Mircea Cantor

♂ *1977 / Romania

Works

Solo exhibitions

AM I REALLY FREE?

STUK Arts Centre, Leuven (BE)
7 Oct 2020 – 13 Dec 2020
Mircea Cantor

CAC Málaga, Málaga (ES)
13 Mar 2018 – 20 May 2018
5775 (Part I)

Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv (IL)
31 Jan 2015 – 7 Mar 2015
Films and other works

AMMI, New York (US)
3 Mar 2012 – 6 May 2012
Phishing

Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (AT)
6 Oct 2011 – 27 Nov 2011
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Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nürnberg (DE)
9 Dec 2010 – 6 Feb 2011
Shooting

Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv (IL)
11 Sep 2010 – 23 Oct 2010
Tracking Happiness

Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich (CH)
28 Aug 2009 – 8 Nov 2009
Preventative Kiss for Suspicious War

Johnen Galerie, Berlin (DE)
1 May 2009 – 16 Jun 2009
Future Gifts

Műcsarnok, Budapest (HU)
27 Sep 2008 – 9 Nov 2008
The Need for Uncertainty

Arnolfini, Bristol (GB)
13 Sep 2008 – 9 Nov 2008
The Need for Uncertainty

Modern Art Oxford, Oxford (GB)
2 Apr 2008 – 1 Jun 2008
The Landscape is changing

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
12 Jul 2006 – 1 Sep 2006
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Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv (IL)
25 Nov 2005 – 31 Dec 2005
Deeparture

Yvon Lambert Gallery, New York (US)
16 Sep 2005 – 11 Oct 2005
Preview

Magazzino Arte Moderna, Roma (IT)
24 Jun 2004 – 31 Jul 2004

Group

From the Collection

Dvir Gallery, Paris (FR)
4 Apr 2026 – 30 May 2026

with Adel Abdessemed, Miroslaw Balka, Pierre Bismuth, Lisetta Carmi, Latifa Echakhch, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Simon Fujiwara, Lior Gal, Douglas Gordon
Paris, Last Time

A Hommage to Félix González-Torres

Dvir Gallery, Paris (FR)
19 Oct 2025 – 27 Nov 2025

with Miroslaw Balka, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Douglas Gordon, Dor Guez, Jonathan Monk
Fenêtre du studio

Dvir Gallery, Paris (FR)
15 Oct 2023 – 2 Dec 2023

with Miroslaw Balka, Latifa Echakhch, Douglas Gordon, Sigalit Landau, David Maljkovic, Jonathan Monk, Sarah Ortmeyer, Florian Pumhösl, Ariel Schlesinger
after SCULPTURE / SCULPTURE after

Monumental And Ephemeral, Sculpted Memory

TRIADE Foundation, Timisoara (RO)
4 May 2023 – 30 Nov 2023

with Peter Jacoby, Aurelia Mihai, Ciprian Muresan
Croque-mort

Dvir Brussels, Brussels (BE)
2 Jun 2022 – 7 Jul 2022

with Miroslaw Balka, Latifa Echakhch, Douglas Gordon, Jonathan Monk, Ariel Schlesinger, Miri Segal, Pavel Wolberg
The Zone

Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv (IL)
31 Aug 2019 – 5 Oct 2019

with Latifa Echakhch, Jonathan Monk, Pavel Wolberg
2817

homage to Georges Perec

Dvir Brussels, Brussels (BE)
30 Jan 2019 – 16 Mar 2019

with Latifa Echakhch, Douglas Gordon, Shilpa Gupta, Matan Mittwoch, Jonathan Monk, Sarah Ortmeyer, Ariel Schlesinger
What Does the Image Stand For?

MOMENTA | Biennale de l’image

VOX, centre de l'image, Montréal (CA)
7 Sep 2017 – 15 Oct 2017

with Samuel Fosso, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Pascal Grandmaison, Frederic Lavoie, Hanna Lidén, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Kim Waldron, LIU Yue
AFTERIMAGE

Images of conflict

Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea di, Trento (IT)
25 Oct 2014 – 1 Feb 2015

with Ahmet Oeguet, Mohamed Bourouissa, Stefano Cagol, Anetta Mona Chisa, DEMOCRACIA, Harun Farocki, Massimo Grimaldi, Lamia Joreige, Francesco Mattuzzi, Martha Rosler, Giorgio Salomon, Cindy Sherman …
Damage Control: Art and Destruction Since 1950

Mudam Luxembourg, Luxembourg (LU)
12 Jul 2014 – 12 Oct 2014

with Roy Arden, John Baldessari, Walead Beshty, Monica Bonvicini, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Bruce Conner, Luc Delahaye, Thomas Demand, Sam Durant, Harold E. Edgerton, Dara Friedman, Ori Gersht …
I decided not to save the world

Tate Modern, London (GB)
4 Dec 2011 – 8 Jan 2012

with Mounira El-Solh, Yto Barrada
Yokohama Triennale 2011

Our Magic Hour: How Much of the World Can We Know?

Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama (JP)
6 Aug 2011 – 6 Nov 2011

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Björn Dahlem, Aurelien Froment, Ryan Gander, Henrik Hakansson, Manabu Ikeda, Naoto Kobayashi, Joachim Koester, Sigalit Landau, James Lee Byars, Man Ray , Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba …
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 …
les cadeaux du présent

Centre d'Art Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel (CH)
25 Jun 2011 – 25 Jul 2011

with Aleksandra Domanovic, David Maljkovic, Deimantas Narkevicius, Anri Sala
Les Promesses du Passé / The Promises of the Past

the works of over fifty artists mostly hailing from Central and Eastern Europe

Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)
14 Apr 2010 – 19 Jul 2010

with Marina Abramovic, Pawel Althamer, Yael Bartana, Cezary Bodzianowski, Attila Csoergoe, Tacita Dean, Braco Dimitrijevic, Thea Djordjadze, Miklos Erdely, Cyprien Gaillard, Tomislav Gotovac, Ion Grigorescu …
Romanian Cultural Resolution

Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Rumänien

Spinnerei archiv massiv, Leipzig (DE)
1 May 2010 – 30 May 2010

with Pavel Braila, Stefan Constantinescu, Alexandra Croitoru, Ion Grigorescu, Daniel Knorr, Aurelia Mihai, Anca Munteanu Rimnic, Ciprian Muresan, Ioana Nemes, Dan Perjovschi
Barock

MADRE Museo d'Arte, Napoli (IT)
12 Dec 2009 – 5 Apr 2010

with Adel Abdessemed, Micol Assael, Matthew Barney, Bianco & Valente, Antonio Biasiucci, Gilbert & George, Douglas Gordon, Mona Hatoum, Shirin Neshat, Orlan, Philippe Parreno, Michal Rovner …
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Haus für Medienkunst, Oldenburg (DE)
5 Jun 2009 – 9 Aug 2009

with Isa Rosenberger
TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED

Modern Art Oxford, Oxford (GB)
18 Apr 2009 – 21 Jun 2009

with Adel Abdessemed, Pilar Albarracin, Yto Barrada, Jimmie Durham, Sislej Xhafa
stop.look.listen: an exhibition of video works

Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee (US)
23 Oct 2008 – 22 Feb 2009

with Burt Barr, Janet Biggs, Johanna Billing, Slater Bradley, Patty Chang, Amy Globus, Jesper Just, Mads Lynnerup, Christian Marclay, Rodney McMillian, Anri Sala, Salla Tykkae
28th Bienal Internacional de São Paulo

Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo (BR)
26 Oct 2008 – 8 Dec 2008

with Marina Abramovic, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Eriel Araújo, Sophie Calle, Peter Friedl, Joan Jonas, Armin Linke, Cristina Lucas, Javier Penafiel, Vibeke Tandberg
Rumore: un buco nel silenzio

Spazio Oberdan, Milano (IT)
28 Feb 2008 – 25 May 2008

with Miguel Angel Rios, Marcel Broodthaers, Jimmie Durham, Jan Fabre, William Kentridge, Shirin Neshat, Melik Ohanian, Adrian Paci, Diego Perrone, Mungo Thomson, Bill Viola, Jordan Wolfson
Brave New Worlds

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (US)
4 Oct 2007 – 17 Feb 2008

with Yto Barrada, CAO Fei, ZHENG Guogu, Runa Islam, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Rika Noguchi
stop.look.listen: an exhibition of video works

Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca (US)
13 Oct 2007 – 23 Dec 2007

with Burt Barr, Janet Biggs, Johanna Billing, Slater Bradley, Patty Chang, Amy Globus, Jesper Just, Mads Lynnerup, Christian Marclay, Rodney McMillian, Anri Sala, Salla Tykkae
I want to believe

Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich (CH)
3 Mar 2007 – 7 Apr 2007

with Roberto Cuoghi, Sterling Ruby
LA BIENAL DE CANARIAS

LA BIENAL DE CANARIAS, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)
22 Nov 2006 – 10 Feb 2007

with Adel Abdessemed, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Alexander Apostol, Kader Attia, Ursula Biemann, Olaf Breuning, Jordi Colomer, Hala Elkoussy, Jon Mikel Euba, Carmela Garcia, Ori Gersht, Ellen Kooi …
Voices of Silence

Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzeliyya (IL)
2 Sep 2006 – 18 Nov 2006

with Pilar Albarracin, Juan Manuel Echavarria, Shuka Glotman, Servet Kocyigit, Roi Kuper, Yuri Leidermann, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Maya Schindler, Doron Solomons
PARANOIA

Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds (GB)
29 Jun 2006 – 27 Aug 2006

with Maja Bajevic, Jeremy Deller, Juul Hondius, Santiago Sierra, Doron Solomons, Juergen Teller, Milica Tomic, Akram Zaatari
New Video, New Europe

The Kitchen, New York (US)
31 May 2006 – 8 Jul 2006

with Dan Acostioaei, Jesper Alvaer, Maja Bajevic, Pavel Braila, Kai Kaljo, Killu Sukmit & Mari Laanemets, Adrian Paci, Arturas Raila, Egle Rakauskaite, Ene-Liis Semper, son:DA (Metka Golec & Miha Horvat), Mladen Stilinovic …
LESS – Strategie alternative dell'abitare

PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milano (IT)
5 Apr 2006 – 18 Jun 2006

with Vito Acconci, Jimmie Durham, Carlos Garaicoa, Maria Papadimitriou, Marjetica Potrc, Krzyztof Wodiczko
Marcher...

Maison des arts Georges Pompidou, Cajarc (FR)
18 Mar 2006 – 11 Jun 2006

with Francis Alys, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Roland Fischer, Valerie Jouve
Von Mäusen und Menschen / Of Mice and Men

4th berlin biennial for contemporary art

KW Kunst-Werke Berlin, Berlin (DE)
25 Mar 2006 – 5 Jun 2006

with Victor Alimpiev, Pawel Althamer, Ulf Aminde, Roger Ballen, Anthony Burdin, Bruce Conner, Martin Creed, Roberto Cuoghi, Tacita Dean, Jeremy Deller, Trisha Donnelly, Saul Fletcher …
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Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv (IL)
6 Apr 2006 – 13 May 2006

with Francis Alys, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Jonathan Monk, Ciprian Muresan, Juliao Sarmento
Notre histoire

Une scène artistique française émergente

Palais de Tokyo, Paris (FR)
21 Jan 2006 – 7 May 2006

with Adel Abdessemed, Boris Achour, Kader Attia, Olivier Babin, Rebecca Bournigault, Alain Declercq, Leandro Erlich, Loris Greaud, Laurent Grasso, Kolkoz (Benjamin Moreau/Samuel Boutruche), Matthieu Laurette, Nicolas Moulin …
Irreducible: Contemporary Short Form Video

Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York (US)
26 Oct 2005 – 26 Feb 2006

with Dan Acostioaei, Mauricio Alejo, Jesper Alvaer, Yael Bartana, SONG Dong, Douglas Gordon, David Hammons, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla, John Wood & Paul Harrison, Kimsooja, Glenda Léon, Mark Lewis …
Irreducible

Contemporary Short Form Video

Miami Art Central (MAC), Miami (US)
29 Jun 2005 – 11 Sep 2005

with Dan Acostioaei, Francis Alys, Mauricio Alejo, Jesper Alvaer, Yael Bartana, SONG Dong, Douglas Gordon, David Hammons, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla, John Wood & Paul Harrison, Kimsooja, Eva Koch …
The snow and the man - The Storyteller

Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris (FR)
7 May 2005 – 11 Jun 2005

with Gabriela Vanga
Stock Zero - opera

National Museum (MNAC), Bucuresti (RO)
29 Oct 2004 – 15 Mar 2005

with Boris Achour, Plamen Dejanov
The First Balkan Biennial - Cosmopolis 1 Microcosmos X Macrocosmos

State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloníki (GR)
18 Dec 2004 – 13 Feb 2005

with Boris Missirkov & Georgi Bogdanov, Luchezar Boyadjiev, Danica Dakic, Braco Dimitrijevic, Alla Georgieva, IRWIN - Dusan Mandic, Miran Mohar, Andrej Savski, Roman Uranjek, Borut Vogelnik, Sejla Kameric, Ziga Kariz, Kristina Leko, Nedko Solakov, Mladen Stilinovic, Milica Tomic …
New Video, New Europe - A Survey of Eastern European Video

Cont Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis (US)
10 Sep 2004 – 21 Nov 2004

with Dan Acostioaei, Jesper Alvaer, Maja Bajevic, Dario Bardic, Alma Becirovic, Pavel Braila, Oana Felipov, Alen Floricic, Grupa Azorro, Tiia Joha nson, Kai Kaljo, Ki'Wa …
New Video, New Europe - A Survey of Eastern European Video

Tate Modern, London (GB)
9 Oct 2004 – 17 Oct 2004

with Dan Acostioaei, Jesper Alvaer, Maja Bajevic, Dario Bardic, Alma Becirovic, Pavel Braila, Oana Felipov, Alen Floricic, Grupa Azorro, Tiia Joha nson, Kai Kaljo, Ki'Wa …
Nine Points of the Law - Bild Macht Besitz Verhältnisse

nGbK Neue Gesellschaft, Berlin (DE)
21 Aug 2004 – 3 Oct 2004

with Minerva Cuevas, Barbara Frieß, Marine Hugonnier, KLUB ZWEI (Simone Bader & Jo Schmeiser), Elke Marhöfer, Eva & Franco Mattes, Bülent Sangar, Christoph Weber, Zevs
(EA)Stories

Galerie K&S, Berlin (DE)
6 Aug 2004 – 21 Aug 2004

with Pavel Braila, Yane Calovski, Joost Conijn, Esra Ersen, Michal Pechoucek
New Video, New Europe - A Survey of Eastern European Video

The Renaissance Society, Chicago (US)
11 Jan 2004 – 22 Feb 2004

with Dan Acostioaei, Jesper Alvaer, Maja Bajevic, Dario Bardic, Alma Becirovic, Pavel Braila, Oana Felipov, Alen Floricic, Grupa Azorro, Tiia Joha nson, Kai Kaljo, Ki'Wa …
In den Schluchten des Balkan

Fridericianum, Kassel (DE)
30 Aug 2003 – 23 Nov 2003

with Sener Oezmen, Marina Abramovic, Fikret Atay, Maja Bajevic, Boris Missirkov & Georgi Bogdanov, Danica Dakic, Ayse Erkmen, Esra Ersen, Sanja Ivekovic, Sejla Kameric, Guelsuen Karamustafa, Oliver Musovik …
Photographier to photograph

Collection Lambert, Avignon (FR)
1 Jun 2002 – 5 Jan 2003

with Mac Adams, David Armstrong, Matthew Barney, Robert Barry, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Vanessa Beecroft, Helen Bendon, Pierre Bismuth, Mel Bochner, Christian Boltanski, Slater Bradley, Marcel Broodthaers …

Events

Paris Gallery Weekend 2025

Paris Gallery Weekend, Paris (FR)
23 May 2025 – 25 May 2025

with Jean-Michel André, Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, Miroslaw Balka, Valerie Belin, Anna & Bernhard Blume, Clarissa Bonet, Roger Catherineau, Stéphane Couturier, Denis Darzacq, Hassan Hajjaj, Margaret Lansink, Eric Manigaud …
GALLERY WEEKEND Berlin 2024

Gallery Weekend Berlin, Berlin (DE)
26 Apr 2024 – 28 Apr 2024

with Nevin Aladag, Trisha Baga, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Helen Chadwick, Jaromir Funke, Barbara Hammer, Iman Issa, Christian Jankowski, Andre Kertesz, Jochen Lempert, Werner Mantz, Lisette Model …
Paris Photo 2022

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
10 Nov 2022 – 13 Nov 2022

with Edouard Elias, Laurence Aegerter, Slim Aarons, Berenice Abbott, Marina Abramovic, Robert Adams, Horst Ademeit, Ruven Afanador, Albarran Cabrera, David Alekhuogie, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Ljubodrag Andric …
FIAC 2019

FIAC Paris, Paris (FR)
17 Oct 2019 – 20 Oct 2019

with Algirdas Seskus, Adel Abdessemed, Vito Acconci, Lara Almarcegui, Brook Andrew, Rosa Barba, Robert Barry, Valerie Belin, Hans Bellmer, Sadie Benning, Guillaume Bresson, Claude Closky …
LOOP Festival 2018

LOOP, Barcelona (ES)
12 Nov 2018 – 22 Nov 2018

with Erkan Oezgen, Eugenio Ampudia, Mitra Azar, Marion Balac, Rosa Barba, Tang Chao, DEMOCRACIA, George Drivas, Antje Ehmann, Harun Farocki, Douglas Gordon, Lucy Harvey …
MOMENTA | Biennale de l’image

What Does the Image Stand For?

MOMENTA, Montréal (CA)
7 Sep 2017 – 15 Oct 2017

with Adel Abdessemed, Luis Arturo Aguirre, Seung Woo Back, Yto Barrada, Sara Cwynar, Samuel Fosso, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Nelson Henricks, Camille Henrot, Zanele Muholi, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere
Art Basel 2017

Art Basel, Basel (CH)
15 Jun 2017 – 18 Jun 2017

with Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Diane Arbus, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Valerie Belin, Edward Burtynsky, Henri Cartier-Bresson, John Coplans, Imogen Cunningham, Lynn Davis, Thomas Demand, Rineke Dijkstra, John Divola …
New Video, New Europe - A Survey of Eastern European Video

Tate Modern, London (GB)
9 Oct 2004 – 17 Oct 2004

with Dan Acostioaei, Jesper Alvaer, Maja Bajevic, Dario Bardic, Alma Becirovic, Pavel Braila, Oana Felipov, Alen Floricic, Grupa Azorro, Tiia Joha nson, Kai Kaljo, Ki'Wa …
New Video, New Europe - A Survey of Eastern European Video

Tate Modern, London (GB)

with Grupa Azorro, Kai Kaljo, Kristina Leko, Mladen Stilinovic, Krassimir Terziev, Sislej Xhafa