Simon Gush

♂ *1981 / South Africa

Works

Solo exhibitions

Nowhere better than this place

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
10 Oct 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
HOW TO FIX A LIFT

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
1 Oct 2022 – 19 Nov 2022
Welcome to Frontier Country

Stevenson, Amsterdam (NL)
10 Nov 2022 – 19 Nov 2022
The Busiest Airline in Africa

Stevenson, Johannesburg (ZA)
16 Oct 2021 – 19 Nov 2021
Welcome to Frontier Country

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
10 Oct 2019 – 23 Nov 2019
The Island

Stevenson, Johannesburg (ZA)
9 Mar 2017 – 7 Apr 2017
After Work

FeldbuschWiesnerRudolph, Berlin (DE)
19 Jan 2015 – 28 Feb 2015
Sidestep

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
6 Aug 2009 – 26 Sep 2009

Group

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

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

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

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

with Jane Alexander, Zander Blom, Ernest Cole, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Moshekwa Langa, Sabelo Mlangeni, Paulo Nazareth, Frida Orupabo, Jo Ractliffe, Robin Rhode …
Vertigo – Video Scenarios of Rapid Changes

Fondazione MAST, Bologna (IT)
10 Feb 2024 – 14 Jul 2024

with Lucy Beech, Will Benedict, WANG Bing, CHEN Chieh-Jen, DIS, CAO Fei, Melanie Gilligan, Lauren Huret, Sven Johne, Ali Kazma, Dominique Koch, Eva & Franco Mattes …
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 Jane Alexander, Pieter Hugo, Mame-Diarra Niang, Frida Orupabo, Jo Ractliffe, Robin Rhode, Viviane Sassen, Guy Tillim
MEMENTO

Im Kraftfeld der Erinnerungen

Museum für Sepulkralkultur, Kassel (DE)
17 Oct 2020 – 28 Feb 2021

with Christian Boltanski, Sofia Hulten, Andrew Kötting, Karsten Krause, Lucy Powell, Tina Ruisinger, Jaan Toomik, Timm Ulrichs, Caterine Val
African Metropolis. An imaginary city

MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti, Roma (IT)
22 Jun 2018 – 4 Nov 2018

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Heba Y. Amin, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Sammy Baloji, Mimi Cherono Ng Ok, Godfried Donkor, Francois-Xavier Gbre, Hassan Hajjaj, Nicholas Hlobo, Delio Jasse, Samson Kambalu, Kiluanji Kia Henda …
Both, and

reflecting on 15 years of the gallery

Stevenson, Johannesburg (ZA)
7 Jul 2018 – 24 Aug 2018

with Francis Alys, Moshekwa Langa, Odili Donald Odita, Robin Rhode, Bogosi Sekhukhuni, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Guy Tillim
Recent Histories

Zeitgenössische afrikanische Fotografie und Videokunst

The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm (DE)
7 May 2017 – 19 Nov 2017

with Edson Chagas, Mimi Cherono Ng Ok, Andrew Esiebo, Em'Kal Eyongakpa, Francois-Xavier Gbre, Delio Jasse, Lebohang Kganye, Sabelo Mlangeni, Mame-Diarra Niang, Dawit Petros, Zina Saro-Wiwa, Thabiso Sekgala …
Farewell Photography: Global Players

Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie

Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen (DE)
9 Sep 2017 – 5 Nov 2017

with Harun Farocki, Robert Haeusser, Candida Hoefer, Katia Kameli, Arne Schmitt, Hajra Waheed
Afriques Capitales

Le Mois de la Photo du Grand Paris 2017

Parc de la Villette, Paris (FR)
29 Mar 2017 – 3 Sep 2017

with Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Leila Alaoui, Heba Y. Amin, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Sammy Baloji, Nabil Boutros, Mimi Cherono Ng Ok, Emo de Medeiros, Godfried Donkor, Francois-Xavier Gbre, Hassan Hajjaj …
Recent Histories: New Photography from Africa

The Walther Collection, New York (US)
22 Sep 2016 – 17 Dec 2016

with Delio Jasse, Lebohang Kganye, Dawit Petros, Zina Saro-Wiwa
10th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography

TELLING TIME

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
31 Oct 2015 – 31 Dec 2015

with Hela Ammar, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Ismail Bahri, Steeve Bauras, Khalfa Besma Djemila, Filipe Branquinho, Seydou Camara, Mimi Cherono Ng Ok, Emmanuel Bakary Daou, Monica de Miranda, Bakary Diallo, Em'Kal Eyongakpa …
CHROMA

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
27 Nov 2014 – 10 Jan 2015

with Bruno Boudjelal, Edson Chagas, Nicholas Hlobo, Pieter Hugo, Derek Jarman, Samson Kambalu, Moshekwa Langa, Walid Raad (The Atlas Group), Viviane Sassen, Berni Searle
My Joburg

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

with Jane Alexander, Jodi Bieber, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Willem Boshoff, Candice Breitz, Kudzanai Chiurai, Steven Cohen, David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Donna Kukama …
what we talk about when we talk about love

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
1 Dec 2011 – 15 Jan 2012

with Francis Alys, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Pieter Hugo, Zanele Muholi, Viviane Sassen
Mine

Filme und Videos südafrikanischer Künstler/innen

IWALEWA-Haus , Bayreuth (DE)
10 Feb 2011 – 22 Mar 2011

with Bridget Baker, Doris Bloom, Dineo Seshee Bopape, William Kentridge, Donna Kukama, Nandipha Mntambo, Zanele Muholi, Cedric Nunn, Robin Rhode, Berni Searle, Penny Siopis, Gregg Smith …
Test Patterns: Recent Video Work From South Africa

SF Camerawork, San Francisco (US)
8 Jan 2009 – 25 Mar 2009

with Ismail Farouk, Churchill Madikida, Jo Ractliffe, Ruth Sacks, Berni Searle, Usha Seejarim, Penny Siopis

Events

Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie 2017

Farewell Photography

Biennale aktuelle Fotografie, Mannheim (DE)
9 Sep 2017 – 5 Nov 2017

with Rosa Barba, Natalie Bookchin, Kilian Breier, f&d Cartier, Willem de Rooij, Harun Farocki, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Arno Gisinger, Philipp Goldbach, John Heartfield, Alfredo Jaar, Sven Johne …