Hito Steyerl at Kunstmuseum Bonn with Animal Spirits
Published on 08/27/2026 at 15:35 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Hito Steyerl is on view at Kunstmuseum Bonn with Animal Spirits. The museum says the installation is shown as part of Zoom In and comes from the KiCo collection. Kunstmuseum Bonn's exhibition page
What Bonn shows now
At Kunstmuseum Bonn, Animal Spirits is presented as an immersive room installation built around film, essay, fiction and documentation. The museum frames it as a work about capitalism, technology and myths.
The presentation gives Steyerl's practice a clear museum context. It also places one of her most recognizable recent works in a public collection setting, not a commercial booth.
Why the work matters
Steyerl's art moves between moving image, theory and institutional critique. The recent and current exhibitions listed on her website also show how widely the work travels, from Milan to Rome, Vienna and Bonn. Hito Steyerl's official website
That range matters because her work rarely sits still. It returns to the same pressures - digital labor, data images, economic systems - while changing form from video to installation to exhibition environment.
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Steyerl's current position
Hito Steyerl works across video, installation and writing, with a strong focus on the politics of images and systems. Her official site lists recent presentations at Fondazione Prada, MACRO in Rome, Kunstmuseum Bonn and other institutions.
Where she stands now
Hito Steyerl is currently represented in museum and institutional exhibitions across Europe, with Animal Spirits on view at Kunstmuseum Bonn.
Key facts on Hito Steyerl
- Artist: Hito Steyerl
- Medium / Genre: Video installation, moving image, essay-based installation
- Born: 1966, Munich, Germany
- Place(s) of practice: Berlin and Munich
- Active since: 1990s
- Key work groups: Animal Spirits, The Tower, Liquidity Inc., Factory of the Sun
- Current/last exhibition: Animal Spirits, Kunstmuseum Bonn, 2026
- Major collections: Tate, MoMA, Centre Pompidou, Hamburger Bahnhof
- Next date: currently no announced date in the 30-day window
Frequently asked questions about Hito Steyerl
Where is Hito Steyerl currently on view?
At Kunstmuseum Bonn, where Animal Spirits is part of the museum's Zoom In series.
What is Animal Spirits about?
The museum describes it as a work about capitalism, technology and myths, built as an immersive installation.
Which collections hold Hito Steyerl?
Public collections named in this article include Tate, MoMA, Centre Pompidou and Hamburger Bahnhof.
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