Maider López

Maider López (San Sebastián, 1975) develops her work through interventions in public space and architecture. Her projects often require the participation of the viewer, who becomes part of a subtly altered environment. Her work has been widely exhibited both nationally and internationally, including at the Venice Biennale (2005), the Sharjah Biennial (2009), and the Istanbul Biennial (2013).

Among her solo exhibitions, projects and actions are: Tocar el Museu, Museu d’Art Modern, Tarragona (2024); Arnasa, Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao (2022); Art is happening, Statens Konstråd, Sweden (2019); 1645 Tizas, Matadero Madrid (2016); Desplazamiento, Koldo Mitxelena, San Sebastián, and MARCO, Vigo (2015); Mountain, Lower Austria Contemporary (2013); Polder Cup, Skor and Witte de With, Netherlands (2010); Éclats, Centre Pompidou-Metz (2010); Towada Art Center, Japan (2010); Line of Sight, Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai (2008); AdosAdos, Guggenheim Bilbao (2007); and Columnes, CaixaForum, Barcelona (2006).



She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including L’Invention du quotidien, CAPC Musée d’Art Contemporain, Bordeaux (2025); Changing Skies, Cappadox, Uçhisar, Turkey (2024); Hummings, KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces, Denmark (2021); Prospect 4. Contemporary Art Triennial, New Orleans (2017); Play Time, Les Ateliers de Rennes, 4th Biennale d’Art Contemporain, Rennes, France (2014); Mom, I am Barbarian?, 13th Istanbul Biennial (2013); Sharjah Biennial 9, United Arab Emirates (2009); SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space, New Zealand (2008); and 51st Venice Biennale (2005).