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Biography |
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1931 |
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Born: National City, California, June 16 |
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1949 - 1953 |
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B.A., San Diego State College, California |
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1954 - 1955 |
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University of California at Berkeley |
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1955 |
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University of California at Los Angeles |
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1955 - 1957 |
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M.A., San Diego State College, California |
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1957 - 1959 |
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Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles |
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1962 |
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Married Carol Wikom |
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1967 - 1968 |
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Employed a sign painter and created text and photo text paintings, all on canvases that would fit through the doors of his Volkswagen |
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1970 |
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Ceremonially cremated all his work previous to 1966 |
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1970 - 1988 |
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Cal Arts- general art faculty. |
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1996 |
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U.C.L.A. - Visiting Professor of Art |
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Lives and works in Santa Monica, California |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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"Time & Place: Los Angeles, 1958-1968", Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland |
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2008 |
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"Time & Place: Los Angeles, 1958-1968", Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden |
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2007 |
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Eden: Adam and Eve (with Ear and Nose) plus Serpent, Portikus, Frankfurt am Main (solo) |
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2007 |
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John Baldessari: Music, Bonner Kunstverein, Kunstmuseum Bonn (solo) |
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2007 |
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Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles |
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2007 |
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Edit! Photography and Film in the Ellipse Collection, Part 1, Ellipse Foundation, Coimbra, Portugal |
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2007 |
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Still life and kicking, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York |
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2007 |
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John Baldessari: Noses & Ears, Etc., Part IV, Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, (solo) |
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2006 |
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Los Angeles 1955-1985, Centre Pompidou, Paris |
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2006 |
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Bin beschäftigt, Gesellschaft für aktuelle Kunst, Bremen |
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2006 |
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Omission, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York |
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2006 |
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Red Eye. L.A. Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami |
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2006 |
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Kunst aus Los Angeles der 60er bis 90er Jahre, Kunstverein Braunschweig |
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2006 |
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Surprise, Surprise, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London |
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2006 |
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Prima Facie (Fifth State), Sprüth Magers Lee, London (solo) |
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2006 |
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Maquettes 1987-1994, 1301PE, Los Angeles (in cooperation with Margo Leavin Gallery) (solo) |
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2006 |
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Noses & Ears, etc. (Part 2), Marian Goodman Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2006 |
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Color Films, Sketch Gallery, London (solo) |
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2005 |
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Life’s Balance. Werke 84-04, Kunsthaus Graz, Austria (solo) |
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2005 |
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A Different Kind of Order (Arbeiten/Works 1962-1984), Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien/Vienna, Austria |
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2005 |
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Guitars, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, USA (solo) |
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2005 |
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels (solo) |
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2004 |
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Marian Goodman Gallery, New York |
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2004 |
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Somewhere Between Almost Right and Not Quite (With Orange), Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, October 30, 2004 – January 16, 2005 |
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2004 |
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recent maquettes & prints, Art Affairs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo) |
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2003 |
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Jede Fotografie ein Bild. Siemens Fotosammlung, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich |
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2003 |
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Only Skin deep: Changing Visions of the American Self, International Center of Photography, New York |
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2003 |
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The Last Picture Show: Artists using Photography 1960-1982, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles |
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2003 |
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John Baldessari: The Duress Series, Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland |
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2003 |
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Editionen, Einladung zur Eroffnung, Hamburg, Germany |
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2002 |
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Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris |
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2002 |
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The Intersection Series, Primo Piano, Rome, Italy |
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2002 |
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Junctions and Intersections, Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, USA |
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2001 |
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Galerie Philomene Magers und Monika Sprüth, Munich; MART, Trento, Italy |
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2001 |
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John Baldessari – While something is happening here, something else is happening there. Works 1965 – 2001, Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland |
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2001 |
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Staatliche Kunstsammlung, Dresden |
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2001 |
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Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway. |
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2001 |
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Szenenwechsel XIX, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main |
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2000 |
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Der Anagrammatische der Körper und seine mediale Konstruktion, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany |
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2000 |
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Trouble Spot Painting, MUHKA, Antwerp |
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2000 |
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Millenovecentosettanta, Le Case d’Arte, Milan |
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2000 |
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Raumkörper. Netze und andere Gebilde. Quartett, Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland |
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2000 |
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels (solo) |
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1999 |
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The Commissioned Pantings, Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers, Cologne |
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1999 |
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BALDESSARI - While something is happening here something is happening there. Works 1989 - 1999, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany |
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1999 |
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Ich habe es gesehen/I saw it. John Baldessari und Goya, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna |
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1999 |
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The Elbow Series, Massimo Martino, Mendrisio |
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1999 |
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Spectrum – Internationaler Preis für Fotografie der Stiftung Niedersachsen, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover |
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1999 |
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Sunshine & Noir, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA |
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1998 |
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John Baldessari - RMS W VU: Wallpaper, Lamps, and Plants. (New), Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, MACBA Barcelona |
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1998 |
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Galerie Mai 36, Zurich. |
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1998 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, NY |
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1998 |
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Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich |
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1998 |
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Galerie Charim Klocker, Vienna |
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1997 |
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John Baldessari: National City, Part Two-1996, Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY |
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1997 |
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Theoretical Events, Naples, Italy |
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1997 |
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National City: Paintings from 1967 and 1996, Galerie Philomene Magers, Cologne |
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1997 |
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Marian Goodman Gallery, New York |
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1997 |
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles |
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1997 |
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Biennale Venedig, Italienischer Pavillion (Goya Series) |
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1996 |
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John Baldessari: National City, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, LaJolla, CA |
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1996 |
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University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria |
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1996 |
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Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland |
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1996 |
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels, Belgium (solo) |
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1996 |
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Pyo Gallery, Seoul, Korea |
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1996 |
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Galerie Pedro Oliveira, Porto, Portugal |
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1995 |
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Blancpain Stepcynski, Geneva, Switzerland |
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1995 |
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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1995 |
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John Baldessari: Books and Ephemera, 1971-1995, Printed Matter, New York, NY |
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1995 |
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John Baldessari: A Retrospective, Cornerhouse Manchester, GB; Serpentine Gallery, London; Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart; Moderna Galerija Ljubljana Tomsiceva, Slovenia; Musee for Samtidskunst, Oslo, Norway; Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal |
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1995 |
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Monika Sprüth Galerie, Cologne |
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1994 |
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Artist's Choice: John Baldessari, MOMA, New York, NY |
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1994 |
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The Municipal Centre for Contemporary Art, Breda, The Netherlands |
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1994 |
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John Baldessari at Gemini G.E.L., Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, New York |
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1994 |
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John Baldessari: Monoprints, Remba Gallery, West Hollywood, CA |
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1994 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, NY |
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1993 |
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Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich |
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1993 |
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Working Materials, Brooke Alexander Editions, New York |
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1993 |
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Galleria Primo Piano, Rome |
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1993 |
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Galleria Klemens Gasser, Bolzano, Italy |
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1992 |
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels (solo) |
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1992 |
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Selected Prints from 1987-1991, Mai 36 Galerie, Luzern, Switzerland |
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1992 |
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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1992 |
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Casa da Parra, Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
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1992 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York |
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1992 |
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Texas Gallery, Houston, TX |
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1992 |
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Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX |
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1991 |
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Donald Young Gallery, Chicago |
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1991 |
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Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN |
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1991 |
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Mai 36 Galerie, Luzern, Switzerland |
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1991 |
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Galerie Crousel-Robelin Barna, Paris |
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1991 |
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Galeria Weber, Alexander Y Cobo, Madrid, Spain |
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1990 |
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, San Francisco |
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1990 |
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Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; Musée d´Art Contemporain de Montreal |
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1990 |
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John Baldessari: Prints 1986-1990, Brooke Alexander Editions, New York |
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1990 |
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Survey of Graphic Works, Christopher Grimes, SantaMonica, CA |
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1990 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, NY |
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1990 |
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C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
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1989 |
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John Baldessari: Recent Editions, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Laurence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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1989 |
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Ni Por Esas - Not even so: John Baldessari, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; CAPC, Musée d`Art Contemporain, Bordeaux; IVAM, Instituo Valenciano de Arte Moderno, Valencia |
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1989 |
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels, Belgium (solo) |
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1989 |
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Artschwager/Baldessari, Grossmann Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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1988 |
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John Baldessari: Recent Work, Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles |
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1988 |
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John Baldessari: Oeuvres recentes, Galerie Laage Salomon, Paris |
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1988 |
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Lisson Gallery, London |
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1988 |
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Galleria Primo Piano, Rome |
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1988 |
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John Baldessari: Photoarbeiten, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover |
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1987 |
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Centre National d`Art Contemporain de Grenoble, France |
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1987 |
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John Baldesssari: Recent Works, Dart Gallery, Chicago |
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1987 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York |
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1986 |
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John Baldessari: Matrix Berkeley 94, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley |
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1986 |
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles |
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1986 |
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John Baldessari: California Viewpoints, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA |
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1986 |
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Galerie Peter Pakesch, Vienna |
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1986 |
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John Baldessari: Hegel`s Cellar, Multiples, Inc, NY |
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1985 |
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Le Consortium, Centre d`Art Contemporain, Dijon, France |
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1984 |
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Douglas Drake Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
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1984 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York |
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1984 |
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles |
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1984 |
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Gillespie-Laage-Salomon, Paris |
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1983 |
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Stampa Gallery, Basel |
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1983 |
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Marian Deson Gallery, Chicago |
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1983 |
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Arte Viva, Basel |
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1982 |
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Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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1982 |
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University Art Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio |
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1982 |
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Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas |
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1981 |
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John Baldessari: Work 1966-1981, The New Museum, NY |
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1981 |
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Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands |
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1981 |
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Shape Derived from Subject (Snake): Used as a framing device to produce new photographs, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY |
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1981 |
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Selected Works, Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY |
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1981 |
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Shape..., Rüdiger Schöttle Galerie, Munich |
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1981 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York |
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1981 |
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Folkwang Museum, Essen |
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1981 |
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Saman Gallery, Genoa, Italy |
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1980 |
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Fugitive Essays, Sonnabend Gallery, New York |
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1979 |
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New Work, Installation with Photographs, Ink. Halle für internationale neue Kunst, Zurich |
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1978 |
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Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, Oregon |
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1978 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York |
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1978 |
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Recent Films by John Baldessari, Theatre. Vanguard, Los Angeles; Artists Space, New York |
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1978 |
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Three Films, Pacific Film Archives, Berkeley, CA |
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1978 |
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Baldessari: New Films, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
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1978 |
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston |
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1977 |
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Massimo Valsecchi Galleria, Milan |
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1977 |
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Matrix, Hartford Atheneum, Hartford, CT |
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1977 |
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Films, Foundation for Art Resources, Fox Venice |
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1977 |
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Theatre, Venice, California |
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1977 |
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Robert Self Gallery, London |
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1977 |
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Julian Pretto Gallery, New York |
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1976 |
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Ewing Gallery and George Paton Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
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1976 |
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Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand |
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1976 |
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University of Akron, Akron, Ohio |
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1976 |
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Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio |
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1976 |
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Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles |
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1976 |
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James Corcoran Gallery, Los Angeles |
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1976 |
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Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, Australia |
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1976 |
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Undercroft Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth |
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1976 |
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Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia |
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1976 |
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Sydney |
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1975 |
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Felix Handschin Gallery, Basel |
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1975 |
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Galerie MTL, Brussels |
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1975 |
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Saman Gallery, New York |
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1975 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York |
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1975 |
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Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam |
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1975 |
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Modern Art Agency, Naples |
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1975 |
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Galerie Sonnabend, Paris |
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1975 |
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Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA |
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1975 |
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The Kitchen, New York |
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1975 |
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University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA |
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1974 |
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Galerie Skulima, Berlin |
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1974 |
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Jack Wendler Gallery, London |
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1974 |
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Galeria Toselli, Milan |
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1974 |
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Art and Project/MTL, Antwerp |
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1973 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York |
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1973 |
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Galerie Sonnabend, Paris |
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1973 |
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Galerie Schema, Florence |
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1973 |
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Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf |
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1972 |
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Galerie MTL, Brussels |
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1972 |
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Art and Projects, Amsterdam |
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1972 |
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Franco Toselli Gallery, Milan |
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1972 |
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Jack Wendler Gallery, London |
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1971 |
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Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf |
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1971 |
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Art and Project, Amsterdam |
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1971 |
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Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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1970 |
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Richard Feigen Gallery, New York |
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1970 |
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Eugenia Butler Gallery, Los Angeles |
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1968 |
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Molly Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles |
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1966 |
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La Jolla Museum of Art, La Jolla, CA |
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1964 |
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Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA |
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1962 |
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College, Chula Vista, CA |
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1960 |
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La Jolla Museum of Art, La Jolla, CA |
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Literature |
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1992 |
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"John Baldessari: Working Materials,” Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas, October 17 - December 20, 1992. |
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1992 |
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“John Baldessari/Claes Oldenburg (Scale/ Selection/ Narration),” The Richard F. Bush Gallery, St. Lawrence University, October 6 – November 6, 1992, curated by David Platzker. |
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1992 |
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Casa de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, September – October 1992. |
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1992 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, New York, September 19 –October 10, 1992. |
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1992 |
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Casa da Parra, Santiago, Spain, September 10 - October 10, 1992. Catalogue. |
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1991 |
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Galerie Crousel Robelin-BAMA, Paris, France, November 28 - January 11. |
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1991 |
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Galerie Weber, Alexander Y Cobo, Madrid, Spain, November 21 - January 25. |
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1991 |
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“John Baldessari,” Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, opened January 11. |
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1991 |
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Mai 36 Galerie, Luzerne, Switzerland. |
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1991 |
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“John Baldessari,” Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
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1990 |
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"John Baldessari," Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California, April 21 - May 26, 1990. |
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1990 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, New York, September 22 – October 13, 1990. |
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1990 |
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"John Baldessari: New Editions," Cirrus, Los Angeles, California, September 8 - November 10, 1990. |
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1990 |
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"John Baldessari, Composition for Violin and Voices (Male)," Musee D’Art Contemporain, Lyon, France, May 17 - June 14, 1990. |
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1990 |
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Photographic Resource Center, Boston, Massachusetts, May 4 - June 24, 1990. |
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1990 |
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"Prints 1986 – 1990," Brooke Alexander, New York, New York, April 24 - June 6, 1990. |
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1989 |
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Museum Ludwig in den Rheinhallen der Kölner Messe, Cologne, Germany, „Bilderstreit: Widerspruch, Einheit und Fragment in der Kunst seit 1960“,Catalogue. |
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1989 |
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Centre Georges Pompidou; and La Grande Halle du Parc de la Villette, Paris, „Magiciens de la Terre.“,Catalogue. |
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1989 |
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Photography: Remaking Make- Believe.“ Catalogue. |
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1989 |
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, „Image World.“ Catalogue. |
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1989 |
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Whitney Museum of American Art Downtown of Federal Reserve Plaza, N.Y.,“ Identity: Representations of the Self.“, Catalogue |
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1989 |
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Stichting de Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, „Nightfire.“ Catalogue. |
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1984 |
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. |
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1984 |
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„Content: A Contemporary Focus, 1974-1984.“ Catalogue. |
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1984 |
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Museum of Friedericianum, Kassel, Germany, „ Documenta 7.“ Cataloge. |
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1981 |
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Museen der Stadt Köln, Cologne,“ Westkunst.“ Catalogue. |
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1981 |
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Stedeljik Museum, Amsterdam, „Instant Fotographie.“ Catalogue. |
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1981 |
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Hayward Gallery, London, „Pier + Ocean: Construction in the Art of the Seventies.“ |
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1981 |
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Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, the Netherlands. |
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1976 |
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P.S. 1/ Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Lond Island City, Queens, N.Y., „ Rooms P.S.1.“,Catalogue. |
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1975 |
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Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden, Catalogue |
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1975 |
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„New Media 1“, Catalogue. |
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1975 |
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Serpentine Gallery, London, „The Video Show.“ Catalogue. |
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1975 |
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Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany, „ Video Tapes“ Cataloge. |
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1972 |
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Venice Italy, „La Biennale di Venezia: 36a Esposizione Internazionale d’Arta.“ Catalogue. |
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1972 |
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Kunstmuseum Basel,Basel, Switzerland, „‘Konzept‘-Kunst.“ Catalogue. |
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1972 |
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Museum Frigericianum, Kassel, Germany, „Documenta 5: Befragung der Realität: Bilderwelten Heute- Prozesse.“, Catalogue. |
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1971 |
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Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf,“Prospect ‘71- Projection, Film.“ Catalogue; Louisiana Museum, Humblebaek, Denmark; |
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1971 |
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York, “Information.“ |
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1969 |
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Hayward Gallery, london, „Pop Art.“ Catalogue. |
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1969 |
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, „1969 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting.“ |
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