Galerie Judin is pleased to present its first collaboration with legendary artist, musician (“Yello”), writer and cosmopolitan Dieter Meier. The exhibition Possible Beings 1973–2016 brings together works that span more than 40 years of his artistic career. The exhibition is accompanied by a limited edition, a two-volume publication.

Meier launched himself as a conceptual artist in 1968 with actions presented in public spaces. In 1970, his short movie 1 Minute interrupted the regular programming of Swiss public television: for one minute, the artist‘s motionless head appeared—accompanied only by the official time signal. Reportedly, the audience was deeply disturbed. Conceptual pieces such as this conveyed Meier’s subtle and humorous examination of the ephemeral nature of film and the volatility of human existence.

Around the same time, Meier turned to conceptual photography. In 1972, snapshots and other documents of an individual by the name of Thomas Mattes emerged. This marked the beginning of Meier’s ongoing preoccupation with ready-made personas, who unsurprisingly bear a striking resemblance to the artist himself.