Hito Steyerl, who artistically and socially reflects our world in times of hypercapitalism, digital lifestyles, globalization, and growing political crises, is one of the most influential artists of our time. In 2009, she presented her first solo exhibition in a German institution at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), which was followed by n.b.k.’s publication of the monograph Hito Steyerl (2010) and the collection of essays Hito Steyerl. Beyond Representation (2016). In 2019, which marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, n.b.k. is again dedicating a solo exhibition to her work, presenting the video installation This is the Future (2019) together with the largescale site-specific installation MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: BELANCIEGE. In cooperation with the artists Giorgi Gago Gagoshidze (*1983 in Kutaissi / Georgien) and Miloš Trakilović (*1989 in Tuzla / Bosnia and Herzegovina) Steyerl has developed a new lecture, in which her preoccupation with the conditions of capitalist production, consumer culture, and the mechanisms of commodification is continued. The exhibition enables visitors to experience the urgency and topicality of Steyerl’s artistic, political practice and its thematic focuses. This is the Future is complemented by the augmented reality app PowerPflanzenOS, which is provided free of charge to visitors as a download.
Biography
Hito Steyerl was born in Munich in 1966 and lives and works in Berlin. She studied documentary film and theory at the Academy of Visual Arts in Tokyo (1987–1990) and at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film Munich (1992–1998), and received her doctorate in philosophy at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien (2003). She has been a professor at Universität der Künste Berlin since 2011. Solo exhibitions (selection): Kunstmuseum Basel (2018); The Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston (2017); Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2016); LUMA Foundation, Arles (2016); Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2016); Bank, Shanghai (2015); Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm (2015); Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (2015); Artists Space, New York (2015); Museum of Art, Dallas (2015); Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (2015); Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2014); Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (2014); Künstlerhaus Stuttgart (2014); Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City (2014); Museum of Contemporary Arts San Diego (2013); Art Institute of Chicago (2012); Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen (2013); Chisenhale Gallery, London (2010); Villa Stuck, Munich (2010); Henie Onstad Art Centre, Oslo (2010); Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (2009). Group exhibitions (selection): 58th Venice Biennale (2019); Skulptur Projekte Münster (2017); Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg (2016); 32nd São Paulo Biennale (2016); Kunsthal Aarhus, (2016); Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2016); Gwangju Biennale (2016); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2016); Kunsthalle Wien (2015; 2014); ZKM, Karlsruhe (2015); Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich (2015); 56th Venice Biennale (2015); Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (2015); Museum of Modern Art, New York (2014); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2014, 2013); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2013). Steyerl also took part in Documenta 12 (2007).