Born in Italy.
Lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
Gelitin comprises the artists Ali Janka, Florian Reither, Tobias Urban, and Wolfgang Gantner, who first met at summer camp in 1978. They formed Gelitin in the mid-1990s in Vienna, Austria, and began exhibiting internationally in 1993.

GELITIN

Characterized by disparate yet unifying backgrounds, Gelitin perform their practice at the fragile crossroads of humor, spontaneity, childlike naiveté, and blatant sexuality, which has given rise to their over-the-top performances and visually enticing work. Anticipating relational aesthetics, Gelitin plays with audience participation and collaboration as a central tenet of their oeuvre. Attitudes become form, and viewers are invited to join in, defying routine behavior while enjoying art from a new perspective.

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solo shows

2024
- FOROF, Rome

2023
- Gelatin 2023, Meyer Kainer, Vienna
- Portrait Églomisé, MASSIMODECARLO Pièce Unique, Paris
- Palais Des Études, Beaux-Arts de Paris
- WirWasser, Helmut-Zilk-Park (corner of Gudrunstraße & Sonnwendgasse), Vienna
- Democratic Sculpture 7, The Neubauer Collegium, Chicago
- Democratic Sculpture 7, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago
- O'Flaherty's Gelatin O'Flattering, O'Flaherty's, New York

2022
- Alle für Alle, Grundschule an der Waldmeisterstrasse, München
- Impermanent Collection #3.0, Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bergam (GaMeC), Bergman, Italy 
- Gelitin, Belle du Mardi, belle du Mecredi, belle du Jeudi, belle du Vendredi, belle du Samedi, Massimo de Carlo, Paris, France

2021
- Ferdinandeum | Tiroler Landesmuseen, Innsbruck

2019
- Stinking Dawn, Gelitin & Liam Gillick, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria
- Beyond hard, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna, Austria

2018
- Vorm - Fellows - Attitude, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

2017
- New York Golem, Greene Naftali, New York, USA
- Pokalypsea - Apokalypse - Okalypseap, »Slight Agitation«, Fondazione Prada, Milan, Italy

2016
- Gelatin, Gelitin, Gelintin, Galerie Perrotin, Hong Kong
- The Guild of Giving (performance), Manifesta 11, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, Switzerland
- Gelatin reborn as marlon brando lookalike and ten examples of a romantic portable sculpture, Nicola Von Senger, Zurich, Switzerland
- Schlupfloch Düssilismus, Gelatin und die Deutschen Riesen, Künstlerverein Malkasten, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Gelitin, KlitClique, Elikuka und Anus Riot, KARAOKEMACHINE - partizipativer sing a long your song guten abend, Donaufestival, Krems, Autriche

2015
- Prosopopoeia, Massimo de Carlo, London, United Kingdom
- Hanging on l'inform perdu, Téléphone, Hotel Kristiania, Lech, Austria

2014
- Abscess, Rectum, Septum, Cave, Puerto Rico
- Die Tusovka Runde, Solyanka VPA, Moscow, Russia
- The Wachauer Nose (public sculpture), St. Lorenz, Austria
- Buco, Massimo De Carlo, Milan, Italy
- Die Winter Show, Meyer Kainer, Vienna, Austria
- Von einem Freund - Gedichte zum Auswendiglernen, Secession, Vienna, Austria
- Paint Me Paint Me Everywhere, Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, Poland

2013
- Loch, 21er Haus, Museum of Contemporary Art, Vienna
- you you and w, Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp
- Ritratto Analitico, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Teatro Arsenale, Milan, Italy
- Stop - Anna Ly Sing, Schinkel Pavillion, Berlin, Germany
- "Nob" (with Sarah Lucas), Secession, Vienna, Austria

2012
- Gelatin - Gelitin, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York
- The voulez vous chaud, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France
- Kühlschrank, Bett, Tastatur, Rossmarkt, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
- Nasensuche, Schloss Rossatz, Wachau, Austria
- Ephemeropterae XV+, TBA21 - Augarten, Vienna, Austria
- The Fall Show, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York, USA
- Buffalo Sculptures, Decade : Contemporary Collections 2002-2012, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, USA

2011
- Lucas Bosch Gelatin (together with Sarah Lucas), Kunsthalle Krems, Austria
- Puttana Cadente, Temporary Gallery, Cologne, Germany
- Andreas Schlaegel and Gelitin - Come early to avoid disappointment, T-B A21, Vienna, Austria
- Mode statt Hode - Gelatin defiliert Modeklasse Bernhard Wilhelm, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna, Austria

2010    
- Frohes Fest, Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
- All Together Now, Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
- One is too much and a hundred are not enough, Carlson Gallery, London, United Kingdom
- Blind Sculpture, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York, USA

2009
- Palais Keiner Mayer, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna, Austria
- Klunk Garden, Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- All or the just - I 120 minuti di Torino, Teatro Regio, Turin, Italy
- Boring Island, Mossutställningar, Stockholm, Skärgård, Sweden

2008
- La Louvre - Paris, Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
- Egger Grubisic Quehenberger, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Austria

2007
- The Dig Cunt, Six Actions for New York City, Creative Time, New York
- Blümchen, Galerie Schloss Damtschach, Carinthia, Austria
- Das Kakabet, Galerie Nicola von Senger, Zurich, Switzerland
- Die Künstlerinnen sind anwesend, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna

2006
- Hugris, Kling & Bang Galleri, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Strozzi Pappolozzi, Galleria Massimo de Carlo, Milan, Italy
- Chinese Synthese Leberkäse, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria

2005
- Hase / Rabbit / Coniglio, Artesina, Italy
- Tantamounter 24/7, Leo Koenig, Inc., New York
- Sweatwat, Gagosian Gallery, London
- Les innocents aux pieds sales, Galerie Perrotin, Paris
- Xeavy, X Wohnungen, Hebbel am Ufer, Märkisches Viertel, Berlin

2004
- Möbelsalon Käsekrainer, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna
- Otto Volante, Galleria Massimo de Carlo, Milan, Italy
- Nasser Klumpatsch, Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria

2003
- Arc de Triomphe, Salzburger Festspiele, Rupertinum, Salzburg, Austria
- Gelatin Institut, Leo Koenig Inc., New York, New York
- Gelatin at the Shore of Lake Pipi Kacka, Frieze Art Fair, London
- Golden Shower, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
    
2002
- Le Cadeau, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris
- Flaschomat, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Grand Marquis, Ars Futura Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
- Armpit, Liverpool Biennale, Liverpool, UK
- Die Schlotze, Berliner Festwochen, Pallaseum, Berlin

2001
- Gelatin Is Getting It All Wrong Again, Leo Koenig Gallery, New York
- Schlund, Marstall, Munich, Germany

2000
- Der traurige Turm, Max Mobil Sendemast, Krems, Austria
- The B-Thing, World Trade Center, New York
- Schlürfbrunnen, Staatz, Austria
- Buttik Transportør, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna

1999
- !Que guapo!, La Panaderia, Mexico City, Mexico
- Gelatin Ship Paprika, Bishopsgate Goodsyard, London
- Human Elevator, Mackie Appartment, Los Angeles
- Breakfast in Bed, Austrian Cultural Institute, London

1998
- Percutaneous Delights, P.S.1, New York
- Suck and Blow, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York

1997
- Lock Sequence Activated, Kunstbüro, Vienna
- Gelatin‘s Little Spanking Show, Flex, Vienna 1997
- Association of Anonymous Astronauts, Public Netbase, Vienna
- Fresh Meat, Not Coffee Studio, New York
- Sea of Madness, Maria Loretto, Carinthia / Kopszigat-Duna, Budapest / Forum Stadtpark, Graz / Kunsthaus Glarus, Switzerland
    
1996
- unterdruck – low pressure, Kunstzeitraum, St. Moritz, Switzerland

1995
- GC Ballina International, Galerie Station 3, Vienna

group shows

2024
- The Beauty of Diversity, Albertina Modern, Vienna
- Shine On, Sadie Coles HQ, London

2023
- Hard/Soft, MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
- We Love, Heidi Horten Collection, Vienna
- Main Exhibition, Kyiv Biennial, Augarten Contemporary, Vienna
- Körper und Territorium, Kunsthaus Graz
- ΔΕΚΑ, K-Gold Temporary Gallery, Agia Paraskevi, Greece

2022
- The Fest, MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
- Body And Territory, Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb 

2020
- Bodylotion, Zeller von Almsick, Vienna, Austria

2019
- The Tip of the Iceberg«, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
- Live Forever, Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
- There is no clock in the forest, Galerie Schloß Damtschach, Wernberg, Austria
- Ich bin alles zugleich - Selbstdarstellung von Schiele bis heute, Landesgalerie Niederösterreich, Krems, Austria
- The Last Waltz (For Leon), Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

2018
- Knock Knock, South London Gallery, London, UK
- Experience Traps, Middelheim Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
- Optik Schröder II, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria
- Always Trust The Artist, Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

2017
- How To Live Together, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria

2016
- SELF — Pawel Althamer, Steven Claydon, Dan Colen, Gelitin, Loie
- Hollowell, Rashid Johnson, Bertrand Lavier, Tony Lewis, Liu Xiaodong, Matthew Monahan, Rob Pruitt, Pietro Roccasalva, Josh Smith, Kaari Upson, Yan Pei-Ming, Anicka Yi, Zhao Gang, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Andra Ursuta«, Massimo De Carlo, London
- Home Improvements, Curated by John Waters / FraenkelLAB, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
- Zeichnung in den Raum, Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria

2015
- The Avant-Garde Won’t Give Up: Cobra and Its Legacy, Curated by Alison M. Gingeras, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles
- I dropped the Lemon Tart, Lisa Cooley Gallery, New York
- Gelatin, Franz Graf, Markus Schinwald, KAI 10, Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Franz Gertsch. Johanna & Co. feat. Andy Warhol, Museum Franz Gertsch, Burgdorf, Switzerland
- Punk. Its Traces In Contemporary Art, CA2M - Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Madrid, Spain
- Tribute to Flux Labyrinth (1976/2015), Frieze Projects New York, Frieze Art Fair New York
- Das Unbekannte Meisterwerk, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna, Austria
- Picasso in Contemporary Art, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
- Du dessin dans l’espace, Musee D'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Saint-Etienne Metropole
- Picasso in der Kunst der Gegenwart, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg

2014
- 24-hour opening of the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, USA
- Chat Jet (Part 2) Skulptur in Reflexion, Künstlerhaus Graz, Austria
- Girl, curated by Pharrell Williams, Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France
- Blue Print, KAdD, Amersfoort, Netherlands

2013
- Happy Birthday Galerie Perrotin / 25 ans, Tripostal, Lille, France
- Das schwache Geschlecht - Neue Mannsbilder in der Kunst, Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland
- Boltensternraum Baden, Baden, Austria

2012
- Franz West & Gelatin: Zwei Epiphanien - Gooooong, Schloss Damtschach, Carinthia
Skyscraper: Art and Architecture Against Gravity, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- Les maîtres du désordre, Musée du quai Branly, Paris
- Relocated, Galerie Neu, Berlin
- Utopie Gesamtkunstwerk, 21er Haus, Vienna
- Zwei Epiphanien,Schloss Damtschach, Carynthia, Austria
- Die Sammlung #2, 21er Haus, Vienna, Austria

2011
- Some Like it Hot, Gelatin Pavilion, Biennale di Venezia, Venice
- Reflecting Reality, Sigmund Freud Museum, Vienna
- The Luxury of Dirt, Galerie Bob van Oursow, Zurich
- Alpine Desire, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York

2010
- When not, then yes (You go, I stay), Aichi Triennale, Nagoya City Art Museum, Japan
- Hareng Saur: James Ensor en de hedendaagse kunst, S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium
- The New Décor, Hayward Gallery, London / Garage CCC, Moscow
- Dorm, The Model, Sligo, Ireland
- Cosas que solo un artista puede hacer / Things that only an artist can do, MARCO, Vigo, Spain

2009
- The PIG Presents: Jim Drain, Paul Chan, Jeff Koons, Mario Grubisic, Paola Pivi, Gelatin,
- Simon Martin, Roberto Cuoghi, Deitch Projects, New York
- Precarious Form I, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna
- Anzengruber Biennale, Café Anzengruber, Vienna
- Mapping the Studio – Artists from the Francois Pinault Collection, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy
- Best of Austria. Eine Kunstsammlung, Lentos Museum, Linz, Austria
    
2008
- Stellungswechsel 500, »Hamsterwheel«, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
- The PIG Presents: 7 solo shows by Alfredo Jaar, Mario Grubisic, Paola Pivi, Gelitin, Jeremy Deller, Simon Martin, Roberto Cuoghi, Galerie Perrotin, Miami
- Normally, Proceeding and Unrestricted With Without Title, »PsychoBuildings – Artists Take On Architecture«, Hayward Gallery, London
- Pretty Ugly, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
- Painting Now and Forever Part II, Matthew Marks Gallery and Greene Naftali, New York
   
2007
- Stellungswechsel 500, »Hamsterwheel«, Centre d’Art Santa Mónica, Barcelona, Spain / Le Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse, France / Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
Fuori Uso, Agency for Contemporary Art Exchange, Budapest, Hungary / Galleria Noua, Bucarest, Romania
- Franz West: Soufflé – eine Massenausstellung, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Austria
- Mutatis, mutandis – Extraits de la Collection Antoine de Galbert, La Maison Rouge, Paris

2006
- In den Alpen, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Akademie. Von der Kunst lernen, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium
- Bilder zum Fürchten, Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Vienna
- Nothing But Pleasure, Bawag Foundation, Vienna
- Mozart. Experiment und Aufklärung, Albertina, Vienna
- Fuori Uso, Ex Mercato Ortofrutticolo, Pescara, Italy
- Qu’ils mangent de la brioche, Galerie Perrotin, Paris

2005
- Zapf de Pipi, 1st Moskow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Lenin Museum, Moskow
- Skulptur für einen Flughafen, Bilder hauen – Skulpturen bauen, Zoom Kindermuseum, Vienna
- Dionysiac, Centre Pompidou, Paris
- Joy, Casino Luxembourg, Luxemburg

2004
- No Money, Kunsthalle Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- The Yugoslav Biennal of Young Artists, Vrsac, Serbia

2003
- Im Arsch des Elefanten steckt ein Diamant, »Auf eigene Gefahr«, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- Extra, Swiss Institute Contemporary Art, New York

2002
- True Love IV, Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, Korea
- Win Win, Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, China
- Wald und Explosionen, Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland

2001
- Stephan with ph please!, Art in General on Canal, New York
- Die totale Osmose, Biennale di Venezia, Austrian Pavilion, Venice, Italy
- Schlammloch, Sonsbeek 9, Arnheim, Netherlands
- Furball, Playing amongst the ruins, Royal College of Art, London

2000
- Weltwunder, In Between, EXPO 2000, Hanover, Germany
- Kolibri d’amour, Aller Anfang ist Merz, Sprengel Museum, Hanover, Germany
- A Hole to China, Awesome Festival, Perth, Western Australia
- Lebt und arbeitet in Wien, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna

1999
- Hugbox, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK
- Human Elevator, Mackie Appartment, Los Angeles
- Operation Lila, New Hospital, Meran, Italy
- Pollo Feliz, Wahlverwandschaften, Wiener Festwochen, Sophiensäle, Vienna

1997
- Sea of Madness, Overdub, Kunsthaus Glarus, Switzerland

1996
- Ing. Herbert Hübner, Junge Szene ’96, Secession, Vienna
- Pronoia in Exnerland, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna
- 20228 – 0000042945, Coming up, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, 20er Haus, Vienna

public collections

- Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
- Mumok, VIenna Austria,
- T-B A 21, Vienna, Austria
- City of Vienna, Austria
- Land Niederösterreich
- Essl Museum, Klosterbneuburg, Austria
- Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz, Austria
- Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria
- François Pinault Foundation, Venice, Italy
- Sammlung Falkenberg, Hamburg, Germany
- Sammlung Spallart, Fotoraum, Vienna, Austria
- Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
- Fondation Antoine de Galbert, La Maison Rouge, Paris, France
- Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France
- Shalom Tower
- Mona, Tasmania

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    The New York Times — 6 PAGES

2022

Henni ALFTAN, Trevor BAIRD, Genesis BELANGER, Chris BOGIA, GELITIN, Elizabeth GLAESSNER, Vivian GREVEN, Ivy HALDEMAN, Sharon MADANES, Nikki MALOOF, Jesse MOCKRIN, Danielle ORCHARD, GaHee PARK, Veronika PAUSOVA, Christina QUARLES, Sarah SLAPPEY, Emily Mae SMITH, Michael STAMM, Jessica STOLLER, Young-jun TAK, Robin F. WILLIAMS, Mark YANG

2022年9月3日 - 2022年9月24日

巴黎

10 IMPASSE SAINT CLAUDE 75003 PARIS

Finger Bang

策展人 Genesis Belanger & GaHee Park

Daniel ARSHAM, Sophie CALLE, Jiang CHENG, Johan CRETEN, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, Jens FÄNGE, CHEN Fei, GELITIN, Laurent GRASSO, Charles HASCOËT, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, JR, Izumi KATO, CHEN Ke, Klara KRISTALOVA, Trevon LATIN, ROMEO MIVEKANNIN, Danielle ORCHARD, zéh PALITO, Christiane POOLEY, Claude RUTAULT, SONG Kun, Kathia ST. HILAIRE, Xavier VEILHAN

2022年6月9日 - 2022年7月30日

巴黎

76 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS
10 IMPASSE SAINT CLAUDE 75003 PARIS

Regarde-moi

2016

GELITIN

2016年7月7日 - 2016年8月20日

香港

50 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, 17TH FLOOR - HONG KONG

Gelatin Gelitin Gelintin

2015

GELITIN, Iván ARGOTE, Sophie CALLE, KATE ERICSON & MEL ZIEGLER, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, JR, Guy LIMONE, Gianni MOTTI, Paola PIVI

2015年7月9日 - 2015年8月21日

紐約

909 Madison Avenue New York

Paris Holiday

2014

Chiho AOSHIMA, Daniel ARSHAM, Sophie CALLE, Johan CRETEN, Tracey EMIN, Daniel FIRMAN, GELITIN, Laurent GRASSO, JR, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, KAWS, Bharti KHER, Klara KRISTALOVA, MR., Guy LIMONE, Ryan MCGINLEY, Takashi MURAKAMI, Prune NOURRY, Jean-Michel OTHONIEL, Paola PIVI, Terry RICHARDSON, Germaine RICHIER, Aya TAKANO, Xavier VEILHAN, Andy WARHOL, Marina ABRAMOVIC, Valerie BELIN, Guerrilla Girls, Alex KATZ, Annette MESSAGER, Yoko ONO, Rob PRUITT, Cindy SHERMAN, Taryn SIMON, Mickalene THOMAS, Agnès THURNAUER, Tom WESSELMANN

2014年5月27日 - 2014年6月25日

巴黎

60 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS

G I R L

策展人 Pharrell Williams

2012

GELITIN

2012年3月10日 - 2012年4月21日

巴黎

10 IMPASSE SAINT CLAUDE 75003 PARIS

The Voulez Vous chaud

2009

Chiho AOSHIMA, Sophie CALLE, Johan CRETEN, Bernard FRIZE, GELITIN, Bharti KHER, KOLKOZ, Klara KRISTALOVA, Martin OPPEL, Jean-Michel OTHONIEL, Paola PIVI, Aya TAKANO, Tatiana TROUVÉ, Piotr UKLANSKI, Chris VASELL, Xavier VEILHAN, Peter ZIMMERMANN

2009年3月14日 - 2009年5月16日

巴黎

76 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS

2006

GELITIN

2006年6月24日 - 2006年7月29日

巴黎

76 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS

Qu'ils mangent de la brioche

2003

Piotr UKLANSKI, GELITIN

2003年1月11日 - 2003年2月22日

巴黎

30 rue Louise Weiss 75013 Paris

PERROTIN

Closed for installation

Perrotin Los Angeles is closed for installation through Friday, April 5.

We look forward to welcoming you at our next exhibition, Art 2 by MSCHF. Join us at the opening on Saturday, April 6, 2024 between 3pm to 8pm! The exhibition will continue through June 1.
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