Thomas
Be Happy!
The SCHIRN is presenting a major solo exhibition of the Frankfurt-based artist. The central focus of the show lies on works from the past fifteen years of his career, together with complementary works from the 1960s and 1970s, which laid the innovative foundations for his characteristic “Superforms”.
Thomas Bayrle, Kim Kardashian XII, 2021 fine art pigment print on paper, 98 x 87 cm© Thomas Bayrle, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025, Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York, Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
Thomas Bayrle: Be Happy!, 2026, installation view© Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2026, Photo: Norbert Miguletz
Thomas Bayrle: Be happy!, 2026, installation view, iPhone Pietà (2017)© Christina Chandris, Rome; Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2026, photo: Norbert Miguletz
Thomas Bayrle: Be Happy!, 2026, installation view© Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2026, Photo: Tetyana Lux
Thomas Bayrle: Be Happy!, 2026, installation view© Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2026, photo: Norbert Miguletz- Thomas Bayrle: Be Happy!, 2026, installation view© Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2026, Photo: Norbert Miguletz
Thomas Bayrle, Roll over Smartfon I, 2019, acrylic and digital print on canvas, 200 x 200 x 2 cmStädtische Galerie in the Lenbachhaus and Kunstbau München, Collection KiCo, © Thomas Bayrle, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025, Photo: Wolfgang Günzel
Thomas Bayrle: Be Happy!, 2026, installation view© Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2026, photo: Norbert Miguletz
Thomas Bayrle: Be Happy!, 2026, installation view© Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2026, Photo: Norbert Miguletz
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