Hauser & Wirth - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Hauser & Wirth. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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“Exemplary Modern Sophie Taeuber-Arp With Contemporary Artists” Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth New York presents a special exhibition juxtaposing key works by pioneering early 20th-century Swiss modernist Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) with works by three contemporary artists—Leonor...More »
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Cathy Josefowitz “Forever Young”
Hauser & Wirth New York presents ‘Forever Young,’ its first exhibition devoted to the art of Cathy Josefowitz (1956 – 2014). This focused presentation, occupying two floors of the gallery’s 69th Street...More »
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Winfred Rembert “All of Me”
Hauser & Wirth presents ‘All of Me,’ its first exhibition of works by late American artist Winfred Rembert (1945-2021), in collaboration with Fort Gansevoort. Occupying all three floors of the gallery’s...More »
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Lucio Fontana Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents the second in a trilogy of exhibitions dedicated to the late Argentine-Italian artist Lucio Fontana, considered among the 20th century’s most inventive artists. Curated by Luca...More »
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Lorna Simpson Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth New York will begin its fall exhibition season with a survey of foundational works by pioneering multidisciplinary artist Lorna Simpson. Occupying all three floors of the gallery’s 69th...More »
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Cindy Sherman “1977 – 1982”
With her early work, Cindy Sherman revolutionized the role of the camera in artistic practice and opened the door for generations of artists and critics to rethink photography as a medium. On 27 April...More »
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Max Bill & Georges Vantongerloo “Crossover”
The lifelong friendship and extended written correspondence between Swiss artist Max Bill and Belgian-born artist Georges Vantongerloo united their independent artistic and intellectual endeavors and helped...More »
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Erna Rosenstein “Once Upon a Time”
Hauser & Wirth ‘Erna Rosenstein: Once Upon a Time,’ the first monographic exhibition outside of Poland devoted to Erna Rosenstein (1913 – 2004). One of the key figures of the Polish avant-garde, Rosenstein’s...More »
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David Smith “Follow My Path”
In a 1952 lecture at the Detroit Institute of Arts, David Smith (1906 – 1965) described the inspiration behind one of his recent sculptures, saying ‘My wish is that you travel by perception the path which...More »
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François Morellet “In-Coherent”
François Morellet (1926 – 2016), a prolific self-taught painter, sculptor, and installation artist, developed a radical approach to geometric abstraction during a career spanning more than six decades....More »
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Jack Whitten “Transitional Space A Drawing Survey”
Hauser & Wirth presents the first major survey of Jack Whitten’s works on paper, spanning the artist’s six decade career. Jack Whitten (1939 – 2018) made it his mission to disrupt the discipline of...More »
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“To Exalt the Ephemeral: Alina Szapocznikow, 1962–1972” Exhibition
In a brief but explosively inventive career, Alina Szapocznikow (1926-1973) radically re-conceptualized sculpture as a vehicle for exploring and liberating bodily experiences ranging from the ecstatic...More »
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Eva Hesse “Forms Larger and Bolder”
Forms Larger and Bolder: EVA HESSE DRAWINGS from the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College An icon of American art, Eva Hesse produced a prodigious body of work that collapsed disciplinary boundaries...More »
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John Chamberlain “Baby Tycoons”
Featuring a selection of small-scale sculptures from the artist’s Baby Tycoons series, this exhibition highlights one of several series of miniature works that punctuate the grandeur and formalism of Chamberlain’s...More »
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Luchita Hurtado “Dark Years”
For more than seventy years, Luchita Hurtado has explored connections between the body and its larger context – nature, the environment, the cosmos – in an effort to express universality and transcendence....More »
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“Gutai” Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents ‘Gutai,’ an exhibition exploring the legacy of one of Japan’s most innovative and influential avant-garde collectives of the twentieth century. Demonstrating a freewheeling...More »
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Lygia Pape Exhibition
A founding member of Brazil’s Neo-Concrete movement, Lygia Pape (1927 – 2004) valued art that favored the primacy of the viewer and his or her sensory experience, and her explorations in sculpture, drawing,...More »
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Eduardo Chillida Exhibition
The bird is one of the signs of space, each one of Chillida’s sculptures represents, much like the bird, a sign of space; each one of them says a different thing: the iron says wind, the wood says...More »
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Allan Kaprow “Paintings New York”
‘OH THE PLEASURES OF PAINTING . PLAYING IN MUD . THE SMALL CHANGES IN TONE . LIKE MUSIC TO MY EYES . PAINT IS YOU . PAINT IS ME . SUCH A PLEASURE TO PAINT . TO PAINT IS TO LIVE . A MISTAKE. A WRONG TURN...More »
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Ardent Nature “Arshile Gorky Landscapes, 1943 – 47”
Ardent Nature: Arshile Gorky Landscapes, 1943 – 47,’ is Hauser & Wirth’s inaugural presentation of works by Arshile Gorky, a seminal figure in the shift to abstraction that transformed twentieth-century...More »
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Mira Schendel “Sarrafos and Black and White Works”
‘Mira Schendel. Sarrafos and Black and White Works,’ is the first exhibition focused upon the last two series in the career of a seminal figure of Latin American modern art. Organized with Olivier Renaud-Clément,...More »
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Philippe Vandenberg Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents an exhibition devoted to the work of Belgian artist Philippe Vandenberg (1952 – 2009). Curated by Anthony Huberman, director of the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art,...More »
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August Sander Exhibition
‘I hate nothing more than sugary photographs with tricks, poses and effects. So allow me to be honest and tell the truth about our age and its people.’ – August Sander Hauser & Wirth presents...More »
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“Nothing and Everything: Seven Artists, 1947 – 1962” Exhibition
Curated by Douglas Dreishpoon Hauser & Wirth presents an exhibition dedicated to the synergistic relationship that existed between visual artists and composers living in New York City during the...More »
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Mike Kelley “Memory Ware”
Hauser & Wirth present ‘Memory Ware’, the first exhibition since 2001 devoted exclusively to the celebrated series of the same name by the late Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley (1954 – 2012). Over the...More »
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Zoe Leonard “In the Wake”
Hauser & Wirth presents ‘In The Wake’, its first exhibition with New York- based Zoe Leonard. The artist’s distinctive merging of photography, sculpture, and installation will unfold over three floors...More »
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Stefan Brüggemann Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents an exhibition of new paintings by the Mexico City and London-based artist Stefan Brüggemann. Spanning – and sometimes combining – sculpture, video, painting, and drawing, Brüggemann’s...More »
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Fausto Melotti Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents ‘Fausto Melotti’, the gallery’s debut exhibition of works by the late Italian sculptor, installation artist, and poet, admired for his unique contribution to the development...More »
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Larry Bell “From the ’60s”
Hauser & Wirth presents ‘Larry Bell. From the ’60s’, the gallery’s first exhibition devoted to the internationally-admired American artist whose innovative approach to sculpture and perceptual phenomena...More »
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Takesada Matsutani Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents the gallery’s first New York exhibition devoted to internationally-admired Osaka-born, Paris-based artist Takesada Matsutani. Over a five-decade career that began with his participation...More »
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Rachel Khedoori Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents its first New York exhibition devoted to Los Angeles-based artist Rachel Khedoori. In a practice that merges architecture, sculpture, and film, Khedoori’s work collides and...More »
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“Passing Leap” Exhibition
The exhibition takes its title from the name of a complex trapeze trick. A ‘passing leap’ is a manoeuvre of great precision and skill, culminating in a dynamic moment in which an aerialist’s perspective...More »
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Leon Golub “Riot”
Hauser & Wirth presents the gallery’s inaugural exhibition devoted to renowned postwar American figurative painter Leon Golub. Spanning five decades and including a selection of paintings and late...More »
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Fabio Mauri “I was not new”
Hauser & Wirth presents the first major New York exhibition devoted to renowned postwar Italian avant-garde artist Fabio Mauri. In a career spanning five decades and a diversity of disciplines and...More »
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Djordje Ozbolt “More paintings about poets and food”
Hauser & Wirth presents ‘More paintings about poets and food’, the gallery’s first New York exhibition devoted to internationally admired Belgrade-born, London-based artist Djordje Ozbolt. Based...More »
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“Freezer Burn” Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents ‘FREEZER BURN’, a group exhibition, organized by Rita Ackermann. This exhibition draws its title from the very antithesis inherent to the making and the experience of art. Its...More »
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“Rite of Passage: The Early Years of Vienna Actionism, 1960 – 1966” Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents a selection of early works by Vienna Actionists Günter Brus, Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch, and Rudolf Schwarzkogler. ‘RITE OF PASSAGE: The Early Years of Vienna Actionism, 1960...More »
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“The Photographic Object, 1970” Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents ‘The Photographic Object, 1970’, an ambitious historical exhibition exploring the legacy of Peter Bunnell’s landmark 1970 show ‘Photography into Sculpture’, presented at the...More »
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Anna Maria Maiolino “Between Senses”
Anna Maria Maiolino is one of the most significant artists working in Brazil today. In a career spanning five decades and a diversity of disciplines and mediums, ranging from drawing, sculpture, and artist...More »
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Mira Schendel Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents ‘Mira Schendel’, the gallery’s debut exhibition of works by one of the most significant Latin American artists of the 20th century. Spanning two decades of the artist’s career,...More »
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“Josephsohn” Exhibition
Hauser & Wirth presents its first New York exhibition devoted to the late sculptor Hans Josephsohn (1920 – 2012). For over six decades, the German-born Swiss artist devoted his practice to the enduring...More »
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Martin Creed Exhibition
- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Installation - Video installation - Performance Art
- 2013-11-08 - 2013-12-21
Hauser & Wirth and Gavin Brown’s enterprise present a major solo exhibition by noted Scottish artist and musician Martin Creed. Martin Creed will encompass the galleries’ venues uptown (Hauser &...More »
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“Sensitive Geometries. Brazil 1950s - 1980s” Exhibition
In the years after World War II, Brazil found itself in a state of dramatic change. Economic prosperity, political democratization, and social reorganization marked the decade of the 1950s as one of the...More »
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Paul McCarthy “Life Cast”
Hauser & Wirth announced today it will devote its entire spring program in New York City to Paul McCarthy, one of America’s most challenging and influential artists, via three interrelated exhibitions...More »
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Rita Ackermann "Negative Muscle"
In Rita Ackermann's art, the systematic and the accidental are kept in a state of constant dialogue and debate. Balance and the effort to achieve it have become the main focus of her process, and a kind...More »
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Anj Smith "The Flowering of Phantoms"
The eerie, luminous, compact portraits and landscapes of London-based artist Anj Smith are exercises in extravagant meticulousness. The magic of her laboriously depicted figures and motifs, however, derives...More »
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Phyllida Barlow "...later"
New York, NY… Hauser & Wirth New York presents "...later", an exhibition of new work by celebrated British artist Phyllida Barlow. Opening 5 November 2012, this dense and exuberant sequence of installations...More »
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"A Visual Essay on Gutai" Exhibition
After World War II, a devastated Japan processed the impact of the atomic bomb and faced a cultural void. It was in this atmosphere of existential alienation that the Gutai Art Association (Gutai Bijutsu...More »
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Caro Niederer "Paintings"
Hauser & Wirth New York presents an exhibition of eighteen new paintings by Caro Niederer – the first New York solo show for an internationally admired Swiss artist whose practice encompasses painting,...More »
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"Science On The Back End" Exhibition
I am not a curator. I merely selected the five artists for this exhibition and left to them the decision of which artworks to present. These artists inspire me. Their artistic reality is full, expansive,...More »
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Bharti Kher "The hot winds that blow from the West"
Through a group of seven conceptual installations and sculptures, the London-born, Delhi-based artist further plumbs metaphysical questions raised by our relationship to life’s quotidian activities and...More »
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Rashid Johnson "Rumble"
[Image: Rashid Johnson "Star" (2011) Branded red oak flooring, black soap, wax, gold paint 73-3/4 x 2-3/4 in.]More »
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Paul McCarthy "The Dwarves, The Forests"
Comprising bronzes, a massive tour de force wood carving, and a pair of fantastical landscape maquettes all presented on the gallery’s two floors, ‘The Dwarves, The Forests’ is the first exhibition of...More »
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Zhang Enli Exhibition
Zhang Enli moved from the small provincial town of Jilin in the north of China to the sprawling metropolis of Shanghai more than twenty years ago. But the artist still measures the city’s impact with exquisite...More »
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David Zink Yi "Pneuma"
Personal identity, like musical composition or the natural world around us, is not a static entity but a fluid enterprise, dependent upon deviations and constantly emerging. Working the puzzle of identity...More »
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Subodh Gupta "A glass of water"
Comprising a group of sculptures, optically incandescent paintings, and two slyly illusionist installations, the new work on view further extends Gupta’s ongoing investigation into the sustaining and even...More »
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Berlinde De Bruyckere "Into One-Another To P.P.P."
Hauser & Wirth New York presents ‘Into One-Another To P.P.P.,’ an exhibition of new sculptures and works on paper by internationally admired artist Berlinde De Bruyckere, dedicated by the artist to...More »
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Lee Lozano "Tools"
Lee Lozano (1930 – 1999) has been described as one of the least known great artists of the New York scene of the 1960s and early 1970s. Navigating the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art,...More »
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Monika Sosnowska Exhibition
Tweaking and torqing the formal minimalist idiom, 38-year old Polish artist Monika Sosnowska conjoins architecture and sculpture to explore the poetics and politics of space. She builds forms in response...More »
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Dieter Roth and Björn Roth "Work Tables & Tischmatten"
At the beginning of his artistic career, Dieter Roth – the German-born Swiss art titan and radical individualist whose wide-ranging practice included artist’s books, prints, drawings, sculpture, assemblages,...More »
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Anj Smith "Geometry Bliss"
No larger than an envelope and as lapidary as an 11th century Persian miniature, Anj Smith’s painting ‘R.’ depicts a close friend of the artist as a 21st century Mona Lisa. An enigmatic figure stares out...More »
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Jakub Julian Ziolkowski "Timothy Galoty & The Dead Brains"
Jakub Julian Ziolkowski’s phantasmagorical paintings roil with colorful mutant life: plants sprout eyeballs, bodies go about their business while sloughing off limbs and disgorging organs, and dense vegetal...More »
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Roni Horn Exhibition
The show will include six new, large-scale works never before shown publicly. Up to eight by ten feet in size, these astoundingly complex and ultimately enveloping pieces form a group the artist has titled...More »
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Eva Hesse Exhibition
In 1969, one year before her death at the age of 34, German-born American artist Eva Hesse wrote of her desire “to get to non-art, non-connotive, non-anthropomorphic, non-geometric, non-nothing; everything…It’s...More »
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Ida Applebroog Exhibition
In 1969, Bronx-born Ida Applebroog was living in southern California with her husband and four children. Busy as a mother and an artist, she took refuge in the one place that guaranteed solitude: the bathtub,...More »
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Paul McCarthy "White Snow"
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Allan Kaprow "Allan Kaprow Yard"
Fifty years later and in celebration of the opening of its first American gallery, Hauser & Wirth will present Allan Kaprow’s seminal Environment Yard, an enduringly influential work — a veritable...More »