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Anton Steenbock’s work critically examines capitalism's role in shaping contemporary society and the environment, focusing on how intricate economic systems increasingly influence both natural and urban landscapes. His installations and interventions engage with monumental architectural and urban development projects, commercial showrooms, and large-scale advertising campaigns, aiming to heighten public awareness of political, ecological, and societal transformations. His work also interrogates the corporate takeover of public spaces, targeting entities like Google Street View and sharing economy platforms such as Uber, Coop, and Airbnb.

Steenbock's art has been showcased internationally, with solo exhibitions at prominent venues including the MAC Museum of Contemporary Art in Rio de Janeiro, Centro Cultural São Paulo CCSP, Biennale SUR in Argentina, Frestas Triennale in Sorocaba, Weserhalle in Berlin, Frise in Hamburg, and the Historical Museum of Frankfurt am Main. His group exhibitions span notable institutions like the Akademie der Künste Berlin at the Martin Gropius Bau, the Museum of Fine Arts in Leipzig, Kunst Werke KW Berlin, the Museum of Contemporary Art MAES in Brazil, and the Museum of Art MAR in Rio de Janeiro.

A committed researcher and artist, Steenbock held a fellowship with the Berlin Program for Artists (BPA) from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, he received both the Research Stipend from the Berlin Senate and a Production Stipend from VG Bild. Collaborating with Peter Behrbohm in 2020, he won the Berlin Senate’s Public Art Competition (KISR) and completed the Neustartkultur Module C project. His work was also nominated for the Pipa Prize in Brazil in 2017, during which he was a resident at the Capacete and Despina programs from 2012 to 2017.

Solo exhibitions:
Urban Cosmetics - Current Stuttgart 2023
Centro da Diversidade Sao Paulo CDD Da Silva Brokers 2023
Weserhalle Da Silva Brokers Arthouse - Berlin 2021
Frise Hamburg - Beschreibung eyner Landtschafft der Wilden Nacketen, Grimmigen Menschfresser - Hamburg 2019
Bienal SUR - Isla del desporte - Rosario, Argentinien 2017
Historisches Museum Frankfurt/M - Fachwerkbrutalismus - Frankfurt /M 2016
Museo de arte contemporanea Niteroi (MAC ) - “Compasso” - Rio de Janeiro 2015
Frestas Trienal de arte Sorocaba - “Da Silva Templos” - Sorocaba - Sao Paulo 2015
Coletor - “Da Silva Popular” - Sao Paulo 2014
Galeria Pilar - “A-Market” - Sao Paulo2013
Centro Cultural de Sao Paulo (CCSP) São Paulo “72 Dias/6horas/ 0Minutos/0segundos” - SP 2012
Galeria IBEU - “Gatilhos” Rio de Janeiro 2012
Centro Cultural SESI FIEB Curitiba - “Desnivel” - Curitiba 2012

Grands ; Stipends , Residecies :
Akademie der Künste AI Anarchies 2022 /2023 - Berlin
Stiftungkunst Fonds 2022
Recherchestipendium Berliner Senat 2021 - Berlin
VG Bild Arbeitsstipendium 2021 - Berlin
Neustartkultur Modul C 2021 - Berlin
BPA @ Martin Gropius Bau 2020 -2021 Berlin
Kunst im Stadtraum Berlin Mitte 2020 -Berlin
BPA Berlin program for Artist 2018-2020 - Berlin
Forecast Forum - Berlin 2019

Group exhibitions:

Broken Machines and wild Imagenings - Akademie der Künste Berlin 2023
Open Systems - Museum Nitsch- Neapel Italien 2021
Solo Markt - Berlin 2021
Blühende Landschaften - Martin Gropius Bau Berlin -2020 / 2021
Tirante - Museum für Kunst Espirito Santo MAES Brasilien 2020 / 2021
Antonio Da Silva in conversation - Kunstwerke KW Berlin -2020
Signals - 48H Neukölln - Berlin 2019
unselect - Kleine Humboldt Galerie Strahlensaal - Berlin 2019
Total.earth Radialsystem - Forecastforum Berlin 2019
Dematerialization is coming 48H Neukölln -2019 Berlin
Spray - Voodoo55 - Berlin 2018
Habbakuk -Theaterhaus Jena 2018
Natural fictions - Cafune - Berlin 2017
Suposto Sul | Suposto Norte - Cafune - Berlin 2017
WeFestival - 48 Stunden Neukölln - Berlin 2017
Self Service - Despina - Rio de Janeiro - Brasilien 2017
OpenCall - Galeria Cavalo - Rio de janeiro 2016
Primavera nos Dentes - Galeria Lume - Sao Paulo - Brasil 2016
Casa Franca Brasil - “Pavilhao Casa Franca Brasil” - Rio de Janeiro 2016
Redbull Station Residencia artistica 12 ,- Sao Paulo 2016
Permanencias e Destruicoes - Torre H - Rio de Janeiro 2016
Galeria Athena Contemporânea -” Esforço-Desempenho” - Rio de Janeiro 2016
Galeria Anita Schawarz - ”Trajetorias em processo” - Rio de Janeiro 2015
Observatorio - “Acareação” - Sao Paulo 2015
8.Salon - “32th Coopy RIghOTs” - Hamburgo Alemanha 2014
Coletor - “Aber-tura” - Sao Paulo 2014
Parque Lage - “Parque LAB” - RJ 2014
Oi Futuro Ipanema - “Live Cinema” RJ 2013
Largo das Artes - “Zurriburri” RJ 2013
Museu do Bispo de Rosário de arte Contemporânea - “Play” - RJ 2013
Galeria Pilar „Aiweiwei , Mark Fox Sao Paulo 2013
Casamata - „Sete“ - RJ 2013
Russel 601 „Deus nao Surfa“ - RJ 2013
Museum für bildenen Künste Leipzig (MBKL) „Spätwerke der Feierabendkultur“ Alemanha 2013
Galeria Jaqueline Martins - “Mar de Tubarão“ - Sao Paulo 2012
Circo Voador -MOLA „1111101“ RJ 2012
UDK Berlin - “Meisterschülerausstellung” - Alemanha 2012
Jaime Portas Vilaseca Galeria - “Referência| Experiência” - RJ 2012
Inhame - “Natureza imovel“ -RJ 2011
Ateliê Gomo - “Ate segunda Ordem“ RJ - 2012
Theaterhaus Jena - “21.12.12 reset“ - Jena Alemanha 2012
Gentil Carioca - “Abre Alas“ - RJ 2011
Funkhaus Berlin ”Berliner Zimmer Genossen“ - Berlim Alemanha 2011
Kunstverein Aschersleben -”Die ungarische Methode“ - Aschersleben
Alemanha 2011
Tape modern - “Curators choice“ - Berlim 2011
Theaterhaus Jena - “Eichplatz“ - Jena Alemanha 2011
Künstlerhaus Dortmund “Arbeit Nervt” - Dortmund,Alemanha 2011
Inhame - ”Atlier aberto” - RJ 2011
Tocayo 12 - “Equilíbrios“ - RJ 2011
Morro do Alemao 2 - “Carimbo“ - RJ 2010
Box - “Supermarchè” - Bordeaux, Franca 2010
Fusionfestival - “Zurück zu Mutti“ - Lärz Alemanha 2010
Gängeviertel -”Galifizirung Jetzt” - Hamburg Alemanha 2010
Espaco PB - “Oposicao” - RJ 2010
Atelier Novo - “Formigas” - Sao Paul 2010