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Selected Works51

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Previous Sales 7

Christie's
Wolfgang Laib (b. 1950)
Wolfgang Laib (b. 1950)
$15,000
Apr 2008
Christie's
Milkstone
Milkstone, 1980
$94,500
Nov 2024
Christie's
Reishaus
Reishaus, 1997
$27,720
Oct 2024
Sotheby's
Milkstone
Milkstone, 1976
$27,940
Sep 2023
Phillips
Reishaus
Reishaus, 1993
Bought In
Apr 2023
Villa Grisebach
Reishaus
Reishaus, 2007
Bought In
Nov 2025
Villa Grisebach
Milchstein
Milchstein, 1978
$39,478
Dec 2022

For Sale 12

Galerie Andrea Caratsch · Artsy
Ohne Titel
Ohne Titel, 2003
CHF8,500
Pencil and oilstick on paper
Galerie Andrea Caratsch · Artsy
Ohne Titel
Ohne Titel, 1996
CHF10,000
Pencil and oilstick on paper
Galerie Andrea Caratsch · Artsy
Du wirst woanders hingehen
Du wirst woanders hingehen, 1997
Price on request
5 wax boats on wooden construction
Lia Rumma · Artsy
The Rice Meals for Another Body
The Rice Meals for Another Body, 2015
Price on request
Rice and vase site specific installation.
Galerie Andrea Caratsch · Artsy
Ohne Titel
Ohne Titel, 2003
CHF10,000
Pencil and Oilstick on paper
Buchmann Galerie · Artsy
Rice House
Rice House, 2008
€82,000–€90,000
Sealing wax, rice
Alfonso Artiaco · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 2008
Price on request
Pencil oil pastel on paper
Buchmann Galerie · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 2010
Price on request
Oil pastel on wall
Buchmann Galerie · Artsy
Rice House
Rice House, 2008
Price on request
Indian granite, soot with sunflower oil, rice
Alfonso Artiaco · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 2008
Price on request
Pencil oil pastel on paper
Alfonso Artiaco · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 2008
Price on request
Pencil oil pastel on paper
Alfonso Artiaco · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 2008
Price on request
Pencil oil pastel on paper
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Market71 auction results

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$27.7K – $94.5K
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$47.4K
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$33.7K
4 priced sculpture/objects lots
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Nov 2024 · $94.5K
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Sculpture/objects: $33.7K medianWorks on paper: $2.6K medianPaintings: — medianBooks/portfolios: $2.3K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Galleries1

#10 Thaddaeus Ropac
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Prizes & Awards1

Praemium Imperiale
Winner 2015
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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 63: Wolfgang Laib, Richard McCoy The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Oct 26, 2014
Episode No. 63 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Wolfgang Laib and conservator Richard McCoy. Laib is installing two major works in the U.S. Laib will debut Pollen from Hazelnut in the atrium at the Museum …
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Education1

Full Medicine University Tuebingen Germany
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Publications13

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Monograph 5

La chambre des certitudes = Author
Hatje Cantz · 2002
Wolfgang Laib Author
Hatje Cantz · 2000
Wolfgang Laib: Anderswo
Hatje Cantz · 1999
Wolfgang Laib: A Journey
Hatje Cantz · 1997
Wolfgang Laib: Eine Reise
Hatje Cantz · 1997

Exhibition Catalog 6

Wolfgang Laib Author
MoMA Publications · 2008
Pulse Author
Steidl · 2003
Wolfgang Laib: Die neun Planeten - oder wie die Zusammenhänge auch sein könnten
Hatje Cantz · 2002
Wolfgang Laib
Hatje Cantz · 2000
Wolfgang Laib: Zwei Orte
Hatje Cantz · 2000
Wolfgang Laib - Ohne Ort, ohne Zeit, ohne K orper. Ausstellung Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden-Rot bei Ulm, 20. Juni - 15. August 2004 Author
Hatje Cantz

Group Catalog 2

La Magie des Arbres
Hatje Cantz · 1998
The Magic of Trees
Hatje Cantz · 1998
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Current Exhibitions1

#10 Thaddaeus Ropac

Türme des Schweigens

Wolfgang Laib

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

May 23, 2026 — Jul 18, 2026

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Recent News3

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sperone westwater gallery winding down
Sperone Westwater, the venerable New York gallery that celebrated its 50th anniversary two months ago, will close as an entity on December 31, 2025. C…
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sperone westwater gallery closing
Sperone Westwater, a pioneering New York gallery that launched artists like Bruce Nauman, Richard Long, and Francesco Clemente, will close on December…
marketNov 18, 2025
Pinacoteca de São Paulo and Chanel Culture Fund launch new residency for women artists
The Pinacoteca de São Paulo and the Chanel Culture Fund have launched a new residency for women artists, with Brazilian artist Juliana dos Santos as i…
exhibitionsAug 28, 2025
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Past Exhibitions21

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#133 Buchmann Galerie

Wolfgang Laib that which is beyond the beyond, that to which all things return

Wolfgang Laib

Charlottenstraße 13, 10969 Berlin, Germany

Oct 31, 2025 — Jan 29, 2026

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#133 Buchmann Galerie

WOLFGANG LAIB

WOLFGANG LAIB

Via Clemente Maraini 24, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland

Dec 16, 2023 — Mar 15, 2024

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#10 Thaddaeus Ropac

Wolfgang Laib City of Silence

Wolfgang Laib

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 11, 2023 — Apr 22, 2023

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#77 Lia Rumma

Wolfgang Laib

Wolfgang Laib

Jan 1, 2023 — Apr 1, 2023

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#10 Thaddaeus Ropac

City of Silence

Wolfgang Laib

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Sep 8, 2022 — Oct 3, 2022

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#24 Konrad Fischer Galerie

Wolfgang Laib

Wolfgang Laib

Neue Grünstraße 12, 10179 Berlin, Germany

Sep 17, 2021 — Dec 16, 2021

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#10 Thaddaeus Ropac

Wolfgang Laib The Beginning of Something Else

Wolfgang Laib

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Sep 8, 2017 — Oct 14, 2017

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#133 Buchmann Galerie

Wolfgang Laib Ailleurs — La chambre des certitudes

Wolfgang Laib

Charlottenstraße 13, 10969 Berlin, Germany

May 2, 2014 — Jul 12, 2014

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#811 Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects

WOLFGANG LAIB Photographs and Other Works

Wolfgang Laib

401 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, USA

Mar 15, 2013 — May 4, 2013

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#10 Thaddaeus Ropac

Passageway Inside—Downside

Wolfgang Laib

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

May 26, 2012 — Jul 14, 2012

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#133 Buchmann Galerie

Fotografien

Wolfgang Laib

Charlottenstraße 13, 10969 Berlin, Germany

Sep 9, 2011 — Oct 8, 2011

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#27 Sean Kelly

Wolfgang Laib Frieze of Life

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

Oct 29, 2009 — Dec 5, 2009

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#27 Sean Kelly

Without Time - Without Body - Without Place

Wolfgang Laib

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

Sep 7, 2007 — Oct 13, 2007

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#10 Thaddaeus Ropac

Wolfgang Laib Where Are You Going?

Wolfgang Laib

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

May 26, 2007 — Jul 21, 2007

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Art Gallery of NSW

Wolfgang Laib

Wolfgang Laib

Aug 11, 2005 — Nov 9, 2005

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#133 Buchmann Galerie

Wolfgang Laib Where the Land and Water Ends

Wolfgang Laib

Charlottenstraße 13, 10969 Berlin, Germany

Jan 1, 2004 — Mar 31, 2004

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#811 Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects

Drawings and Photographs

WOLFGANG LAIB

401 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, USA

Nov 1, 2002 — Jan 11, 2003

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#119 Anthony Meier

Wolfgang Laib

Wolfgang Laib

21 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Oct 14, 2000 — Nov 17, 2000

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#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Wolfgang Laib

Wolfgang Laib

Nov 16, 1990 — Dec 22, 1990

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#6,670 Arts Crossroad Gallery

Wolfgang Laib: Berührung des Essenziellen

Wolfgang Laib

Heimpl. 1/5, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

Jun 13, 2026

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#6,670 Arts Crossroad Gallery

Wolfgang Laib

Wolfgang Laib

Heimpl. 1/5, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

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Art Fair Appearances14

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Miart — Milan
2026
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
The Armory Show — New York
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
artgenève — Geneva
2022
Frieze New York — New York
2020
Art Basel — Basel
2019
Art Basel — Basel
2018
Art Basel — Basel
2017
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2017
FIAC — Paris
2017
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2016
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Recent Activity20

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Exhibition
Wolfgang Laib
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Exhibition
Wolfgang Laib: Berührung des Essenziellen
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Exhibition
Türme des Schweigens
May 23, 2026
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Art Fair
Miart 2026
Apr 17, 2026
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2026
Mar 14, 2026
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News
sperone westwater gallery winding down
Nov 19, 2025
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News
sperone westwater gallery closing
Nov 18, 2025
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Exhibition
Wolfgang Laib that which is beyond the beyond, that to which all things return
Oct 31, 2025
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2025
Sep 4, 2025
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News
Pinacoteca de São Paulo and Chanel Culture Fund launch new residency for women artists
Aug 28, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2024
Jun 11, 2024
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Exhibition
WOLFGANG LAIB
Dec 16, 2023
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2023
Jun 12, 2023
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Exhibition
Wolfgang Laib City of Silence
Mar 11, 2023
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Exhibition
Wolfgang Laib
Jan 1, 2023
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Exhibition
City of Silence
Sep 8, 2022
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2022
Jun 14, 2022
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Art Fair
artgenève 2022
Mar 3, 2022
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Exhibition
Wolfgang Laib
Sep 17, 2021
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Art Fair
Frieze New York 2020
May 6, 2020
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