Robin Rhode

South African | 1976

Robin Rhode is a South African Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1976. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Pinault Foundation, Bourse de Commerce in Paris. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Stevenson, Cape Town have featured Robin Rhode's work in the past.Robin Rhode's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 808 USD to 92,500 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2008 the record price for this artist at auction is 92,500 USD for 18 Parts: Street Gym, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2011. Robin Rhode has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for e-flux in April 2025.

At Auction

Notable Lots

JUGGLA ,2007

By Robin Rhode

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Street Gym ,2004

By Robin Rhode

Ballad to Ballet ,2008

By Robin Rhode

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Recent Auction Results

Nigerian Sands ,2018

By Robin Rhode

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Pots (nine parts ,2012

By Robin Rhode

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White Walls ,2002

By Robin Rhode

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Current Exhibitions

Corps et âmes

Pinault Foundation, Bourse de Commerce

1e | Paris | France

Mar 05,2025 - Aug 25,2025

Through the Seasons

Henie Onstad Art Center

Høvikodden | Norway

Apr 24,2025 - Sep 07,2025

SALA

Zeitz MOCAA Museum of Contemporary Art

Cape Town | South Africa

Dec 15,2023 - Apr 12,2026

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Articles

e-flux 03/04/2025

The word 鈥渉erbarium鈥� brings to mind concepts such as collection, classification, catalogue, research, and memory.

ArtDaily 28/03/2025

As the calendar turns towards the end of March 2025, a buzz of anticipation surrounds the Kunsthalle Krems, a cornerstone of Lower Austria鈥檚 vibrant art scene, as it prepares to mark its 30th anniversary.

ArtDaily 06/03/2025

The Bourse de Commerce is drawing some one hundred works from the Pinault Collection to present the exhibition 鈥淐orps et 芒mes鈥�, an exploration of representations of the body in contemporary art.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Rhode is best known for his photographic series that documents a sole protagonist interacting with murals the artist painted on public walls in Johannesburg and Berlin... 鈥�
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Lehmann Maupin, New York (West 22nd St)

鈥� ..Scenes of the street, rooftops and residential facades are suggested by Rhode's language of simplified and generic forms, functioning as stands-ins or representations of the real thing... 鈥�
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Stevenson, Johannesburg

鈥� ..s suitcases, coins, ropes, bicycle frames and window frames inhabit these scenes, tempering Andr茅's humorous navigation through time and space by developing a life of their own - staying true to Rhode's... 鈥�
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Stevenson, Johannesburg

鈥� .. By bringing an object, idea, or action forth (borne) to a medium central to Rhode鈥檚 practice such as the wall (frieze), the artist evokes the improvisational and vibrant nature of his work... 鈥�
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Lehmann Maupin, New York (West 22nd St)

鈥� ..Rhode combines large-scale charcoal drawings with charming and sharp-witted performances, often acted out on the street... 鈥�
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Southbank Centre, Hayward Gallery