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.

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EDUCATION

University of Art Offenbach am Main, Experimental Spatial Concepts, Prof. Heiner Blum and Sculpture, Prof. Mike Bouchet (20152023)

EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2026

ungerne, Galerie 3AP, Frankfurt/Main (S)

Anti Heroes, Villa Merkel, Esslingen am Neckar (GS)

Ich, Art Düsseldorf (GS)

2025

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)

2024

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)

2023

Künstlerhilfe Preisverleihung, Städelschule, Frankfurt/Main (GS)

Saturn Oppositions, HfG Grad Show, Offenbach/Main (GS)

MARS, Frankfurt/Main, Benefizausstellung (GS)

2022

Festival der jungen Talente, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt/Main (GS)

I Got You Covered, Culterim Bunker, Berlin (GS)

2021

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)

2020

Didn’t We Deserve A Look At You The Way You Really Are, Schleuse der Opelvillen, Rüsselsheim (S)

2019

Wiesbadener Fototage, Ministerium für Wissenschaft & Kunst (GS)

Endless Summer, Halle am Nordring, Offenbach (GS)

Fail Early & Often, SAP Walldorf (GS)

2018

RAY Fototriennale, MM3 (GS)

Nexus, Arno Rafael Minkkinen RAY Masterclass (GS)

2017

Lenken & Liken, Off-Space Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt/Main (GS)

GRANTS

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)

 

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29.05.26

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.

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23.05.26

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.

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14.05.26

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.

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22.04.26

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.

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21.04.26

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

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19.04.26

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.

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10.04.26

now representing: Joschua Yesni Arnaut

Working across photography, sculpture, and installation, Arnaut’s practice explores the entanglements of body, memory, and space.

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09.04.26

upcoming: participation at Art Düsseldorf 2026

17. – 19. April, Areal Böhler | Booth H23

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