Born 1965 in Strasbourg, France.
Lives and works in Paris and Rio de Janeiro.
Education |
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| 1988–1989 | Institut des Hautes Études en Arts Plastiques, Paris |
| 1987–1988 | L’École du Magasin, Le Magasin, Centre National d’Art Contemporain de Grenoble |
| 1982–1987 | École des Beaux Arts, Grenoble |
Awards |
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| 2002 | Marcel Duchamp Award, France |
| 1996–1997 | Mies van der Rohe Award, Germany |
| Five months artist residency, Villa Kujoyama, Japan | |
| 1994 | One month artist residency, ARCUS-Project Moriya, Japan |
| 1986 | Scholarship at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany |
Solo Exhibitions (selection) |
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| 2018 | Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster: Tales of the 21st Century, Galerie for Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig |
| 2016 | Pynchon Park, MAAT Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon |
| Opera-House, Huis Sonneveld, Rotterdam | |
| Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. 1887–2058, K20, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf | |
| Costumes and Wishes for the 21st Century, Schinkel Pavilion, Berlin | |
| 2015 | Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. 1887–2058, Centre Pompidou, Paris |
| Temporama, Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro | |
| 2014 | SPLENDIDE – HOTEL, Palacio de Cristal, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid |
| 2013 | M.2062 (Scarlett), The Museum of Kyoto |
| Stage it! (Part 2), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam | |
| 2010 | Screening of De Novo, Tate Modern, London |
| 2009 | chronotopes & dioramas, Dia Art Foundation, New York, NY |
| 2008 | TH.2058 The Unilever Series, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London |
| Nocturama, MUSAC Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, León | |
| 2007 | Expodrome, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris / ARC, Paris |
Group Exhibitions (selection) |
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| 2019 | May You Live in Interesting Times, 58th Venice Biennale, Venice |
| Luogo e Segni, Palazzo Grassi–Punta della Dogana, Venice | |
| Cabinet d’amateur, an oblique novel, Whitechapel Gallery, London | |
| 2018 | Generations Part 3, Sammlung Goetz, Munich |
| Welt ohne Außen, Gropius Bau, Berlin | |
| Kunsthalle for Music, Witte de With, Rotterdam | |
| 38th EVA International – Ireland's Biennial of Contemporary Art, Limerick | |
| In Tune With the World, Foundation Louis Vuitton, Paris | |
| 2017 | Jardin infini. De Giverny à l’Amazonie, Centre Pompidou-Metz |
| Roberto Burle Marx: Brazilian Modernist, Deutsche Bank Kunsthalle, Berlin | |
| The Hot Wire, Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (in collaboration with Skulptur Projekte Münster), Marl | |
| Poïpoï, une Collection Privée à Monaco, Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Monaco | |
| 2016 | Roberto Burle Marx: Brazilian Modernist, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY |
| Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016, Whitney Museum, New York, NY | |
| The Infinite Mix, Hayward Gallery (Offsite), The Store, London | |
| Decor, Villa Empain – Boghossian Foundation, Brussels | |
| Where Text is Broken by a Building..., Arario Museum, Seoul | |
| 2015 | 1984–1999 The Decade, Centre Pompidou-Metz |
| Parasophia, Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture, Kyoto | |
| 2014 | Manifesta 10, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg |
| 2014 | Solaris Chronicles, Parc des Ateliers, Luma Foundation, Arles |
| 2013 | M.2062 (Edgar Allan Poe), Promenade dans la salle des marquees, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (as part of her contribution to Phillipe Parreno’s solo exhibition) |
| Stage it! (Part II), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam | |
| 2012 | To the moon via the beach, organized by Liam Gillick and Philippe Parreno, LUMA Foundation, Arles |
| 2009 | Performa 09, New York, NY |
| Venice Biennale | |
| 2003 | Venice Biennale |
| 2002 | Documenta11, Kassel |
| 1999 | Venice Biennale |
| 1993 | Venice Biennale |
| 1990 | Venice Biennale |
One of the most important and influential artists of her generation, Gonzalez-Foerster’s practice was one of the first to focus on the exhibition itself as an artistic medium. Her particular interest in space, alongside a preoccupation with literature, cinema, media, and technology has resulted in a uniquely cross-disciplinary practice, though her work primarily takes the form of environments, film and most recently, performance – or what she terms, apparitions.
