Michael Buthe

Michael Buthe (1 August 1944, Sonthofen, Bavaria - 15 November 1994, Cologne) was a German artist.
From 1964 to 1967 he studied art at the Werkkunstschule Kassel. Thereafter he studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf as master student of Joseph Beuys. From 1985 to his death 1994 he worked as a professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Amongst others Klaus Girnus was one of his master students.

Solo shows (excerpt):

• 1970 - Galerie René Ziegler, Zürich
• 1972 - Galerie Möllenhoff, Cologne
• 1980 - „Die endlose Reise der Bilder", Museum Folkwang, Essen
• 1982 - Holly solomon Gall., New York
• 1984 - Museum villa Stuck, Munich
• 1985 - Galerie Mod. Kunst Dietmar Werle, Cologne
• 1986 - Galerie Munro, Hamburg

Group shows:

• 1970 - „Beuys, Buthe, Eggenschwiler....", Art Museum Luzern & Munich Art Club
• 1972 - documenta 5, Kassel
• 1977 - documenta 7, Kassel
• 1984 - Biennale Venedig
• 1985 - Kunsthalle Bern
• 1986 - Sammlung Toni Gerber, Bern