A professor since 2001 at Frankfurt’s Städelschule, the school he attended from 1987 to 1993 and one of Europe’s most prestigious art schools, Tobias Rehberger took part in his first exhibition in 1992. Since then, he has had solo exhibitions at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2008); Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany (2008); Fondazione Prada, Milan, Italy (2007); Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain (2005); Whitechapel Gallery, London, England (2004); and Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (2002). Most recently in 2014, the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt hosted an extensive exhibition of Rehberger’s work that will go on to travel to Rome’s MAXXI. He has also presented at the Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2012); Manifesta 1, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (1996) and Manifesta 2, Luxembourg (1998); and the Venice Biennale, Italy (1997, 2003, and 2009). In 2009, he was awarded the Golden Lion for his installation Was du liebst, bringt dich auch zum Weinen at the Palazzo delle Esposizione. Other awards include the Otto-Dix-Preis (2001) and the Hans Thoma Prize (2009).