Rome
BLACK SUN. Oil and Contemporary Art
Exhibition

Group exhibition at Villa Medici, Rome, curated by Caroline Courrioux, Madeleine de Colnet and Morad Montazami.

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9 October 2026–18 January 2027

Lüneburg
RED RIVER
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Kunstraum Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, presenting five bodies of work developed through artistic fieldwork at Río Tinto in Andalusia.

16–18 September 2026

Lüneburg
CONTAMINATED COSMOLOGIES
Lecture

Lecture as part of the conference “Ethnographies of Outer Space” at Leuphana University Lüneburg, organized by Anna Lisa Ramella and the Social Studies of Outer Space Network.

16 September 2026

Zurich
MIT DEM FLUSS
Publication

Artist portrait on Michael Hirschbichler’s work in ZH Magazine (ZKB), written by Markus Wanderl.

August 2026

Hamburg
SOLARIS
Project / Presentation

Public presentation and activation of the SOLARIS structures developed with students of the Center for Spatial Cosmology, HCU Hamburg, at Oberhafen Hamburg.

20–26 July 2026

Stuttgart
SPATIAL COSMOLOGY
Lecture

Lecture at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart.

30 June 2026

Hamburg
SPATIAL COSMOLOGY ASSEMBLY V
Assembly / Lecture

Assembly organized by the Center for Spatial Cosmology, HCU Hamburg, with contributions by Organizmo (Ana Gutiérrez & Natalia Guarnizo) and Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou.

16–17 June 2026

Basel
GLÄSERNE SPUREN
Radio Broadcast

Radio feature on Michael Hirschbichler’s artwork “Vergläserung” at Johanniterkirche Feldkirch, presented and produced by Yvonn Scherer for SRF Kultur Kompakt.

1 April 2026

Berlin
„Künstlerische Medien sind für mich keine Darstellungsformen, sondern Erkenntnisinstrumente“
Interview

Interview with Michael Hirschbichler for Baunetz Campus, conducted by Katharina Lux.

6 March 2026

Feldkirch
VERGLÄSERUNG
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Johanniterkirche Feldkirch, curated by Arno Egger, presenting a hand-blown glass installation produced from excavated soil.

28 February–23 May 2026

Hamburg
SPATIAL COSMOLOGY ASSEMBLY IV
Assembly / Lecture

Lecture as part of Spatial Cosmology Assembly IV at Hamburger Kunsthalle, organized by the Center for Spatial Cosmology, with contributions by Anna-Sophie Springer, Michael Taussig and Monica Narula / Raqs Media Collective.

22 January 2026

Hamburg
SPATIAL COSMOLOGY ASSEMBLY III
Assembly / Screening

Conversation with Juan Francisco Salazar and screening of the film “Cosmographie” at HCU Hamburg.

18 December 2025

Hamburg
SPATIAL COSMOLOGY ASSEMBLY II
Assembly / Lecture

Lecture as part of Spatial Cosmology Assembly II at Kunsthaus Hamburg, organized by the Center for Spatial Cosmology, with contributions by Silvia Francheschini, Joanna Warsza and Morad Montazami.

11 December 2025

Hamburg
SPATIAL COSMOLOGY ASSEMBLY I
Assembly / Lecture

Lecture as part of Spatial Cosmology Assembly I at Kunstverein in Hamburg, organized by the Center for Spatial Cosmology, with contributions by Jörg Dünne, Etienne Turpin and Mia Yu.

3 December 2025

Bern
BUILDING ON PAPER
Collection Acquisition

Two works from the cycle “Building on Paper” were acquired for the Prints and Drawings Collection of the Swiss National Library.

September 2025

Hamburg
WASTELANDIA
Project / Presentation

Public presentation and activation of the WASTELANDIA structures developed with students of the Center for Spatial Cosmology, HCU Hamburg, at Baakenhöft Hamburg.

7–31 July 2025

Schlieren
MEIN RAUMBEGRIFF IST SEHR OFFEN
Publication

Artist portrait on Michael Hirschbichler’s work in Mater Magazine, written by Susanna Koeberle, with photography by Mirjam Kluka.

July 2025

Basel
PHOTO BASEL
Art Fair

Art fair presentation with Moos fine art.

15–20 June 2025

Zurich
SPIRIT MUSIC
Exhibition

Group exhibition during Zurich Art Weekend, curated by Damian Christinger, Shpetim Bytyqi and Pablo Assandri.

13–15 June 2025

Zurich
ZWISCHENWELTEN
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Moos fine art gallery.

13 June–11 July 2025

Bochum
SPIRIT GROUNDS
Talk

Talk as part of the lab “Einrichtung im Virtuellen” at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

5 June 2025

Munich
THE MOON IS NO DOOR
Exhibition

Group exhibition at Heldenreizer gallery, curated by Marcus Trautner.

4 April–3 May 2025

Santiago de Chile
DÍA Y NOCHE
Publication

Artist portrait on the “Nitrate Series” by Michael Hirschbichler and Guillaume Othenin-Girard in the book “Resonancias”, published by Goethe-Institut and Institut Français Chile.

February 2025

Zurich
KUNSTFREUNDE ZURICH
Studio Visit

Studio visit by Kunstfreunde Zurich.

16 January 2025

Basel
MYTHICAL CONSTRUCTIONS
Talk

Talk as part of the roundtable “Enchanted Architecture” at Museum der Kulturen Basel, curated by Nikos Magouliotis.

14 December 2024

Zurich
TO BE WITH OUR MOUNTAIN EYES
Exhibition

Group exhibition at La Cápsula, curated by Adriana Domínguez and Frédéric Bron.

7 December 2024–25 January 2025

Hamburg
(WELT)RÄUME
Lecture

Keynote lecture at HCU Research Day, HafenCity University Hamburg, introducing sketches for a spatial cosmology.

27 November 2024

Hamburg
IN THE THICK OF IT
Lecture

Inaugural lecture at HafenCity University Hamburg.

12 November 2024

Zurich
ART SALON ZURICH
Art Fair

Art fair contribution with gallery Moos fine art.

23–27 October 2024

Zurich
OF RIVERS AND SHADOWS
Exhibition

Duo exhibition at Moos fine art gallery, with José María Lillo.

20 September–15 November 2024

Hamburg
EXPERIMENTAL CREATION / SPATIAL COSMOLOGY
Professorship

Appointment as Professor of Experimental Creation and founding of the Center for Spatial Cosmology at HafenCity University Hamburg.

September 2024

Lucerne
RED RIVER
Publication

Visual essay for lila Strauss magazine.

September 2024

Kyoto
VILLA KAMOGAWA JURY
Jury

Jury member for the residency program of Villa Kamogawa, Goethe-Institut Kyoto.

July 2024

Zurich
TERRITORIAL TEXTURES
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Atelier Zobel.

28 June–31 August 2024

Zurich
PLÄNE/PLANS
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at LOOP, Zurich.

4 April–7 May 2024

Delft
STAINED AND STORIED
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at TU Delft, BK.

1–29 March 2024

Vaduz
PLÄNE/PLANS
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Kunstraum Engländerbau.

29 January–10 March 2024

Boston
DIRTY WORK
Lecture

Lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, invited by Prof. Mark Jarzombek.

2 October 2023

Zurich
IM STURZ DURCH RAUM UND ZEIT
Publication

Artistic contribution to the book “Im Sturz durch Raum und Zeit: 40 Jahre Stiftung Binz39”, edited by Julia Künzi, Johanna Vieli and Stiftung BINZ39, published by Scheidegger & Spiess.

October 2023

Zurich
RED RIVER
Exhibition

Group exhibition for the City of Zurich Art Grants at Helmhaus.

15 July–17 September 2023

Innsbruck
MY MODEL UNIVERSE
Lecture

Lecture at the University of Innsbruck, invited by Prof. Gabriela Seifert-Kavan.

23 June 2023

Konstanz
DRECKSARBEIT
Lecture

Lecture at HTWG Konstanz, invited by Prof. Anna Kubelik.

14 June 2023

Weimar
ZWISCHEN-KONSTRUKTIONEN
Lecture

Lecture at Bauhaus University Weimar, invited by Prof. Angelika Seppi.

17 May 2023

Rotterdam
WEAVING WORLDS
Exhibition

Group exhibition at Het Nieuwe Instituut.

11 May–15 June 2023

Aarhus
GROUND WORK
Lecture

Lecture at the Centre for Environmental Humanities, Aarhus University, invited by Prof. Heather Swanson.

28 April 2023

Vienna
IN THE THICK OF IT
Lecture

Lecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

7 March 2023

Hamburg
IN THE THICK OF IT
Lecture

Lecture at HafenCity University Hamburg.

21 February 2023

Zurich
TERRA PRIMA
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Kabinett Visarte, Zurich.

7–8 October 2022

Vienna
DIRTY WORK
Lecture

Lecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

20 June 2022

Delft
DESERT TALES
Talk

Talk at TU Delft, invited by Prof. Marc Schoonderbeek.

17 May 2022

Antofagasta
DESERT DRAWINGS
Exhibition

Solo exhibition (with Guillaume Othenin-Girard) at Museo Ruinas de Huanchaca, Antofagasta, Chile.

May 2022

Berlin
TSUNAGU MONOGATARI – VERBINDUNGSSTÜCKE
Exhibition

Group exhibition of artists-in-residence of Villa Kamogawa at CLB Berlin, curated by Michael Hirschbichler for Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa.

28 April–15 May 2022

Innsbruck
OF MODELS AND MONSTERS
Lecture

Lecture at the University of Innsbruck, invited by Prof. Gabriela Seifert-Kavan.

25 April 2022

Delft
GROUND WORKS
Lecture

Lecture at the Berlage, TU Delft, invited by Salomon Frausto.

25 April 2022

Tehran / Yazd
STORIED GROUNDS
Talk

Talk at the Austrian Cultural Forum Tehran.

20 April 2022

Mendrisio
DIRTY WORK
Lecture

Lecture at the Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio, invited by Prof. Sascha Roesler.

11 April 2022

Lugano
MICHAEL HIRSCHBICHLER: VISARTE-TALK #5
Talk

Artist talk at Visarte Ticino, Studio Foce, Lugano, invited by Matteo Fieni.

5 April 2022

Wolfsburg
POWER! LIGHT!
Exhibition

Group exhibition at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, curated by Andreas Beitin and Holger Broeker, junior curators: Elena Engelbrechter and Regine Epp.

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12 March–10 July 2022

Kyoto
VERBINDUNGSSTÜCKE
Talk

Talk at Perpetual Beta Festival, Goethe-Institut.

18 January 2022

Germany, Austria
PETRO-MELANCHOLY – THE OIL AGE IN THE MIRROR OF ART
Film

Appearance in the documentary film by Mathias Frick.

2022

Delft/London/Aarhus
STAINED AND STORIED
Research

Postdoctoral arts-based research at TU Delft, Goldsmiths (University of London) and Aarhus University, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

2022–2024

Wolfsburg
OIL. BEAUTY AND HORROR OF THE PETROL AGE
Exhibition

Group exhibition at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, curated by Alexander Klose, Benjamin Steininger and Andreas Beitin, junior curator: Elena Engelbrechter, curatorial assistant: Regine Epp.

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4 September 2021–9 January 2022

Munich
THREE YEARS OF AUTUMN
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Galerie Karin Sachs.

20 May–3 July 2021

Vienna
VISITING PROFESSORSHIP
Teaching / Research

Visiting professorship at the Institute for Art and Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

March 2021–February 2022

Eisenhüttenstadt
AUSLEUCHTUNG / ILLUMINATION
Exhibition

Group exhibition and art-in-public-space project in Eisenhüttenstadt, organized by Kunstverein im Kloster Neuzelle and curated by Niklas Nitschke.

5–27 September 2020

Zurich
WASTELAND GESTURES
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at BINZ39 Foundation.

21–23 June 2019

Paris
NONHUMAN TALES
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at the Cité internationale des arts.

November 2018

Paris
LES TRAVERSEES DU MARAIS
Exhibition

Group exhibition at Cité internationale des arts.

7–9 September 2018

Baku
DOUBLE STANDARD
Exhibition

Solo exhibition with Nika Kutateladze at YARAT Contemporary Art Space, ARTIM, curated by Anna Fech and Björn Geldhof.

21 December 2017–12 January 2018

Baku
MONUMENTAL
Exhibition

Group exhibition at YARAT Contemporary Art Space, ARTIM, curated by Michael Hirschbichler.

1 December 2017

Ingolstadt
CHIAROSCURO
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Kunstverein Ingolstadt, curated by Chris Neuburger.

18 March–30 April 2017

Munich
MASKS AND MIRRORS
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Galerie Karin Sachs.

10 March–27 April 2017

Zurich
MYTHEN. MUSTER. MIGRATION
Exhibition

Group exhibition at Folium, curated by Frédéric Bron and Anna Fech.

17–25 August 2016

Rome
INCONTRI – LEGAMI
Exhibition

Group exhibition with Gea Casolaro and Via Lewandowski at artQ13.

26–31 May 2016

Berlin
JAMMERTHAL / CHIAROSCURO
Exhibition

Group exhibition of the Rome Prize fellows of Villa Massimo at Martin-Gropius-Bau.

25 February 2016

Zurich
AROUND THE ISLAND
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Galerie A¦B¦C contemporary.

13 February–31 March 2016

Graz
BEYOND THE SHORES OF UTOPIA
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Haus der Architektur Graz.

3 December 2015–22 January 2016

Rome
FINALE
Exhibition

Exhibition and presentation at Villa Massimo, Rome.

19 November 2015

Lonigo
NEW GENERATION FESTIVAL
Exhibition

Exhibition and presentation at Villa Massimo, Rome.

3 October–1 November 2015

Zurich
ISLAND
Exhibition

Group exhibition, City of Zurich Art Grants, Helmhaus.

17 July–6 September 2015

Livorno
PREMIO COMBAT
Exhibition

Group exhibition and award at Museo Civico G. Fattori.

27 June–25 July 2015

Rome
SPAZI APERTI
Exhibition

Group exhibition at Romanian Academy, Rome.

12–20 June 2015

Rome
JAMMERTHAL
Exhibition

Exhibition and presentation at Villa Massimo, Rome.

10 June 2015

Zurich
TOWARD THE VANISHING POINTS
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Galerie A¦B¦C contemporary, curated by Olga Stefan.

12 February–30 March 2015

New York
FRAGMENTS FROM UTOPIA
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Artifact Gallery.

4–22 February 2015

Munich
THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at Galerie Karin Sachs.

22 May–19 July 2014

Zurich
ARCHITECTURES OF SALVATION, ARCHITECTURES OF DAMNATION
Exhibition

Solo exhibition at MARIA HIL F, ETH Zurich, curated by Karin Sander.

April–May 2013

Basel
THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM
Exhibition

Exhibition at the Swiss Art Awards.

12–17 June 2012