Michael Schmidt

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Michael Schmidt was born in 1945 in Berlin. He passed away in Berlin on 24 May, 2014, a few days after the printing of NATUR. Michael Schmidt produced some of the most significant bodies of photographs in the history of the medium and is renowned for his books, most notably, the projects Waffenruhe (1987), U-NI-TY (1996), Berlin nach 45 (2005), and Lebensmittel (2012). His solo exhibitions include ‘Lebensmittel’ Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin 2013 / Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck 2012 / Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen 2012; ‘Grey as Colour. Photographs until 2009’, Haus der Kunst, Munich (2010); ‘Frauen - EIN-HEIT - Menschenbilder’, at the Kunstverein in der Kunsthalle Dusseldorf (2000); and ‘U-NI-TY’, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York and Sprengel Museum, Hannover (1996). Recent group shows include ‘Consumption: the Fifth Prix Pictet Shortlist’, Victoria & Albert Museum, London (2014) and ‘The Encyclopedic Palace’, 55th Biennale, Venice (2013).