus Der
Sammlung F.C. Gundlach," exh. catalog, International House Of
Photography, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
2002 Schiff, Hajo, "Ausgelöscht, Vergessen, Nie Je Existent,“ (Erased,
Forgotten, Never Existed)
"Michael Najjar‘s Projection On The Galerie Der Gegenwart In
Hamburg", Die Tageszeitung, May 27/28
Hofmann, Isabelle, " Schickbilder Und Schockbilder," (Chic And
Shock Photos), Tagesspiegel, May 4
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(Against The Crisis Of Perception), Die Tageszeitung, April 18
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Hamburg," Camera Austria no. 78
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Eye-People: Image Overdrive), www.welt.de.
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Corporality Of Photography), Reality-Check. exh. catalog, 2nd
Triennale Der Photographie, Hamburg
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– 2002," exh. catalog, Museum
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Photographie Hamburg, Bönnigheim
2001 Camera Austria International, "Forum", no. 75
Digital New Art Award, "The Human Machine Project,"
International Art Competition_The Digital
Picture, exh. catalog, Frankfurter Digitalart Gallery, Frankfurt
Hübner, Katja, "Cyborgs & Mehr: Hybridfotografie," Computer
Foto, no. 10
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2000 Gardner, Belinda, "Die Toten Augen Des Computerzeitalters," (The
Dead Eyes Of The Computer Age), Die Welt, Nov 13
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Human, Half Machine), Hamburger Abendblatt, Oct 24
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Oct 18
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Being), Mannheimer Morgen, Mar 28
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1997 Wendenburg, Christina, "Fotos Schildern Den Absurden Alltag In
Fidel Castros Kuba,"(Photographies Describe The Absurd Daily
Life In Fidel Castros Cuba), Berliner Morgenpost, Jun 6
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Berliner Zeitung, Jun 5

selected collections

International House of Photography, Hamburg, Germany, F.C. Gundlach Collection (Nexus, Project Part I, Netropolis)
Museum Ludwig, Köln (¡Viva Fidel! - A Journey Into Absurdity)
Museum Für Kunst Und Gewerbe, Hamburg, German (Nexus Project Part I, End Of Sex. As We Know It)
Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, German (Japanese Style)
Fundacio Coff, San Sebastian, Spain (Netropolis)
Progressive Corporation, Ohio (Netropolis)
Hogan and Hartson Collection, New York (Netropolis)
Sprint Collection, Kansas City (Netropolis)
Alliance Capital Corporation, New York
Teutloff Collection, Bielefeld, Germany (¡Viva Fidel! - A Journey Into Absurdity, End Of Sex. As We Know It, Nexus Project Part I, Information And Apocalypse)
Jaime Sordo Colleccion, Madrid, (Information and Apocalypse)
Christine Rose Collection, New York
Rappoport Collection, New York (Japanese Style, ¡Viva Fidel! - A Journey Into Absurdity, End Of Sex. As We Know It, Netropolis)
Andy Cohen Collection, Geneva, (¡Viva Fidel! - A Journey Into Absurdity)
Hannes Bollschweiler Collection, Dresden, (Nexus Project Part I)
Peter Klein Collection, Stuttgart, (Netropolis)
Fernando Sarasola Marulanda Collection, Madrid, (Netropolis)
Jonathan Carroll Collection, New York, (Netropolis)
Andreas Danyliuk Collection, Berlin, (Japanese Style, Netropolis)
Jonathan Carroll Collection, New York, (Japanese Style, Netropolis, Bionic Angel)
CAC – Centro de Arte Contemporaneo, (Information and Apocalypse)
Museo Da2.DomusArtium2000, Salamanca, Spain, (Information and Apocalypse)
Gesellschaft für Technologische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Eschborn, Germany, (Approximation)
Sammlung Aengelvelt, Düsseldorf, Germany, (Japanese Style)
Sony Deutschland, Köln (No Memory Access)
PSCG Networks, Berlin, (Netropolis)
Die Mediafabrik, Berlin, (Japanese Style)
Lord Norman Foster Collection, London, (Netropolis)
Steve Sacks Collection, New York, (Netropolis, Japanese Style, Bionic Angel)
Bob Bilecki Collection, New York, (Netropolis)
Gilena + Garry Simons Collection, Los Angeles, (No Memory Access)
Jim Pallotta Collection, Boston, (Netropolis)
Peter Hirshberg Collection, San Francisco (Bionic Angel)
Colleção Daniel Proença de Carvalho, Lisbon, (Netropolis)
Alehandro Palazuelos Botin, Madrid, (Netropolis)
Colleción Alvaro Soto, Madrid, (Information and Apocalypse, Bionic Angel)
Colleción Jaime Sordo, Madrid, (Netropolis)
Colleción Pedro Santiago, Santander, Spain, (Information and Apocalypse, Netropolis)
Colleción Mar Cevera, Santander, Spain, (No Memory Access)
Collecion Guy Pas, Pregny-Chambesy, Switzerland, (Netropolis)
Sammlung Erwin Conradi, Zurich, (Netropolis)
Lutz Teutloff Collection, Bielefeld, Germany (Information and Apocalypse, Nexus Project Part I, ¡Viva Fidel! - A Journey Into Absurdity, End of Sex. As We Know It)
Sammlung Dieter Hahn, Munich, (Netropolis, Bionic Angel)
Sammlung Peter Klein, Stuttgart, (Netropolis, Bionic Angel)
Sammlung Hannes Bollschweiler, Dresden, (Nexus Project Part I)
Sammlung Benita Hahm, Berlin, (Netropolis, Bionic Angel)