Joschua Yesni Arnaut
Joschua Yesni Arnaut (* 1989 in Frankfurt/Main) works across photography, sculpture, and installation with a performative approach. He examines the relationship between body, memory, and space, deconstructing autobiographical narratives of power, masculinity, and vulnerability to open new perspectives on self and social interaction.
CV
University of Art Offenbach am Main, Experimental Spatial Concepts, Prof. Heiner Blum and Sculpture, Prof. Mike Bouchet (2015–2023)
Art Vilnius, Lithuania (GS)
Worst Show, ayayay, Offenbach am Main (GS)
ungerne, Galerie 3AP, Frankfurt/Main (S)
Anti Heroes, Villa Merkel, Esslingen am Neckar (GS)
Ich, Art Düsseldorf (GS)
On Persona, Villa Merkel, Berlin (GS)
1 person per sqm, Studio Hannibal, Berlin (GS)
OPEN HOUSE, Brücke-Museum, Berlin (GS)
Like A Prayer, EBENSPERGER Galerie, Berlin (GS)
Malevolent Strains, SCA Gallery, Sydney (GS)
A Wellness Cascade, Spoiler Zone, Berlin (GS)
DEMO, Marburger Kunstverein, Marburg (GS)
INTERCITY, Kunstverein Walkmühle, Wiesbaden (GS)
This Is Not For You, 1822-Forum, Frankfurt/Main (S)
A Stroll Past The Sign, Magma Maria, Offenbach (GS)
Nature Morte, Schloss Fasanerie, Fulda (GS)
Wohnung Lauxtermann Vol. 7, Galerie 3AP, Düsseldorf (GS)
Künstlerhilfe Preisverleihung, Städelschule, Frankfurt/Main (GS)
Saturn Oppositions, HfG Grad Show, Offenbach/Main (GS)
MARS, Frankfurt/Main, Benefizausstellung (GS)
Festival der jungen Talente, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt/Main (GS)
I Got You Covered, Culterim Bunker, Berlin (GS)
The Anger It Took To Get This Gentle, Störung Galerie, Berlin (S)
Smooth Operating, mañana bold, Düsseldorf (GS)
Window Smooches, Magma Maria, Offenbach (GS)
+1, TOR Artspace, Frankfurt/Main (GS)
Didn’t We Deserve A Look At You The Way You Really Are, Schleuse der Opelvillen, Rüsselsheim (S)
Wiesbadener Fototage, Ministerium für Wissenschaft & Kunst (GS)
Endless Summer, Halle am Nordring, Offenbach (GS)
Fail Early & Often, SAP Walldorf (GS)
RAY Fototriennale, MM3 (GS)
Nexus, Arno Rafael Minkkinen RAY Masterclass (GS)
Lenken & Liken, Off-Space Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt/Main (GS)
Freies Reisestipendium AIR_Frankfurt & Offenbach (2026/27)
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship Finalist (2025)
Catalogue and Exhibition Grant, Frankfurter Sparkasse (2024)
Dr. Marschner Diploma Scholarship (2023)
Award Recipient, Frankfurter Künstlerhilfe (2022)
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (2021)
Projects
3AP Conversations
3AP Conversations is an ongoing series of dialogues with artists presented alongside Galerie 3AP’s exhibition program. Each conversation unfolds from the context of an exhibition, opening a space for reflection on artistic practice, process, and the ideas that shape the work. The series combines broader insights into an artist’s practice with a focused question addressing a specific work on view.
The second edition of 3AP Conversations features Willi Bucher.
air shelter (FFM)
News
press: Joschua Yesni Arnaut receives free travel grant
now open: Art Vilnius 2026
October 1 – 4, 2026
Booth 3.14 & Young Collector’s Stand (Hall 5, 5.26)
upcoming: Art Vilnius 2026
Summer Break
Our galleries are open by appointment for private viewings. Works by the artists we represent are available upon request.
3AP Conversations: Joschua Yesni Arnaut
3AP Conversations is an ongoing series of dialogues with artists presented alongside Galerie 3AP’s exhibition program. The first edition of 3AP Conversations features Joschua Yesni Arnaut.
last day: »ungerne« on view at Galerie 3AP | Frankfurt
On June 13, we warmly invite you to the closing reception of Joschua Yesni Arnaut’s solo exhibition »ungerne« at Galerie 3AP / Frankfurt, featuring a performance by Aran Kleebaur developed in dialogue with the exhibition.
on view: Joschua Yesni Arnaut part of »Anti Heroes« at Villa Merkel
We are pleased to announce the participation of Joschua Yesni Arnaut in the group exhibition »Anti Heroes« at Villa Merkel in Esslingen am Neckar, alongside Katharina Grosse, Roni Horn, Aneta Kajzer, Raphaela Vogel, and many other outstanding artists. The exhibition runs until June 7.
press: Joschua Yesni Arnaut’s solo exhibition »ungerne« (FAZ)
For Father’s Day, we highlight »Maybe I’m Just Like My Father« from Joschua Yesni Arnaut’s solo exhibition »ungerne« at Galerie 3AP / Frankfurt. As Christoph Schütte writes in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the exhibition could almost “sound like a punk band” and unfolds through a dense field of music, text, and attitude.
now open: Joschua Yesni Arnaut »ungerne«
Opening hours in Frankfurt: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4–7 PM, and daily by appointment. To enquire about a personal visit please feel free to contact us.
upcoming: Joschua Yesni Arnaut – »ungerne« (solo) in Frankfurt
We warmly invite you to Joschua Yesni Arnaut’s first solo exhibition at our gallery in Frankfurt/Main.
Opening: 25.04.2026, 2–4 PM
press: Thank you for a great Art Düsseldorf 2026
We are pleased to share that »Ich«, our group presentation with works by Joschua Yesni Arnaut, Roberto Barbosa, Jacqueline Hen & Lara Werth, received notable media attention. In dialogue with the fair’s thematic focus, the presentation brought together positions addressing identity, memory, and the body through material, presence, and transformation.
now representing: Joschua Yesni Arnaut
Working across photography, sculpture, and installation, Arnaut’s practice explores the entanglements of body, memory, and space.
upcoming: participation at Art Düsseldorf 2026
17. – 19. April, Areal Böhler | Booth H23