DANIELE BUETTI born1955, Fribourg, Switzerland, has been professor of photography at the Kunstakademie in Münster since 2004.

He is represented in prestigious collections, such as Daimler Art Collection, Berlin, la Maison Européene de la Photographie, Paris, Migros Museum of Contemporary Art, Zurich, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Thyssen-Bornemisza Contemporary Art Foundation, Salzburg, ZKM, Karlsruhe, amongst others.

At least Daniele Buetti is one of the most important artists in recent years to explore the topic of lifestyle and media codes. He has become known by his working over of fashion advertisements, e.g. with super models like Claudia and Naomi, Giselle and Kate suffering a transfiguration to „Nike“, the trademarks of the products they advertise visible as growthlike identifications on their skin.

Due to such forceful subjects, Buetti explores the topic of our goods and consumption-happy society in a much larger context visualized through his important installations, photograph panels and illuminated boxes. His most recent series „Don‘t talk to me“ is based on photographic collages with mirrors referring to the selfie as the contemporary type of portrait in eras of smartphones and social platforms besides the arthistoric quotes of classic portraits and the symbolic motive of the window guiding the view into a mental space outside the image.

Buetti's works have been exhibited worldwide in numerous museums and galleries, including the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Haus der Kunst, München, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kunstmuseum Bern, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Hayward Gallery, London, Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, and ZKM, Karlsruhe. The artist lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland.