Since the 1960s, Dennis Oppenheim (Electric City, Washington, 1938) has made significant contributions in changing the language of contemporary art. His first personal show was in 1968 and was organised by the John Gibson Gallery in New York. Since then, various exhibitions have been hosted in leading museums and foundations throughout the world such as the Tate Gallery of London, Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
Amongst the numerous public commissions, the Ballerup Kommune of Copenhagen, Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art and the Olympic Park in South Korea stand out.
He participated in the Vancouver Sculpture Biennale in 2007 and in 2009 he presented his recent artistic program in a large exhibition at the Marta Herford Museum of Herford, Germany.
For the 1997 Venice Biennale, his personal show was exhibited in the industrial area of Marghera, curated by Germano Celant. In 2009, Oppenheim was a leading figure in the Splashbuilding exhibition curated by Alberto Fiz in the two locations of the Scolacium Archeological Park and the MARCA Museum in Catanzaro.