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.
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