Heinrich Riebesehl
1938–2010

Heinrich Riebesehl
Schillerslage, Hannover, from 'Heinrich Riebesehl Portfolio', 1967-1982
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
Biography
Heinrich Riebesehl (German, 1938-2010) started taking pictures while still in school. After an apprenticeship as a pharmacist, he studied photography from 1963 to 1965 at the Folkwangschule in Essen with Otto Steinert and Erich vom Endt, completing his studies with Steinert in 1973. Riebesehl began working as a photojournalist in 1967 and in 1968 joined the teaching staff at the Fachhochschule in Hannover. In 1972 he and several other photographers founded the Sprengel Museum’s Spectrum Photogalerie, which he headed until 1992. Hannover’s Fachhochschule made Riebesehl a professor in 1984, where he taught until 1997. In 2004 the Sprengel Museum Hannover, home to his archive since 2000, presented a comprehensive retrospective of Riebesehl’s work.
Exhibitions
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50 YEARS | 50 PHOTOGRAPHSselected by Wilhelm SchürmannApr 26, 2024 — Mar 28, 2025
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HIGHLIGHTSSep 12, 2018 — Feb 28, 2019
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In Deutschland: reloaded (II)Apr 30 — Dec 16, 2016
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In Deutschland: reloaded (I)Feb 16 — Mar 11, 2016
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1974… 40 Years. 40 PhotographsSep 20, 2014 — Feb 26, 2015
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Heinrich Riebesehl & Wilhelm SchürmannJan 14 — Feb 28, 2006
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Heinrich RiebesehlPhotographs of the SeventiesMay 09 — Jun 04, 1980
Publications
Press
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Photonews: Blicke nach Westen
Apr 01, 2020
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Neue Rhein Zeitung: Neue Blicke auf alte Foto-Schätze
Feb 20, 2020
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Mahlstrom der Bilder
Nov 11, 2017
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Le Figaro: Paris Photo, l'aboratoire d'images
Nov 10, 2017
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Süddeutsche Zeitung: Ich bin objektiv, du bist subjektiv
Dec 15, 2016
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TAZ: Die Berliner (Volkshoch-)Schule der Fotografie
Dec 12, 2016
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Die Zeit: Beautiful Gray
Dec 08, 2016
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Berliner Morgenpost: Perfekt im Duett
Feb 24, 2007
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Wie hingetupft
Feb 03, 2007
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Zitty: Jubiläumsausstellung
Feb 01, 2007
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Art + Auction: 30 Years & Points of View
Jan 01, 2007
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Art Observer: Kicken: 30 Jahre Photokunst
Dec 22, 2006
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PROFIFOTO: Heinrich Riebesehl + Wilhelm Schürmann
Mar 01, 2006
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Die Welt: Licht und Schatten
Feb 05, 2006
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Der Tagesspiegel: Die Straße meiner Kindheit
Jan 21, 2006