Aleksandra Mir

*1967 / Sweden

Works

Solo exhibitions

First Woman on the Moon

Loop Festival 2019

Centre de Cultura Cont., Barcelona (ES)
12 Nov 2019 – 24 Nov 2019
Pre-presidential Library

Hayward Gallery, London (GB)
7 Jan 2019 – 7 Feb 2019
The Space Age

Museum M, Leuven (BE)
28 Nov 2013 – 16 Feb 2014
The Seduction of Galileo Galilei, 2011

Whitney Museum Art, New York (US)
20 Oct 2011 – 19 Feb 2012
Il Sogno e la Promessa

Magazzino Arte Moderna, Roma (IT)
16 Mar 2010 – 15 Apr 2010
The dream and the promise

Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona (ES)
1 Oct 2009 – 15 Oct 2009
Plane Landing in Zürich and Paris

Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris (FR)
18 Apr 2009 – 13 Jun 2009
The Big Umbrella

Kunstforum Bâloise 1, Basel (CH)
3 Nov 2006 – 25 May 2007
Organized Movement – A Video Diary

The Power Plant, Toronto (CA)
16 Dec 2006 – 9 Feb 2007
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White Columns, New York (US)
15 Sep 2006 – 28 Oct 2006
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Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich (CH)
18 Aug 2006 – 8 Oct 2006
SPACE SOON

ROUNDHOUSE, London (GB)
8 Sep 2006 – 13 Sep 2006
Living & Loving No. 3: The Biography of Mitchell Wright

White Columns, New York (US)
23 Jun 2006 – 29 Jul 2006
Mouvement organisé

Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris (FR)
28 Jan 2006 – 4 Mar 2006
The Most Beautiful Thing Today

White Columns, New York (US)
17 Jun 2005 – 31 Dec 2005
The Big Umbrella

Baloise Art Prize

S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum, Gent (BE)
24 Sep 2005 – 4 Dec 2005
WELCOME sometimes

greengrassi, London (GB)
28 Oct 2005 – 3 Dec 2005
New Designs: Birth, Death and Abortion

Andrew Roth, New York (US)
3 Feb 2005 – 5 Mar 2005
The Big Umbrella (New York)

MoMA PS1, New York (US)
24 Oct 2004 – 1 Feb 2005
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greengrassi, London (GB)
27 Jan 2004 – 13 Mar 2004
The Big Umbrella

jousse entreprise, Paris (FR)
15 Nov 2003 – 22 Dec 2003
Communism

November 2004 - February 2005

Project Gallery, Dublin (IE)

Group

We Never Sleep

SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
24 Sep 2020 – 10 Jan 2021

with Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Maja Bajevic, Park Chan-kyong, Guy de Cointet, Thomas Demand, Simon Denny, Stan Douglas, Forensic Architecture, Douglas Gordon, Rodney Graham, Eva Grubinger, Alfredo Jaar …
Ticket to the Moon

Kunsthalle Krems, Krems (AT)
14 Jul 2019 – 3 Nov 2019

with Herbert Brandl, Siegfried A. Fruhauf, Dona Jalufka, Lena Lapschina, Mahony, Robert Rauschenberg, Sebastian Speckmann, Leonid Tishkov, Nives Widauer
Moonlight - 50 Years of Photographing the Moon

Hasselblad Center, Göteborg (SE)
25 May 2019 – 22 Sep 2019

with Johan Oesterholm, Chan-Hyo Bae, Helena Blomqvist, Cristina De Middel, Nanna Debois-Buhl, Susan Derges, Joan Fontcuberta, Vincent Fournier, Hamish Fulton, Noemie Goudal, Nancy Holt, Kikuji Kawada …
Apollo's Muse

The Moon in the Age of Photography

Metropolitan Museum 5th Ave, New York (US)
3 Jul 2019 – 22 Sep 2019

with Darren Almond, Sarah Charlesworth, Cortis & Sonderegger, Judy Dater, Warren de la Rue, Cristina De Middel, William Henry Fox Talbot, Sharon Harper, William + Frederick Langenheim, Charles le Morvan, Maurice M. Loewy, Man Ray …
The Aerodrome

An exhibition dedicated to the memory of Michael Stanley

Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (GB)
12 Jun 2019 – 8 Sep 2019

with David Austen, Boyd & Evans, Marcel Broodthaers, Marcus Coates, Nathan Coley, Phil Collins, Shezad Dawood, Jeremy Deller, Alec Finlay, Anya Gallacio, John Gerrard, Siobhan Hapaska …
Political Affairs - Language Is Not Innocent

Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg (DE)
18 May 2019 – 21 Jul 2019

with Art & Language , Andrea Bowers, Jeremy Deller, Willie Doherty, Sam Durant, Barbara Kruger, Adrian Piper, Superflex (Jakob Fenger, Rasmus Nielsen, Bjørnstjerne Christiansen)
Black Mirror: Art as Social Satire

Saatchi Gallery, London (GB)
28 Sep 2018 – 17 Feb 2019

with Richard Billingham, GAO Brothers (Zhen & Qiang), John Stezaker, Bedwyr Williams
America Is Hard to See

Whitney Museum Art, New York (US)
1 May 2015 – 27 Sep 2015

with Berenice Abbott, Vito Acconci, Eleanor Antin, Diane Arbus, Charles Atlas, Alex Bag, Bernadette Corporation, Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, Walter de Maria, Roy DeCarava, Maya Deren …
They Used to Call it the Moon

BALTIC Centre Contemp Art, Gateshead (GB)
31 Oct 2014 – 11 Jan 2015

with Cristina De Middel, Michael Light, Trevor Paglen, Simon Starling, Wolfgang Tillmans
Frieze Art Fair - Video and photo based art

Frieze art fair, London (GB)
13 Oct 2011 – 16 Oct 2011

with Annelies Strba, Marina Abramovic, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Haluk Akakçe, Francis Alys, Tarek Al-Ghoussein, Pawel Althamer, Kutluğ Ataman, Fikret Atay, Michel Auder, Maja Bajevic, John Baldessari …
Once Upon a Time

Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin (DE)
8 Jul 2011 – 9 Oct 2011

with Francis Alys, CAO Fei, Pierre Huyghe, Mika Rottenberg, Janaina Tschaepe
Now my garden is gone

Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona (ES)
5 Jul 2011 – 15 Sep 2011

with Knut Asdam, Perejaume, Alejandro Vidal, Carla Zaccagnini
Garage Projects, 54th Venice Biennale: COMMERCIAL BREAK

Garage, Venezia (IT)
1 Jun 2011 – 6 Jun 2011

with Ahmet Oeguet, Adel Abdessemed, AES+F, Vanessa Beecroft, Sergey Bratkov, Olaf Breuning, Marcos Chaves, Natalie Czech, Cyprien Gaillard, Anton Ginzburg, Johan Grimonprez, Ari Marcopoulos …
the luxury of dirt

Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zürich (CH)
12 Feb 2011 – 26 Mar 2011

with Bani Abidi, Jan Kempenaers, Sarah Lucas
Dance in my Experience

Kunstverein Rheinlande, Düsseldorf (DE)
28 Nov 2009 – 28 Feb 2010

with Henning Bohl, Tom Burr, Manon de Boer, Brice Dellsperger, Josephine Meckseper, Michaela Meise
The Venice Biennale - 53th International Art Exhibition - Fare Mondi // Making Worlds

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
7 Jun 2009 – 22 Nov 2009

with Jumana Emil Abboud, John Baldessari, Rosa Barba, Massimo Bartolini, Iris Brosch, Paul Chan, Nikhil Chopra, Roberto Cuoghi, Keren Cytter, David Bestué & Marc Vives, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Ceal Floyer …
The Vague Terrain: Analogues of Places in Contemporary Photography.

Flag Art Foundation, New York (US)
8 May 2009 – 1 Oct 2009

with Thomas Demand, Barry Frydlender, Beate Guetschow, Andreas Gursky, An-My Le, David Levinthal
Kosmos

Neue Fotografie aus dem Weltraum

Stadthaus Ulm, Ulm (DE)
29 Mar 2009 – 5 Jul 2009

with Dunja Evers, Andreas Mueller-Pohle
Weltraum als Fluchtlinie

Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg (DE)
27 Feb 2009 – 26 Apr 2009

with Mariko Mori, Elke Nebel
Fantastic Politics: Art in Times of Political Crisis

The National Museum of Art, Oslo (NO)
20 Oct 2006 – 25 Feb 2007

with Valie Export, Olaf Metzel, Marjetica Potrc
Nothing But Pleasure

BAWAG Contemporary, Wien (AT)
30 Jun 2006 – 30 Sep 2006

with Andreas Bock, Angus Fairhurst, Fischli & Weiss, Rodney Graham, Friedrich Kunath, Peter Land, Jonathan Monk, Heimo Zobernig
My way

jousse entreprise, Paris (FR)
7 Jan 2006 – 18 Feb 2006

with Frank Breuer, Cédric Buchet, Timur Celikdag, Phillipe Meste, Mario Milizia, Frank Perrin, Julien Previeux
Rückkehr ins All

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg (DE)
22 Sep 2005 – 12 Feb 2006

with William Kentridge, Bjoern Melhus, Thomas Ruff, Oliver van den Berg, Jane & Louise Wilson
Monuments for the USA

White Columns, New York (US)
15 Dec 2005 – 28 Jan 2006

with Edgar Arceneaux, Michel Blazy, Monica Bonvicini, Andrea Bowers, Adam Chodzko, Jeremy Deller, ZHANG Huan, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla, Barbara Kruger, Ken Lum, Mark Wallinger, QIU Zhijie
Monuments for the USA

Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco (US)
7 Apr 2005 – 21 May 2005

with Edgar Arceneaux, Michel Blazy, Monica Bonvicini, Andrea Bowers, Adam Chodzko, Martin Creed, Jeremy Deller, Sam Durant, Shannon Ebner, Susan Hiller, Thomas Hirschhorn, ZHANG Huan …
Social Democracy Revisited

Apex Art, New York (US)
16 Mar 2005 – 16 Apr 2005

with Cathrine Evelid, Matias Faldbakken, Katja Høst, Jakob Kolding, Ulf Lundin, Ketil Nergaard
COMMUNISM

Project Gallery, Dublin (IE)
20 Jan 2005 – 12 Mar 2005

with Veit Stratmann, Klaus-Dieter Weber
Funky Lessons

BAWAG Contemporary, Wien (AT)
17 Dec 2004 – 26 Feb 2005

with John Baldessari, Monica Bonvicini, Peter Fraser, Marko Lulic, Adrian Piper, Erik van Lieshout, Barbara Visser, Nicoletta West
Terminal 5

JFK airport, New York (US)
1 Oct 2004 – 31 Jan 2005

with Vanessa Beecroft, Dan Graham, Christelle Lheureux, Liisa Lounila, Jennifer & Kevin McCoy, Jonathan Monk, Gianni Motti, Anri Sala, Kimiko Yoshida
DETOX Aftershock

Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (NO)
23 Nov 2004 – 5 Dec 2004

with Marc Bijl, Shu Lea Cheang, Minerva Cuevas, Johan Grimonprez, Guerrilla Girls, Sigalit Landau, Oliver Ressler
Funky Lessons

BüroFriedrich, Berlin (DE)
14 Sep 2004 – 13 Nov 2004

with John Baldessari, Monica Bonvicini, Andrea Fraser, Marko Lulic, Adrian Piper, Erik van Lieshout, Barbara Visser, Franz West
Never Never Landscape

Gerhardsen Gerner, Berlin (DE)
10 Sep 2004 – 16 Oct 2004

with Roe Ethridge, Dara Friedman, Rivane Neuenschwander, Jack Pierson
Atomkrieg

Kunsthaus Dresden, Dresden (DE)
20 May 2004 – 15 Aug 2004

with Pawel Althamer, Olafur Eliasson, Sarah Lucas, Salla Tykkae
14th Biennale of Sydney

Biennale of Sydney, Sydney (AU)
4 Jun 2004 – 15 Aug 2004

with AES+F, Francis Alys, Helena Almeida, Pat Brassington, Loulou Cherinet, James Coleman, Nathan Coley, XING Danwen, Matias Faldbakken, Asta Gröting, Jeroen de Rijke & Willem de Rooij, Emiko Kasahara …
Power, Corruption and Lies

Andrew Roth, New York (US)
23 Jun 2004 – 23 Jul 2004

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Wallace Berman, Chris Burden, Jeremy Deller, Jonah Freeman, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Richard Hamilton, Scott King, Bruce Nauman, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Garry Winogrand
#13 - Pictures With People

curated by Roy Ethridge

Champion Fine Art, New York (US)
24 Jun 2004 – 18 Jul 2004

with Chris Verene
Localismos: 20 Artists Working In The Center Of Mexico City

A Global Collaboration For A Local Strategy

Perros Negros, México (MX)
1 May 2004 – 30 Jun 2004

with Anton Vidokle
2004 Whitney Biennial Exhibition

Whitney Museum Art, New York (US)
11 Mar 2004 – 30 May 2004

with Marina Abramovic, Mel Bochner, Slater Bradley, Maurizio Cattelan, Sue de Beer, Sam Durant, Jack Goldstein, Katy Grannan, Roni Horn, Craigie Horsfield, Emily Jacir, Isaac Julien …
State of play

Serpentine Galleries, London (GB)
3 Feb 2004 – 28 Mar 2004

with Maurizio Cattelan, Christian Jankowski, Bjoern Melhus, Pipilotti Rist, David Shrigley
Le proche et le lointain

Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Bignan (FR)
31 Jan 2004 – 21 Mar 2004

with Marie Jose Burki, Emma Kay, Oliver Musovik, Vibeke Tandberg, Erwin Wurm
Happy 2004

jousse entreprise, Paris (FR)
10 Jan 2004 – 28 Feb 2004

with Frank Breuer, Phillipe Meste
Overexposed

Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona (ES)
26 Jun 2003 – 1 Aug 2003

with Arjen de Leeuw, Juande Jarillo, Kenny Macleod, Erwin Wurm
Not a Trick, Just a Threat

ICA Inst Contemporary Arts, London (GB)
12 Feb 2002 – 16 Mar 2003

with Jens Haaning, Matthieu Laurette
13th Biennale of Sydney - The World May Be (Fantastic)

Museum Contemporary Art, Sydney (AU)
15 May 2002 – 28 Jul 2002

with Vito Acconci, Alison Dalwood, Rodney Graham, Veli Granoe, Susan Hiller, Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani, Vibeke Tandberg, CANG Xin

Events

PhEST – International Photography Festival 2025

PhEST – Festival, Monopoli (IT)
8 Aug 2025 – 16 Nov 2025

with Rhiannon Adam, Dario Agrimi, Arianna Arcara, Deanna Dikeman, Dylan Hausthor, Yorgos Lanthimos, Zed Nelson, Martin Parr, Piero Percoco, Gregg Segal, Alexey Titarenko, Phillip Toledano …
Images Vevey 2024

(DIS)CONNECTED Entre passé et futur

Images Vevey, Vevey (CH)
7 Sep 2024 – 29 Sep 2024

with Sébastien Agnetti, Farah Al Qasimi, Lisa Barnard, Beni Bischof, Madison Bycroft, Sarah Carp, Edson Chagas, Oliver Frank Chanarin, Alexey Chernikov, Maisie Cousins, Debsuddha, Tony Dočekal …
LOOP Festival 2019

Even Outer Space

LOOP, Barcelona (ES)
12 Nov 2019 – 24 Nov 2019

with David Claerbout, Jennifer Douzenel, Fay Godwin, Douglas Gordon, Klara Liden, Masbedo, Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Sherman Ong, Hans Op de Beeck, Daniela Ortiz, Michael Sailstorfer, Guido van der Werve …
LOOP :THE VIDEO ART FAIR '05

Hotel Catalonia Ramblas, Barcelona (ES)
10 Nov 2005 – 13 Nov 2005

with Adel Abdessemed, Haluk Akakçe, Andrea Robbins & Max Becher, Eriel Araújo, Maja Bajevic, Matteo Basile, Nayland Blake, Ellen Cantor, Hussein Chalayan, Christine de la Garenne, Anne Deleporte, Ayse Erkmen …
Funky Lessons - BüroFriedrich

Jörg Heiser talks to:

Münzsalon, Berlin (DE)