In 2016 the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf organised a retrospective of Breuning’s work. Breuning has held solo exhibitions at public institutions, including the Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Chisenhale Gallery, London; and Kunstverein Freiburg, Freiburg am Breisgau. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including the 2008 Whitney Biennial in New York as well exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; and Whitechapel Gallery, London.