Tino Sehgal

The Museo de Arte de Zapopan (MAZ) presents at EstaciónMAZ the first solo exhibition by Tino Sehgal in Mexico. Sehgal’s international recognition stems from a radical practice that shifts artistic production from the creation of objects to human interaction. He constructs situations that employ voice, bodily movement, behavior, and language, engaging visitors as active participants in the work.

Beginning on November 29, variations of Sehgal’s seminal work Kiss will be presented at EstaciónMAZ. Kiss is an intimate choreography between two dancers who move slowly through a sequence of poses that evoke couples embracing throughout art history. The piece recalls iconic postures from Western art, such as those of Rodin, Brancusi, or Klimt.

Starting on January 29, 2026, a work conceived for the Andador 20 de Noviembre—the pedestrian walkway connecting MAZ and EstaciónMAZ—will be presented. Based on a practice Sehgal initiated in 2012, in which a large group moves through public spaces creating scenes in constant transformation, these interactions unfold with unexpected immediacy and honesty, inviting the public to share a moment of connection. Previous iterations have been shown in large-scale exhibition spaces (such as the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in London or the Palais de Tokyo in Paris) as well as in public environments (such as plazas or parks). In Guadalajara, the group will move between MAZ and EstaciónMAZ throughout the day in a series of scenes adapted or created specifically for this route.

Tino Sehgal is an artist of German and Indian descent based in Berlin. Recognized as one of the most important artists of his generation, his critical acclaim derives from a radical artistic practice that takes the form of “constructed situations”: live encounters between visitors and the individuals enacting the work. The ephemeral beauty of these situations lies in the fleeting specificity of each encounter, in which performers often involve visitors through their active participation in shaping the piece. The abandonment of material production in favor of lived experience is achieved through a sensitivity to classical considerations of form, composition, and space, grounded not only in the history of dance but also in traditions of painting and sculpture.

His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, most recently at De Pont Museum, Tilburg, the Netherlands (2025); Centro Botín, Santander (2023); Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig; Tai Kwun, Hong Kong (2021); Kunsten, Aalborg, Denmark (2018); Fondation Beyeler, Switzerland (2017); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2016); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2015); Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin (2015); CCB, Rio de Janeiro (2014); Pinacoteca, São Paulo (2014); Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2013); Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London (2012); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2010); and Kunsthaus Bregenz (2006). Sehgal has participated in major group exhibitions such as the 12th Havana Biennial (2015); the 55th Venice Biennale (2013); Documenta 13, Kassel, Germany (2012); the 9th Shanghai Biennale (2012); the 8th Gwangju Biennale (2010); the 4th Berlin Biennale (2006); the 51st Venice Biennale (2005); and Manifesta 4, Frankfurt (2002). He was awarded the Golden Lion at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013).

— MAZ