Guy Ben-Ner

♂ *1969 / Israel

Works

Solo exhibitions

We’ve Lost

Kunstmuseum Luzern, Luzern (CH)
11 Nov 2023 – 4 Feb 2024
Retrospective

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
28 Nov 2022 – 17 Jun 2023
Meet Me. Tie Me. Wet Me

Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
12 Jan 2023 – 1 Mar 2023
Three films

Sadie Coles HQ, London (GB)
14 Nov 2019 – 20 Dec 2019
Escape Artists

Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
15 Dec 2016 – 4 Mar 2017
Soundtrack

Gimpel Fils, London (GB)
4 Sep 2014 – 11 Oct 2014
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Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
14 Feb 2013 – 6 Apr 2013
Stealing Beauty

MOCA Contemporary Art, Toronto (CA)
24 Aug 2012 – 9 Nov 2012
12 x 12. Die IBB-Videolounge

Berlinische Galerie, Berlin (DE)
22 Aug 2012 – 26 Sep 2012
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Konrad Fischer Galerie , Berlin (DE)
27 Jan 2012 – 3 Mar 2012
Name dropping

Gimpel Fils, London (GB)
20 Apr 2011 – 27 May 2011
SPIES

Site Gallery, Sheffield (GB)
19 Mar 2011 – 11 May 2011
Film / Zeichnung

Kunsthalle Mainz, Mainz (DE)
20 Aug 2010 – 31 Oct 2010
Real Life

Ron Mueck and Guy Ben-Ner

Oakvillegalleries at Centennial Square, Oakville (CA)
26 Jun 2010 – 4 Sep 2010
Flying Lessons

Konrad Fischer Galerie , Düsseldorf (DE)
3 Jul 2010 – 31 Jul 2010
Flying Lessons

Haus für Medienkunst, Oldenburg (DE)
28 Nov 2009 – 14 Feb 2010
Second Nature

Konrad Fischer Galerie , Berlin (DE)
30 Jan 2009 – 7 Mar 2009
Stealing Beauty

daadgalerie, Berlin (DE)
1 Dec 2007 – 31 Jan 2008
Stealing Beauty

Gimpel Fils, London (GB)
10 Oct 2007 – 17 Nov 2007
video des monats #29

Kunsthalle Wien - ursula blickle videol, Wien (AT)
1 Oct 2007 – 31 Oct 2007
Treehouse Kit

Musée d'art contemporain, Montréal (CA)
9 Feb 2007 – 22 Apr 2007
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Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris (FR)
21 Oct 2006 – 9 Dec 2006
Selected Video Works 1999-2004

Centre Contemporary Photo, Melbourne (AU)
7 Jul 2006 – 26 Aug 2006
Treehouse Kit / Berkeley's Island

Postmasters, New York (US)
15 Apr 2006 – 20 May 2006
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

CAC Center Cincinnati, Cincinnati (US)
3 Sep 2005 – 8 Jan 2006
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Venice Biennale - IL, Venezia (IT)
12 Jun 2005 – 6 Nov 2005
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Postmasters, New York (US)
29 Jan 2005 – 26 Feb 2005

Group

HOMESICK

Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
17 Apr 2025 – 30 Aug 2025

with Yael Bartana, Michal Helfman, Ronit Porat, Yehudit Sasportas, Sharon Ya'ari, Rona Yefman
(WAHL-)FAMILIE. DIE, DIE WIR SIND

Kunstmuseum Ravensburg, Ravensburg (DE)
14 Jul 2023 – 5 Nov 2023

with Andrea Bowers, Verena Jaekel, Pixy Liao , Joanna Piotrowska, Allen Ruppersberg, Corinna Schnitt, Thomas Struth
Die Realität … ist absurder als jeder Film

MARTa Herford, Herford (DE)
2 Mar 2019 – 10 Jun 2019

with Yael Bartana, Keren Cytter, Omer Fast, Roee Rosen
Je me souviens. Images-oiseaux

Oeuvres vidéo de la collection du Centre national des arts plastiques

La Terrasse espace d'art, Nanterre (FR)
12 Oct 2018 – 22 Dec 2018

with Doug Aitken, Ismail Bahri, Bertille Bak, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Romain Kronenberg, Florence Lazar, Ange Leccia, Marie Losier, Valerie Mrejen, Daniel Pflumm, Noelle Pujol, Allan Sekula …
Extra Bodies

The Use of the "Other Body" in Contemporary Art

migros museum, Zürich (CH)
18 Nov 2017 – 4 Feb 2018

with Vanessa Beecroft, Oscar Bony, Christoph Büchel, Clegg & Guttmann , Maria Eichhorn, Jens Haaning, Teresa Margolles, L.A. Raeven, Edwin Sanchez, Christoph Schlingensief, Santiago Sierra, Jonas Staal …
Besser Scheitern. Fail better.

Kunstforum Ingelheim, Ingelheim (DE)
18 Jun 2016 – 14 Jul 2016

with Marina Abramovic, Bas Jan Ader, John Baldessari, Thorsten Brinkmann, Tracey Emin, Fischli & Weiss, Annika Kahrs, Jochen Kuhn, Christoph Schlingensief, Aleksandra Signer, Annette Wehrmann
Journeys

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (IL)
28 Mar 2014 – 28 Feb 2015

with Darren Almond, Gil Bar, Yiftach Belsky, Meirav Davish Ben Moshe, Nir Evron, Ori Gersht, Uri Gershuni, Nan Goldin, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla, Zoltan Kluger, Naomi Leshem, Noa Ben Nun Melamed …
SCORE. BETWEEN IMAGE AND SOUND

MARCO Vigo, Vigo (ES)
11 Jul 2014 – 11 Jan 2015

with Meris Angioletti, Martin Arnold, Keren Cytter, Manon de Boer, Anna Franceschini, Douglas Gordon, Ragnar Kjartansson, Annika Larsson, Christian Marclay, Dora Maurer, Lis Rhodes, Manuel Saiz …
Manifesta 10

The European Biennial of Contemporary Art

State Hermitage Museum, Saint-Petersburg (RU)
28 Jun 2014 – 30 Oct 2014

with Francis Alys, Pavel Braila, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Jordi Colomer, Josef Dabernig, Anna Daucikova, Jeremy Deller, Rineke Dijkstra, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Ragnar Kjartansson, Elena Kovylina, Klara Liden …
OBJECTS ON OIL

Mustarinda at the Helsinki Photography Biennial 2014

Museum of Photography, Helsinki (FI)
27 Mar 2014 – 27 Jul 2014

with Ilkka Halso, Jyrki Parantainen, Mikko Savolainen
She Was A Film Star Before She Was My Mother

Dorsky Gallery, Long Island (US)
14 May 2014 – 13 Jul 2014

with LaToya Ruby Frazier, Simon Fujiwara, Andre Kertesz, Sally Mann, Marilyn Minter, Rona Yefman, Bryan Zanisnik
The Kids are all right

Recent photography and video by 38 artists explores the meaning of family in the 21st century.

Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover (US)
14 Sep 2013 – 5 Jan 2014

with Janine Antoni, Nina Berman, Patty Chang, Todd Deutsch, Jenny Drumgoole, Martha Fleming-Ives, Lucas Foglia, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Tierney Gearon, Steve Giovinco, David Hilliard, Justine Kurland …
Homebodies

MCA Museum Contemp Art, Chicago (US)
29 Jun 2013 – 13 Oct 2013

with Marina Abramovic, Doug Aitken, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Barbara Kruger, Rivane Neuenschwander, Adrian Piper, Martha Rosler
Besser scheitern

Film + Video

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg (DE)
1 Mar 2013 – 11 Aug 2013

with Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, Bas Jan Ader, Francis Alys, John Baldessari, Tacita Dean, Rineke Dijkstra, Tracey Emin, Jeanne Faust, Fischli & Weiss, Ceal Floyer, Annika Kahrs …
The Global Contemporary. Kunstwelten nach 1989

ZKM | Zentrum Kunst Medien, Karlsruhe (DE)
17 Sep 2011 – 5 Feb 2012

with Bani Abidi, AES+F, Francis Alys, Halil Altindere, Kader Attia, Yto Barrada, Tamy Ben-Tor, Ursula Biemann, Nezaket Ekici, HONG Hao, Mona Hatoum, Pieter Hugo …
Medi(t)ation - 2011 Asian Biennial

National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Taipei (TW)
1 Oct 2011 – 1 Jan 2012

with Ahmet Oeguet, Hamra Abbas, Bani Abidi, Makoto Aida, Aristarkh Chernyshev, Parastou Forouhar, Shaun Gladwell, Tsang Kin-Wah, Wawi Navarroza, Chan-Kyong Park, Sara Rahbar, Raqs Media Collective …
Ist dies alles?

Open Space - Zentrum für Kunstprojekte, Wien (AT)
18 Nov 2011 – 15 Dec 2011

with IRWIN - Dusan Mandic, Miran Mohar, Andrej Savski, Roman Uranjek, Borut Vogelnik, Milica Tomic
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 …
Loop / Screen from Barcelona

Experimental Station: For a Performative Cinema

Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona (ES)
11 May 2011 – 22 May 2011

with Eleanor Antin, Laetitia Benat, Charley Case, Brice Dellsperger, Lothar Hempel, Teun Hocks, Christian Marclay, Deimantas Narkevicius, Alexandre Périgot, Chloe Piene
Stile der Stadt

3. Internationales Videokunstfestival Hamburg

Altonaer Museum, Hamburg (DE)
19 Feb 2011 – 27 Feb 2011

with Germaine Kruip, Christoph Rütimann, Hans Schabus, Corinna Schnitt, Ulla von Brandenburg, Mark Wallinger
No Sound

Aspen Art Museum, Aspen (US)
23 May 2009 – 19 Jul 2009

with Bas Jan Ader, Doug Aitken, Marcel Broodthaers, Trisha Donnelly, Henrik Hakansson, David Noonan, Paul Pfeiffer, Diana Thater
On second reading

Galeria Estrany-de la Mota, Barcelona (ES)
6 Mar 2009 – 30 May 2009

with Ignasi Aballi, Juan Cruz, Aurelien Froment, Emma Kay, Joachim Koester, Kris Martin, Allen Ruppersberg, Yann Sérandour
Adaptation: Video Installations

Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (US)
22 Nov 2008 – 22 Mar 2009

with Arturo Herrera, Catherine Sullivan, Eve Sussman (+ Rufus Corporation)
Höhepunkte der Kölner KunstFilmBiennale in Berlin

KW Kunst-Werke Berlin, Berlin (DE)
11 Jan 2009 – 25 Jan 2009

with John Bock, Keren Cytter, Babette Mangolte, Alex McQuilkin, Sarah Morris, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Hans Op de Beeck, Julian Rosefeldt, Markus Schinwald
Good Kids

Rosenfeld Gallery, Tel Aviv (IL)
30 Oct 2008 – 6 Dec 2008

with Einat Amir, Boaz Arad, Tal Shochat
Video zone 4

The 4th International Video ArtBiennial in Israel

The Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
25 Nov 2008 – 1 Dec 2008

with Bani Abidi, AES+F, Victor Alimpiev, Pawel Althamer, Boaz Arad, Yossiri (Huakom) Bausri, Neil Beloufa, Atul Bhalla, Berry Bickle, Blue Noses, Andreas Bock, Agnieszka Brzezanska …
Liverpool Biennial 2008

Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool (GB)
20 Sep 2008 – 30 Nov 2008

with David Blandy, Kyungwoo Chun, Nancy Davenport, Leandro Erlich, Omer Fast, Rodney Graham, Lauren Greenfield, Jesper Just, Yayoi Kusama, Luisa Lambri, Ulf Langheinrich, Gabriel Lester …
International Video Art

mostra a cura di Anita Beckers

Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzin, Firenze (IT)
18 Sep 2008 – 2 Nov 2008

with Marina Abramovic, Victor Alimpiev, Laura Belem, Candice Breitz, Rae di Martino, Kota Ezawa, Harun Farocki, Charlotte Ginsborg, Philippe Grammaticopoulos, Cao Guimaraes, Frank Hesse, Runa Islam …
Access to Israel 1

Israelische Gegenwartskunst

Jüdisches Museum, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
16 May 2008 – 31 Aug 2008

with Keren Amiran, Boaz Arad, Barry Frydlender, Miki Kratsman, Adi Nes, Gilad Ophir
Eventually we'll die

Young Art in Israel in the Nineties

Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzeliyya (IL)
21 Apr 2008 – 9 Aug 2008

with Roi Kuper, Sigalit Landau, Hila Lulu Lin, Adi Nes, Gilad Ophir, Efrat Shvily, Uri Tzaig, Pavel Wolberg, Sharon Ya'ari
Adaptation: Video Installations

The Smart Museum of Art, Chicago (US)
31 Jan 2008 – 4 May 2008

with Arturo Herrera, Catherine Sullivan, Eve Sussman (+ Rufus Corporation), The Rufus Corporation
Only Connect

Chelsea Art Museum, New York (US)
27 Mar 2008 – 3 May 2008

with Miri Segal, Ruti Sela
LAUGHING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Hayward Gallery, London (GB)
25 Jan 2008 – 13 Apr 2008

with Kutluğ Ataman, Andreas Bock, Candice Breitz, Marcus Coates, CAO Fei, Ghazel, Grupa Azorro, Janne Lehtinen, Ugo Rondinone, Julian Rosefeldt, Roi Vaara, Martin Walde
Mutti ist böse

Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin (DE)
19 Jan 2008 – 8 Mar 2008

with Ann Course, Yael Davids, Jeanne Faust, Johnny Miller, Kris Vleeschouwer
History Will Repeat Itself

Strategies of Re-enactment in Contemporary Art

KW Kunst-Werke Berlin, Berlin (DE)
18 Nov 2007 – 13 Jan 2008

with Daniela Comani, Jeremy Deller, Rod Dickinson, Omer Fast, Frederic Moser & Philippe Schwinger, Heike Gallmeier, Felix Gmelin, Pierre Huyghe, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Evil Knievel, Korpys / Loeffler, Collier Schorr …
Homecooked

Jewish Museum, New York (US)
1 Mar 2006 – 29 Jun 2006

with Sylvia Gruner, Ohad Meromi
HOMESICK

Akureyri Art Museum, Reykjavik (IS)
6 May 2006 – 25 Jun 2006

with Nevin Aladag, Chantal Michel
Traum und Trauma

Moving Images and the Promised Lands

Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (DE)
2 Dec 2005 – 18 Dec 2005

with Yael Bartana, Phil Collins, Talia Keinan, Sigalit Landau, Sharone Lifschitz, Rashid Masharawi, Nira Pereg, Peter Riedlinger, Karen Russo, Ruti Sela & Maayan Amir, Doron Solomons, Tanya Ury
The Venice Biennial - 51st International Art Exhibition

Directors: María de Corral and Rosa Martínez

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
12 Jun 2005 – 6 Nov 2005

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Pilar Albarracin, Helena Almeida, Vasco Araujo, Ahmed Askalany, Miriam Baeckstroem, Rebecca Belmore, Blue Noses, John Bock, Candice Breitz, Tania Bruguera, Christoph Büchel …
Greater New York 2005

MoMA PS1, New York (US)
13 Mar 2005 – 22 Sep 2005

with Cory Arcangel, Tamy Ben-Tor, Carol Bove, Marco Breuer, Anne Collier, Sue de Beer, Jen Denike, Christoph Draeger, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Rob Fischer, Rico Gatson, Christian Jankowski …

Events

Honey, I'm homeless

Museum Ludwig, Köln (DE)
8 Jun 2010
Stage of Desire

Museum Folkwang, Essen (DE)
26 Feb 2010

with Keren Cytter, Judith Hopf, Stefan Panhans, Deborah Schamoni, Eske Schlüters, Clemens Schönborn, HO Tzu Nyen, Ming Wong
Guy Ben-Ner zu Gast

Arsenal, Berlin (DE)
26 Jan 2008
The Venice Biennale - 51st International Art Exhibition

Directors: María de Corral and Rosa Martínez

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
12 Jun 2005 – 6 Nov 2005

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Pilar Albarracin, Helena Almeida, Vasco Araujo, Ahmed Askalany, Miriam Baeckstroem, Rebecca Belmore, Blue Noses, John Bock, Candice Breitz, Tania Bruguera, Christoph Büchel …