Thomas Hirschhorn news

In this episode of 'In the Foreground', Starr Director Caroline Fowler discusses Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn with Lisa Lee, (Florence Gould Foundation Fellow, spring 2020). This conversation explores Lee’s interest in artworks that highlight the power of art to effect socio-political change.

'Portrait of a Young Planet' is a new presentation of Mudam's permanent Collection that explores the relationship between the individual and the community through a diverse array of social and political themes. Included in the exhibition is Thomas Hirschhorn’s 'Flugplatz Welt/World Airport', which was created in 1999 for the Venice Biennale and now forms part of the Mudam Collection. 

In celebration of its tenth anniversary, MAXXI, Rome hosts a programme of events, including 'A story for the future', a ten-hour social digital marathon. The event is a partnership with Vanity Fair Italia and takes place on the museum's social media channels on Thursday 18 June (11am–9pm). 

The 13th edition of the Swiss Sculpture Exhibition in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland presented 'Robert Walser-Sculpture' by Thomas Hirschhorn. Constructed as a venue for the discovery and exploration of the celebrated Swiss writer Robert Walser (1878–1956), the sculpture was a constantly evolving site of active encounter and exchange. 

American-led military engagement in Iraq over the last 30 years has had an indelible impact on contemporary culture and the work of artists around the world. This large-scale group exhibition examines the...

The inaugural exhibition of Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland, Atlas. Cartography of the gift presents works from the Collection over almost 3,200m2 of the Museum exhibition space. Presenting the rich collections...

'Age of You' is a group exhibition at MOCA Toronto, Canada curated by Shumon Basar, Douglas Coupland and Hans Ulrich Obrist. The exhibition explores how ideas of selfhood have become more extreme...

The 13th edition of the Swiss Sculpture Exhibition presents Robert Walser-Sculpture by Thomas Hirschhorn. Constructed as a venue for the discovery and exploration of the celebrated Swiss writer Robert Walser (1878–1956), the...

With more than twenty works by nineteen artists on display, ‘Hybrid sculpture' reveals the diversity of sculpture made within the past three decades. Eschewing classical rules, the artists included in the exhibition...

OpenART is Scandinavia's largest biennal for contemporary art. Whilst the majority of the Biennal is curated, 30–40% of participating artists are selected each year by open call. The event is primarily an...

Thomas Hirschhorn takes part in Engadin Art Talks' (E.A.T.) 9th Edition in Zuoz, Switzerland in January this year. The Swiss artist will discuss the relevance of this year's theme, ‘Grace & Gravity',...

'Re-Sculpt' is the first exhibition dedicated to Thomas Hirschhorn in China. Aiming to give form to truths that underly everyday life, Hirschhorn uses the aesthetic of ruins to explore the inextricability of...

‘Class Relationships - Phantoms of Perception' explores the seldom articulated power structures that underpin socio-political relations. Tackling subjects from the rise of right-wing populism to widespread fear of economic decline, the exhibition...

Composed of a huge landscape of ruins, ‘Never Give up the Spot' stretches across three floors of the new studio building of the Villa Stuck. On the brink between utopia and dystopia,...

Stephen Friedman Gallery congratulates Thomas Hirschhorn as one of three recipients of the Swiss Grand Award for Art / Prix Meret Oppenheim. Awarded by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, the 18th...

Juan Araujo, Tonico Lemos Auad, Thomas HIrschhorn and Rivane Neuenschwander all have work included in a group exhibition held at The Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Russia. The exhibition presents art from...

“Artist Thomas Hirschhorn plays on our manic pleasure at seeing ruins by making a whole building collapse in on itself.” Adrian Searle, The Guardian “This is Hirschhorn’s version of a post-apocalyptic, post-capitalist...

Thomas Hirschhorn is a Swiss artist whose sprawling DIY works engage with critical theory, global politics and consumerism. This year his Gramsci Monument was installed in a housing estate in the Bronx,...