Gelitin s’est formé au milieu des années 1990 à Vienne, en Autriche, et se compose de quatre artistes : Ali Janka, Florian Reither, Tobias Urban et Wolfgang Gantner. Caractérisés par des univers disparates mais fédérateurs, les artistes exercent leur pratique sur le terrain fragile de l’humour, de la spontanéité, de la naïveté enfantine et d’une sexualité manifeste qui a donné naissance à leurs performances excessives et à leur œuvre visuellement séduisante. Anticipant l’art relationnel, Gelitin joue avec la participation et la collaboration du public, que le groupe place au centre de son œuvre. Les attitudes deviennent des formes et le public est invité à participer, dépassant son comportement habituel tout en appréciant l’art depuis une nouvelle perspective.
solo shows
2022
- 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
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