Biography
Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs were both born in 1979 in Switzerland. They live and work in Berlin.
Solo Exhibitions
2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
- The One-Eyed Thief, Contemporary Arts Center CAC, Cincinnati
- Adding, Adding, Adding, FOAM Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam
2013
- Ready (to be) made, Le Bal, Paris, France
2012
- WOZU ZEIT, RaebervonStenglin, Zurich, Switzerland
- Light of Other Days, FOAM, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- End of an Era, Galerie FeldbuschWiesner, Berlin, Germany
- The Great Unreal, MMAM, Moscow, Russia
- End of an Era, Riccardo Crespi Gallery, Milano, Italy
2011
- Nico Krebs vs. Taiyo Onorato, Kunsthalle Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Universal Studio, Museum Bellpark, Luzern, Switzerland
2010
- Tutto Incluso, EX3 Contemporary Art Center, Florence, Italy
- The Secret Life of Plants, Wardlow Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- The Great Unreal, Kunstagenten Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- The Great Unreal, Peter Lav Gallery, Kopenhagen, Denmark
2009
- Caravan: Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs, Kunsthaus Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
- The Casting, Suzie Q Projects, Zurich, Switzerland
2008
- The Whole Shebang, Swiss Institute, New York, USA
2007
- Factoiden, Wartesaal Perla, Zurich, Switzerland
2006
- Twilight Switch, P.S.1 MoMA, New York, USA
2005
- Getflat, Fokus Switzerland, EGO Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Group Exhibitions
2022
2020
- From A to B - Von Straßen, Highways und Datenströmen, Museum Morsbroich, Gustav-Heinemann-Strasse 80, Leverkusen
- 5 Days for 14 Artists, Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf
- Werkschau, Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich
2019
- Bauhaus und die Fotografie, Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Darmstadt
- Gibellina PhotoRoad, Gibellina Nuova
- Swiss Art Awards, Basel, Art Basel, Basel
- Bauhaus und die Fotografie, Museum für Fotografie, Berlin
2018
2017
- Material Remains, Manchester School of Art - The Holden Gallery, Manchester
- bilder fragen, H2 - Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst im Glaspalast, Augsburg
- 5 x 5 still lifes, KiZ (Kultur im Zentrum), Gießen
- Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017, MMK 3 Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main
- 5 x 5 still lifes, Museum Ratingen, Ratingen
- Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017, The Photographer's Gallery, London
2016
- 5 x 5 still lifes, Palais für aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt
- Momente der Auflösung - Fotografische Werke von Andreas Gefeller, Fabian Marti, Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs, Marta Herford, Herford
- Kunstpreis der Böttcherstraße, Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen
2015
- Blue Moon, Kunsthalle HGN, Duderstadt
2014
- Surfaces - Neue Fotografie aus der Schweiz, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
2013
- Covering One's Back, Gezira Art Center, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt
- The Camera's Blind Spot, Museo d'Arte Provincia di Nuoro, Sardegna, Italy
2012
- Photography is Magic, Biennale, Daegu, South Korea
- Junge Menschen, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
- La jeunesse est un art, Jubiläum Manor Kunstpreis 2012, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, Switzerland
- Hier beginnt die Welt, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Langenthal, Switzerland
- Art and the City, Zürich, Switzerland
- Peripheral Views: States of America, MoCP, Chicago, USA
- Vom Photo, Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki, Greece
- State of the Art, NRW Forum, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Silverstein Annual, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, USA
2011
- Time to Meet, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- 30 Best Photobooks of the Decade, selected by Martin Parr, PhotoIreland, Dublin,Ireland
- Walking Through..MUDAM Collection, MUDAM Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Un’ Espressione Geografica, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy
- Vom Photo, Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany
2010
- Karaoke, Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria
- Antifoto, Kunstraum, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Chasing Dreams, Kunstraum Riehen, Switzerland
- Ort, Kunsthalle, München, Germany
2009
- Karaoke, Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland
- Nail Soup, Peter Lav Gallery, Kopenhagen, Denmark
- Plat(t)form 09, Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland
2008
- The Language of Humour, SOGA Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Journées photographiques de Bienne, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
- ART Bingo, Atelier Leimbach, Zurich, Switzerland
2007
- Block, Les Complices, Zurich, Switzerland
- Het Totaal Rappel, MoMu, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Terrains d’Entente / Paysages Contemporain, Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France
- Artist’s Books: Transgression/Excess, Space Other Gallery, Boston, USA
- This Modern Life, Senko Gallery, Viborg, Denmark
2006
- Musee Coco, Kunstmuseum, Thun, Switzerland
- Swiss Art Awards, Basel, Switzerland
2005
- Backflash, .F.A.I.T. Gallery, Krakow, Poland
- Moment of Truth, Design Center, San Francisco, USA
- Swiss Folks, Galerie Edward Mitterand, Geneva, Switzerland
- XXème International Festival of Photography, Hyères, France
- Musée CoCo, Les Complices Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
Bibliography
2019
2017
- 5x5 still lifes, Das zeitgenössische Stillleben in der Fotografie, Ausstellungskatalog, Museum Ratingen
- Taiyo Onorato / Nico Krebs, Continental Drift, Edition Patrick Frey, Zürich
2016
- Stoeber, Michael, MOMENTE DER AUFLÖSUNG - Fotografischee Werke von Andreas Gefeller, Fabian Marti, Taiyo Onorato und Nico Krebs, Marta Herford 25.06.- 09.10.2016, KUNSTFORUM International, Bd. 242, Sept. - Okt. 2016
- Büsing, Nicole; Klaas, Heiko,Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs, Artist Kunstmagazin #108, August, 2016
2015
- Blair, Ian F., Road Tripping Through Eurasia, The New Yorker, December, 2015
- Mack, Gerhard, 15 000 Kilometer mit dem Auto, Art Magazin, December, 2015
- Schregenberger, Katrin, Der lange Weg durch Eurasien, NZZ, October, 2015
- Zeitmagazin, September, 2015
- Horak Ruth, The Great Game, EIKON #91, September, 2015
2013
- Light of Other Days, Kodoji Press
- Taiyo Onorato / Nico Krebs, Megi Zumstein, Claudio Brandun Raise the Bar, RVB Books / Le Bal
2012
- State of the Art Photography, Feymedia / NRW Catalogue
2011
- AS LONG AS IT PHOTOGRAPHS / IT MUST BE A CAMERA, self published
- 100 New Artists, by Francesca Gavin, Laurence King Publishing
- 30 Best Photobooks of the Decade, selected by Martin Parr, PhotoIreland, Dublin, Catalogue
- Un’ Espressione Geografica, Catalogue, Fondazione Rebaudengo, Turin
- Vom Photo, Ausstellungskatalog, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn
2010
- AntiFoto, Boehm Kobayashi / Kunstraum Düsseldorf
- Made in Italy, Artist Book, Rollo Press, Zurich and Ex3, Florence
- Ort, Exhibition Catalogue Kunsthalle München
2009
- THE GREAT UNREAL, Artist Book, Edition Patrick Frey, Zurich
- Karaoke, Exhibition Catalogue, Kodoji Press / Fotomuseum Winterthur
- Beyond Architecture, Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin
2008
- The Language of Humour, Exhibition Catalogue, Soga Gallery
- Baustellen, Lars Müller Verlag
- The Whole Shebang, Exhibition Catalogue, Swiss Institute
2007
- Het Totaal Rappel, Exhibition Catalogue, Momu Antwerpen
- BLOCK, Les Complices & Edition Fink
- Factoiden, Wartesaal Fanzine
- Photography Made in Zurich, Thomas Weski, Scheidegger & Spiess Verlag
- Terrains d’Entente: Paysages Contemporains, FNAC, Exhibition Catalogue
2005
- Been There, Done That, Artist Book
- Moment of Truth, Artist Book