Mohau Modisakeng

*1986 / South Africa

Works

Solo exhibitions

Maidmatle

RON MANDOS, Amsterdam (NL)
1 Oct 2022 – 13 Nov 2022
Mohau Modisakeng

Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv (IL)
10 Jul 2020 – 8 Oct 2020
Bagamoyo

RON MANDOS, Amsterdam (NL)
7 Sep 2019 – 26 Oct 2019
KIN

Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid (ES)
13 Sep 2018 – 22 Dec 2018
Endabeni

Galería Marta Moriarty, Madrid (ES)
20 Jan 2018 – 19 Mar 2018
Passage

RON MANDOS, Amsterdam (NL)
9 Sep 2017 – 21 Oct 2017
Passage

WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town (ZA)
13 Sep 2017 – 21 Oct 2017
Bophirima

New photographic work

Tyburn Gallery, London (GB)
10 Jun 2016 – 17 Sep 2016

Group

Marvellous Realism

Groundbreaking Contemporary African Photography Show

Fotografiska CN, Shanghai (CN)
30 Aug 2024 – 1 Dec 2024

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Atong Atem, Justin Dingwall, Maimouna Guerresi , Hassan Hajjaj, Ayana Jackson, Lebohang Kganye, Michael MacGarry, Zanele Muholi, Ruby Okoro, Thania Petersen, Micha Serraf …
25 Years of Galerie Ron Mandos

RON MANDOS, Amsterdam (NL)
3 May 2024 – 2 Jun 2024

with Sebastiaan Bremer, Isaac Julien, Geert Mul, Erwin Olaf, Gilleam Trapenberg
Passage & Glows in the Arctic

Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm (SE)
4 Feb 2023 – 7 May 2023

with YANG Yongliang
IDEOLOGIEN

RAY Fotografieprojekte Frankfurt/RheinMain

Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
3 Jun 2021 – 24 Apr 2022

with Yagazie Emezi, Yves Sambus
UBUNTU

Five rooms from the Harry David Art Collection

National Museum of Contemporary Art - EM, Athens (GR)
22 Sep 2020 – 24 Oct 2021

with Kader Attia, Sanford Biggers, Godfried Donkor, Andrew Esiebo, Mary Evans, Ellen Gallagher, Theaster Gates, Lyle Ashton Harris, Romuald Hazoumé, Rashid Johnson, Moshekwa Langa, Senzini Marasela …
Respire

Works from the Lemaître Video Art Collection

Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzeliyya (IL)
23 Jun 2018 – 17 Nov 2018

with Clement Cogitore, Sebastian Diaz Morales, YANG Fudong, Hayoun Kwon, Arash Nassiri, Yao Qingmei, Enrique Ramirez, Anri Sala
In Their Own Form

MoCP Contemporary Photo, Chicago (US)
12 Apr 2018 – 8 Jul 2018

with Alun Be, Kudzanai Chiurai, Jim Chuchu, Teju Cole, Ayana Jackson, Fabrice Monteiro, Zanele Muholi, Aida Muluneh, Paulo Nazareth, Zohra Opoku, Alexis Peskine, Mary Sibande
Candice Breitz / Mohau Modisakeng

Venice Biennale - ZA, Venezia (IT)
13 May 2017 – 26 Nov 2017

with Candice Breitz
Summertime

Jenkins Johnson Gallery SF, San Francisco (US)
27 Jul 2017 – 23 Sep 2017

with Lalla Essaydi, Hendrik Kerstens, Gordon Parks
The Evidence of Things Not Seen

JAG Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
11 Nov 2016 – 15 May 2017

with Ernest Cole, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Gabrielle Goliath, Ranjith Kally, Nandipha Mntambo, Santu Mofokeng, Zanele Muholi, Sam Nhlengethwa, Tracey Rose, Berni Searle, Mary Sibande
Rituals and Performance

Lagos Photo Festival 2016

LagosPhoto Foundation, Lagos (NG)
22 Oct 2016 – 21 Nov 2016

with Fati Abubakar, Jenevieve Aken, Ishola Akpo, Mohamed Arejdal, Karimah Ashadu, Jelili Atiku, Miia Autio, TY Bello, Pep Bonet, Reze Bonna, Juno Calypso, Bubi Canal …
Re(as)sisting Narratives

Unseen Photo Festival

Framer Framed, Amsterdam (NL)
28 Aug 2016 – 27 Jul 2016

with Athi-Patra Ruga, Mary Sibande
Am I Not a Man and a Brother? Am I Not a Woman and a Sister?

James Harris Gallery, Seattle (US)
17 Oct 2013 – 27 Nov 2013

with Hassan & Hussein Essop, Nomusa Makhubu, Abraham Onoriode Oghobase
OUT OF FOCUS: PHOTOGRAPHY

Saatchi Gallery, London (GB)
23 Apr 2012 – 22 Jul 2012

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Olaf Breuning, Jonny Briggs, Elina Brotherus, Anders Clausen, Mat Collishaw, Matthew Day Jackson, JH Engstroem, Mitch Epstein, Andreas Gefeller, Luis Gispert …
Dak'Art 2012 - 10th Biennial of Contemporary African Art

The Biennial of Contemporary African Art, Dakar (SN)
11 May 2012 – 10 Jun 2012

with Bridget Baker, Bakary Diallo, Em'Kal Eyongakpa, Mounir Fatmi, Gabrielle Goliath, Katia Kameli, Goddy Leye, Moataz M. Nasr, Ibrahima »Piniang« Niang, Laura Nsengiyumva, Berni Searle

Events

Cape Town Photography Festival

Cape Town Photo Fest, Cape Town (ZA)
3 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2025

with Jun Ahn, Audrey Albert, Roger Ballen, Jodi Bieber, Jean Brundrit, Haneem Christian, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Pierre Crocquet, Patrick de Mervelec, Boris Eldagsen, Nonzuzo Gxekwa, Alexander Hamilton …
1:54 NY Contemporary African Art Fair

1:54 African Art Fair, New York (US)
9 May 2025 – 11 May 2025

with James Barnor, Sara Benabdallah, Girma Berta, Angéle Etoundi Essamba, Samuel Fosso, Hazel Mphande, Zanele Muholi, Thandiwe Muriu, Sanlé Sory, Clint Strydom
Artissima 2024

ARTissima, Torino (IT)
1 Nov 2024 – 3 Nov 2024

with Marina Abramovic, Yuri Ancarani, Giovanni Anselmo, Hamza Badran, Olivo Barbieri, Vanessa Beecroft, Paolo Bini, Botto & Bruno, Silvia Camporesi, Julian Charriere, Daniela Comani, Stephanie Comilang …
The Phair 2024

Photo Art Fair

The Phair, Torino (IT)
3 May 2024 – 5 May 2024

with Vincenzo Agnetti, Paola Agosti, Maria Vittoria Corradi Backhaus, Davide Bramante, Augusto Cantamessa, Christian Chironi, Davide Coltro, Fabrizio Corneli, Giacomo Costa, Carolina Cuneo, Ezio D'Agostino, Leila Erdman …
OZANGÉ | 1st Biennial of African Photography

La Térmica, Málaga (ES)
4 Nov 2022 – 29 Jan 2023

with Kudzanai Chiurai, Cristina De Middel, Samuel Fosso, Seydou Keita, Osborne Macharia, Ruth Motau, Zanele Muholi, Stephen Tayo
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 …
UNSEEN 2021

Unseen Photo, Amsterdam (NL)
17 Sep 2021 – 19 Sep 2021

with Alia Ali, Lara Almarcegui, Gueler Ates, Michael Bailey-Gates, Yael Bartana, Yael Bartana, Valerie Belin, Werner Bischof, Paul Bogaers, Antony Cairns, Tom Callemin, Clegg & Guttmann …
RAY2021

Fourth international Triennial of Photographic Arts in Frankfurt/Rhine-Main

RAY Triennial of Photography, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
3 Jun 2021 – 12 Sep 2021

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Mate Bartha, Johanna Diehl, Yagazie Emezi, Ja'Tovia Gary, Eddo Hartmann, Paula Markert, Qiana Mestrich, Yves Sambus, Adrian Sauer, Salvatore Vitale
RAY Festival IDEOLOGIEN

mit Vorträgen und Talks

Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
1 Sep 2021 – 3 Sep 2021

with Mate Bartha, Johanna Diehl, Yagazie Emezi, Eddo Hartmann, Paula Markert, Qiana Mestrich, Yves Sambus, Adrian Sauer, Salvatore Vitale
The Armory Show 2020

The Armory Show, Inc., New York (US)
5 Mar 2020 – 8 Mar 2020

with Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, Diane Arbus, John Baldessari, Olivo Barbieri, Tina Barney, Mary Ellen Bartley, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Vanessa Beecroft, Valerie Belin, Dawoud Bey, Slater Bradley …
21st Contemporary Art Festival Sesc_Videobrasil

IMAGINED COMMUNITIES

Videobrasil , São Paulo (BR)
10 Oct 2019 – 2 Feb 2020

with Marila Dardot, Jonathas de Andrade, Köken Ergun, Nilbar Gueres, Ahmad Ghossein, Gabriela Golder, Hiwa K, Federico Lamas, Teresa Margolles, Omar Mismar, Aykan Safoğlu, Hrair Sarkissian …
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, London (GB)
3 Oct 2019 – 6 Oct 2019

with Martine Barrat, Meriem Bouderbala, Nathalie Boutte, Saidou Dicko, Jellel Gasteli, Prince Gyasi, Hassan Hajjaj, Pieter Hugo, Delio Jasse, Kiripi Katembo, Mario Macilau, Kyle Meyer …
Unseen Photo Fair 2019

Unseen Photo, Amsterdam (NL)
20 Sep 2019 – 22 Sep 2019

with Johan Oesterholm, Sasan Abri, Adey, Albarran Cabrera, Liza Ambrossio, Emi Anrakuji, Jacob Aue Sobol, Mustapha Azeroual, Roger Ballen, Marwan Bassiouni, Mathieu Bernard-Reymond, Melanie Bonajo …
Sharjah Biennial 14

Leaving the Echo Chamber

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
7 Mar 2019 – 10 Jun 2019

with Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Sophia Al-Maria, Marwa Arsanios, Leo Asemota, Ursula Biemann, Hannah Black, Mohamed Bourouissa, Candice Breitz, Adriana Bustos, Ian Cheng, Christopher Cozier, Shezad Dawood …
The Armory Show 2018

The Armory Show, Inc., New York (US)
8 Mar 2018 – 11 Mar 2018

with Bernd & Hilla Becher, James Casebere, Talia Chetrit, Louisa Clement, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Luigi Ghirri, Mimmo Jodice, Seydou Keita, Deana Lawson, Chris McCaw, Richard Misrach, Richard Mosse …
Lagos Photo Festival 2017

Regimes of Truth

LagosPhoto Foundation, Lagos (NG)
24 Nov 2017 – 15 Dec 2017

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, James Barnor, Alun Be, Joana Choumali, Cristina De Middel, Kadara Enyeasi, Samuel Fosso, Hassan Hajjaj, Jan Hoek, Nadine Ijewere, Nicola Lo Calzo, Bas Losekoot …
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, London (GB)
5 Oct 2017 – 8 Oct 2017

with Malala Andrialavidrazana, Carolle Benitah, Halida Boughriet, Denis Dailleux, Samuel Fosso, Hicham Gardaf, Tahir Karl Karmali, Lebohang Kganye, Oumar Ly, Safaa Mazirh, Fabrice Monteiro, Zohra Opoku …
Unseen Photo Fair 2017

Unseen Photo, Amsterdam (NL)
22 Sep 2017 – 24 Sep 2017

with Laurence Aegerter, Takaaki Akaishi, Thomas Albdorf, Miles Aldridge, Evgenia Arbugaeva, Sofia Ayarzagoitia, Ralph Baiker, Roger Ballen, Fabio Barile, Melanie Bonajo, Elina Brotherus, Thibault Brunet …
LOOP Video Fair 2017

LOOP, Barcelona (ES)
25 May 2017 – 26 May 2017

with Ferhat Oezguer, Shalom Amira, Ismail Bahri, Melanie Bonajo, Elke Andreas Boon, Ali Cherri, Sarah Choo Jing, Anna Ferrer, Gianfranco Foschino, Mats Hjelm, Ali Kazma, Cesar Lucas …
Amsterdam Art Fair 2017

Amsterdam Art Fair, Amsterdam (NL)
18 May 2017 – 21 May 2017

with Veronica Bailey, Philippe Braquenier, Katharine Cooper, Steve Fitch, Pieter Hugo, Otobong Nkanga, Stephan Vanfleteren, Bastiaan Woudt
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, Brooklyn (US)
5 May 2017 – 7 May 2017

with Leila Alaoui, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Jodi Bieber, Omar Victor Diop, Lebohang Kganye, Mack Magagane, Sikhumbuzo Makandula, Aida Muluneh, Émilie Régnier, Antoine Tempe, Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko
Art Paris Art Fair 2017

Africa guest of honour

ART PARIS, Paris (FR)
30 Mar 2017 – 2 Apr 2017

with Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny, Juliette Agnel, Leila Alaoui, Leila Alaoui, Albarran Cabrera, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Nadim Asfar, Mustapha Azeroual, Eric Baudelaire, Hicham Benohoud, Werner Bischof, Jose Pedro Cortes …
VOLTA NY 2017

VOLTA NY, New York (US)
1 Mar 2017 – 5 Mar 2017

with George Jenne, Martin Klimas, Andy Mattern, Susan Mikula
Art Rotterdam 2017

Stichting ART Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)
9 Feb 2017 – 12 Feb 2017

with Melanie Bonajo, Elke Andreas Boon, Anouk De Clercq, Robin de Puy, Mona Kuhn, Falke Pisano, David Verbeek
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, London (GB)
6 Oct 2016 – 9 Oct 2016

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, James Barnor, Hicham Benohoud, Girma Berta, Jodi Bieber, Halida Boughriet, Em'Kal Eyongakpa, Maimouna Guerresi , Hassan Hajjaj, Delio Jasse, Majida Khattari, Namsa Leuba …
Art Paris Art Fair 2017

Africa guest of honour

WHATIFTHEWORLD, Paris (FR)
30 Mar 2016 – 2 Apr 2016