Hito Steyerl — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works31

Museum Acquisitions

13 Institutions

MoMA

Tate

Hammer Museum

Harvard Art Museums

Basel Art Museum

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Pompidou

MCA Chicago

Tate Britain

Dallas Museum of Art

Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen

Williams College Museum of Art

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

Previous Sales 3

SBI Art Auction

Gosprom, 1999

¥149,500 ($1k USD)

Feb 2020

Artsy

Is the Internet úäCì@?ù.1HcpiÙîfê¿Dead, 2014

$2,125

Mar 2024

Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art · Artsy

Gosprom, 2015

No longer available

Silkscreen in 7 colors, on Invercote G 380 g/m2

For Sale 7

Andrew Kreps · Artsy

Tent/Texture II, Kharkiv, 2015

For sale

UV pigment print on dibond

Whitney Museum of American Art · Artsy

Factory of the Sun, 2015

For sale

High-definition video, color, sound, looped; with environment, dimensions variable.

Moderna Museet · Artsy

How Not to Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File, 2013

For sale

Vancouver Art Gallery · Artsy

Liquidity Inc. (video still), 2014

For sale

Single channel HD video in an architectural environment

Museo Reina Sofía · Artsy

Guards, 2012

For sale

Single-channel HD video, sound

San Jose Museum of Art · Artsy

Factory of the Sun (video still), 2015

For sale

Single-channel video and environment.

MCA Chicago · Artsy

Factory of the Sun, 2015

For sale

Single-channel high-definition video, environment, luminescent LE grid, beach chairs

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$1.7K

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$2.1K

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Mar 2024 · $2.1K

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Galleries1

#26 Esther Schipper

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Prizes & Awards1

Käthe Kollwitz Prize

Winner 2019

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Podcast Interviews2

podcasts Hito Steyerl on Why the Metaverse Has Already Failed The Art Angle · Mar 2, 2023

Given the manifold political, climate, and technological crises unfolding just two months into 2023, one wonders if that ominous future our species so fears is much closer than we anticipated. It is a tense and dramatic …

podcasts No. 223: Judith Mann, Hito Steyerl The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Feb 11, 2016

Episode No. 223 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator and historian Judith Mann and artist and critic Hito Steyerl. Two weeks ago the J. Paul Getty Museum acquired Danaë , a significant Orazio Gentileschi pain…

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Biennial Selections2

Venice Biennale — Venice

2024 · Foreigners Everywhere · curated by Adriano Pedrosa

documenta — Kassel

2022 · documenta fifteen · curated by ruangrupa

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Publications6

Monograph 1

Text:Werk Lektüren zu Hito Steyerl

Hatje Cantz · 2022

Exhibition Catalog 3

steirischer herbst '21 The Way Out (Katalog)

Hatje Cantz · 2022

Hito Steyerl Author

Skira · 2021

New Humans: Memories of the Future

Phaidon Press

Survey 2

Vitamin V: Video and the Moving Image in Contemporary Art

Phaidon Press · 2025

Institutional Critique Author

MIT Press · 2011

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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In a World of A.I. Slop, Trevor Paglen Is Confident in Digital Art’s Capacity to Be ‘Nutritious’

Trevor Paglen has been tapped to co-curate the inaugural edition of Zero10, Art Basel’s new digital art initiative, at Art Basel in Basel next week. T…

exhibitionsJun 12, 2026

Xu Ziyang's practice returns us to what cross-cultural curating so rarely is: a long, slow, trust-based conversation

Xu Ziyang's curatorial practice is examined through a profile that emphasizes her studio-based, trust-building approach to cross-cultural exhibitions.…

peopleMay 28, 2026

From Cannes to Nice, via Grasse and Saint-Paul-de-Vence… 8 Refreshing Exhibitions on the Côte d’Azur

Beaux Arts Magazine highlights eight refreshing exhibitions across the French Riviera from spring to summer 2026. Featured shows include a Carole Benz…

exhibitionsMay 27, 2026

Hito Steyerl “Mechanical Kurds” at Villa Arson, Nice

From February 20 to May 31, 2026, Villa Arson art center in Nice presents "Mechanical Kurds," a video installation by German artist Hito Steyerl. The …

exhibitionsMay 19, 2026

A Collection Built Through Exchange. “Gifts of Friendship” at the Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź.

The Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź is opening an exhibition titled "Gifts of Friendship" on 15 May, featuring nearly 150 works donated to the museum between 20…

exhibitionsMay 15, 2026

The exhibitions to see in New York during Art Week 2026

The article highlights a selection of must-see exhibitions in New York during the 2026 Art Week, spanning major museums and galleries. At MoMA, three …

exhibitionsMay 14, 2026

Since 1968, Protests Have Revealed the Real Impact of the Venice Biennale

The article recounts the 1968 protests at the Venice Biennale, where artists, students, and activists clashed with police over the event's perceived t…

cultureMay 14, 2026

FAD News: Trevor Paglen to co-curate Zero 10 at Art Basel Basel 2026.

Art Basel 2026 has announced that artist Trevor Paglen will co-curate the latest edition of Zero 10, the fair's global initiative dedicated to digital…

exhibitionsMay 13, 2026

Trevor Paglen Will Curate Art Basel’s ‘Zero 10’ Digital Initiative

Trevor Paglen, an artist and geographer known for exploring surveillance technology, has been named curator of the third edition of Art Basel's 'Zero …

exhibitionsMay 12, 2026

Two Museums Take on Performative Masculinity, Looksmaxxing, Incels, and Other Macho Buzzwords That Don’t Belong There.

The Stedelijk Museum and Kunstmuseum St. Gallen have co-organized an exhibition titled "Beyond the Manosphere: Masculinities Today," which aims to cri…

reviewMay 12, 2026

Art Basel announces Trevor Paglen as co-curator of Zero10’s Swiss edition

Art Basel has announced that artist Trevor Paglen and digital art strategist Eli Scheinman will co-curate the third edition of Zero10, the fair's init…

exhibitionsMay 12, 2026

Artist Trevor Paglen Will Curate the Swiss Edition of Art Basel’s Digital Art Sector

Artist Trevor Paglen will curate the third edition of "Zero 10," Art Basel's digital art sector, at the fair's Swiss edition from June 17–21. Major ga…

exhibitionsMay 12, 2026

Un’importante collezione tedesca d’arte per la prima volta in mostra in Italia a Venezia

The Kelterborn Collection, a German private collection focused on video art and experimental installations, will be exhibited in Italy for the first t…

exhibitionsMay 6, 2026

This Museum Show Will Make You Question Whether You’re Still Human

The New Museum in New York has opened "New Humans: Memories of the Future," an exhibition curated by Chief Curator Massimiliano Gioni that explores a …

exhibitionsMay 5, 2026

Women behind the lens: ‘After state massacres, I began burning the prints as an act of mourning’

Iranian-Canadian visual journalist and artist Parisa Azadi describes her process of creating protest photographs during the 2022 Iranian revolution fr…

cultureMay 5, 2026

Hito Steyerl “The Island” Osservatorio Fondazione Prada / Milan by Piermario De Angelis

Hito Steyerl's solo exhibition "The Island" at Osservatorio Fondazione Prada in Milan explores the concept of submersion as both a geological conditio…

exhibitionsMay 4, 2026

Trevor Paglen’s New Book Says AI Is Rewriting What Images Do

Artist Trevor Paglen has published a new book, *How to See Like a Machine: Images After AI*, which argues that generative AI and computer vision are f…

cultureMay 1, 2026

In Piedmont, Langhe, Roero and Monferrato increasingly focus on contemporary art and cultural tourism

The Langhe, Roero, and Monferrato regions of Piedmont, Italy, have consolidated their cultural alliance under the name Orma, a unified system launched…

localMay 1, 2026

The Robots Were Never the Problem

The New Museum has reopened with 'New Humans: Memories of the Future,' a massive survey featuring over 150 contributors including Hito Steyerl, Precio…

reviewApr 10, 2026

Notes from New York: Rotting Meat

Artist Jen Liu’s solo exhibition 'Pound of Flesh' at Silverlens New York explores the dehumanizing nature of digital labor through visceral imagery of…

reviewApr 9, 2026

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Past Exhibitions13

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#26 Esther Schipper

Contemporary Cave Art

Hito Steyerl

via lift or stairs, Potsdamer Str. 81e/Top floor / Obergeschoss, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Apr 28, 2023 — May 25, 2023

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Portland Art Museum

Hito Steyerl: This is the Future

Hito Steyerl

1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205, USA

Feb 11, 2023 — Jun 18, 2023

Exhibitions Hito Steyerl: This is the Future Feb 11, 2023 – Jun 18, 2023

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Art Institute of Chicago

Hito Steyerl: Is the Museum a Battlefield?

Hito Steyerl

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

Oct 15, 2021 — Jan 24, 2022

Exhibition Closing Soon Hito Steyerl: Is the Museum a Battlefield? Oct 15, 2021–Jan 24, 2022

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#26 Esther Schipper

Virtual Leonardo’s Submarine

Hito Steyerl

via lift or stairs, Potsdamer Str. 81e/Top floor / Obergeschoss, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Nov 27, 2020 — Jan 9, 2021

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#121 Andrew Kreps Gallery

Online Exhibition: HITO STEYERL Virtual Leonardo's Submarine

HITO STEYERL

22 Cortlandt Alley, New York, NY 10013, USA

Nov 27, 2020 — Jan 9, 2021

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

The Tower

Hito Steyerl

Ely House, 37 Dover St, London W1S 4NJ, United Kingdom

Jun 16, 2020 — Jul 25, 2020

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Art Gallery of Ontario

Hito Steyerl: This is the future

Hito Steyerl

317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, Canada

Oct 24, 2019 — Feb 23, 2020

Hito Steyerl: This is the future October 24, 2019 - February 23, 2020 Learn More

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#2,982 Atlantean Art Gallery

Hito Steyerl: This is the future

Hito Steyerl

317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, Canada

Oct 24, 2019 — Jan 22, 2020

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Kunstmuseum Basel

War Games

Martha Rosler, Hito Steyerl

St. Alban-Graben 16, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

May 5, 2018 — Jan 20, 2019

Martha Rosler, Hito Steyerl — 05.05.2018 – 20.01.2019

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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Hito Steyerl: Liquidity Inc.

Hito Steyerl

25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston, MA 02210, USA

Dec 13, 2017 — Apr 22, 2018

Hito Steyerl: Liquidity Inc. Dec 13, 2017 – Apr 22, 2018 Hito Steyerl (b. 1966, Munich, Germany) is an artist, filmmaker, and writer whose art speaks urgentl...

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