Thomas Hirschhorn (b. 1957 / Switzerland. Lives in Paris), artist.
He studied graphic design at the Schule für Gestaltung in Zürich before setting up as an artist. In 2001 he was the first artist to receive the Marcel Duchamp Prize. His recent one-man exhibitions include: 'Caveman' at the Barbara Galdstone Gallery in New York (2002); 'Wirtschaftslandschaft Davos', Kunsthaus Zürich (2001); 'Pole-Self', Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2001); 'World Airport', The Renaissance Society, Chicago (2000); 'Bernsteinzimmer', Galerie Arndt & Partner, Berlin (1999). Recent group exhibitions: Documenta 11, Kassel (2002); 'Mirror's Edge', Tramway, Glasgow (2001); 'Orbis Terrarum', Royal Museum of Fine Art, Antwerp (2000).