Frank Thiel

(German, born 1966)

Frank Thiel is a contemporary German photographer whose large-scale color images documenting the shifting social and political landscape of post-wall Berlin. Over the course of his entire career, Thiel has closely photographed architecture of Berlin to underline its history and symbolic importance. His work seeks to highlight the emergence of new patterns in urban existence, as well as address topics of state surveillance and the privatization of public space. Over time, his practice has expanded to other landscapes and environments, notably including his photographs of the massive glaciers of Patagonia, shown in the exhibition Nowhere Is A Place at the Sean Kelly Gallery in New York. “It’s not that I have a new intention or idea for every single image,” he has explained. “These 20 years of work are like a process, almost organic for me, like the branching of a tree. If you put a timeline on the works you could see that almost everything refers to everything, that I go back and forth all the time, that I intensify certain elements and others I don’t follow anymore (at least for a certain time).” Born in Kleinmachnow, Germany in 1966, he received his formal education at a training college for photography in Berlin. Thiel lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

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Zwischen den Mauern in Berlin-Kreuzberg..., 1990

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Zwischen den Mauern in Berlin-Kreuzberg..., 1990

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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Mauer im Bereich des ehemaligen Engelbeckens , 1990

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Mauer im Bereich des ehemaligen Engelbeckens , 1990

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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Brandenburger Tor in Berlin am 10. November 1989

Frank Thiel

Brandenburger Tor in Berlin am 10. November 1989

Sale Date: May 20, 2017

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City 2/60 (Berlin), 2002

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City 2/60 (Berlin), 2002

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Stadt 2/90 (Berlin), 2003

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Stadt 2/90 (Berlin), 2003

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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Stadt 2/78 (Berlin), 2003

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Stadt 2/78 (Berlin), 2003

Sale Date: October 6, 2016

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Stadt 2/55 (Berlin), 2002

Frank Thiel

Stadt 2/55 (Berlin), 2002

Sale Date: October 6, 2016

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Potsdam im April 1990, 1990

Frank Thiel

Potsdam im April 1990, 1990

Sale Date: November 26, 2014

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nahe Berlin Potsdam im April 1990 (Aus der..., 1990

Frank Thiel

nahe Berlin Potsdam im April 1990 (Aus der..., 1990

Sale Date: November 26, 2014

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City 2/90 (Berlin), 2003–2005

Frank Thiel

City 2/90 (Berlin), 2003–2005

Sale Date: June 17, 2016

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Stadt 7/03 (Berlin), 1996–2007

Frank Thiel

Stadt 7/03 (Berlin), 1996–2007

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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OHNE TITEL (# 86/36A)

Frank Thiel

OHNE TITEL (# 86/36A) "CITY TV" (BERLIN) 1997 -...

Sale Date: March 19, 2016

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Bethaniendamm (Berliner Mauer), 1990–1991

Frank Thiel

Bethaniendamm (Berliner Mauer), 1990–1991

Sale Date: December 3, 2015

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SK 76/ 2-MP (D), 2001

Frank Thiel

SK 76/ 2-MP (D), 2001

Sale Date: December 3, 2015

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Stadt 2/ 36/A (Berlin), 1998

Frank Thiel

Stadt 2/ 36/A (Berlin), 1998

Sale Date: December 3, 2015

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Stadt 7/03 (Berlin), 1996

Frank Thiel

Stadt 7/03 (Berlin), 1996

Sale Date: December 2, 2015

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Stadt 6/10, 1997

Frank Thiel

Stadt 6/10, 1997

Sale Date: November 12, 2015

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Stadt 2/44, Berlin, 1999

Frank Thiel

Stadt 2/44, Berlin, 1999

Sale Date: November 12, 2015

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City 2/90 (Berlin), 2003–2005

Frank Thiel

City 2/90 (Berlin), 2003–2005

Sale Date: June 13, 2015

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Stadt 5/24/B, 2001

Frank Thiel

Stadt 5/24/B, 2001

Sale Date: July 1, 2015

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Brandenburger Tor in Berlin am 10. November 1989

Frank Thiel

Brandenburger Tor in Berlin am 10. November 1989

Sale Date: May 30, 2015

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Untitled #01 from

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Untitled #01 from "City TV", (Berlin), 1998

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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M.E.L.. Zweiteilige, 1991

Frank Thiel

M.E.L.. Zweiteilige, 1991

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Stadt 12/39 (Berlin), 2006

Frank Thiel

Stadt 12/39 (Berlin), 2006

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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