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Biography |
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1950 |
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Born in Metzingen, Germany |
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1968 - 1974 |
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Studied medicine at the University of Tubingen |
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Lives and works in Southern Germany |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 - 2010 |
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Taswir - Pictorial Mappings of Islam and Modernity, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin |
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2009 - 2010 |
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Without Place – Without Time – Without Body, Nelson-Atkins-Museum, Kansas City |
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2009 |
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Fondazione Merz, Turin, Italy |
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2009 |
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Pasotraspaso, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico-City |
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2008 - 2009 |
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Nature. Contemporary Art from the ALTANA Collection, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
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2008 - 2009 |
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SOLUNALLETS, St.Matthäus-Kirche, Berlin |
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2008 |
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Without Place – Without Time – Without Body, Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble, France |
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2008 |
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Fiac Paris, France |
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2008 |
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Fondation pour l'art contemporain, Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon, Alex, France (cat.) |
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2008 |
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Wolfgang Laib, Museé de Grenoble, Grenoble (solo) |
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2007 - 2008 |
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Buchmann Lugano, Agra/ Lugano |
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2007 |
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Buchmann Galerie, Buchmann Box, Berlin |
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2007 |
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Alexander Ochs Galleries, Berlin/Beijing |
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2007 |
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Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf |
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2007 |
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Without Beginning – Without End, MNCARS - Museo Nacional Centro de Arte, Reina Sofía, Madrid, Kunstmuseum Bonn (solo) |
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2006 |
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Reishäuser, Buchmann Galerie Berlin (solo) |
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2006 |
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SITE Santa Fe Biennal 2006, SITE Santa Fe |
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2006 |
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Monuments with a Horizon Line, Buchmann Galerie Berlin |
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2006 |
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FRIENDLY GAME SCULPTURE 06 Freundschaftsspiel, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg |
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2006 |
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At Home Recent Acquisitions, MMoCA - Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Madison/ WI |
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2006 |
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Buchmann Galerie, Berlin |
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2006 |
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Centre Pompidou, Paris |
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2006 |
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MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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2006 |
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Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan |
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2006 |
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Villa Massimo, Rome |
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2006 |
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Galerie Beyeler, Basel (solo) |
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2006 |
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Institute of Contemporary Arts, Lasalle-Sia, Singapore (solo) |
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2005 |
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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (solo) |
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2005 |
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Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (solo) |
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2005 |
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Buchmann Lugano – Skulpturenprojekte und Kunsthandel, Agra/Lugano |
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2005 |
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Auckland Art Gallery, Toi o Tämaki, New Zealand (solo) |
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2005 |
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Retrospektive, Fondation Beyeler, Basel (solo) |
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2005 |
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MACRO - Museo d`Arte Contemporaneo Roma (solo) |
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2005 |
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Wolfgang Laib – Werk op paper, foto’s, De Pont Tilburg – De Pont foundation for contemporary art, Tilburg/ NL (solo) |
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2005 |
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Passageway-Overgoing, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western (solo) |
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2005 |
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Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Crawley/ Perth (solo) |
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2005 |
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Kunstmuseum Bonn |
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2005 |
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Hanoi University of Fine Arts, Hanoi, Vietnam (solo) |
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2004 |
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Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou / Kanton, China (solo) |
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2004 |
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Buchmann Galerie Cologne, Germany (solo) |
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2004 |
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The Armory Show 2004, International Fair of New Art, New York/Buchmann Galerie |
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2004 |
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Gallery Rizziero Arte, Pescara (solo) |
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2003 |
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Buchmann Lugano – Skulpturenprojekte und Kunsthandel, Agra/ Lugano |
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2003 |
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Gallery Caratsch de Pury & Luxembourg, Zurich (solo) |
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2003 |
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National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul |
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2003 |
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Kenji Taki Gallery, Tokyo |
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2003 |
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Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Marugame |
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2003 |
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Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota |
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2003 |
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo |
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2002 |
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Goethe-Institut, New York |
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2002 |
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San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla/CA |
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2002 |
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Haus der Kunst, Munich |
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2002 |
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Folkwang Museum, Essen |
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2001 |
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale/Arizona |
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2001 |
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Buchmann Skulpturenprojekte Lugano |
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2001 |
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Sprengel Museum Hannover |
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2001 |
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Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas/Texas |
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2001 |
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Henry Art Gallery, Seattle/Washington |
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2000 |
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Matrix 188, Berkely, California |
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2000 |
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Hirshhorn Museum, Washington |
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2000 |
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Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere |
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2000 |
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Buchmann Galerie, Cologne |
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1999 |
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Carée d'Art, Musée d'art contemporain Nîmes, France |
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1998 |
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The Arts Club of Chicago Chicago |
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1997 |
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Buchmann Galerie, Basel (solo) |
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1997 |
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Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe Orangerie, Germany |
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1995 |
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Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany |
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1994 - 1995 |
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Camden Arts Center, Camden Arts Center London, England |
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1994 |
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German Art: Aspekte Deutscher Kunst 1964-1994, Der Salzburg Festspiele 1994 Salzburg, Germany |
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1994 |
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Drawing on Sculpture, Cohen Gallery New York, NY |
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1994 |
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German Art 1964-1994, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris, France |
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1993 - 1994 |
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J.H. de Pont Foundation, J.H. de Pont Foundation Tilburg, the Netherlands |
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1993 - 1994 |
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The Henry Moore Studio, The Henry Moore Studio Yorkshire, England |
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1993 |
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Sperone Westwater, Sperone Westwater New York, NY |
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1993 |
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Galerie Buchman, Galerie Buchman Basel, Switzerland |
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1993 |
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Les Environs, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery New York, NY |
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1993 |
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A Century of Silence, University Art Museum SUNY, Binghamton, NY |
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1993 |
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The 21st Century, Kunsthalle Basel Basel, Switzerland |
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1993 |
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Azur, Foundation Cartier pour l'art contemporain Jouy-En Josas, France |
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1993 |
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GAS, Grandoise Ambitieux Silencieux, Capc, Musee d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux Bordeaux, France |
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1992 - 1993 |
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De Opening, De Pont Foundation for Contemporary Art Tilburg, Holland |
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1992 - 1993 |
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The Language of Flowers, Paul Kasmin New York, NY |
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1992 - 1993 |
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Capc, Musee d'Art Contemporain Bordeaux, France |
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1992 - 1993 |
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Kunstmuseum Bonn Bonn, Germany |
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1992 - 1993 |
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The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA |
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1992 |
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Burnett Miller Gallery Los Angeles, CA |
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1992 |
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Wolfgang Laib, Centre Georges Pompidou Paris, France |
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1992 |
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Museo Comunale d'Arte Moderna Ascona, Italy |
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1992 |
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The Douglas Hyde Gallery Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland |
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1992 |
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Galleria Artiaco Naples, Italy |
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1992 |
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Vorhut aus dem Hinerland, Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen, Germany |
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1992 |
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Exposition Sentimentale, Musee d'Art Moderne Collioure, France |
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1992 |
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Anselmo, Laib, Nauman, Umberg, Anselmo, Nauman, Miller Nordenhake Cologne, Germany |
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1992 |
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Habeas Corpus, Stux Gallery New York, NY |
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1992 |
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15th Anniversary Exhibition, Rhona Hoffman Gallery Chicago, IL |
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1991 |
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Un Detail Immense, Palais de Beaux-Arts Charleroi, France |
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1991 |
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Das Goldene Zeitalter, Wurtembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Germany |
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1991 |
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With Nature, Galerie Lelong New York, NY |
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1991 |
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The Lick of the Eye, Curated by David, Shoshana Wayne Gallery Santa Monica, CA |
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1991 |
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Galerie Crousel-Robelin Bama, Galerie Crousel-Robelin Bama Paris, France |
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1991 |
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Wolfgang Laib, Pollen Installations, Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe, NM |
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1991 |
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Sperone Westwater, Sperone Westwater New York, NY |
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1991 |
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Gallery Senda Hiroshima, Japan |
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1991 |
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Galerie Buchmann Basel, Switzerland |
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1991 |
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Kanransha Tokyo, Japan |
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1990 - 1991 |
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Lightseed, Watari-um, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Japan |
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1990 |
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Galerie des Beaux-Arts Brussels, Belgium |
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1990 |
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Kunstmuseum Luzern Lucerne, Switzerland |
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1990 |
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Galerie Konrad Fischer Dusseldorf, Germany |
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1990 |
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Burnett Miller Gallery Los Angeles, CA |
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1990 |
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Rhona Hoffmann Gallery Chicago, IL |
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1990 |
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Kabinett fur aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, Germany |
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1990 |
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Galerie Buchmann Basel, Switzerland |
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1990 |
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Threshold, The National Museum of Contemporary Art Oslo, Norway |
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1990 |
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Signs of Life, Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, PA |
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1990 |
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Lead adn Wax, Stephen Wirtz Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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1990 |
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5th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Burnett Miller Los Angeles, CA |
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1990 |
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Gallery Lelong, Curated by Burne, Gallery Lelong New York, NY |
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1989 |
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Hortus Artis, Orto Botanico Turin, Italy |
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1989 |
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Color and/or Monochrome, The National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan |
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1989 |
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Glanzlichter, Stadtisches Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany |
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1989 |
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Einleuchten, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany |
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1989 |
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Musee Departemental de Rochechouart, Musee Departemental de Rochechouart Cateau de Rochechouart, France |
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1989 |
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Fundacio Joan Miro Barcelona, Spain |
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1989 |
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL |
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1989 |
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Galerie Buchmann Basel, Switzerland |
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1989 |
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Galerie Crousel-Robelin Bama Paris, France |
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1989 |
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Wurttembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Germany |
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1988 |
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Wolfgang Laib: Selected Works, Burnett Miller Gallery Los Angeles, CA |
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1988 |
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Lichtjahr 1988, Ruine der Kunste Berlin, Germany |
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1988 |
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Gallery Lelong New York, NY |
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1988 |
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Des Moines Art Center Des Moines, Iowa |
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1988 |
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Zeitlos, Hamberger Bahnhof Berlin, Germany |
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1988 |
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Rosc Dublin, Ireland |
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1988 |
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Defacto, Charlottenborg Copenhagen, Denmark |
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1988 |
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Carnegie International 88, The Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh, PA |
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1987 |
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Wechselstrome. Kontemplation, Expression, Konstruktion, Bonner Kunstverein Bonn, Germany |
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1987 |
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documenta 8, Museum Fridericianum Kassel, Germany |
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1987 |
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Bremer Kunstpreis 1987, Kunsthalle Bremen Bremen, Germany |
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1987 |
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Century 87, Oude Kerk Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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1987 |
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New Locations, Wolff Gallery New York, NY |
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1987 |
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Galerie Buchmann Basel, Switzerland |
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1986 |
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ARC, Musee d'Art Moderne Paris, France |
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1986 |
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Galerie Maeght Lelong New York, NY |
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1986 |
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Galerie Crousel-Hussenot Paris, France |
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1986 |
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Capc, Musee d'Art Contemporain Bordeaux, France |
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1986 |
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Ouverture II, Castello di Rivoli Turin, Italy |
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1986 |
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Falls the Shadow, Recent British and European Art, The Hayward Annu, Hayward Art Gallery London, England |
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1986 |
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The Sixth Biennale of Sydney 1986: Origins, Originality + Beyond, Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney, Australia |
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1986 |
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3., Triennale der Kleinplastik Fellbach, Germany |
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1986 |
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De Sculptura, Wiener Festwochen im Messepalast Vienna, Austria |
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1985 |
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SkulpturSein, Stadtische Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Germany |
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1985 |
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1945 bis 1985, Kunst in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Nationalgalerie Berlin, Germany |
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1985 |
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East West Visual Arts Encounter, Jehangir Art Gallery Bombay, India |
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1985 |
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Spuren, Skulpturen und monumente ihrer prazisen Reise, Kunsthaus Zurich Zurich, Switzerland |
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1985 |
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Wolfgang Laib, Robert Ryman, Ian Wilson, Maeght Lelong New York, NY |
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1985 |
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Kunstverein St. Gallen, Kunstverein St. Gallen St. Gallen, Germany |
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1985 |
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Whitechapel Art Gallery London, England |
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1984 |
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the rice meals for the nine planets, Kabinett fur aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, Germany |
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1983 |
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Stadisches Museum Abteiberg, Stadisches Museum Abteiberg Monchengladbach, Germany |
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1983 |
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the sixty-three rice meals for a stone, Konrad Fischer Dusseldorf, Germany |
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1983 |
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Materie + Form, ETH, Naturwissenschaftliches Gebaude Zurich, Switzerland |
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1983 |
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Ars '83 Helsinke, Ateneumin Taidemuseo Helsinki, Finland |
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1983 |
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Kosmische Bilder in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Staatliche kunsthalle Baden-Baden;Tel Aviv Museum Baden-Baden, Germany and Tel Aviv, Israel |
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1982 |
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University Art Museum Providence, RI |
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1982 |
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documenta 7, Museum Fridericianum Kassel, Germany |
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1982 |
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Kunst wird Material, Nationalgalerie Berlin, Germany |
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1982 |
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Gewad Gent, Belgium |
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1982 |
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Galerie Konrad Fischer Zurich, Switzerland |
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1982 |
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Biennale Venice, Italy |
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1981 |
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Sperone Westwater Fischer New York, NY |
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1981 |
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Galerie Max Hetzler Stuttgart, Germany |
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1981 |
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Galerie Chantal Crousel Paris, France |
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1981 |
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Kabinett fur aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, Germany |
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1981 |
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Art Allemagne Aujourd'hui, ARC, Musee d'Art Modern Paris, France |
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1981 |
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Annemarie-und-Will Grohmann-Stipendium, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden Baden-Baden, Germany |
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1980 |
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I. Ausstellung der Jurgen Ponto-Stiftung, Karmeliterkloster Frankfurt, Germany |
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1980 |
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Ink, with Brice Marden, Gerhard Merz, Gilberto Zorio, Zurich, Switzerland |
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1979 |
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Sperone Westwater Fischer New York, NY |
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1979 |
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Kabinett fur aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, Germany |
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1979 |
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Galerie Jean et Karen Bernier Athens, Greece |
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1978 |
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Galerie Rolf Preisig Basel, Switzerland |
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1978 |
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Galleria Salvatore Ala Milan, Italy |
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1978 |
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Galerie Konrad Fischer Dusseldorf, Germany |
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1978 |
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Kunstraum Munchen Munich, Germany |
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1976 |
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Galerie Muller-Roth Stuttgart, Germany |
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