Works
  • Karl Fritsch, 2024
    2024
  • Karl Fritsch, 2024
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  • Karl Fritsch, 2024
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  • Karl Fritsch, 2024
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    2024
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    2024
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    2024
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    2024
  • Karl Fritsch, 2024
    2024
  • Karl Fritsch, 2023
    2023
  • Karl Fritsch, 2023
    2023
  • Karl Fritsch, 2023
    2023
  • Karl Fritsch, 2023
    2023
  • Karl Fritsch, 2023
    2023
  • Karl Fritsch, 2022
    2022
  • Karl Fritsch, 2022
    2022
  • Karl Fritsch, 2022
    2022
  • Karl Fritsch, 2022
    2022
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    2022
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    2022
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    2022
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    2022
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    2022
  • Karl Fritsch, 2022
    2022
  • Karl Fritsch, Bierkrug (Beer Stein), 2022
    Bierkrug (Beer Stein), 2022
  • Karl Fritsch, Bierkrug (Beer Stein), 2022
    Bierkrug (Beer Stein), 2022
  • Karl Fritsch, Flower, 2022
    Flower, 2022
  • Karl Fritsch, 2021
    2021
  • Karl Fritsch, 2021
    2021
  • Karl Fritsch, 2021
    2021
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    2021
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    2021
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    2021
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    2021
  • Karl Fritsch, 2020
    2020
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    2020
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    2020
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    2020
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    2020
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    2020
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    2020
  • Karl Fritsch, 2020
    2020
  • Karl Fritsch, Pipe, 2020
    Pipe, 2020
  • Karl Fritsch, 2019
    2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 2019
    2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 2019
    2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 2019
    2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 2019
    2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 2019
    2019
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    2019
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    2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 2019
    2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 475, 2019
    475, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 477, 2019
    477, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 507, 2019
    507, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 695, 2019
    695, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 696, 2019
    696, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 697, 2019
    697, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 698, 2019
    698, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 703, 2019
    703, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 706, 2019
    706, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 709, 2019
    709, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 711, 2019
    711, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, I am --, 2019
    I am --, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, I Am --, 2019
    I Am --, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, Wasn't Me745, 2019
    Wasn't Me745, 2019
  • Karl Fritsch, 2018
    2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 2018
    2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 2018
    2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 2018
    2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 401, 2018
    401, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 472, 2018
    472, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 483, 2018
    483, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 642, 2018
    642, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 643, 2018
    643, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 658, 2018
    658, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 676, 2018
    676, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 767, 2018
    767, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 769, 2018
    769, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, Idiot, 2018
    Idiot, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, Man Vomiting, 2018
    Man Vomiting, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, Ring, 2018
    Ring, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, Wasn't Me, 2018
    Wasn't Me, 2018
  • Karl Fritsch, 2017
    2017
  • Karl Fritsch, 2017
    2017
  • Karl Fritsch, 2017
    2017
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    2017
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    2017
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    2017
  • Karl Fritsch, 308, 2017
    308, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, 5, 2017
    5, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, 803, 2017
    803, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, I Love Arty Jewelry, 2017
    I Love Arty Jewelry, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, I Quit, 2017
    I Quit, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, Praying Hands (Honda, Mercedes, BMW...), 2017
    Praying Hands (Honda, Mercedes, BMW...), 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, Rich Gang, 2017
    Rich Gang, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, Ring, 2017
    Ring, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, Ring, 2017
    Ring, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, Spiral, 2017
    Spiral, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, The End, 2017
    The End, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, Yoda, 2017
    Yoda, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, Zombie Face, 2017
    Zombie Face, 2017
  • Karl Fritsch, 2016
    2016
  • Karl Fritsch, 2016
    2016
  • Karl Fritsch, 2016
    2016
  • Karl Fritsch, 2016
    2016
  • Karl Fritsch, 4, 2016
    4, 2016
  • Karl Fritsch, 459, 2016
    459, 2016
  • Karl Fritsch, Smiley Face, 2016
    Smiley Face, 2016
  • Karl Fritsch, 2015
    2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 2015
    2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 2015
    2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 2015
    2015
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    2015
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    2015
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    2015
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    2015
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    2015
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    2015
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    2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 2015
    2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 2015
    2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 1 Kilo Bowl, 2015
    1 Kilo Bowl, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 1200, 2015
    1200, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 416, 2015
    416, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 614, 2015
    614, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 615, 2015
    615, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 654, 2015
    654, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 693, 2015
    693, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 800, 2015
    800, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, Flower, 2015
    Flower, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, Nix, 2015
    Nix, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, Ring, 2015
    Ring, 2015
  • Karl Fritsch, 2014
    2014
  • Karl Fritsch, 2014
    2014
  • Karl Fritsch, 2014
    2014
  • Karl Fritsch, 2014
    2014
  • Karl Fritsch, 2014
    2014
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    2014
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    2014
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    2014
  • Karl Fritsch, 2014
    2014
  • Karl Fritsch, 763, 2014
    763, 2014
  • Karl Fritsch, 817, 2014
    817, 2014
  • Karl Fritsch, Hi, 2014
    Hi, 2014
  • Karl Fritsch, Skull, 2014
    Skull, 2014
  • Karl Fritsch, Skull with Ball, 2014
    Skull with Ball, 2014
  • Karl Fritsch, Smiley Face, 2014
    Smiley Face, 2014
  • Karl Fritsch, Wiener Dog (Sausage Face Dog), 2014
    Wiener Dog (Sausage Face Dog), 2014
  • Karl Fritsch, 2013
    2013
  • Karl Fritsch, 2013
    2013
  • Karl Fritsch, 2013
    2013
  • Karl Fritsch, 2013
    2013
  • Karl Fritsch, 2013
    2013
  • Karl Fritsch, 2013
    2013
  • Karl Fritsch, 756, 2013
    756, 2013
  • Karl Fritsch, 2012
    2012
  • Karl Fritsch, 2012
    2012
  • Karl Fritsch, 2012
    2012
  • Karl Fritsch, 2012
    2012
  • Karl Fritsch, Spoon, 2012
    Spoon, 2012
  • Karl Fritsch, 2011
    2011
  • Karl Fritsch, 466, 2011
    466, 2011
  • Karl Fritsch, 659, 2011
    659, 2011
  • Karl Fritsch, 755, 2011
    755, 2011
  • Karl Fritsch, Pretzel, 2011
    Pretzel, 2011
  • Karl Fritsch, 2010
    2010
  • Karl Fritsch, 2010
    2010
  • Karl Fritsch, 2010
    2010
  • Karl Fritsch, 468, 2010
    468, 2010
  • Karl Fritsch, 2009
    2009
  • Karl Fritsch, 2009
    2009
  • Karl Fritsch, 450, 2009
    450, 2009
  • Karl Fritsch, 2008
    2008
  • Karl Fritsch, 2008
    2008
  • Karl Fritsch, 2007
    2007
  • Karl Fritsch, 2007
    2007
  • Karl Fritsch, 2007
    2007
  • Karl Fritsch, 2007
    2007
  • Karl Fritsch, 467, 2007
    467, 2007
  • Karl Fritsch, 609, 2007
    609, 2007
  • Karl Fritsch, 2006
    2006
  • Karl Fritsch, 12, 2006
    12, 2006
  • Karl Fritsch, 2005
    2005
  • Karl Fritsch, 2004
    2004
  • Karl Fritsch, 1996
    1996
  • Karl Fritsch, 1994
    1994
Exhibitions
Biography

Simultaneously celebrating and discarding the traditions of jewelry making,  Karl Fritsch began his education at the Goldsmiths School in Pforzheim, Germany, followed by studies at the Academy of Fine Arts (1987-1994) in Munich. Fritsch has exhibited internationally and taught in art schools around the world, with his work finding its way into countless public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the National Gallery of Victoria and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 

A practice that focuses on the ring, Fritsch explores taste, aesthetics and desire as he manipulates perceived ideas of preciousness and convention. The highly covetable rings have seen him win numerous awards and become a cult figure in contemporary jewelry. He also works collaboratively with a range of artists, including artist Francis Upritchard and furniture designer Martino Gamper.

In 2006 Fritsch received the highly prestigious international Françoise van den Bosch Award and in 2024 he was a finalist in the LOEWE craft prize exhibition at Palais de Tokyo in Paris.  

in 2009 Karl Fritsch left Germany to live and work in New Zealand.