solo / duo exhibitions
2024
“exit right”, gallery billing, baar-zug (ch)
2023
“hblm / tlkm – hablame / talk to me “, pabellón 4 contemporary art, with alejandro thornton, buenos aires (arg)
“homo_animalis”, kunstraum hochdorf (ch)
2022
“big-headed solitude”, kansas city artists coalition, kansas city mo (usa)
“wunderkammer”, mact/cact museo d’arte contemporanea ticino, bellinzona (ch)
2020
“nina & the big heads”, etherea art gallery, palazzo ducale, genoa (it)
“battlefields of cupiditas”, mact/cact museo d’arte contemporanea ticino, bellinzona (ch)
2019
“battlefields of cupiditas”, museum of modern art, zofingen (ch)
“battlefields of cupiditas”, museum of modern art, fuerth (ger)
“face yoshi”, video exhibition, schauraum, lucerne (ch)
2018
“glory land” installations & book presentation, Kunsthoch, Lucerne (ch)
“battlefields of cupiditas”, video exhibition, schauraum, lucerne (ch)
2017
“quartet of bambi”, with the kotburschi collective, schauraum, lucerne (ch)
“cupiditas”, lokal-int, biel (ch)
2016
“self-portraits – my life as a dog”, schauraum, lucerne (ch)
“international monkey business”, with alejandro thornton, proyecto ace, buenos aires (arg)
2015
“international monkey business”, with alejandro thornton, schauraum, lucerne (ch)
“glory land”, heidmann art salon, kansas city mo (usa)
“glory land”, gallery isabelle gabrijel, berlin (ger)
“glory land”, schauraum, lucerne (ch)
2013
“gloria’s & touching heroes”, cecilia trachsler gallery, zurich (ch)
“head download”, kunsthalle luzern / gallery of contemporary art of lucerne (ch)
2011
“processione”, galleria studio 44, genoa (it)
“ruby dean and the white silence”, gallery billing, zug (ch)
2010
“touching heroes collection”, haus zentrum of the city of zug (ch)
“ruby dean and the white silence”, gallery kh15, berlin (ger)
“ruby dean”, visarte zurich (ch)
2009
“touching heroes & catalysis”, gallery art seefeld, zurich (ch)
2008
“rolli contemporanei”, palazzo pallavicini & galleria studio 44, genoa (it)
“touching heroes”, gallery billing, zug (ch)
2007
kunsthalle luzern / gallery of contemporary art of lucerne, mata hari (ch)
2005
“sotterraneo-souterrain-untergrund”, spaziodellavolta, genoa and zug (it & ch)
group shows
2024
“around the sea”, biennale le latitudini dell’arte – italia e svizzera, galata – museo del mare, genoa (it)
“what power does to us”, voegele cultural centre, pfaeffikon (ch)
“j’adore le femmes”, mact/cact museo d’arte contemporanea ticino, bellinzona (ch)
2023
“what power does to us”, voegele cultural centre, pfaeffikon (ch)
“exi[s]t”, mact/cact museo d’arte contemporanea ticino, bellinzona (ch)
“biennale le latitudini dell’arte”, studio 1, kunstquartier bethanien, berlin (ger)
yoshi + alejandro thornton, selected artists of the national visual arts salon of argentina 2023
2021
“destinazioni”, galata – museo del mare, genoa (it)
“il respiro dell’arte”, breed art studios, amsterdam (nl)
2020
“il respiro dell’arte”, palazzo ducale, genoa (it), curator virginia monteverde
2018
“atelier on Stage – 20 years zug in berlin”, shedhalle, zug (ch)
2017
“art collection of the canton of zug”, kunsthaus zug, zug (ch)
“silver screen paintings”, schauraum, lucerne (ch)
“biennale le latitudini dell’arte”, palazzo ducale, genova (it)
2016
“thermik”, kunsthalle m3, berlin (ger)
“fabrikutop”, brunnen (ch)
2015
“did your dreams come from a dark place?”, kreuzberg pavillon, berlin (ger)
“imago mundi”, fondazione cini, venice (it)
2014
“arte per l’arte”, museo di sant’agostino, genoa (it)
“heller wahnsinn”, voegele cultural center, pfaeffikon (ch)
“yesterday tomorrow”, gallery weiertal, winterthur (ch)
“segrete – tracce di memoria”, palazzo ducale, genoa (it)
2012
“culture clash”, kunstpause, zug (ch)
“exstasi”, studios id, berlin (ger)
“animations”, sihlquai 55, zurich (ch)
2011
“nel segno della donna”, villa croce, museum of contemporary art of genoa and the museum of theatre, commenda di prè, genoa (it)
kunstpause, zug (ch)
centro cultural recoleta, buenos aires (arg)
2010
“viazug”, haus zentrum of the city of zug (ch)
2009
“values”, gallery billing, zug (ch)
2008
“then we take berlin”, substitut – space for contemporary art, berlin (ger)
films / documentations
2024
“exit right”, ligornetto (ch)
“enigma”, chiasso (ch)
2023
“háblame”, malnate (it) & buenos aires (arg)
2022
“broncos island”, ronco sopra ascona (ch)
yoshi + moshi performance, nidwalden museum, happen 6, arttv.ch
2021
“big-headed solitude”, berlin (ger) & lucerne (ch)
2020
“yoshi + moshi – movie world tour”, barbengo (ch) & genoa (it)
2019
“face yoshi”, fano (it)
“battlefields of cupiditas”, brunnen (ch)
“battlefields of cupiditas”, museum of modern art, zofingen (ch), arttv.ch
2018
studio report, rbb television (GER)
2017
“quartet of bambi”, lucerne (ch)
2016
“lost lost”, labenne (fr)
2014
“glory land”, arkansas, tennessee, missouri (usa)
“casa nostra”, san vito lo capo, sicily (it)
voegele cultural center, “heller wahnsinn”, arttv.ch
studio report, ch-tv, (ch)
2013
“occupy orf – a feast for yoshi + moshi” 30 min. tv film, orf III, vienna (at)
“enzo genesis”, berlin (ger)
“homeless”, hossegor (fr)
“head download”, gallery of contemporary art of lucerne (ch), Roger Levy
2012
“the holy pig of berlin“, genoa (it)
“culture clash“, performance, kunstpause zug (ch)
“culture clash”, berlin (ger)
“a feast for yoshi + moshi“, gallery of contemporary art of lucerne (ch)
“a feast for yoshi + moshi”, cabaret voltaire, zurich (ch)
“last supper”, zug (ch)
“chou de voltaire”, zug (ch)
“ruby dean” with tim krohn, zurich (ch)
2011
“processione“, 4 videos and installations, genoa (it)
“a land for botho strauss”, labenne (fr)
“the holy pig of berlin“, berlin (ger)
“mount’n dean”, zug (ch)
2010
“ruby dean and the white silence”, berninapass (ch)
2007
“touching heroes“, helvetiaplatz, zurich (ch)
“die kunsttäter”, animated film, berlin (ger)
“die unterwanderung”, animated film, berlin (ger)
“system & uniform“, former berlin wall (ger)
public works / permanent installations
2024
hotel schluessel, 24 paintings, 20 sculptures, lucerne (ch)
2021 – ongoing
bennetts river village, numerous art installations & artistic lead, gepp ar (usa)
2022
villa maria lucerne, 18 paintings, 15 sculptures, lucerne (ch)
2019
hotel beau séjour, 18 paintings “bilder deiner grossen liebe”, lucerne (ch)
2018
hotel beau séjour, 20 experimental art installations, lucerne (ch)
2017
nest business apartments, several art installations, zurich & zug (ch)
2016
restaurant tulipan, 18 photographs and sculpture installations, einsiedeln (ch)
2015
stockberg hotel & apartments, 22 installations (58 art works), siebnen (ch)
2013
orf III, 30 minutes television experimental art film and performance, vienna (at)
2012
the circus apartments, installation of 18 sculptures and paintings, berlin (ger)
2011
business apartments 107, installation of 20 sculptures and photographs, zug (ch)
2010
hotel the circus, installation of 7 sculptures, berlin (ger)
2009
hotel the circus, installation of 20 sculptures, berlin (ger)
2008
residence buel, photography installation “heimat orten”, zug (ch)
2007
catholic church, group of 3 bronze sculptures, cemetery, cham (ch)
2002
city of zug, “zauber-ei”, 4 aluminum sculptures, public school riedmatt, zug (ch)
public interventions & performances
2024
“occupy superba”, curating yoshi + moshi artists, galata – museo del mare, genoa (it)
2023
“the comeback tour”, curating yoshi + moshi artists, bar delle vigne, genoa (it)
2022
“universo immersivo”, curating yoshi + moshi artists, nidwalden museum, stans (ch)
2021
“idée reçue”, curating yoshi + moshi artists, mact/cact museo d’arte contemporanea ticino, bellinzona (ch)
2020
“movie world tour”, curating yoshi + moshi artists, bar delle vigne, genoa (it)
2017
“casa paradiso”, sonntags-club, berlin (ger)
2016
“the holy pig of berlin”, fabrikutop, brunnen (ch)
2015
“international monkey business”, social media performance, kcac, kansas city mo (usa)
“the wedding” with remo hegglin, zug (ch)
“casa paradiso”, zurich (ch)
2014
“tearhead”, 21c museum hotel, bentonville ar (usa)
“tearhead”, kansas city artists coalition, kansas city mo (usa)
“tearhead”, broadway, nashville tn (usa)
“glory land”, substitut – space for contemporary art, berlin(ger)
“last supper”, gallery weiertal, winterthur (ch)
“the holy pig of berlin in basle”, open church elisabethen, basle (ch)
2012
“the last supper”, substitut – space for contemporary art, berlin (ger)
“culture clash”, curating yoshi + moshi artists, kunstpause, zug (ch)
“the holy pig of berlin”, genova/zugo II, genoa (it)
“a feast for yoshi + moshi” performance-series, curating yoshi + moshi artists, cabaret voltaire zurich, kunsthalle luzern (ch)
2011
“stock & change”, genova/zugo, performance , zug (ch)
“ruby rean” with tim krohn, reading and performance, cabaret voltaire, zurich (ch)
2010
“the holy pig of berlin”, performances, rosenthaler square, berlin (ger)
“touching heroes cabaret” with lale weisshaar, haus zentrum of zug (ch)
2009
“ruby dean”, public intervention, gepp ar (usa)
2007
public performance III “touching heroes”, kik-box udk berlin, berlin (ger)
public performance II “touching heroes”, theaterplatz, basle (ch)
public performance I “touching heroes”, 101 sculptures, helvetiaplatz, zurich(ch)
2005
“sotterraneo-souterrain-untergrund”, sculpture burials in switzerland, italy, france
prizes, awards, collections, support, contributions
pro helvetia
canton of lucerne art collection
canton of zug art collection
luciano benetton collection
thyll foundation
kansas city art institute
city of zug
city of lucerne
city of schwyz
city of baar
fuka fonds
canton of zug & studio bursary in berlin & usa
cultural award of the city of cham
migros cultural support
orf III tv
buergergemeinde cham
kansas city artists coalition
ernst goehner foundation
erna & curt burgauer foundation
georges & jenny bloch foundation
ernst & olga gubler-habluetzel foundation
casimir eigensatz foundation
fondazione sciaredo
medibank
consolato generale di svizzera
ggz zug
casa zia lina
partners & collaborations with
miguel rivera, professor & chair of printmaking, kansas city art institute, kansas city mo (usa)
néstor zonana cohen, curator, pabellón 4 contemporary art, buenos aires (arg)
marissa starke & courtney wasson, directors, kansas city artists coalition, kansas city mo (usa)
mario casanova, curator, mact/cact museo d’arte contemporanea ticino, bellinzona (ch)
hans-peter miksch, curator, museum of modern art, fuerth (ger)
claudia waldner, curator, museum of modern art, zofingen (ch)
virginia monteverde, curator, genoa (it)
daniel hunziker, scenographer, zurich (ch)
urs kuenzi, curator and writer, zurich (ch)
michel kiwic, filmmaker, zurich (ch)
remo hegglin, filmmaker, berlin (ger)
stefan kaiser, writer, zurich (ch)
thomas binzegger, sound designer, berlin (ger)
kotburschi collective, films, dresden (ger)
dr. heinz stahlhut, curator, lucerne (ch)
dakota suite, music, leeds (uk)
the heidmann art salon, kansas city mo (usa)
dayton castleman, curator, bentonville ar (usa)
alexandra koenz, curator, voegele kultur zentrum, pfaeffikon (ch)
orv III tv, judith revers, curator, vienna (at)
cabaret voltaire, adrian notz, curator, zurich (ch)
michael sutter, director, kunsthalle luzern (ch)
dr. jan schall, curator, kansas city mo (usa)
irene mueller, art publicist, zurich (ch)
prof. dr. bettina gockel, institute of the history of art zurich (ch)
graciela taquini, curator, buenos aires (arg)
tim krohn, writer, muestair (ch)
sibylle omlin, art publicist, aven (ch)
matthias krieg, musician & composer, berlin (ger)
foundry ruetschi, aarau (ch)
rotzler & herde, landscape architects, winterthur (ch)
foundry sitterwerk, st.gallen (ch)