Hélio Oiticica

*1937-1980 / Brazil

Solo exhibitions

The Body of Color

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (US)
10 Dec 2006 – 1 Apr 2007
Penetrável

Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo (BR)
4 Oct 2006 – 2 Dec 2006
Cosmococa / CC1 Trashiscapes

Galerie Lelong, New York (US)
5 May 2006 – 17 Jun 2006
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Malba Museum, Buenos Aires (AR)
25 Nov 2005 – 30 Jan 2006

Group

Construction, Deconstruction, Reconstruction.

Brazilian Modernist Photography, 1939–1964 - Rencontres d'Arles 2025

Rencontres Arles, Arles (FR)
7 Jul 2025 – 5 Oct 2025

with Julio Agostinelli, Gertrudes Altschul, Lygia Clark, Ivo Ferreira da Silva, Geraldo de Barros, Thomaz Farkas, Gaspar Gasparian, Marcel Giró, German Lorca, Barbara Mors, Lygia Pape, José Yalenti
Angel With a Gun: Homage to Guy Brett

Alison Jacques, London (GB)
10 May 2024 – 15 Jun 2024

with Lygia Clark, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Lygia Pape, Mira Schendel
Naturgeschichten

Spuren des Politischen

MUMOK Museum, Wien (AT)
23 Sep 2017 – 14 Jan 2018

with Heimrad Baecker, Miroslaw Balka, Matthew Buckingham, Jonathas de Andrade, Stan Douglas, Andrea Geyer, Ion Grigorescu, Candida Hoefer, Sanja Ivekovic, Alfredo Jaar, Sven Johne, Tatiana Lecomte …
Narrative/Collaborative

Galerie Lelong, New York (US)
31 Mar 2016 – 23 Apr 2016

with Petah Coyne, Neville D’Almeida, WANG Gongxin, Kathy Grove, Mike + Doug Starn, LIN Tianmiao
AMERICA LATINA, 1960-2013

SOUTH AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Fondation Cartier, Paris (FR)
19 Nov 2013 – 6 Apr 2014

with Francis Alys, Claudia Andujar, Artur Barrio, Inaki Bonillas, Barbara Braendli, Marcelo Brodsky, Miguel Calderon, Milagros de la Torre, Juan Manuel Echavarria, León Ferrari, Jose Alberto Figueroa, Carlos Garaicoa …
Summer Exposure

Galerie Lelong, New York (US)
27 Jun 2013 – 2 Aug 2013

with Petah Coyne, Neville D'Almeida, Andy Goldsworthy, Jane Hammond, Alfredo Jaar, Rosemary Laing, Susan Meiselas, Ana Mendieta, Jaume Plensa, LIN Tianmiao, Krzyztof Wodiczko, Catherine Yass
DIACUSSION

Envoy Enterprises, New York (US)
25 Apr 2013 – 26 May 2013

with Darren Almond, Carlos Betancourt, Thomas Dozol, David Flinn, Adam Fuss, Nan Goldin, Vik Muniz
Interventions in the Landscape

Galerie Lelong, New York (US)
23 Jun 2011 – 5 Aug 2011

with Vito Acconci, Andy Goldsworthy, Alfredo Jaar, Ana Mendieta, Krzyztof Wodiczko
29th Bienal de São Paulo

Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo (BR)
25 Sep 2010 – 12 Dec 2010

with Albano Afonso, Chantal Akerman, Francis Alys, Maria Thereza Alves, Miguel Angel Rojas, Qiu Anxiong, Kutluğ Ataman, Pedro Barateiro, Yto Barrada, Artur Barrio, Yael Bartana, Zarina Bhimji …
Everlasting Gobstopper

Michael Benevento, Los Angeles (US)
8 Jul 2010 – 21 Aug 2010

with Pipilotti Rist, Cindy Sherman
After Utopia

a view on Brazilian contemporary art

Centro Pecci Prato, Prato (IT)
24 Oct 2009 – 14 Feb 2010

with Fernando A., Marcos Chaves, Marcellvs L., Marepe, Vik Muniz, Rivane Neuenschwander, Thiago Rocha Pitta, Janaina Tschaepe
When Lives Become Form

Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the present

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco (US)
5 Nov 2009 – 31 Jan 2010

with Ronaldo Fraga, Lucia Koch, Rubens Mano, Marepe, Vik Muniz, Jum Nakao, Rivane Neuenschwander, Ruy Ohtake, Ana Maria Tavares
mexico: expected/unexpected

Collection Isabel et Agustín Coppel

La Maison Rouge, Paris (FR)
26 Oct 2008 – 18 Jan 2009

with Doug Aitken, Francis Alys, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Carlos Amorales, John Baldessari, Lothar Baumgarten, Inaki Bonillas, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Rineke Dijkstra, William Eggleston, Graciela Iturbide, Helen Levitt …
Neo Tropicália - When Lives Become Form

Contemporary Brazilian Art: 1960-present

Museum of Cont. Art Tokyo, Tôkyô (JP)
22 Oct 2008 – 12 Jan 2009

with Ronaldo Fraga, Rubens Mano, Marepe, Vik Muniz, Ruy Ohtake
Untitled (Vicarious): Photographing the constructed object

Gagosian Gallery, New York (US)
23 Sep 2008 – 20 Dec 2008

with Roger Ballen, Gregory Crewdson, Neville D'Almeida, Thomas Demand, Shannon Ebner, Fischli & Weiss, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Anne Hardy, Leslie Hewitt, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Carter Mull, Vik Muniz …
untitled (vicarious) - photographing the constructed object

Gagosian Gallery, New York (US)
23 Sep 2008 – 1 Nov 2008

with Roger Ballen, Gregory Crewdson, Thomas Demand, Shannon Ebner, Fischli & Weiss, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Anne Hardy, Leslie Hewitt, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Carter Mull, Vik Muniz, Cindy Sherman …
16th Biennale of Sydney: Revolutions - Forms That Turn

Biennale of Sydney, Sydney (AU)
18 Jun 2008 – 7 Sep 2008

with Ahmet Oeguet, Francis Alys, Qiu Anxiong, Qiu Anxiong, Ibon Aranberri, Pedro Barateiro, Hans Bellmer, Tamy Ben-Tor, Chris Burden, Destiny Deacon , Jeremy Deller, Sam Durant …
Cosmococa Programa in Progress - Quasi-Cinema CC1 Trashiscapes

Alison Jacques, London (GB)
6 Jun 2007 – 7 Jul 2007

with Neville D'Almeida
Conceptual Photography 1964-1980

David Zwirner, New York (US)
9 May 2007 – 23 Jun 2007

with Vito Acconci, Giovanni Anselmo, John Baldessari, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Mel Bochner, Hans Breder, Marcel Broodthaers, Valie Export, Fischli & Weiss, Dan Graham, Birgit Juergenssen, Sol LeWitt …
Colour After Klein

Barbican Art Gallery , London (GB)
26 May 2005 – 11 Sep 2005

with Sophie Calle, William Eggleston, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Mona Hatoum, Bruce Nauman, Pipilotti Rist, Anri Sala
The Last Picture Show: Artists Using Photography, 1960-1982

Miami Art Central (MAC), Miami (US)
11 Mar 2005 – 12 Jun 2005

with Vito Acconci, Bas Jan Ader, Giovanni Anselmo, Eleanor Antin, John Baldessari, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Joseph Beuys, Mel Bochner, Christian Boltanski, Marcel Broodthaers, Victor Burgin, Sarah Charlesworth …
Cinqüenta50

MAM Museu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo (BR)
15 Dec 2004 – 13 Mar 2005

with Antonio Henrique Amaral, Geraldo de Barros, Thomaz Farkas, German Lorca, Lygia Pape
The Last Picture Show: Artists Using Photography (1960-1982)

MARCO Vigo, Vigo (ES)
28 May 2004 – 19 Sep 2004

with Vito Acconci, Bas Jan Ader, Giovanni Anselmo, Eleanor Antin, John Baldessari, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Joseph Beuys, Mel Bochner, Christian Boltanski, Marcel Broodthaers, Victor Burgin, Sarah Charlesworth …
X-SCREEN. Filmische Installationen und Aktionen der 60er und 70er Jahre

MUMOK Museum, Wien (AT)
13 Dec 2003 – 29 Feb 2004

with Vito Acconci, Dara Birnbaum, Marcel Broodthaers, Valie Export, Dan Graham, Joan Jonas, Kurt Kren, David Lamelas, Ronald Nameth, Bruce Nauman, Annabel Nicolson, Claes Oldenburg …
Primera Bienal Internacional de Arte

MNBA Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires (AR)
12 Dec 2000 – 31 Jan 2001

with Ana Laura Alaez, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Lucas Bambozzi, Sharon Bareket, Raquel Bigio, Diana Blok, Niels Bonde, Lygia Clark, Horacio Coppola, Mario Cravo Neto, Cheryl Donegan, Fischli & Weiss …
2. Bienal do Mercosul

2nd. Mercosul Biennial

Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre (BR)
6 Nov 1999 – 9 Jan 2000

with Marina Abramovic, Albano Afonso, Francis Alys, Carlos Amorales, John Baldessari, Samuel Beckett, Pablo Bronstein, Lygia Clark, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Minerva Cuevas, Jonathas de Andrade, Juan Downey …

Events

Copenhagen Photo Festival 2025

Copenhagen Photo Festival, Copenhagen (DK)
12 Jun 2025 – 22 Jun 2025

with Per Morten Abrahamsen, Vito Acconci, Pia Arke, Kader Attia, Jacob Aue Sobol, Richard Avedon, Jette Bang, Salih Basheer, Trisha Brown, Guenter Brus, Daniel Buren, Arvida Bystroem …
34TH BIENAL DE SÃO PAULO

THOUGH IT'S DARK, STILL I SING

Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo (BR)
4 Sep 2021 – 5 Dec 2021

with Philipp Fleischmann, Alfredo Jaar, Joan Jonas, Deana Lawson, Frida Orupabo, Lydia Ourahmane, Lygia Pape, Abelardo Rodriguez, Zina Saro-Wiwa, Marinella Senatore, Amie Siegel