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Matt Franks (British, 1970)
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Matt Franks
Chromosome 2008
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Matt Franks
Infinity 2008
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Matt Franks
Little Runt 2008
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Matt Franks
Miniature Fooom 2007
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Matt Franks
Model for Fooooom!!! 2007
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Matt Franks
Quantum Yield 2008
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Biography |
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1970 |
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Born in Yorkshire. |
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1988 - 1989 |
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Hull School of Art, Foundation Course in Art and Design |
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1989 - 1992 |
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Staffordshire University, B.A. Fine Art (hons) |
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1999 - 2000 |
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Goldsmiths College, University of London, M.A. Fine Art |
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Lives and works in London |
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Awards |
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2001 British Council Individual Artists Award |
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1998 Yorkshire Arts Board Artist Grant |
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1998 PUBLIC ART COMMISSION |
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1998 Plymouth city council, Harbour Walkway Project, Production of twelve 1:96 scale models of Royal Navy Ships, carved in Styrofoam, cast in iron and set overlooking Plymouth Sound along sea wall |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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Play, Bearspace, London |
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2007 |
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Blickachsen 6, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany (in association with Yorkshire Sculpture Park) |
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2007 |
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The Lucifer Effect, Gallery Primo Alonso, London |
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2007 |
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Fooooom!! Commission by Contemporary Art Society, Economist Plaza, London (solo) |
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2006 |
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Metropolis Rise: New Art from London, curated by Anthony Gross and Jen Wu, Diaf06, Beijing and Shanghai (catalogue published) sponsored by British Council Shanghai |
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2006 |
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8x8x8, LON/MSP/NYC curated by Andrea Stanislav, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis |
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2006 |
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Eau Savage, Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland |
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2006 |
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Beaux Arts Magazine, June 2006 |
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2005 |
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Know what they mean? Chez Valetine, Paris, curated by Elisabeth Wetterwald Including: Delphine Coindet, Anita Molinero, Carole Manaranche, Mysterium, artrepco, Zurich, Switzerland |
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2005 |
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Pencil- A Drawing Show, Carter Presents, London |
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2005 |
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Only minutes to live, temporarycontemporary, London |
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2005 |
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I am alive and you are dead Vamiali Gallery, Athens, Greece (solo) |
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2005 |
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The Drawing Show, Shangrila, London |
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2005 |
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Yabadabadoo, cell projects, London, curated by Trailer |
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2005 |
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The Future Lasts a Long Time, Le Consortium, Dijon |
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2005 |
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Do not tell me who I am, St Pauls Gallery, London, curated by Peter Lamb |
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2005 |
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The Nature of Things, Birmingham Museum of Modern Art, including: Glenn Brown, Neal Rock, Dave Burrows, D.J. Simpson, and Bridgit Riley |
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2004 |
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Contrapop, Vamiali gallery, Athens, Greece, curated by Suhail Malik. Including Ian Monroe, Daniel Pflumm, Toby Zeigler, Caroline Achaintre, Jo Mitchell |
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2004 |
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The Future Lasts A Long Time, Tal Esther, Tel Aviv |
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2004 |
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Material Faith, Kontainer Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, curated by Peter LambIncluding Ian Dawson, Carolyn Castano, Goerge Doneo, Katie Grinnan and Peter Lamb |
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2004 |
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Mind the Gap, Triangle Arts. Marseille, France |
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2004 |
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Shape Shifters M. Projects, Paris. Curated by Anthony Gross. Including Brian Griffiths, Ian Dawson, Denise Kum, Sheena Macrae, Jen Wu |
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2004 |
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One in the Other Gallery, London (solo) |
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2004 |
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Cinderella, Bermondsey, London. Curated by Trailer |
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2004 |
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First Assembly, The Ragged School, London |
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2004 |
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Decoding Highlights, VTO, London, curated by Eva Karapanou |
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2004 |
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Into my world New British Sculpture, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Connecticut, U.S.A. Including: Mike Nelson, Jim Lambie, David Thorpe, Roger Hiorns, Laura Ford, James Ireland, Mariele Neudecker, Saskia Olde Wolbers |
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2004 |
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Tonight Studio Voltaire, London curated by Paul O’Neil |
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2003 |
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Matchine, Matchine Group show, Spitalfields, London, One in the Other Outside, curated by Chris Norika. Including: Keith Wilson, Mark Titchner, Sam Basu. Art Lab, Kevin Francis Grey, Diann Bauer, Guy Bar Amotz. |
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2003 |
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Attention. Vous étes face d' un espace intermédiaire... galerie Air de Paris & Praz Delavallade, Paris, France |
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2003 |
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This Was Tomorrow, New Art Centre, Roche Court, Salisbury, Hampshire Curated by Penelope Curtis. Including: Barbara Hepworth, Liam Gillick, Claire Barclay, Eva Rothschild, Toby Patterson and Tacita Dean |
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2003 |
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Point of No Return, Dublin. Curated by Yari Lager, Colin Ledwith and Mark Titchner |
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2003 |
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Attention. Vous étes face d' un espace intermédiaire..., Air de Paris & Praz Delavallade Paris, France |
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2003 |
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KlingKlang, Habitat, Tottenham Court Road, London (solo) |
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2003 |
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The Collection of an Invisible Man, Laing Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Curated by Brian Griffiths. Including Keith Tyson, Keith Wilson, Klega, Roddy Thompson and Colin Lowe, David Thorpe, Jeremy Deadman and Mark Pearson |
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2001 - 2003 |
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Tailsliding, British Council touring exhibition. Curated by Stephen Hepworth Touring Europe until May 2003. Including Jim Lambie, Peter Davis, David Thorpe, Simon Periton, Eva Rothschild, Gary Webb, DJ Simpson, Kate Bright and Clare Woods |
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2002 |
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Hallucinating Love, asprey jacques, London. Curated by Gigotto del Vecchio |
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2002 |
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Throb, Gallery Westland Place, London. Curated by Mike Stubbs |
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2002 |
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Ego Tripping, Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, London |
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2002 |
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High Kickn’, High Falutin, VTO Gallery, London |
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2002 |
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Galerie Hollenbach, Stuttgart, Germany. Including Mike Stubbs and DJ Simpson |
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2002 |
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Flying High, SWAB Presents, Achilles House, Auckland, New Zealand |
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2002 |
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Craft, Cell Project Space, London. Including Ian Dawson and David Burrows |
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2002 |
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My Way, LE CREDAC, Galerie Fernand Leger, Paris. Curated by Frank Lamy |
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2002 |
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transcendent plastic infinite, Art Now, Tate Britain (solo) |
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2002 |
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Late One Evening, Tetuhi Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (solo) |
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2002 |
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New Gods, alison jacques gallery, London (solo) |
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2002 |
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All of My Heart, Galleria Arte e Personae, Florence, Italy. Curated by Stephen Hepworth |
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2002 |
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Arse about face, Cell Project Space, London |
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2000 - 2001 |
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Orphan Asylum, touring exhibition. Curated by Clare Manchester and Gilda Williams. At: Open Space, Milan and Australian Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Australia and Plimsol Gallery, Tasmania. Including Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Martin Creed, Mark Leckey, Brian Griffiths, Tomoko Takahashi and Jeremy Deller |
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2000 - 2001 |
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Mental Wilderness, Gale Gates et al, Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York |
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2000 - 2001 |
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The Armchair Project, Cinch, London. Curated by Paul McDevitt and Declan Clark |
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2000 - 2001 |
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Assembly, RCA & Goldsmiths MA graduate show, London |
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2000 - 2001 |
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Wooden Heart, AVCO. Curated by Reza Arameshi |
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2000 - 2001 |
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These Epic Islands, Vilma Gold, London. Curated by Brian Griffiths |
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1999 |
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Untitled Installation, Beverley Art Gallery, East Yorkshire (solo) |
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1999 |
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Art in the Open, Quay Art, Kingston-Upon-Hull |
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1999 |
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Kingston Art Group, Harding House, Lincoln |
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1998 |
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Faking It, Red Gallery, Kingston-Upon-Hull (solo) |
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1997 |
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Studio Show, Kingston Art Group, Kingston-Upon-Hull |
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Literature |
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2005 |
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Art Review June, Joao Ribas, Great Expectations, p.25 |
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2005 |
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The Nature of Things, ex cat, Birminham City Museums, UK |
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2004 |
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Into MyWorld Ex cat, Aldrich Museum, USA |
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2004 |
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Contrapop, ex cat, Vamiali Gallery, Greece |
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2004 |
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Metro Life Hephzibah Anderson, Matchine Matchine, , Aug, p.42 |
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2004 |
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Time Out Martin Coomer, Matchine Matchine, , Oct 8, p.52 |
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2004 |
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Art Monthly Nicky Bird, The Lost Collection of an Invisible Man, , April p.25-26 |
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2002 |
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Art Monthly, December, Clare Manchester, review of Tate solo show |
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2002 |
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Time Out, October, Sarah Kent, review of review of Tate solo show |
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2002 |
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Art Now, ex cat, transcendent plastic infinite, text by Tim Batchelor |
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2002 |
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My Way, ex cat, edited by Frank Lamy |
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2002 |
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Contemporary, March, international news, Richard Dyer |
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2002 |
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Tank magazine, Vol 3, Issue 1 |
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2002 |
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Time Out, January, Martin Herbert, New Gods |
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2001 |
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Tailsliding, ex cat, edited by Colin Ledwith |
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2001 |
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Time Out, May, Martin Coomer, Ego Tripping |
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2000 |
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Art Monthly, April, Benedict Seymour, Wooden Heart |
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2000 |
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Art Monthly, March, Gilda Williams, These Epic Islands |
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2000 |
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Assembly, ex cat, London |
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