Artist's arttributes:
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Most exhibitions in:
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| USA | 80 |
| Germany | 17 |
| Russia | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 5 |
Most exhibitions held at:
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Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, USA |
24 |
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Schirn Kunsthalle, Germany |
4 |
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Sandmann - Berlin, Germany |
4 |
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New Museum of Contemporary Art, USA |
4 |
Biography: 
since 1965 Komar & Melamid
Lives and works in since 1978 New York (US)
External links:
| | Public exhibitions (Selection) 146 
Solo shows 31
2008
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| Komar & Melamid - Super Objects-Super Comfort for Super People - Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY |
2003
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| Komar & Melamid - Desperately Seeking A Masterpiece - Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba |
2002
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| Komar and Melamid - Asian Elephant Art And Conservation Project - Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive BAM/PFA, Berkeley, CA |
2001
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| The People's Choice - University Art Museum University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY |
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| Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid: The People's choice - Painting - Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw |
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| Komar & Melamid’s American Dreams - Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA |
2000
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| Komar and Melamid’s: Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project - Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA |
1997
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
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| Komar& Melamid - The most wanted - the most unwanted picture - Museum Ludwig, Cologne |
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| The People's Choice: het meest gewenste en het minst gewenste schilderij van Nederland - Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam |
1996
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| Monumental Propaganda - Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO |
1995
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| Le Gout Des Francais En Peinture - Passage de Retz, Paris |
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| Komar and Melamid's "The People's Choice and Art for the People: A Response from Seattle" - Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
1993
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1992
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1991
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1990
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| Komar and Melamid: Yalta 1945 & Winter in Moscow 1977 - Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York City, NY |
1989
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1987
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
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| Painting History - IMA Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD |
1986
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| Komar and Melamid - New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY |
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| Komar & Melamid - Temple Gallery - Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
1985
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| Komar and Melamid - Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh (Scotland) |
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1984
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| Komar & Melamid's Version of Russian History - University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA |
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1982
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1980
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1978
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1977
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1976
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| Komar & Melamid - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
Group shows 115
2012
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| Decoration Of The Beautiful. Elitism And Kitsch In Contemporary Art - The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow |
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| Sounding the Body Electric - ms2 – Muzeum Sztuki Lodz, Lodz |
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| Sounding the Body Electric. Experiments in Art and Music in Eastern Europe 1957-1984 - ms - Muzeum Sztuki Lodz, Lodz |
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| You Call This Art - Florida Gulf Coast University Art Gallery, Fort Myers, FL |
2011
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| Artisartisart - Moscow museum of modern art - MMOMA, Moscow |
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| Pop Patriotism 2002 - Carriage Trade, New York City, NY |
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| Identity and Community in the Contemporary World: An Installation for KU’s National Resource Centers - Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS |
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| Museo de las narrativas paralelas. En el marco de La Internacional - Museu d´Art Contemporani de Barcelona - MACBA, Barcelona |
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| Concerning the Spiritual Tradition in Russian Art: Selections from the Kolodzei Art Foundation - CAM - Chelsea Art Museum, New York City, NY |
2010
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| Field of Action. The Moscow Conceptualist School in Context 1970s-1980s - Cultural Foundation Ekaterina, Moscow |
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| Contrepoint, l’art contemporain russe – De l’icône à l’avant-garde en passant par le musée - Musée du Louvre, Paris |
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| Things evoke feelings - Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw |
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| Glasnost - Haunch of Venison - London, London (England) |
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| Quartet–Four Biennials Reflected in Prints - International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana |
2009
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| 1989. Ende der Geschichte oder Beginn der Zukunft? - Kunsthalle Wien (Museumsquartier), Vienna |
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| BLACK&WHITEWORKS - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
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| The Making of Art - Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt/Main |
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| Great Impressions II - Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI |
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| Tier-Werden, Mensch-Werden - Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst (NGBK), Berlin |
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| Contemporary Russian Art - Egon Schiele Art Centrum Cesky Krumlov, Ceský Krumlov |
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| History of Russian Video Art. Volume 2 - Moscow museum of modern art - MMOMA, Moscow |
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| La Sombra - Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid |
2008
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| Drawing Review: 37 Years of Works on Paper - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
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| OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding - Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, New York City, NY |
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| La Ilustracion total - Rte Conceptual de Moscu 1960-1990 - Fundación Juan March, Madrid |
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| Die totale Aufklärung - Moskauer Konzeptkunst - Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt/Main |
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| Moscow – New York = Parallel Play - CAM - Chelsea Art Museum, New York City, NY |
2007
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| Sots Art. Art politique en Russie de 1972 à aujourd'hui - La Maison Rouge, Paris |
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| Consumption Junction - Canzani Center Gallery/Bureau for Open Culture at Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH |
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| Prophets of Deceit - Canzani Center Gallery/Bureau for Open Culture at Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH |
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| Movement. Evolution. Art. - Cultural Foundation Ekaterina, Moscow |
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| Thaw - The State Russian Museum - Marble Palace, St. Petersburg |
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| Mr. President - University Art Museum University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY |
2006
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| Territories of Terror: Mythologies and Memories of the Gulag in Contemporary Russian-American Art - Boston University Art Gallery - BUAG, Boston, MA |
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| Prophets of Deceit - CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA |
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| Going Ape - Confronting Animals in Contemporary Art - DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA |
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| Artists Against The State: Perestroika Revisited - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
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| ¡Rusia! - Museo Guggenheim de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo, Bilbao |
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| Interrupted Histories - Moderna galerija Ljubljana, Ljubljana |
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| Natural Reaction - - Tastes Like Chicken Art Space, New York City, NY (closed, 2008) |
2005
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| Angels of History - Moscow Conceptualism and its influence - MuHKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp |
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| Russia! - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, NY |
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| Moscow Grafika - International Print Center New York, New York City, NY |
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| East Art Museum - Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum, Hagen |
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| Atomica - Lombard Freid Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| The Theatre of Art - Masterpieces from the Collection of the Ludwig Museum, Colo - Villa Manin. Centro d'arte contemporanea, Codroipo (UD) |
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| The Corcoran 2005 Print Portfolio - Drawn to Representation - The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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| Interessi Zero - Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea di Trento, Trento |
2004
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| The Seven Sins - Moderna galerija Ljubljana, Ljubljana |
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| 2004 Summer Print Sale - IKON Ltd, Santa Monica, CA |
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| "The International Jewish Artist of the Year" finalists show - Ben Uri Gallery - The London Jewish Museum of Art, London (England) |
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| Arthaus Cape Cod - Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York City, NY |
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| A Painting for Over the Sofa (that’s not necessarily a painting) - Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS |
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| Under $2,000 Albers < Zaugg - Brooke Alexander Editions, New York City, NY |
2003
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| Marat Gelman's Gift - The State Russian Museum - Marble Palace, St. Petersburg |
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| Berlin-Moskau Moskau-Berlin 1950-2000 - Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin |
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| Traumfabrik Kommunismus - Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt/Main |
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| LA International - IKON Ltd, Santa Monica, CA |
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| Ameri©an Dre@m: A Survey - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
2002
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| Pop Patriotism - Momenta Art, New York City, NY |
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| Iconoclash - Jenseits der Bilderkriege in Wissenschaft, Religion und Kunst - ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe |
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| Das rote Haus - Städtische Galerie Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach |
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| Moscow Time - Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius |
2001
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| A Work in Progress - Selections from the New Museum Collection - New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY |
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| Democratic Art? - Sprovieri - London, London (England) |
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| Body and the East - - Exit Art, New York City, NY (closed, 2012) |
2000
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| Fugitive Sites - New Contemporary Art - inSite, San Diego, CA |
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| Lebt und arbeitet in Wien - 26 Positionen aktueller Kunst - Kunsthalle wien project space karlsplatz, Vienna |
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| Forbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde - McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA |
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| Critic as Grist - White Box, New York City, NY |
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| Beaver Tales - Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON |
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| L´autre moitie de l´Europe - Jeu de Paume, Paris |
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| The End: An Independent Vision of Contemporary Culture, 1982-2000 - - Exit Art, New York City, NY (closed, 2012) |
1999
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| Empires without States - SI Swiss Institute, New York City, NY |
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| 48th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale / Biennale di Venezia - La Biennale di Venezia, Venice |
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| SEEditions - Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA |
1998
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| Sarajevo 2000 - Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig - MUMOK , Vienna |
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| René Magritte en de hedendaagse kunst - Mu.ZEE, Oostende |
1997
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| Heroic Painting - Amherst Fine Arts Center - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |
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| 47th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale / Biennale di Venezia - La Biennale di Venezia, Venice |
1996
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| Withdrawing - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1995
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| 4. International İstanbul Biennial - International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul |
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| Trust - Tramway, Glasgow (Scotland) |
1994
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| Transformers - Hessel Museum of Art & Center for Curatorial Studies Galleries at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY |
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| Altered Egos - Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA |
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| Europa, Europa - Das Jahrhundert der Avantgarde in Mittel- und Osteuropa - Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn |
1993
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| Summer '93 - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1991
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| Illegal American - Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Editions - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1990
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| The Decade Show: Frameworks of Identity in the 1980s - New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY |
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| Illegal America - - Exit Art, New York City, NY (closed, 2012) |
1989
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| 18th International Biennial of Graphic Arts - Moderna galerija Ljubljana, Ljubljana |
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| Don't Bungle in the Jungle! - A Benefit Exhibition for the Rainforest - Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York City, NY |
1988
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| The Social Club - - Exit Art, New York City, NY (closed, 2012) |
1987
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| documenta 8 - Documenta, Kassel |
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| Immigrants and Refugees / Heroes or Villains - - Exit Art, New York City, NY (closed, 2012) |
1986
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| Prospect '86 - Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt/Main |
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| Sots Art - New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY |
1985
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| 18° Bienal de Sao Paulo - Bienal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo |
1984
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| Révolutions par minute - Musée d´art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, QC |
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| International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
1983
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| 1984 – A Preview - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
1982
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| The Atomic Salon - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
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| Illegal America - - Exit Art, New York City, NY (closed, 2012) |
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| Revolutions Per Minute - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
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| Ébauches : dix ans de dessins d'installations - Musée d´art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, QC |
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| War Games - Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc, New York City, NY |
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| OCTOPUS: An Act of Sculpture by Papo Colo - - Exit Art, New York City, NY (closed, 2012) |
Dealer Directory 10 |
Austria
France
| | Galerie Orel Art - Paris, Paris
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Germany
Japan
Russia
| | Marat Guelman Gallery - Moscow, Moscow
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USA
| | Sloane Gallery of Art, Denver, CO
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| | Artware Editions, New York City, NY
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| | SOLO Impression, New York City, NY
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| | IKON Ltd, Santa Monica, CA
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| | Riverhouse Editions - van Straaten Gallery, Steamboat Springs, CO
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Collections 12

Australia
| | Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD
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Austria
| | Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig - MUMOK , Vienna
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Russia
| | Art4.ru - contemporary art museum, Moscow
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| | Moscow museum of modern art - MMOMA, Moscow
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| | National Center For Contemporary Art (NCCA) - Moscow Branch, Moscow
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| | Stella Art Foundation, Moscow
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Slovenia
| | Moderna galerija Ljubljana, Ljubljana
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Switzerland
| | Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur
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USA
| | Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
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| | Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA), Knoxville, TN
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| | Samek Art Gallery , Lewisburg, PA
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| | New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY
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