Peter Downsbrough

♂ *1940 / United States

Works

Solo exhibitions

The PS1 - Special Project (1980)

Zander Galerie, Paris (FR)
3 Jul 2025 – 2 Aug 2025
Peter Downsbrough

Krakow Witkin Gallery, Boston (US)
7 Nov 2023 – 16 Dec 2023
PETER DOWNSBROUGH

Galerie Thomas Zander, Köln (DE)
4 Sep 2021 – 29 Oct 2021
OVERLAP/S

Le Botanique, Brussels (BE)
6 Jun 2019 – 11 Aug 2019
DIGITAL FILMS

Argos - Centre for Art & Media, Brussels (BE)
6 Jun 2019 – 30 Jun 2019
Notations

angels barcelona, Barcelona (ES)
22 Mar 2019 – 24 May 2019
PETER DOWNSBROUGH

Galerie Martine Aboucaya, Paris (FR)
25 Apr 2017 – 17 Jun 2017
Photographs

angels barcelona, Barcelona (ES)
11 Dec 2014 – 5 Mar 2015
PETER DOWNSBROUGH

Laure Genillard, London (GB)
6 Dec 2014 – 31 Jan 2015
The PS1 - Special Project (1980) and other Works

Galerie Thomas Zander, Köln (DE)
26 Jan 2013 – 6 Apr 2013
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angels barcelona, Barcelona (ES)
30 Sep 2011 – 26 Nov 2011
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platform München, München (DE)
27 Oct 2011 – 16 Nov 2011
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Galerie Thomas Zander, Köln (DE)
9 Sep 2011 – 5 Nov 2011
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Galerie Martine Aboucaya, Paris (FR)
8 Oct 2010 – 18 Dec 2010
Five Films and Two Books

Galerie Erna Hécey, Brussels (BE)
23 Apr 2009 – 16 May 2009
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Galerie Erna Hécey, Brussels (BE)
5 Sep 2008 – 11 Oct 2008
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Galerie Erna Hécey, Brussels (BE)
16 Mar 2007 – 14 Apr 2007
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S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum, Gent (BE)
7 Oct 2006 – 14 Jan 2007
Films, vidéos et éditions, 1980-2004

MAMCO art contemporain, Genève (CH)
17 Oct 2004 – 16 Jan 2005
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Frac Bourgogne, Dijon (FR)
11 Sep 2004 – 20 Nov 2004
Position

Muzeum Sztuki w Lodzi, Lódz (PL)
23 Mar 2004 – 9 May 2004
Position

Centre for Fine Arts - Bozar, Brussels (BE)
25 Jun 2003 – 7 Sep 2003

Group

8 Projects – From Landscape to Interior

8 Projekte – Von der Landschaft zum Interieur

Projektbüro DFI, Düsseldorf (DE)
28 Mar 2025 – 27 Apr 2025

with Nicola Baldazzi, Laurenz Berges, Alessandra Dragoni, Cesare Fabbri, Marcello Galvani, Francesca Gardini, Guido Guidi, Gerry Johansson, Francesco Neri, Luca Nostri, Mark Ruwedel, Jem Southam …
After Mallarmé

Large Glass, London (GB)
12 Apr 2024 – 19 Jul 2024

with Florian Hecker, Marine Hugonnier, Glenn Ligon, Helen Mirra, Susan Morris, John Murphy, Joelle Tuerlinckx, Cerith Wyn Evans
BOOKS

Galerie Thomas Zander, Köln (DE)
14 Nov 2020 – 30 Jan 2021

with Robert Adams, Mitch Epstein, Lee Friedlander, Andrea Geyer, Candida Hoefer, Joanna Piotrowska, Ed Ruscha, Dayanita Singh, James White
La ville

Sophie Scheidecker, Paris (FR)
12 Apr 2019 – 15 Jun 2019

with Erwin Blumenfeld, Thierry Bouët, Brassai, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Larissa Fassler, Louis Faurer, Fischli & Weiss, Flor Garduno, Luigi Ghirri, Dan Graham, Ken Heyman, Kati Horna …
Macht der Sprache. Aus den Sammlungen

Power of Language - From the Collections

Museum der Moderne , Salzburg (AT)
20 Oct 2018 – 7 Apr 2019

with Christian Ludwig Attersee, Robert Barry, Lothar Baumgarten, Valie Export, Rainer Ganahl, Jaroslaw Kozlowski, David Lamelas, Ewa Partum, Arnulf Rainer, Klaus Scheruebel, Kurt Schwitters, Ana Torfs …
VVAA. Accrochage - Accrochage

Galeria Estrany-de la Mota, Barcelona (ES)
25 May 2018 – 20 Jul 2018

with Ignasi Aballi, Douglas Gordon, Francesc Ruiz, Joe Scanlan, Heimo Zobernig
Latitudes

Krakow Witkin Gallery, Boston (US)
6 Jan 2018 – 10 Feb 2018

with Richard Serra
wanderings

Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Lisboa (PT)
23 Nov 2017 – 5 Jan 2018

with Francis Alys, Robert Barry, Katinka Bock, Filipa Cesar, Fernando Calhau, Andre Cepeda, Edith Dekyndt, Alexandre Estrela, Andreas Fogarasi, Marco Godinho, Dan Graham, Sabine Hornig …
EN LÉGER DIFFÉRÉ

Photographies de la télévision belge collectées et sauvegardées par la SONUMA

Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi (BE)
13 May 2017 – 24 Sep 2017

with Ignasi Aballi, Pol Bury, Tom Butler, Gilbert & George, Jean Le Gac, Jacques Lennep, Damien Roach, John Stezaker
DIMENSÕES VARIÁVEIS - ARTISTAS E ARQUITETURA

Variable Dimensions - Artists and Architecture

MAAT Museum of Art, .., Lisboa (PT)
8 Feb 2017 – 29 May 2017

with Francis Alys, John Baldessari, James Casebere, David Claerbout, Thomas Demand, Denicolai & Provoost, Olafur Eliasson, Cevdet Erek, Larissa Fassler, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Zachary Formwalt …
Continuous Cities

Video works from the Argos collection

Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg (LU)
30 Nov 2016 – 30 Jan 2017

with Beatrice Gibson, Johan Grimonprez, Ken Kobland, Nicolas Provost, Shelly Silver
some early photo series

Holger Priess Galerie, Hamburg (DE)
11 Nov 2016 – 4 Dec 2016

with Juergen Klauke, David Tremlett
Los Juegos del Lenguaje

The Language Games

angels barcelona, Barcelona (ES)
30 Sep 2016 – 18 Nov 2016

with Pep Agut, Esther Ferrer, Joan Fontcuberta, Peter Gallo, Daniela Ortiz, Jaime Pitarch
EVERYTHING HAPPENS SOMEWHERE – Landschaftsstrategien

Galerie Thomas Zander, Köln (DE)
2 Sep 2016 – 5 Nov 2016

with Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, Lewis Baltz, Lothar Baumgarten, Victor Burgin, Mitch Epstein, Lee Friedlander, Andrea Geyer, Philippe Gronon, Anthony Hernandez, Anthony McCall, Dieter Meier …
Between the Ticks of the Watch

The Renaissance Society, Chicago (US)
24 Apr 2016 – 26 Jun 2016

with Falke Pisano, Martha Wilson
From the Collection

S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum, Gent (BE)
17 May 2014 – 24 Aug 2014

with Robert Barry, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Pierre Bismuth, Dirk Braeckman, Stan Douglas, Roe Ethridge
RENCONTRES INTERNATIONALES PARIS/BERLIN/MADRID

NEW CINEMA AND CONTEMPORARY ART

Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (DE)
25 Jun 2013 – 30 Jun 2013

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Rosa Barba, Francois Bucher, Daya Cahen, Clement Cogitore, Tony Cokes, Redmond Entwistle, Johan Grimonprez, Crispin Gurholt, John Menick, Tejal Shah, Sarah Vanagt …
De la Revolución y de su cuerpo

angels barcelona, Barcelona (ES)
14 May 2013 – 26 Jun 2013

with Pep Agut, Harun Farocki, Esther Ferrer, Ion Grigorescu
Le Miroir et les Chemins

MAC's Musée des Arts, Hornu (BE)
8 Jul 2012 – 14 Oct 2012

with Philippe Durand, Jacqueline Mesmaeker
RENCONTRES INTERNATIONALES - PARIS/BERLIN/MADRID

New Cinema And Contemporary Art

Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (DE)
3 Jul 2012 – 8 Jul 2012

with Libia Castro, Alain Declercq, Olafur Olafsson, Jeanne Susplugas
Rencontres Internationales Paris / Madrid / Berlin

Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (DE)
29 Jun 2010 – 4 Jul 2010

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Emmanuelle Antille, Mohamed Bourouissa, Marco Brambilla, Jem Cohen, Pedro Costa, Eléonore de Montesquiou, Bea de Visser, Harun Farocki, Dora Garcia, Ken Jacobs, Bouchra Khalili …
Season's Favourites

Espai 2

angels barcelona, Barcelona (ES)
12 May 2010 – 1 Jul 2010

with Pep Agut, Harun Farocki, Ion Grigorescu, Alexandra Navratil, Michael Snow
Landscape. Landscape?

angels barcelona, Barcelona (ES)
2 Feb 2010 – 30 Apr 2010

with Pep Agut, Andreas Fogarasi, Raphael Zarka
A Machine, A Factory, A Body...Archaeology and Memory of Industrial Spaces

Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo, México (MX)
24 Oct 2009 – 14 Feb 2010

with Oliver Boberg, Edward Burtynsky, Stéphane Couturier, Alicia Framis, Liam Gillick, Damian Ortega, Thomas Ruff
verso

Galerie Martine Aboucaya, Paris (FR)
5 Dec 2009 – 30 Jan 2010

with Anthony McCall
Season's Favourites

Espai 2

angels barcelona, Barcelona (ES)
21 May 2009 – 30 May 2009

with Pep Agut, Harun Farocki, Alexandra Navratil, Jaime Pitarch
Being, in Brussels

Argos - Centre for Art & Media, Brussels (BE)
27 Nov 2006 – 20 Jan 2007

with Orla Barry, Pierre Bismuth, Jota Castro, Dora Garcia, Aglaia Konrad, Gabriel Lester, Charlemagne Palestine, Beat Streuli
Kontexte der Fotografie

MGK Siegen, Siegen (DE)
13 Feb 2005 – 31 Jan 2006

with Bernd & Hilla Becher, Victor Burgin, Gérard Collin-Thiébaut, Meg Cranston, Albrecht Fuchs, Jochen Gerz, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Pierre Huyghe, Jean Le Gac, Anna Oppermann, Gina Pane …
Cine y casi cine

MNCARS - Museo REINA SOFIA, Madrid (ES)
10 Nov 2005 – 18 Dec 2005

with Jem Cohen, Terence Gower, Cao Guimaraes, Marine Hugonnier, Matthias Mueller, Mireya Masó, Mateo Mate, Aurelia Mihai, Alvaro Negro, Anri Sala
Belgische Fotografen 1840-2005

FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp, Antwerp (BE)
24 Jun 2005 – 18 Sep 2005

with Dirk Braeckman, Jean-Paul Brohez, Marcel Broodthaers, Paul Casaer, Pierre Cordier, Anne Daems, Carl de Keyzer, Jean-Paul Deridder, Wouter Deruytter, Gilbert Fastenaekens, Felten & Massinger, Michel Francois …
journal # 8: Manon de Boer and Brussels

Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (NL)
19 Feb 2005 – 16 May 2005

with Sven Augustijnen, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Deimantas Narkevicius, Els Opsomer, Imogen Stidworthy
la ville qui fait signes

Le Fresnoy, Studio National des arts con, Tourcoing (FR)
1 Oct 2004 – 9 Dec 2004

with SONG Dong, Harun Farocki, Alain Fleischer, Antoni Muntadas
The 9th International Architecture Exhibition - Photographic section

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
12 Sep 2004 – 7 Nov 2004

with Annelies Strba, Nobuyoshi Araki, Kim Sop Boninsegni, Rene Burri, Jean-Marc Bustamante, Elizabeth Diller & Ricardo Scofidio, Leo Fabrizio, Kay Fingerle, Dan Graham, Guido Guidi, Andreas Gursky, Naoya Hatakeyama …
NOT DONE! Het KUNSTenaarsboek

MUHKA Museum, Antwerp (BE)
19 Jun 2004 – 29 Aug 2004

with John Baldessari, Dara Birnbaum, Balthasar Burkhard, Jan Fabre, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Sol LeWitt, Ken Lum, Paul Morrison, Antoni Muntadas, Eran Schaerf, Diana Thater, Lawrence Weiner

Events

ArtVerona 2025

special sections Steps and Video? Avete detto video?

Veronafiere, Verona (IT)
10 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2025

with Andrés Barón, Meriem Bennani, Zach Blas, David Claerbout, Clement Cogitore, Jordi Colomer, Pauline Curnier Jardin, Renato D'Agostin, Manon de Boer, Anouk De Clercq, Cyprien Gaillard, Nicoletta Grillo …
Art Antwerp 2022

Art Antwerp, Antwerp (BE)
15 Dec 2022 – 18 Dec 2022

with Lynda Benglis, Herbert Brandl, Thorsten Brinkmann, Carmen Brucic, Antony Cairns, Chow Chun-Fai, Shezad Dawood, Katrien De Blauwer, Arpais Du Bois, Marcel Dzama, Lara Gasparotto, Anthony Goicolea …
Düsseldorf Cologne Open Galleries 2021

DC Open
3 Sep 2021 – 5 Sep 2021

with Horst Ademeit, Andreas Greiner-Napp, Margret Hoppe, Pieter Hugo, Paul Hutchinson, Joanna Piotrowska, Morgaine Schaefer, Michael Wesely
ARCOmadrid 2019

ARCO ARte COntemporáneo, Madrid (ES)
27 Feb 2019 – 3 Mar 2019

with Indre Serpytyte, Ignasi Aballi, Miguel Aguirre, Pep Agut, Juan Carlos Alom, Miguel Angel Rios, Francesco Arena, Roger Ballen, Shannon Bool, Thorsten Brinkmann, Teresa Burga, Nino Cais …
An Important French Photographic Collection

PIASA, Paris (FR)
25 May 2018 – 30 May 2018

with Marina Abramovic, Dieter Appelt, Peter Beard, Brassai, Lynne Cohen, John Coplans, Mounir Fatmi, Nan Goldin, Andy Goldsworthy, Candida Hoefer, Michel Journiac, Valerie Jouve …
ARCOmadrid 2018

ARCO ARte COntemporáneo, Madrid (ES)
21 Feb 2018 – 25 Feb 2018

with Helena Almeida, Juan Carlos Alom, Jose Manuel Ballester, Paolo Chiasera, Rogelio Lopez Cuenca, Rae di Martino, Latifa Echakhch, Carlos Garaicoa, Tamar Guimaraes, Barbara Kasten, Anouk Kruithof, Edgar Martins …
FIAC 2017

FIAC Paris, Paris (FR)
19 Oct 2017 – 22 Oct 2017

with Adel Abdessemed, Helena Almeida, Dieter Appelt, Sammy Baloji, Kim Sop Boninsegni, Elina Brotherus, Hannah Collins, Pauline Curnier Jardin, Liz Deschenes, Roe Ethridge, Alain Fleischer, Joan Fontcuberta …
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid

Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (DE)
25 Jun 2013 – 30 Jun 2013

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Rosa Barba, Pedro Costa, Anton Ginzburg, Johan Grimonprez, Hámos Gusztáv, Aurelia Mihai, Christoph Oertli, Katja Pratschke, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Dice Are Thrown

Kunsthalle Bern, Bern (CH)
6 Mar 2008 – 7 Mar 2008