Jane Alexander

♀ *1959 / South Africa

Works

Solo exhibitions

Infantry with beast

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (US)
15 Nov 2025 – 12 Jan 2026
Surveys (from the Cape of Good Hope)

Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (US)
11 Aug 2012 – 4 Nov 2012
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SANG Iziko Museum - South African Nation, Cape Town (ZA)
26 Apr 2004 – 27 Jul 2004

Group

We, the People: 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa

Norval Foundation, Cape Town (ZA)
6 Dec 2024 – 23 Nov 2025

with Dineo Seshee Bopape, Nicola Brandt, Candice Breitz, Steven Cohen, Abri De Swardt, Jabulani Dhlamini, Andrew Esiebo, David Goldblatt, Simon Gush, Pieter Hugo, Svea Josephy, Maurice Mbikayi …
When Works Meet

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
7 Dec 2024 – 8 Feb 2025

with Zander Blom, Ernest Cole, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, David Goldblatt, Simon Gush, Pieter Hugo, Moshekwa Langa, Sabelo Mlangeni, Paulo Nazareth, Frida Orupabo, Jo Ractliffe, Robin Rhode …
The Artist List

new and recent works by each of our represented artists, marking twenty years of the gallery

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
2 Dec 2023 – 20 Jan 2024

with Simon Gush, Pieter Hugo, Mame-Diarra Niang, Frida Orupabo, Jo Ractliffe, Robin Rhode, Viviane Sassen, Guy Tillim
Evoking Reality

Konstitution von Wirklichkeit in Fotografie und Videokunst

Mercedes-Benz Museum, Berlin (DE)
25 Nov 2018 – 10 Jun 2019

with Mustafah Abdulaziz, Clement Cogitore, Tacita Dean, Alia Farid, CAO Fei, Abrie Fourie, Pieter Hugo, Sigalit Landau, Richard Mosse, Viviane Sassen, Oskar Schmidt, Berni Searle …
ART / AFRIQUE, le nouvel atelier

Fondation Louis Vuitton , Paris (FR)
26 Apr 2017 – 28 Aug 2017

with Kudzanai Chiurai, David Goldblatt, Romuald Hazoumé, Nicholas Hlobo, William Kentridge, Moshekwa Langa, Lawrence Lemaoana, Kristin-Lee Moolman, Zanele Muholi, Musa Nxumalo, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Bogosi Sekhukhuni …
Fotografie: International. Video, Mixed Media.

Mercedes-Benz Art Collection, Stuttgart (DE)
24 Nov 2014 – 9 Oct 2015

with Doug Aitken, Bill Beckley, Amit Berlowitz, Monika Brandmeier, Daniele Buetti, Guenther Foerg, Sylvie Fleury, David Goldblatt, Isabell Heimerdinger, Jan Henderikse
The Divine Comedy

Heaven, Purgatory and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists

SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (US)
16 Oct 2014 – 25 Jan 2015

with Ghada Amer, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Kader Attia, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Mohamed Bourouissa, Edson Chagas, Kudzanai Chiurai, Dimitri Fagbohoun, Jellel Gasteli, Frances Goodman, Nicholas Hlobo, Mouna Karray …
10th Gwangju Biennale: Burning Down the House

The Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju (KR)
5 Sep 2014 – 9 Nov 2014

with Abbas Akhavan, Charles Atlas, Andrea Bowers, AA Bronson, Lee Bul, Banu Cennetoglu, Heman Chong, Jonathas de Andrade, Jeremy Deller, Jack Goldstein, Sharon Hayes, Robert Heinecken …
The Divine Comedy

Heaven, Hell, Purgatory Revisited by Contemporary African Artists

MMK Museum, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
21 Mar 2014 – 27 Jul 2014

with Ghada Amer, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Berry Bickle, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Mohamed Bourouissa, Nabil Boutros, Loulou Cherinet, Kudzanai Chiurai, Dimitri Fagbohoun, Nicholas Hlobo …
My Joburg

Kunstszene Johannesburg

Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau, Dresden (DE)
26 Oct 2013 – 5 Jan 2014

with Jodi Bieber, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Willem Boshoff, Candice Breitz, Kudzanai Chiurai, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Donna Kukama, Moshekwa Langa …
My Joburg

La Maison Rouge, Paris (FR)
20 Jun 2013 – 22 Sep 2013

with Jodi Bieber, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Willem Boshoff, Candice Breitz, Kudzanai Chiurai, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Simon Gush, Nicholas Hlobo, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Donna Kukama …
Appropriated Landscapes

The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm (DE)
16 Jun 2011 – 12 May 2013

with Mitch Epstein, Ângela Ferreira, Peter Friedl, David Goldblatt, Christine Meisner, Sabelo Mlangeni, Santu Mofokeng, Zanele Muholi, Jo Ractliffe, Penny Siopis, Mikhael Subotzky, Guy Tillim
Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
14 Sep 2012 – 6 Jan 2013

with Omar Badsha, Ernest Cole, David Goldblatt, Hans Haacke, William Kentridge, Peter Magubane, Gideon Mendel, Sabelo Mlangeni, Santu Mofokeng, Sam Nzima, Adrian Piper, Jo Ractliffe …
PEEKABOO - Current South Africa

HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki (FI)
20 Aug 2010 – 16 Jan 2011

with Roger Ballen, Hassan & Hussein Essop, Pieter Hugo, William Kentridge, Nandipha Mntambo, Zanele Muholi, Daniel Naude, Penny Siopis, Mikhael Subotzky, Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko
Mercedes-Benz Award for South African Art and Culture 2009

Mercedes-Benz Museum, Berlin (DE)
27 Mar 2009 – 30 Aug 2009

with David Goldblatt, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Juergen Schadeberg, Guy Tillim, Andrew Tshabangu
APARTHEID - The South African Mirror

Centre de Cultura Cont., Barcelona (ES)
26 Sep 2007 – 13 Jan 2008

with David Goldblatt, William Kentridge, Churchill Madikida, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Tracey Rose, Berni Searle, Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko, Sue Williamson
Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art

Göteborg Biennial, Göteborg (SE)
25 Aug 2007 – 25 Nov 2007

with Lida Abdul, Adel Abidin, AES+F, Melik Ohanian, Anri Sala, Santiago Sierra, Sislej Xhafa
Das exponierte Tier

Kunstverein, Abtsgmünd-Untergröningen (DE)
20 May 2007 – 23 Sep 2007

with Ulrich Bernhardt, Donna Conlon, Ottmar Hörl
Africa Remix

Moderna Museet, Stockholm (SE)
14 Oct 2006 – 14 Jan 2007

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Ghada Amer, Lara Baladi, Yto Barrada, Loulou Cherinet, Samuel Fosso, David Goldblatt, Amal & Abd El Ghany Kenawy, William Kentridge, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Ingrid Mwangi …
27th Bienal Internacional de São Paulo

Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo (BR)
7 Oct 2006 – 17 Dec 2006

with Adel Abdessemed, Lida Abdul, Lara Almarcegui, Claudia Andujar, Yael Bartana, Mark Bradford, Marcel Broodthaers, Marcos Chaves, Loulou Cherinet, Minerva Cuevas, Tacita Dean, Esra Ersen …
Singapore Biennale 2006: Belief

Singapore Biennale, Singapore (SG)
4 Sep 2006 – 12 Nov 2006

with Bani Abidi, Makoto Aida, Vyacheslav Akhunov, Jonathan Allen, Nuha Asad, Bigert & Bergstroem, Johanna Billing, Scott Bowe, Sheba Chhachhi, Com & Com, Simryn Gill, Gulnara Kasmalieva & Muratbek Djumaliev …
ZOO

La Centrale Electrique - De Elektricitei, Brussels (BE)
23 Jun 2006 – 8 Oct 2006

with Joel Bartholomeo, Balthasar Burkhard, Marie Jose Burki, Bogna Burska, Maider Fortune, Carsten Hoeller, Roni Horn, Karen Knorr, Oleg Kulik, Per Maning, Dorota Nieznalska, Eric Poitevin …
Outside Europe

Aus der Sammlung DaimlerChrysler: Kunst aus Asien, Südafrika und Amerika

Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel (DE)
25 Mar 2006 – 28 May 2006

with Doug Aitken, Shilpa Gupta, Alfredo Jaar, Alexander Liberman, Berni Searle, Guy Tillim
Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art

Honolulu Museum of art, Honolulu (US)
24 Feb 2006 – 7 May 2006

with Steven Cohen, Churchill Madikida, Robin Rhode, Berni Searle, Minette Vári
Africa Screams

Das Böse in Kino, Kunst und Kult

Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
9 Jul 2005 – 12 Mar 2006

with Candice Breitz, Samuel Fosso, Pascale Marthine Tayou
Becoming Animal: Contemporary Art in the Animal Kingdom

Mass MoCA, North Adams (US)
29 May 2005 – 1 Mar 2006

with Sam Easterson, Motohiko Odani, Patricia Piccinini , Ann-Sofi Siden
Another World - 6th African Photography Encounters in Bamako

"Un autre monde" VI Rencontres africaines de la photographie de Bamako

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
10 Nov 2005 – 10 Dec 2005

with Ahmed Omar Addow, Studio al Rashid , Gilbert Albany, Louisa Ammi, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Rui Assubuji, Hakeem b (Benyoucef), Raymond Barthes, Sergio Belinchon, Zohra Bensemra, Maurice "B.Pellosh" Bidilou , Alain Bizos …
New Identities - Contemporary Art from South Africa

JAG Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
3 Apr 2005 – 29 May 2005

with Beezy Bailey, William Kentridge, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Berni Searle, Andrew Tshabangu, Minette Vári, Sue Williamson
New Identities - Contemporary Art from South Africa

Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria (ZA)
23 Feb 2005 – 4 Apr 2005

with Beezy Bailey, William Kentridge, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Berni Searle, Andrew Tshabangu, Minette Vári, Sue Williamson
Photography, Video, Mixed Media II

Neuerwerbungen

Mercedes-Benz Museum, Berlin (DE)
9 Dec 2004 – 27 Mar 2005

with Monika Brandmeier, Cor Dera, Guenther Foerg, Sylvie Fleury, Andrea Fraser, Sandra Hastenteufel, Alfredo Jaar, Bernhard Kahrmann, Takehito Koganezawa, Bojan Sarcevic, Berni Searle, Eva Teppe …
Africa Screams

Das Böse in Kino, Kunst und Kult

Kunsthalle Wien, Wien (AT)
5 Nov 2004 – 30 Jan 2005

with Candice Breitz, Samuel Fosso, Pascale Marthine Tayou
10 years 100 artists - Art in a democratic south africa

Book and Art Exhibition

Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town (ZA)
8 Dec 2004 – 15 Jan 2005

with Candice Breitz, Jean Brundrit, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Kay Hassan, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Terry Kurgan, Moshekwa Langa, Churchill Madikida, Thando Mama, Senzini Marasela …
Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art

SEASON SOUTH AFRICA - Contemporary Visual and Performing Arts from South Africa

Museum for African Art, New York (US)
23 Sep 2004 – 3 Jan 2005

with Steven Cohen, Churchill Madikida, Robin Rhode, Berni Searle, Minette Vári
Trouble

Le Grand Café, Saint-Nazaire (FR)
6 Nov 2004 – 31 Dec 2004

with William Kentridge, Thando Mama, Jo Ractliffe, Tracey Rose
New Identities - Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Südafrika

Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum (DE)
31 Jul 2004 – 7 Nov 2004

with Beezy Bailey, William Kentridge, Santu Mofokeng, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sam Nhlengethwa, Berni Searle, Andrew Tshabangu, Minette Vári, Sue Williamson
Fotografie, Video, Mixed Media. DaimlerChrysler Contemporary zu Gast

Gal. Stadt Sindelfingen, Sindelfingen (DE)
14 Sep 2003 – 2 Nov 2003

with Ian Anüll, Monika Brandmeier, Daniele Buetti, Tacita Dean, Cor Dera, Sylvie Fleury, Matthias Hoch, Takehito Koganezawa, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Nam June Paik, Thomas Struth, Michael Wesely

Events

FNB Joburg Art Fair 2026

FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg (ZA)
4 Sep 2026 – 6 Sep 2026

with Kudzanai Chiurai, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Isaac Gyamfi Assumeng, Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Moshekwa Langa, Paulo Nazareth, Sam Nhlengethwa, Robin Rhode, Penny Siopis, Thato Toeba …
Frieze Art Fair 2018

Frieze art fair, London (GB)
5 Oct 2018 – 7 Oct 2018

with Marina Abramovic, Vanessa Beecroft, Helen Chadwick, Natalie Czech, Thomas Demand, Stan Douglas, William Eggleston, Michel Francois, Nilbar Gueres, Luigi Ghirri, Andy Goldsworthy, Kathy Grove …