SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND SITE SPECIFIC PROJECTS
2021
CARESSING WALLS | APICK GALLERY | TORINO, ITALY
2020
SI LE NEZ DE CLEOPATRE… | DARB 1718 | CAIRO, EGYPT
2018
+ - + | CURATOR: AZAD ASIFOVICH | MUSÉE ZADKINE | PARIS, FRANCE
LIBRO D'ORO | CURATORS: NICOLAS VAMVOUKLIS, SUZANNA PETOT AND ALEXANDRA ETIENNE | GALLERIE DELLE PRIGIONI - LUCIANO BENETTON COLLECTIONS | TREVISO, ITALY *
| __________ | | CURATOR: AZAD ASIFOVICH | GALERIE MANSART | PARIS, FRANCE
CHEZ NAUSSICA | CURATOR: IFIGENIA PAPAMIKROULEA | FRENCH INSTITUTE | ATHENS, GREECE
2017
WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO TELL YOU BUT NEVER DARED | CURATOR: CLÉMENCE MAILLY | PARASOL PROJECTS | NEW YORK, USA
SIRI&ME | VISIONAIRS GALLERY | SINGAPORE
L'AMOUR DE LOIN | BAR | BEIRUT, LEBANON
2016
DESSINE MOI UN ARC-EN-CIEL | THE INSTITUTE FOR ART AND OLFACTION | LOS ANGELES, USA
FIFTEEN PAIRS OF MOUTHS | MUSÉE DE L'ECOLE DES MINES DE PARIS | PARIS, FRANCE
COMMENT PEUT-ON ÊTRE #PERSAN | KARA AWARD FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION | MOHSEN GALLERY | TEHRAN, IRAN
MASTERING THE ART OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN COLLABORATION WITH SEAN NAFTEL | KUNSTHAL AARHUS | AARHUS, DENMARK
MHOAUNTDH [MU-HOH-UHN-TUH-DAH] | CURATORS: AMANDA URIBE AND CHE MORALES | SPRING|BREAK | NEW YORK, USA
2015
CONNECTING THE DOTS | SEAPORT STUDIOS | NEW YORK, USA
DESSINE MOI UN ARC-EN-CIEL | MUSÉE LOUIS BRAILLE | COUPVRAY, FRANCE
2014
THE LEGACY OF NAM JUNE PAIK IN THE POST-DIGITAL AGE | TWO-ARTIST SHOW | SHIN GALLERY | NEW YORK, USA
ET DIEU CRÉA L’@ | GALERIE PROPOS D’ARTISTES | PARIS, FRANCE
L | AMA|ART MUSEUM OF AMERICAS | WASHINGTON DC, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
COLLECTING POLICY | CURATORS: CHRISTINA PENETSDORFER, THORSTEN SADOWSKY | SALZBURG MUSEUM DER MODERNE | SALZBURG, AUSTRIA*
VISIONS OF ANCIENT EGYPT | CURATORS: BEN HINSON AND ANNA FERRARI | SAINSBURY CENTER | NORWICH, UK*
HOOKED | CURATOR: HANNAH REDLER HAWES | EMORY UNIVERSITY SCIENCE GALLERY | ATLANTA, USA
SALO X | CURATOR: LAURENT QUENEHEN | LES SALAISONS ROMAINVILLE | PARIS, FRANCE*
BODY FRAME | APICK GALLERY | TURIN, ITALY
LANIAKEA #2 | CURATORS: MARIE DEPARIS-YAFIL AND BOGDAN PAVLOVIC | FONDATION LA RUCHE - SEYDOUX | PARIS, FRANCE
2021
TRECCIENTO | CURATORS: AZAD ASIFOVICH, ADRIENNE ROGER | GALERIE ITALIENNE | PARIS, FRANCE
TANGLED STRUCTURES | ART D'EGYPTE | THE FACTORY | CAIRO, EGYPT
LE GOÛT DES AUTRES | FRAC BRETAGNE | RENNES, FRANCE
2020
COOKBOOK CHINA | CURATORS: NICOLAS BOURRIAUD AND ANDREA PETRINI | TODAY ART MUSEUM | BEIJIN, CHINA*
BEACON | CURATOR: CM TURNER | THE ALICE AND HARRIS K. WESTON ART GALLERY | CINCINNATI, UNITED STATES*
LE GRAND TOUR | CURATOR: MARIE DEPARIS-YAFIL | CENTRE D'ART H2M | BOURG EN BRESSE, FRANCE
FROM SCRATCH TO SCRATCH | CURATORS: CAMILLE BLADT, PATRICIA COUVET, SOFIA LEMOS MARQUES, KOI PERSYN, ZUZANNA RACHOWSKA, YANIS STEFANOU, ELLA STROWEL AND VINCENT VAN LAEKEN | KUNSTHAL GENT | GENT, BELGIUM
2019
COOKBOOK 2019 | CURATORS: NICOLAS BOURRIAUD AND ANDREA PETRINI | LA PANACÉE - CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART | MONTPELLIER, FRANCE*
24|7 | CURATOR: SARAH COOK | SOMERSET HOUSE | LONDON, UK*
AUTONOMIE ZÉRO | CURATORS: GILLES ALVAREZ, DOMINIQUE MOULON | BIENNALE NÉMO | PARIS, FRANCE*
MATERIAL INSANITY | CURATORS: MERIEM BERRADA AND JANINE GAËLLE DIEUDJI | MACAAL - MUSEUM OF AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY ART AL MAADEN | MARRAKESH, MOROCCO*
18TH MEDIA ART BIENNALE WRO: HUMAN ASPECT | CURATOR: PIOTR KRAJEWSKI | FOUR DOMES PAVILION | WROCŁAW, POLAND*
DRAMATURKIA | CURATOR: AZAD AZIFOVICH | UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP | ANTWERP, BELGIUM*
CHANT D'AMOUR | GALERIE DIX9 | PARIS, FRANCE
TETRAMATYKA FESTIVAL | CURATORS: AGNIESZKA KUBICKA-DZIEDUSZYCKA, PIOTR KRAJEWSKI, OSTAP MANULYAK | ETNOGRAPHICAL MUSEUM | LVIV, UKRAINE
2018
XCELERATOR - BEIJING TIMES ART MUSEUM 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION | CURATORS: CHARLES LINDSAY AND SAOYU SU | TIMES ART MUSEUM | BEIJING, CHINA *
HOOKED | CURATOR: HANNAH REDLER HAWES | KING'S COLLEGE SCIENCE GALLERY | LONDON, UK
EXILE PAVILLON | CURATORS: MARIE DEPARIS-YAFIL AND MOUNIR FATMI | ST LOUIS, SENEGAL
SHAPE OPEN | CURATORS: YINKA SHONIBARE, RICHARD HUNT AND DAVID HEVEY | THE ART PAVILION | LONDON, UK
WHAT CAN BE SEEN | CURATOR: NATASHA BECKER | SPRING | BREAK | NEW YORK, USA
ID*ENTITY | CURATOR: CHLOE ATHANASOPOULOU | FLOAT GALLERY | ATHENS , GREECE
NOTES ON TODAY FROM TOMORROW | CURATOR: CM TURNER | IRL GALLERY | CINCINNATI, USA
2017
VARIATION | CURATOR: DOMINIQUE MOULON | CITÉ INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS | PARIS, FRANCE
STANDARD DEVIATIONS | CURATORS: KELLY JOST, MARY MCCLAVE, HANNAH ROZENBLAT, AMI YANG, WAI YING ZHAO AND ANNA JIMENEZ | HUNTER COLLEGE | NEW YORK, USA
IMAGINED HOMES | CURATORS: AZAD ASIFOVICH ET JÉRÔME NIVET-CARZON | THESSALONIKI BIENNALE | THESSALONIKI, GREECE
3RD MDINA BIENNALE: THE MEDITERRANEAN: A SEA OF CONFLICTING SPIRITUALITIES | CURATORS: DR. GIUSEPPE, SCHEMBRI BONACI , NIKKI PETRONI AND MELANIE ERIXON | MDINA, MALTA
A CERTAIN BLUE OF THE SEA IS SO BLUE THAT ONLY BLOOD WOULD BE MORE RED | CURATOR: SOZITA GOUDOUNA | IONIAN PARLIAMENT | CORFU, GREECE
2016
BORDERLESS: IN PERSPECTIVE | CURATOR: DAVID C. TERRY | LITE-HAUS GALERIE | BERLIN, GERMANY
UNE JOURNÉE DE COÏNCIDENCES #4 | CURATOR: FRANÇOIS RONSIAUX | PARIS, FRANCE
TRADUIRE | C’EST TRAHIR. VOLET 1 | CURATOR : AZAD ASIFOVICH AND SASHA PEVAK | GALERIE NIVET CARZON | PARIS, FRANCE
WORKS: REFLECTIONS ON FAILURE | CURATOR: OSMANCAN YEREBAKAN | RADIATOR GALLERY | LONG ISLAND CITY, USA
DIGITAL CULTURE | CICA MUSEUM | GIMPO-SI, KOREA
12TH ATHENS DIGITAL ARTS FESTIVAL | ATHENS, GREECE
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? | CURATOR: ANTHONY ELMS | AIR GALLERY | NEW YORK, USA
SPRING EXHIBITION | CURATORS: FOS, MOLLY HASLUND, ANTON ALVAREZ, ANDERS ABRAHAM AND THORSTEN SADOWSKY | KUNSTHAL CHARLOTTENBORG | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
2015
DIGITAL MIGRATION | CURATOR: JUDITH FEGERL | KÜNSTLERHAUS WIEN | VIENNA, AUSTRIA *
ORGANIZING CHAOS | CURATORS: CRISTINA GHETTI AND JAVIER MARISCO | INCUBARTE 7 INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL | VALENCIA, SPAIN
WASSAIC SUMMER EXHIBITION | WASSAIC PROJECT | WASSAIC, USA
COME TO BED! | CURATOR: ROYA SACHS | BOSI CONTEMPORARY | NEW YORK, USA *
YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS (+ THE MISTRESS PROJECT) | CURATOR: QUANG BAO | 68 PROJECT | BERLIN, GERMANY
COUNTERFEIT FOR CASH | CURATOR: DOUGLAS PAULSON | FLUX-FACTORY | NEW YORK, USA
2014
SCREENING | 6TH CAIRO VIDEO FESTIVAL | MEDRAR FOR CONTEMPORARY ART | CAIRO, EGYPT
OLE.01 | CURATORS: LELLO MASUCCI AND ROBERTA IADEVAIA | MUSEUM PAN - PALAZZO DELLE ARTI NAPOLI | NAPLES, ITALY *
DON'T EVEN DREAM! | CURATOR: ANNA BUYVID | RUARTS GALLERY | MOSCOW, RUSSIA
GOSSIPS | CURATOR: ŁUCJA WAŚKO-MANDES | TRAFO | SZCZECIN, POLAND *
ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE | CURATOR: DOMENICO QUARRANTA | VENICE ARSENALE | VENICE, ITALY *
SEPARATION ANXIETY | CURATOR: LEE WELLS | WALLPLAY GALLERY | NEW YORK, USA
2013
MARK-IT | PUBLIC ART PROJECT LAUNCHED AT THE NEW MUSEUM IDEA CITY FESTIVAL | NEW YORK, USA
CECI EST UN COEUR | DUMBO ART FESTIVAL | NEW YORK, USA
2012
THE PALM AUTHORITY PROJECT | NUIT BLANCHE | TORONTO, CANADA
DYSTORPIA | CURATORS: GABRIEL ROLDÓS & ARLAN LONDOÑO | QUEENS MUSEUM | NEW YORK, USA
SCREENING | 25TH LES INSTANTS INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL | MARSEILLE, FRANCE
L | SMITHSONIAN FOLK FESTIVAL | WASHINGTON DC, USA
2011
THE PALM AUTHORITY PROJECT | BAYFRONT PARK | MIAMI, USA
GROUP SHOW | UAMO ART FESTIVAL | MUNICH, GERMANY *
ALL EXHIBITIONS WITH PUBLISHED CATALOGUES ARE MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*)
AWARDS / GRANTS / RESIDENCIES AND COMMISSIONS
2020
RESIDENCY – FONDATION BOGHOSIAN | BRUXELLES, BELGIUM
2019
RESIDENCY - TOWNHOUSE | CAIRO, EGYPT
GRANT - STEP TRAVEL GRANT FROM THE EUROPEAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION WITH THE SUPPORT OF COMPAGNIA DI SAN PAOLO
RESIDENCY - LE18 | MARRAKECH, MOROCCO
2018
RESIDENCY - CHINATOWN SOUP RESIDENCY | NEW YORK, USA
2017
SYMPOSIUM - MOBILITÉS HUMAINES ET CRÉATION ORGANIZED BY THE FRENCH EMBASSY | TEHERAN, IRAN
RESIDENCY - KAAF INSTITUTE | TEHERAN, IRAN
GRANT - FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART EMERGENCY GRANT | NEW YORK, USA
RESIDENCY - VICTORIA SQUARE PROJECT RESIDENCY | ATHENS , GREECE
RESIDENCY - BEIRUT ART RESIDENCY | BEIRUT, LEBANON
2016
RESIDENCY - MASS MOCA'S RESIDENCY | NORTH ADAMS, USA
SCHOLARSHIP - HARVESTWORKS | NEW YORK, USA
RESIDENCY - KOOSHK | TEHERAN, IRAN
AWARD - KARA AWARD | TEHERAN, IRAN
2015
SEMINAR - NYFA IMMIGRANT ARTISTS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM | NEW YORK, USA
COMMISSION - LOUIS BRAILLE MUSEUM COMMISSION WITH THE SUPPORT OF FONDATION GIVAUDAN | COUPVRAY | FRANCE
2014
AWARD - FINALIST OF THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ELECTRONIC LITERATURE PRIZE | NAPLES, ITALY
AWARD - FINALIST OF THE 8TH VENICE ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE | VENICE, ITALY
GRANT - MANHATTAN COMMUNITY ARTS FUND GRANT LMCC GRANT | NEW YORK, USA
AWARD - WINNER FOR THE 4TH NEW MEDIA WRITING PRIZE | BOURNEMOUTH, UK
2013
GRANT - TURBULENCE.ORG COMMISSION FUNDED BY THE JEROME FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, USA
2012
SEMINAR - LMCC ARTISTS SUMMER INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, USA
COMMISSION - AMA|ART OF AMERICAS MUSEUM COMMISSION WITH THE SUPPORT OF HUGO BOSS | DC, USA
WINNER OF THE SCOTTIA BANK | ARTIST PROJECT PRIZE | TORONTO, CANADA
SELECTED PRESS
2019
LAURA CUMMING | 24/7: A WAKE-UP CALL FOR OUR NON-STOP WORLD REVIEW – IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME | THE GUARDIAN |OCTOBER 29, 2019
MEGAN WILLIAMS | 24/7 AT SOMERSET HOUSE EXAMINES THE PERILS OF NON-STOP CULTURE | CREATIVE REVIEW | OCTOBER 30, 2019
AUGUSTA POWNALL | 50 ARTISTS RESPOND TO SOCIETY'S STRUGGLE TO SWITCH OFF AT SOMERSET HOUSE'S 24/7 EXHIBITION | DEZEEN |OCTOBER 29, 2019
2018
ALEX GREENBERGER AND CLAIRE SELVIN | IN SEVENTH EDITION, SPRING|BREAK, STRANGE AS EVER, RESPONDS TO WORLD’S TENSE CULTURAL CLIMATE | ARTNET | MARCH 6, 2018
2017
AUDRA LAMBERT | THE VIRTUAL RISE OF ESMERALDA KOSMATOPOULOS | QUIET LUNCH | PRINT ISSUE NO5 *
EMMANUEL DAYDÉ | MÉFIE-TOI DES GRECS ! | ART ABSOLUMENT | SEPTEMBER 2017 PRINT ISSUE *
CHARLOTTE BOUTBOUL | TO WATCH: ESMERALDA KOSMATOPOULOS | WHITEWALL | WINTER 2017 PRINT ISSUE *
2016
NATHANIEL AINLEY | FROM IDEA TO INSTALLATION | GO INSIDE THE PRACTICE OF A CONCEPTUAL ARTIST | CREATORS PROJECT | DECEMBER 6, 2016
]THE SMARTPHONE IS ABSENT | PERSPECTIVES | ESMERALDA KOSMATOPOULOS (VIDEO INTERVIEW) | CREATORS PROJECT | NOVEMBER 30, 2016
]NATE JONES | ARTIST INTERVIEW WITH ESMERALDA KOSMATOPOULOS | ARTEFUSE | SEPTEMBER 09, 2016
DARIUSH TALAIE | KOOSHK ARTIST RESIDENCY AWARD: A HAVEN FOR BEARING REALITY | HARPER'S BAZAAR ARABIA | JULY 24, 2016
AMY PURSSEY | RESIDENT ARTIST’S PHOTOGRAPHY CASTS A FOREIGN SHADOW IN TEHRAN | ARTREPORT | JULY 5, 2016
]SEZA BALI | INTERVIEW WITH ESMERALDA KOSMATOPOULOS | XOXO THE MAGAZINE | JUNE 2016 ISSUE (PRINT) TURKEY | JUNE 1ST, 2016*
MANSOUR JAHANI | FRENCH-GREEK ARTIST LOOKS AT CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN CULTURE | GOZARESHE HONAR | MAY 28, 2016
KARA WINNERS SHOWCASING ARTWORKS AT MOHSEN GALLERY | TEHRAN TIME (PRINT) | IRAN | MAY 28, 2016 *
OLE BAK JAKOBSEN | THE RECIPE FOR A WORK OF ART! | KUNSTEN | MARCH 22, 2016
CHRISTINA LEE | MIXED MEDIA ARTIST CASTS HANDS TO MIMIC HOW PEOPLE TEXT | ARTREPORT | MARCH 22 | 2016
ALLY BETKER | PHONE ART AT SPRING | BREAK | W MAGAZINE | MARCH 06 | 2016
BRIAN P. KELLY | ARMORY WEEK ROUNDUP | NEW CRITERION | MARCH 04 | 2016
MAXIMILÍANO DURÓN | A TOUR OF THE SPRING | BREAK ART FAIR | ARTNEWS | MARCH 03 | 2016
CAIT MUNRO | THESE 5 INSPIRED INSTALLATIONS MAKE SPRING | BREAK ART SHOW UNFORGETTABLE | ARTNET | MARCH 01 | 2016
2015
ANGELICA FREY | COME TO BED FOR SOME PILLOW TALK WITH THIS ARTIST | BEDFORD+BOWERY | MARCH 26 | 2015
2014
THE LEGACY OF NAM JUNE PAIK IN THE POST-DIGITAL ERA | ART DAILY | JULY 16 | 2014
ALEJANDRO PARDO | ITHACA BABEL AND NEW YORK CITY | WALL STREET INTERNATIONAL | JULY 8 | 2014
2013
ART AND COMMUNICATION COMBINE IN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT | EXAMINER | OCT. 4 | 2013
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TRANSFORMED INTO AN ART GALLERY | THE COOL CULTURE | AUG. 30 | 2013
THE PALM AUTHORITY PROJECT | THE COOL CULTURE | JULY 3 | 2013
PUBLIC ART PROJECT MARK-IT TO LAUNCH AT NEW MUSEUM'S IDEAS CITY | ARTSLANT | MAY 04 | 2013
#PILLOWTALKS | ARTON AIR | CLOCKTOWER GALLERY RADIO STATION | APR. 15 | 2013
ALESSANDRO BERNI | ARMORY WEEK AND #PILLOWTALKS | ARTRUBUNE | APR. 09 | 2013
2012
THE BEST OF FREIZE WEEK IN PICTURES | BLOUIN ARTINFO | MAY 06 | 2012
RE-IMAGINE ART FESTIVAL AT THE UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICA | NEW-YORK ARTS MAGAZINE | JAN. 30 | 2012
GREEK PALMS IN MIAMI | TA NEA (PRINT) | GREECE | DEC. 14 | 2011 *
2011
ESMERALDA KOSMATOPOULOS EXPLORES THE PALM AUTHORITY PROJECT | ART BUSINESS NEWS | DEC. 02 | 2011
ARTIST ESMERALDA KOSMATOPOULOS TO BRING GIANT INFLATABLE HANDS TO BAYFRONT PARK FOR ART BASEL | MIAMI NEW TIMES | NOV. 08 | 2011
ALL ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN PRINT ARE MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*)