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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Translation Island
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Translation Island

Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
November 20th, 2023 - January 31st, 2024
Curated by: Reem Fadda and Alia Zaal Sultan Lootah
"Translation Island" consists of ten audiovisual artworks—six of them world-premieres—that transform Lulu Island, a deserted island right across the water from downtown Abu Dhabi. Visitors are welcome to interact with the artworks by walking a two-kilometre-long lit path inside the island, alongside sand dunes, desert flora, beaches, and fresh water lakes. View details.
Atmospheric Memory
Atmospheric Memory

Manchester International Festival, Sydney, Australia
August 12th - November 5th, 2023
Curated by: Jose Luis de Vicente
Computer pioneer Charles Babbage suggested that the air surrounding us is a “vast library” containing every sound, motion and word spoken. Two hundred years later, “Atmospheric Memory” explores this idea at a moment when perfect recollection is one of the defining conditions of our digital life, and the air that we breathe has become a battleground for the future of our planet. Supported by: The Government of Canada View details.
TECHS-MECHS: A Survey of Mexican Technological Culture
TECHS-MECHS: A Survey of Mexican Technological Culture

Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco, California, United States
March 16th - May 31st, 2023
Curated by: Wade Wallerstein
“TECHS-MECHS,” a new survey of eleven works by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer hosted by Gray Area, brings together canonical pieces such as immersive installations, kinetic sculptures, generative animations, and large-scale shadow theatres, alongside a rich chronology of technological cultural history in the artist's native Mexico. The exhibition marks the West Coast premiere of Pulse Topology (2021), an immersive canopy of 3,000 lightbulbs that glimmer to the pulse of visitors, which will be shown at Gray Area's iconic Grand Theater. Also on exhibit as part of TECHS-MECHS is Synaptic Caguamas (2004), Sway (2016), Airborne Newscasts (2013), Reporters with Borders (2007), Border Tuner (Video Documentary by Art21), "Recurrent First Dream" (2022), Inspired by Real Events (2004), Volute Zero (2016), and Remote Pulse (2019). View details.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Listening Forest
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Listening Forest

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
March 1st - May 28th, 2023
Curated by: Alejo Benedetti
“Listening Forest” is an immersive art walk designed to transform Crystal Bridges’ North Forest at night. Eight large-scale interactive artworks are carefully and harmoniously installed on the forest grounds to create an interactive pathway that uses technology which responds to unique physical characteristics of individuals, forming connections between strangers and the landscape itself. View details.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Biometric Theatre
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Biometric Theatre

West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong, China
February 13th - March 5th, 2023
Curated by: Kyle Chung
Biometric Theatre is an exhibition featuring seven interactive audio-visual installations. The works on view make individual biological signatures tangible and embodied, approaching the human body not as the receiver of stimuli but as an integral part of the artwork itself. View details.
13th Mercosul Biennial
13th Mercosul Biennial

Ministry of Citizenship and Santander, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
September 15th - November 20th, 2022
Curated by: Marcello Dantas
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Common Measures
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Common Measures

PACE Gallery New York, New York City, New York, United States
September 8th - October 22nd, 2022
Curated by: Kimberly Jones
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: EXCUSE YOU!
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: EXCUSE YOU!

Wilde Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
June 13th - August 20th, 2022
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Caudales
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Caudales

Casa de México España, Madrid, Spain
February 26th - April 24th, 2022
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Haciendo Agua
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Haciendo Agua

Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain
February 19th - April 16th, 2022
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Atmospheric Memory
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Atmospheric Memory

Manchester International Festival, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
December 2nd - December 17th, 2021
Supported by: The Government of Canada
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: A Crack in the Hourglass, An Ongoing COVID-19 Memorial
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: A Crack in the Hourglass, An Ongoing COVID-19 Memorial

Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York, United States
October 29th, 2021 - August 7th, 2022
Curated by: Drew Sawyer, Phillip Leonian and Edith Rosenbaum Leonian
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse Topology
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse Topology

The Bentway, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 2nd - October 31st, 2021
An array of 3,000 lights will create a landscape of upside-down mountains and valleys suspended from the interior of the space and, using touchless biometric technology, will react in real-time to the pulse of visitors’ heartbeats. The artwork will change and evolve with every visit, offering a unique sensory experience.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Unstable Presence
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Unstable Presence

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California, United States
October 2nd, 2021 - March 16th, 2022
Curated by: Rudolf Frieling and Lesley Johnstone
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse Topology
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse Topology

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
June 25th, 2021 - January 2nd, 2022
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recent Works
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recent Works

Arsenal Art Contemporain, Montréal, Québec, Canada
November 16th, 2020 - May 1st, 2021
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: La Arena Fuera del Reloj
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: La Arena Fuera del Reloj

Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, México
November 7th, 2020 - November 7th, 2021
Curated by: Cuauhtémoc Medina
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Cercanía
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Cercanía

Arsenal Art Contemporain, Montréal, Québec, Canada
July 30th - October 24th, 2020
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Latidos
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Latidos

Arte Abierto, Mexico City, México
February 6th - December 13th, 2020
Border Tuner / Sintonizador Fronterizo
Border Tuner / Sintonizador Fronterizo

Bowie High School / Chamizal Park, Ciudad Juárez, México / El Paso, Texas, United States
November 13th - November 24th, 2019
Curated by: Kerry Doyle and León de la Rosa
An interactive public art installation across the US-Mexico border by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. ​Three interactive stations on each side of the border will control powerful searchlight beams using a small dial wheel. When lights from any two stations are directed at each other, microphones and speakers automatically switch-on to allow participants to talk with one another, creating cross-border conversations. View details.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Presencia Inestable
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Presencia Inestable

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, México
August 23rd, 2019 - March 1st, 2020
Curated by: Rudolf Frieling and Lesley Johnstone
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Atmospheric Memory
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Atmospheric Memory

Manchester International Festival, Manchester, United Kingdom
July 6th - July 21st, 2019
Curated by: Jose Luis de Vicente
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Flujo Óptico
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Flujo Óptico

Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain
February 13th - April 27th, 2019
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., United States
November 1st, 2018 - April 28th, 2019
Curated by: Stéphane Aquin
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Voice Array
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Voice Array

Mexican Cultural Institute Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., United States
October 31st, 2018 - April 28th, 2019
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Solar Equation
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Solar Equation

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
September 27th, 2018 - April 11th, 2019
Curated by: Bernard Lamarche
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Confirmation Bias
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Confirmation Bias

bitforms gallery, New York City, New York, United States
September 5th - October 21st, 2018
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Voice Theatre
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Voice Theatre

Haus der Elektronischen Künste Basel, Basel, Switzerland
June 9th - July 1st, 2018
Curated by: Sabine Himmelsbach
Voice Theatre is a large scale interactive light installation initially designed for Augusta Raurica, a Roman archeological site in Switzerland. Participants’ voices are converted into pulses of light, arranged in concentric rings across the theatre. The glimmering lights manifest voices in real time and vary in intensity according to the volume of each recording. The piece creates a memory theatre of live and recorded messages that can be both seen and heard.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Présence instable
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Présence instable

Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
May 23rd - September 9th, 2018
Curated by: Rudolf Frieling and Lesley Johnstone
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Decision Forest
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Decision Forest

Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
May 2nd - August 26th, 2018
Curated by: KyoungRan Kim
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9

University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
April 22nd - July 31st, 2017
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Transition States
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Transition States

Gund Gallery, Gambier, Ohio, United States
October 10th, 2016 - January 2nd, 2017
Curated by: Natalie Marsh
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Preabsence
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Preabsence

Haus der Elektronischen Künste Basel, Basel, Switzerland
June 8th - August 28th, 2016
Curated by: Sabine Himmelsbach
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pseudomatismos
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pseudomatismos

Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, México
October 28th, 2015 - April 17th, 2016
Curated by: José Luis Barrios y Alejandra Labastida
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Lapsus Lumen
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Lapsus Lumen

bitforms gallery, New York City, New York, United States
September 13th - November 1st, 2015
Solar Equation
Solar Equation

Ulm Cathedral, Ulm, Germany
May 24th - August 23rd, 2015
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Polynomials
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Polynomials

Art Bärtschi & Cie, Genève, Switzerland
March 19th - May 23rd, 2015
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: A Draft of Shadows
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: A Draft of Shadows

Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden
November 2nd, 2014 - April 26th, 2015
Curated by: Cecilia Andersson
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Signos e Índices
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Signos e Índices

NC-arte, Bogotá, Colombia
October 25th, 2014 - February 21st, 2015
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Obra Sonora
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Obra Sonora

Carroll / Fletcher Gallery, London, United Kingdom
September 25th - November 1st, 2014
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse Spiral
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse Spiral

Exploratorium, San Francisco, California, United States
May 15th - August 17th, 2014
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Abstracción Biométrica
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Abstracción Biométrica

Borusan Contemporary, Madrid, Spain
May 14th - October 12th, 2014
Curated by: Kathleen Forde
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Polímeros
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Polímeros

Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain
May 10th - September 7th, 2014
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: The Year's Midnight
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: The Year's Midnight

Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
January 27th - September 30th, 2014
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Solar Equation
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Solar Equation

Lumiere Festival, Durham, United Kingdom
November 14th - November 17th, 2013
Voice Array
Voice Array

Casa Daros Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 8th, 2013 - March 9th, 2014
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Vicious Circular Breathing
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Vicious Circular Breathing

Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey
September 14th, 2013 - February 16th, 2014
Curated by: Kathleen Forde
Pulse Room
Pulse Room

IZOLYATSIA, Platform for Cultural Initiatives, Donetsk, Ukraine
September 5th, 2013 - January 10th, 2014
Voice Tunnel
Voice Tunnel

DOT Summer Streets, New York City, New York, United States
August 3rd - August 17th, 2013
Frequency and Volume
Frequency and Volume

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California, United States
November 3rd, 2012 - February 3rd, 2013
Curated by: Rudolf Frieling
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Trackers
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Trackers

Fundación Telefónica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 18th - December 23rd, 2012
The exhibition is conceived as an environment mixing detection technologies and audiovisual explorations in real time. By using "live cameras" and tracking systems, we attempt to materialize computerized surveillance, transforming the technological observation into a tangible form.
Open Air
Open Air

Association for public art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
September 20th - October 14th, 2012
Curated by: Penny Balkin Bach
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Voice Array
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Voice Array

bitforms gallery, New York City, New York, United States
September 6th - October 20th, 2012
Voice Array, performance by beatboxer Rahzel - The Godfather of Noyze
Voice Array, performance by beatboxer Rahzel - The Godfather of Noyze

bitforms gallery, New York City, New York, United States
Opened/happened on September 6th, 2012
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: X no es la nueva Y
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: X no es la nueva Y

Galería OMR, Mexico City, México
April 17th - September 1st, 2012
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recorders
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recorders

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
December 16th, 2011 - February 12th, 2012
A large-scale solo exhibition, presenting eight to thirteen interactive pieces that underline the performative character of the public as an integral part of the artwork. In "Recorders" artworks hear, see or feel the public; they exhibit awareness and record and replay memories entirely obtained during the show. The pieces either depend on participation to exist or predatorily gather information on the public through surveillance and biometric technologies. The exhibition is meant to oscillate between the seduction of participation, preservation and inclusion, and the violence of Orwellian and ubiquitous computerized detection. In all cases the artwork compiles a database of behaviours that then becomes the artwork itself.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Trackers
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Trackers

La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, France
September 29th - November 13th, 2011
The exhibition is conceived as an environment mixing detection technologies and audiovisual explorations in real time. By using "live cameras" and tracking systems, we attempt to materialize computerized surveillance, transforming the technological observation into a tangible form.
Pulse Spiral
Pulse Spiral

Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, United States
January 10th - February 25th, 2011
Pulse Show
Pulse Show

Beall Center, Irvine, California, United States
September 30th, 2010 - January 22nd, 2011
Curated by: David Familian
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recorders
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recorders

Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
September 15th, 2010 - January 30th, 2011
A large-scale solo exhibition, presenting eight to thirteen interactive pieces that underline the performative character of the public as an integral part of the artwork. In "Recorders" artworks hear, see or feel the public; they exhibit awareness and record and replay memories entirely obtained during the show. The pieces either depend on participation to exist or predatorily gather information on the public through surveillance and biometric technologies. The exhibition is meant to oscillate between the seduction of participation, preservation and inclusion, and the violence of Orwellian and ubiquitous computerized detection. In all cases the artwork compiles a database of behaviours that then becomes the artwork itself. View details.
Solar Equation
Solar Equation

Light in Winter Festival, Melbourne, Australia
June 4th - July 9th, 2010
Vigilancias Materializadas
Vigilancias Materializadas

Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain
May 13th - July 24th, 2010
Vectorial Elevation
Vectorial Elevation

Cultural Olympiad, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Opened/happened in February, 2010
Levels of Nothingness
Levels of Nothingness

Guggenheim Museum, New York City, New York, United States
September 21st - September 27th, 2009
Transition States
Transition States

Haunch of Venison, New York City, New York, United States
September 10th - October 24th, 2009
Recent works
Recent works

Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Genève, Switzerland
May 14th - September 5th, 2009
Pulse Glow
Pulse Glow

Pulse Glow Festival, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Opened/happened in 2009
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Haunch of Venison, London, United Kingdom
October 15th - November 29th, 2008
Frequency and Volume
Frequency and Volume

The Curve, London, United Kingdom
October 9th, 2008 - January 18th, 2009
Curated by: Francesco Manacorda and Ariella Yedgar
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recorders
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recorders

Edith Russ Haus für Medienkunst, Oldenburg, Germany
June 7th - August 17th, 2008
Curated by: Sabine Himmelsbach
A large-scale solo exhibition, presenting eight to thirteen interactive pieces that underline the performative character of the public as an integral part of the artwork. In "Recorders" artworks hear, see or feel the public; they exhibit awareness and record and replay memories entirely obtained during the show. The pieces either depend on participation to exist or predatorily gather information on the public through surveillance and biometric technologies. The exhibition is meant to oscillate between the seduction of participation, preservation and inclusion, and the violence of Orwellian and ubiquitous computerized detection. In all cases the artwork compiles a database of behaviours that then becomes the artwork itself.
Body Movies
Body Movies

Fête du 400e anniversaire de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
Opened/happened in 2008
Body Movies
Body Movies

Te Papa Museum, Wellington, New Zealand
Opened/happened in 2008
Pulse Park
Pulse Park

Madison Square Park, New York City, New York, United States
Opened/happened in 2008
Pulse Spiral
Pulse Spiral

Center for Contemporary Culture - Melnikov Garash, Moscow, Russia
Opened/happened in 2008
Curated by: Molly Dent-Brocklehurst
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

bitforms gallery, New York City, New York, United States
Opened/happened in 2008
Under Scan
Under Scan

Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom
Opened/happened in 2008
Voz Alta
Voz Alta

Memorial for the Tlatelolco student massacre, Mexico City, México
Opened/happened in 2008
Curated by: Sergio Raul Arroyo
Wavefunction
Wavefunction

Kulczyk Foundation, Poznan, Poland
Opened/happened in 2008
Pulse Front
Pulse Front

Power Plant, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Opened/happened in 2007
Curated by: Gregory Burke from Power Plant
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

bitforms gallery, New York City, New York, United States
Opened/happened in 2007
Some Things Happen More Often Than All Of The Time
Some Things Happen More Often Than All Of The Time

Mexican Pavilion, Venice, Italy
Opened/happened in 2007
Curated by: Príamo Lozada and Bárbara Perea
Under Scan
Under Scan

East Midlands Development Agency, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Opened/happened in March, 2006
Under Scan
Under Scan

East Midlands Development Agency, Derby, United Kingdom
February - March, 2006
Body Movies
Body Movies

Museum of Art, Hong Kong, China
Opened/happened in 2006
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

bitforms gallery, New York City, New York, United States
Opened/happened in 2006
Under Scan
Under Scan

East Midlands Development Agency, Leicester, United Kingdom
Opened/happened in 2006
Under Scan
Under Scan

East Midlands Development Agency, Lincoln, United Kingdom
November - December, 2005
33 Questions per Minute
33 Questions per Minute

Spots Mediafaçade, Berlin, Germany
January, 2005 - January, 2006
Curated by: Andreas Broeckman
Subsculptures
Subsculptures

Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Genève, Switzerland
Opened/happened in 2005
Subtitled Public
Subtitled Public

Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City, México
Opened/happened in 2005
Curated by: Itala Schmelz and Jennifer Teets
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Galería OMR, Mexico City, México
November - December, 2004
Vectorial Elevation
Vectorial Elevation

celebrations of Europe expansion, Dublin, Ireland
Opened/happened in 2004
Relational Architectures
Relational Architectures

Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico City, México
May - June, 2003
Curated by: Priamo Lozada
Amodal Suspension
Amodal Suspension

opening project of the Yamaguchi Center for Art and Media, Yamaguchi, Japan
Opened/happened in 2003
Body Movies
Body Movies

Duisburg Akzente, Duisburg, Germany
Opened/happened in 2003
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

bitforms gallery, New York City, New York, United States
Opened/happened in 2003
Vectorial Elevation
Vectorial Elevation

Fête des Lumières, Lyon, France
Opened/happened in 2003
Curated by: Claire Peillod
Body Movies
Body Movies

Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Opened/happened in 2002
Curated by: Eddie Berg and Lewis Biggs
Two Origins
Two Origins

Printemps de Septembre Festival, Toulouse, France
Opened/happened in 2002
Curated by: Marta Gili
Vectorial Elevation
Vectorial Elevation

Opening project of Artium, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Opened/happened in 2002
Curated by: Juan Guardiola and Javier González de Durana
Airport Cluster
Airport Cluster

Foto/Graphik Galerie Käethe Kollwitz, Berlin, Germany
Opened/happened in 2001
Curated by: Pat Binder
Body Movies
Body Movies

Cultural Capital of Europe Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Opened/happened in 2001
Curated by: Alex Adriaansens and Andreas Broeckmann
Vectorial Elevation
Vectorial Elevation

Zócalo Square, Mexico City, México
December 26th, 1999 - January 7th, 2000
Displaced Emperors
Displaced Emperors

Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria
Opened/happened in 1997
Re:Positioning Fear
Re:Positioning Fear

3rd Internationale Biennale Film +Architektur, Graz, Austria
Opened/happened in 1997
Curated by: Charlotte Pöchacker
ARCO '95 - The Trace
ARCO '95 - The Trace

Fundacion Arte y Tecnologia, Madrid, Spain
Opened/happened in 1995