Thomas Hirschhorn

Bern, Switzerland, 1957

After studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich, Thomas Hirschhorn moved to Paris in 1983, where he currently lives and works. With every exhibition – whether in a museum, a gallery or an alternative venue – Hirschhorn reaffirms his commitment to an inclusive audience, as demonstrated by his numerous projects in public spaces. His works are shown worldwide in museums, galleries and exhibitions among which the Venice Biennale (1999 and 2015), Documenta11 (2002), the 27th Sao Paolo Biennale (2006), 55th Carnegie International, Pittsburg (2008), the Swiss Pavillion at the 54th Venice Biennale (2011), La Triennale at Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2012), 9th Shanghai Biennale (2012), Manifesta 10 at Saint-Petersburg (2014), South London Gallery (2015), The National Gallery of Kosovo (2018), MoMa PS1 (2019), MAAXI, Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome (2021), “​Masterful Attention Seekers”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan (2024).
His recent solo exhibitions are “Fake It, Fake It – Till you Fake It.” in New-York at Gladstone Gallery (2024), “LAST CHANCE: What can we learn from History of Art, for today’s understanding?” at Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris (2024), “Laboratoire des Monuments tombés” à l’Artothèque, Caen (2025), “My Atlas #Our Atlas” Museo Helga de Alvear, Caceres, Spain (2026), and “Pavillon Simone Weil”, Fondation Pavillon Sicli, Genève, Suisse (2026).