Dirk Bell (b. 1969) has exhibited internationally; solo shows include Retour, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany (2011); Made in Germany, travelling between The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Sadie Coles HQ, London, and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (2010); Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden (2009); and Kunsthalle Bremerhaven (2006). In 2012 he mounted a joint show with Frederic Detjens and Marcus Steinweg — grid l er, Melas Papadopoulos, Athens; he has also been featured in group exhibitions including Gesamtkunstwerk: New Art from Germany, Saatchi Gallery, London (2011-12); Melanchotopia, Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2010); and Old Ideas, Museum für Gegenwartskunst Basel, Switzerland (2010). Bell lives and works in Berlin.