Taiyo Onorato *1979 in Zurich, Switzerland
Nico Krebs *1979 in Winterthur, Switzerland
live and work in Berlin, Germany

Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs studied Photography at the Zurich University
for the Arts and work together since 2003.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS



2015
Eurasia, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs, Sies + Höke Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany

2014
The One-Eyed Thief, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, USA
Adding Adding Adding, FOAM, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017, Photographers Gallery, London, UK
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany

2016
Momente der Auflösung, Marta Herford, Herford, Germany
The open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip,
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

2015
Hello Walls!, Peter Lav Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
BLUE MOON. Licht als Atmosphäre, Kunsthalle HGN, Duderstadt, Germany
Welt in Farbe. Farbfotografie vor 1915, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland
Comment, please, sic! Kunstpavillion & sic! Elephanthouse, Luzern, Switzerland
5 Years RaebervonStengling, RaebervonStengling, Zurich, Switzerland
The City as detail, Salon am Moritzplatz, Berlin, Germany

 

2014 
Grain, Wood, Flay, Turf, Voorkammer, Lier, Belgium
Die Ausstellung, KIT Kunst im Tunnel, Düsseldorf, Germany
Hordes & Nuées, Festival Images, Vevey, Switzerland
Reconstructions, Belfast Exposed Photography, Belfast, UK
Surfaces - Neue Fotografie aus der Schweiz, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
Desiderata, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, Switzerland

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
Hier beginnt die Welt, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Langenthal, Switzerland
Art and the City, Zürich, Switzerland
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


AWARDS / GRANTS

2013
Foam Paul Huf Award, Amsterdam
Kindle Project Award, Santa Fe

2011
Swiss Design Award, Bundesamt für Kultur

2010
Selection Best Photobooks of 2009, Photoeye USA
Most beautiful Swiss Book, Bundesamt für Kultur

2009
Jury Selection, Plattform 09, Fotomuseum Winterthur

2006
Project Grant, Fondation Nestlé pour l‘Art
Grant by the Gubler Hablützel Foundation
Grant by the IKEA Foundation

2005
New York Studio Grant by the City of Zurich
Magazin Award, The Selection, Zurich
Second Price, vfg Young Talents, Zurich
Festival Grand Prix, International Festival of Photography, Hyères


BOOKS/ CATALOGUES

2013
Light of Other Days, Kodoji Press

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


COLLECTIONS

Collection Roche, Basel
Collection Post, Bern
Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur
Fotomuseum Winterthur
MUDAM – Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean,Luxembourg
Collection Kunsthaus Aargau
Collection Museum Bellpark, Kriens
Collection Stadt Biel
Collection Kanton Zürich
Fotografisk Center Kopenhagen