Yoshua Okon

♂ *1970 / Mexico

Solo exhibitions

Talia Chetretta

Kaufmann Repetto, Milano (IT)
15 Sep 2011 – 13 Nov 2011
Yoshua Okón: 2007-2010

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco (US)
30 Oct 2010 – 6 Feb 2011
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VIAFARINI, Milano (IT)
7 May 2009 – 11 Jun 2009
Subtitle

Lothringer 13, München (DE)
22 Feb 2008 – 27 Apr 2008
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The Project Gallery, New York (US)
15 Feb 2007 – 23 Mar 2007
<a href="http://www.phedigital.com" target="_blank">PHotoEspaña 2006</a>

Galeria Espacio Minimo, Madrid (ES)
6 Jun 2006 – 28 Jul 2006
Bocanegra

Galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milano (IT)
15 Nov 2005 – 23 Dec 2005
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The Project Gallery, New York (US)
7 Apr 2005 – 30 Apr 2005

Group

Life After Love

In Search of the Militant Image

Framer Framed, Amsterdam (NL)
30 Oct 2026 – 17 Jan 2027

with Haig Aivazian, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Hannah Black, Bahar Noorizadeh, Juan Obando
It Goes Without Saying

Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerp (BE)
25 Oct 2025 – 29 Mar 2026

with Uta Eisenreich
this is perfect, perfect, perfect

transmediale 2024

Kunst Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin (DE)
31 Jan 2024 – 14 Apr 2024

with Aram Bartholl, Maria Guta, Lauren Huret, Ndayé Kouagou, Juan Obando, Jenkin Van Zyl
Performing Lives

OPTICA, Montréal (CA)
20 Jan 2018 – 17 Mar 2018

with Bertille Bak
First Day of Good Weather

Latin American Art

Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf (DE)
13 Jan 2017 – 11 Mar 2017

with Ivan Argote, Luis Camnitzer, Donna Conlon, Regina Jose Galindo, Walterio Iraheta, Alfredo Jaar, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla, Anibal Lopez, Teresa Margolles, Adrian Melis, Rivane Neuenschwander, Alejandro Almanza Pereda …
Manifesta 11 - The European biennial of contemporary art

What People Do for Money: Some Joint Ventures

Manifesta 11, Zürich (CH)
11 Jun 2016 – 18 Sep 2016

with Ahmet Oeguet, Yto Barrada, Guillaume Bijl, Mel Bochner, Mike Bouchet, Chris Burden, Sophie Calle, Ergin Cavusoglu, Olga Chernysheva, Anne Collier, Carles Congost, Thomas Demand …
10th Gwangju Biennale: Burning Down the House

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

with Abbas Akhavan, Jane Alexander, Charles Atlas, Andrea Bowers, AA Bronson, Lee Bul, Banu Cennetoglu, Heman Chong, Jonathas de Andrade, Jeremy Deller, Jack Goldstein, Sharon Hayes …
México Inside Out: Themes in Art Since 1990

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth (US)
15 Sep 2013 – 5 Jan 2014

with Eduardo Abaroa, Francis Alys, Edgardo Aragon, Artemio, Gustavo Artigas, Minerva Cuevas, Jonathan Hernandez, Gabriel Kuri, Teresa Margolles, Gabriel Orozco, Melanie Smith
2013 California-Pacific Triennial

Orange County Museum, Newport Beach (US)
30 Jun 2013 – 17 Nov 2013

with Brice Bischoff, Shaun Gladwell, Farrah Karapetian, Kimsooja, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, LIN Tianmiao
Agitated Histories

Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe (US)
22 Oct 2011 – 15 Jan 2012

with Zoe Leonard
La Frontera: the Cultural Impact of Mexican Migration

MoCP Contemporary Photo, Chicago (US)
8 Oct 2010 – 22 Dec 2010

with Michael Hyatt, Andy Kropa, Juan Pacheco, Antonio Perez, Heriberto T. Quiroz, David Rochkind, Marcela Taboada, David Taylor
Noise

Galerie Sfeir-Semler Beirut, Beyrouth
11 Dec 2009 – 2 Apr 2010

with Walead Beshty, Haris Epaminonda
Amateurs

Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco (US)
23 Apr 2008 – 9 Aug 2008

with Johanna Billing, Jennifer Bornstein, Andrea Bowers, Phil Collins, Jeremy Deller, Harrell Fletcher, Cameron Jamie, Simon Starling
The Jewish Identity Project: New American Photography

Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco (US)
22 Oct 2006 – 29 Apr 2007

with Andrea Robbins & Max Becher, Dawoud Bey, Tirtza Even, Rainer Ganahl, Nikki S. Lee, Jaime Permuth, Shari Rothfarb Mekonen & Avishai Mekonen, Jessica Shokrian, Chris Verene
ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL

AEROPLASTICS contemporary, Brussels (BE)
15 Sep 2006 – 4 Nov 2006

with Frederic Barthes, Nezaket Ekici, Joy Episalla, Ebru Erülkü, Samuel Rousseau, Peter Schloer, Paul M. Smith, Cèdric Tanguy
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Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzeliyya (IL)
1 Apr 2006 – 29 Jul 2006

with Sharon Bareket, Vanessa Beecroft, Michal Chelbin, Melanie Daniel, Shelly Federman, Jenny Rogers, Ahlam Shibli, Artur Zmijewski
Blessed are the Merciful

Curated by Jerome Jacobs

TILLOU FINE ART, New York (US)
11 Feb 2006 – 29 Apr 2006

with Carlos Aires, Daniele Buetti, Charley Case, Colin Cook, Nezaket Ekici, Shadi Ghadirian, John Isaacs, Matt Marello, Ryan McNamara, Cèdric Tanguy
Dark Places

Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica (US)
21 Jan 2006 – 22 Apr 2006

with Vito Acconci, Francis Alys, Matthew Barney, Candice Breitz, Sophie Calle, Jonas Dahlberg, Anne Deleporte, Sam Durant, Anna Gaskell, Douglas Gordon, Emily Jacir, Christian Jankowski …
T1 Torino Triennale Tremusei

Torino Triennale Tremusei, Torino (IT)
11 Nov 2005 – 19 Mar 2006

with Carlos Amorales, Miguel Angel Rios, Fikret Atay, Tamy Ben-Tor, Agnieszka Brzezanska, Paolo Chiasera, Oskar Dawicki, Rae di Martino, Ryan Gander, Marine Hugonnier, Christian Jankowski, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla …
Filmen

Castel Sant'Elmo, Napoli (IT)
4 Feb 2006 – 14 Feb 2006

with Richard Billingham, Candice Breitz, YANG Fudong, Annika Larsson, Mark Leckey, Jonas Mekas, Shirin Neshat, Diego Perrone, Markus Schinwald, Trebor Scholz, Lorenzo Scotto di Luzio, Sean Snyder …
The Jewish Identity Project

New American Photography

Jewish Museum, New York (US)
23 Sep 2005 – 29 Jan 2006

with Andrea Robbins & Max Becher, Dawoud Bey, Tirtza Even, Rainer Ganahl, Nikki S. Lee, Jaime Permuth, Shari Rothfarb Mekonen & Avishai Mekonen, Jessica Shokrian, Chris Verene
Day Labor

MoMA PS1, New York (US)
23 Oct 2005 – 9 Jan 2006

with Can Altay, Tamy Ben-Tor, Esra Ersen, Andrea Kuluncic, Matthieu Laurette, Nira Pereg, Mika Rottenberg
RUBY SATELLITE

UCR ARTS , Riverside (US)
28 Oct 2006 – 7 Jan 2006

with Marc Bijl, Paul Chan, Thomas Dworzak, Kota Ezawa, Annika Larsson, Adam McEwen, Mathilde ter Heijne, Nicoline van Harskamp
Oracle of Truth

AEROPLASTICS contemporary, Brussels (BE)
16 Sep 2005 – 29 Oct 2005

with Sarah Baker, Norbert Briar, Daniele Buetti, Margi Geerlinks, Shadi Ghadirian, Robert Gligorov, Ixone Sadaba, Carlos & Jason Sanchez, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Paul M. Smith, Cèdric Tanguy
Human Nature

Pump House Gallery, London (GB)
20 Apr 2005 – 5 Jun 2005

with Marcus Coates, Heather & Ivan Morison, Gitte Villesen, Zoë Walker
Monuments for the USA

Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco (US)
7 Apr 2005 – 21 May 2005

with Edgar Arceneaux, Michel Blazy, Monica Bonvicini, Andrea Bowers, Adam Chodzko, Martin Creed, Jeremy Deller, Sam Durant, Shannon Ebner, Susan Hiller, Thomas Hirschhorn, ZHANG Huan …
Adaptive Behavior

New Museum, New York (US)
18 Sep 2004 – 13 Nov 2004

with Fikret Atay, Tonico Lemos Auad, Robert Melee, Fiorenza Menini, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Robin Rhode, Bojan Sarcevic
No lo llames peformance / Don’t Call It Performance

El Museo del Barrio, New York (US)
18 Aug 2004 – 7 Nov 2004

with Carlos Amorales, Miguel Angel Rojas, Arahmaiani, Francisco Artigas, Sandra Bermudez, Carlos Betancourt, Catarina Campino, Yael Davids, Yan Duyvendak, Alicia Framis, Adriana Groisman, Quisqueya Henriquez …
No lo llames performance / Don’t Call it Performance

Colectiva de vídeo

Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca (ES)
12 Aug 2004 – 3 Oct 2004

with Carlos Amorales, Miguel Angel Rojas, Arahmaiani, Gustavo Artigas, Sandra Bermudez, Carlos Betancourt, Catarina Campino, Yael Davids, Yan Duyvendak, Alicia Framis, Adriana Groisman, Quisqueya Henriquez …
No lo llames performance / Don’t Call it Performance

Centro Andaluz de Arte, Sevilla (ES)
9 Mar 2004 – 2 May 2004

with Carlos Amorales, Miguel Angel Rojas, Arahmaiani, Francisco Artigas, Sandra Bermudez, Carlos Betancourt, Catarina Campino, Yael Davids, Yan Duyvendak, Alicia Framis, Adriana Groisman, Quisqueya Henriquez …
Strangers: The First ICP Triennial of Photography and Video

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
13 Sep 2003 – 30 Nov 2003

with Francis Alys, Olivo Barbieri, Olivo Barbieri, Yto Barrada, Chien Chi Chang, Leif Claesson, Nancy Davenport, Luc Delahaye, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Rineke Dijkstra, Harun Farocki, Coco Fusco …
8th International Istanbul Biennial

"Poetic Justice"

Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul (TR)
19 Sep 2003 – 16 Nov 2003

with Can Altay, Alexander Apostol, Knut Asdam, Kutluğ Ataman, Fikret Atay, Txomin Badiola, Zarina Bhimji, Monica Bonvicini, Tania Bruguera, Gerard Byrne, Filipa Cesar, Attila Csoergoe …
No lo llames performance / Don’t Call it Performance

MNCARS - Museo REINA SOFIA, Madrid (ES)
9 Oct 2003 – 26 Oct 2003

with Carlos Amorales, Miguel Angel Rojas, Arahmaiani, Francisco Artigas, Sandra Bermudez, Carlos Betancourt, Catarina Campino, Yael Davids, Yan Duyvendak, Alicia Framis, Adriana Groisman, Quisqueya Henriquez …
Mexico City: Eine Ausstellung über die Wechselkurse von Körpern und Werten

KW Kunst-Werke Berlin, Berlin (DE)
22 Sep 2002 – 19 Jan 2003

with Eduardo Abaroa, Francis Alys, Carlos Amorales, Gustavo Artigas, Jose Davila, Ivan Edeza, Jonathan Hernandez, Gabriel Kuri, Teresa Margolles, Enrique Metinides, Rubén Ortiz-Torres, Daniela Rossell …

Events

ESTAMPA 2026

ESTAMPA, Madrid (ES)
24 Sep 2026 – 27 Sep 2026

with Donna Conlon, Liliana Porter
transmediale 2024

you’re doing amazing sweetie

transmediale, Berlin (DE)
31 Jan 2024 – 4 Feb 2024

with Aram Bartholl, Bassam Issa Al-Sabah, Ndayé Kouagou, Sungsil Ryu, Luke van Gelderen, Jenkin Van Zyl
Art Brussels 2019

art brussels, Brussels (BE)
25 Apr 2019 – 28 Apr 2019

with Pilar Albarracin, Helena Almeida, Diane Arbus, Peter Beard, Valerie Belin, Kim Boske, Jasper de Beijer, Julie Favreau, Thierry Fontaine, Lara Gasparotto, Luigi Ghirri, Paolo Gioli …
Z<font size=-2>s</font>ONA MACO 2019

Zsona Maco, Mexico City (MX)
7 Feb 2019 – 10 Feb 2019

with Sofia Ayarzagoitia, Jose Manuel Ballester, Vanessa Beecroft, Lynda Benglis, Barbara Bloom, James Casebere, Adriana DuQue, Christine Elfman, Bruna Esposito, Leandro Feal, Lourdes Grobet, Candida Hoefer …