Private Guided Tour of the Exhibition “you are invited”

This mid-career survey presented various series, individual works, and numerous videos, combining Teller’s selections from previous exhibitions and portfolios with new, unpublished images from the 1990s to the present, including iconic images (such as his portraits of Iggy Pop, Kate Moss and Charlotte Rampling), still lifes and family portraits. This solo exhibition encouraged retrospection between past and present work, celebrating Teller’s re-energized perspective and forming an active dialogue that acknowledged the shifting modes of exploration in his creative journey.

While Teller had always made personal work, this exhibition demonstrated a new sense of purpose triggered by recent projects, such as photographing Pope Francis in a women’s prison during the 2024 Venice Biennale and his invitation to photograph Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation earlier that year. In addition to such public commissions, over the previous eight years, Teller had collaborated with his wife, Dovile Drizyte, on projects that reflected various aspects of their relationship and the birth of their daughter. These works were defined by a characteristic mixture of serious, intimate, yet often humorous figures, shaped by an aesthetic that approached the grotesque.