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David Thorpe Biography
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1991 - 1994 |
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BA hons., Fine Art Hunberside University
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1996 - 1998 |
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Goldsmiths University, MA Fine Art
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Currently lives and works in London
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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A Weak Light Flickering, Meyer Riegger, Berlin, Germany. (solo)
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2008
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Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Germany. (solo)
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2007
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Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, Germany. (solo)
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2007
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The Defeated Life Restored, Kunsthaus Glarus, Glarus, Switzerland; (solo)
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2007
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Camden Arts Centre, London; Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve, Germany, (C) (solo)
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2007
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Three for Society, 303 Gallery, New York
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2006
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China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles
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2006
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Sleep of Urlo, curated by Goshka Macuga, A Foundation, Liverpool
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2006
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Toutes Compositions Florales, Counter Gallery, London
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2006
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A meeting of Friends, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, U.K. (solo)
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2005
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Maureen Paley, London, U.K. (solo)
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2005
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303 Gallery, New York, U.S.A. (solo)
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2005
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Blake & Sons – Alternative Lifestyles and Mysticism in Contemporary Art, The Lewis
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2005
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Gluksman, Gallery, University College, Cork
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2005
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Ideal Worlds: New Romanticism in Contemporary Art, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt. (C)
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2005
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The British Art Show 6, Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition. (C)
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2005
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The triumph of painting, The Saatchi gallery, London. (C)
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2004
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The Colonists, Meyer Riegger Galerie, Karlsruhe, Germany. (solo)
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2004
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The Colonists, Art Now space, Tate Britain, London, U.K. (solo)
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2004
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Rubell Family Collection, Not Afraid, Wynwood Art District, Miami Florida, USA. (C)
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2004
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Into My World, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
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2004
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Edge of the Real - A Painting Show, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
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2003
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Bootleg, Spitalfields Market, London
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2003
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Taro Nasu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. (solo)
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2002
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Maureen Paley Interim Art, London, U.K. (solo)
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2002
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We all love …, The Mission, London
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2002
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Drawing Now: Eight Propositions, MoMA QNS, New York. (C)
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2002
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Per Saldo, Noordbrabants Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
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2002
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Tailsliding, Bergen Centre for Contemporary Art, Norway; Vilnius Centre of Contemporary Art, Lithuania; Rotermann Salt Storage, Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia; CASA, Salamanca, Spain; Turku Art Museum, Finland; Brno House of Arts, Czech Republic
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2002
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The Necessary Enemy, Bart Wells Institute, London
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2002
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Beyond Barbizon, Elias Fine Art, Allston, MA
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2002
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Painted, Printed and Produced in Great Britain, Grant Selwyn Fine Art, New York
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2002
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A collection, ABNAmro Bank, (C)
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2001
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Futureland 2001, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach
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2001
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Sages, Scientists and Madmen, One in the Other, London
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2001
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Extended Painting, Galleria monica De Cardenas Milano, Italy
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2000
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Future Perfect: art on how architecture imagined the future, Cornerhouse Manchester, England
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2000
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Salon, Delfina London, England
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2000
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The Wreck of Hope, The Nunnery Gallery London, Enlgand
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2000
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Manchester; Centre for Visual Arts, Cardiff
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2000
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Twisted. Urban and Visionary Landscapes in Contemporary Painting, Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, (C)
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2000
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Wooden Heart, AVCO, London
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1999
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The Sea, The Sea, Murray Guy, New York
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1999
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Heart and Soul, 60 Long Lane London, England
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1999
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Idlewild, The Approach London, England
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1999
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Maureen Paley Interim Art London, England (solo)
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1998
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Die Young Stay Pretty, ICA, London
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1998
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Cluster Bomb, Morrison Judd Gallery, London
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1998
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Ruislip, De Pracktijk, Amsterdam
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1998
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Post Neo-Amatuerism, Chisenhale Gallery, London
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1998
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Futures for the Young, Axel Morner Gallery, Stockholm
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1998
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Printemps, Deutsch Britische Freundschaft, London
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1998
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Sunshine Breakfast, Michael Janssen Gallery, Cologne
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1998
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Sociable Realism, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
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1998
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The new neurotic realism, The Saatchi Gallery, London. (C)
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1997
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David Thorpe and Simon Periton, Habitat, Kings Road, London
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1997
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Need for Speed, Grazer Kunstverein Steirischer herbst 97, Graz, Austria
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1997
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B.o.n.go, Bricks and Kicks Gallery, Vienna
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1997
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David Thorpe and Simon Hollington, City Racing, London
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1996
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Angels, Standpoint Gallery, London
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| Literature |
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2008
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Dirksen, Jens, Bildschön, wie gemalt, NRZ, 26 January 2008, p.7.
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2008
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Grass, Von Matthias, Visionen – nicht Wirklichkeit, Rheinische Post, 26 January 2008, p.6.
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2008
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Sumpter, Helen, Ward, Ossian, Fresh Set of Eyes, Time Out, 23 October 2008, pp.20-23.
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2008
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Wood, Catherine, Focus London, Artists Directory: David Thorpe, Flash Art, October 2008, p.97.
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2007
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Buck, Louisa, In Vogue: It’s showtime, Vogue, May 2007, pp.73-74.
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2007
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The Defeated Life Restored, Camden Arts Centre, London. (solo)
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2007
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Barnes, Freire, David Thorpe: Looking after the environment, www.bbc.co.uk, 17 May 2007.
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2007
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Knoll, Valérie, Reviews: David Thorpe, Kunsthaus Glarus, Artforum, Summer 2007, pp.
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2007
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Miguel, Victoria, Three for Society, MAP, Autumn 2007, p.55.
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2007
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O’Reilly, Sally, Reviews: David Thorpe, Camden Arts Centre, Art Review, Issue 13, July - August 2007, p.128.
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2007
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Coomer, Martin, Exhibition of the Week: David Thorpe, Camden Arts Centre, Time Out, 09 May 2007.
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2007
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Morris, Jane, Maureen Paley: Gallery Profile, Art World, December 2007, pp.52-55.
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2007
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Wood, Catherine, On the ground: London, Artforum, December 2007, pp. 292-293.
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2006
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Row, D K, Ovitz collection takes on an adventurous dimension, Sunday Oregonian, 19
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2006
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Top 100 Artists, Flash Art, October 2006, pp.68-69.
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2005
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Dorment, Richard, When Beauty shocks you into silence, Telegraph, 27 September 2005.
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2005
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James, Sarah, British Art Show 6, Art Monthly, Nº291, November 2005, p20 - 21.
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2005
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Lafuente, Pablo, Display - Recent installation photographs from London galleries and venues, Rachmaninoff’s , p 31.
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2005
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Williams, Eliza, David Thorpe, Flash Art, Nº243, p78.
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2005
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Jodidio, Philip, Architecture : Art, Editor , Prestel, pp 196 – 197.
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2005
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Caspar David Friedrich ist auch Kitsch, ART Das Kunstmagazin, May
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2005
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Pietsch, Von Hans, Hinter dem Rucken der Zivilisation, Art das kuntsmagazin, February 2006, p4 & 50-55.
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2005
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Morton, Tom, Call of the Wild. Frieze, Nº 88, January/February
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2004
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A Rendezvous with my Friends of Liberty, Revolver, Archiv für aktuelle Kunst, Frankfurt. (solo)
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2004
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Sweet, Matthew, Outsider Art, The Independent Magazine, 23 October
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2004
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Wood, Catherine, David Thorpe: Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe, Frieze, No. 84, June - August
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2004
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Thorpe, David. The Kingdom of Seekers, Metropolis M, Nr. 2 April/May
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2003
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Gronlund, Melissa, Drawing Now: Eight Propositions, Contemporary, issue 47/48
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2003
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Downey, Anthony, Utopia Remembered, Contemporary, No.51, June 2003
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2003
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Pollack, Barbara, Drawing Now: eight Propositions, Art Monthly, February
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2002
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Hoptman, Laura, drawing happiness, drawing now: eight propositions, The
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2002
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Lafuente, Pablo, A Room of Their Own, ArtReview, November
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2002
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Temin, Christine, A dozen options in landscape at ‘Beyond Barbizon’, Boston Sunday Globe, 14 April 2002, p8.
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2002
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Vuori, Jyrki, Nuori brittitaide rullala, Turun Sanomat, 16 November 2002.
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2001
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Ad. M, La pittura: un remake o un bisogno fisiologico, Giornale Dell’Arte, April
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2001
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Beatrice, Luca. Extended Painting, Monica De Cardenas, Milan, Flash Art, Vol.XXXIV Nº 219 July-September 2001.
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2001
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Chung, Karen. Cut-and-Paste Poet, Wallpaper, 36, March
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2001
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Dell’Orso, Silvia, Da Haring a Linke per i dritti dell’uomo, Tutto Milano, March 2001, p40.
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2001
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Hamre Dagsland, Sissel, Lek og moro I Kunstforeningen, Bergens Tidende, 12 October 2001, p23.
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2001
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Hovedsalene: Tailsliding, Bergens Kunstforening, 12 October 2001.
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2001
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Da Londra e New York ecco il nuovo figurative, Arte, June 2001.
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2001
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Extended painting, Arte e Criteria, June 2001.
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2001
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Extended painting, Time Out Milano, March 2001.
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2001
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La pittura per estensionne, Kult, 2001.
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2000
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Blotkamp, Carel, Het broene hart van Global City, De Volkskrant, 28 September.
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2000
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Dates: Art, David Thorpe, Blueprint, January
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2000
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Geerling, Let, Mr. DOB meets Mr. Darwin: Geschilderde natuurbeelden, Metropolis M, December 2000, p24-28.
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2000
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Gellatly, Andrew. David Thorpe, Interim Art, frieze, Issue 52 May
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2000
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Hartog Jager, Hans den, Het paradijs is ongenietbaar, Trippy landschapen in Eindhoven, Handelsblad, 29 September 2000.
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2000
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Herbert, Martin. David Thorpe at Interim Art, London, london.co.uk magazine
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2000
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Herbert, Martin. David Thorpe, Interim Art, Time Out, Nº1543 January 12-19
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2000
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De tijdgeest betrapt, Algemeen Dagblad, 26 September 2000.
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2000
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Prince, Nigel. Future Perfect, Untitled, Nº 23
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2000
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Roos, Robert, Figuratie Met Eeen draai, Kunstbeeld, No. 10, October 2000, p24&25.
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2000
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Spaniniks, Angelique, Hadeendaagse hallucinaties, Eindhovens Dageblad, 28 September 2000
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2000
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Spijkerman, Sandra, Een verzameling bijzondere landschappen, Trouw, 01 November 2000.
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2000
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Thorpe, David. David Thorpe, Inter Vista, Vol. IV Nº23 Summer
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2000
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Art: David Thorpe @ Maureen Paley.Interim Art, Tank 6#
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2000
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Van de Velde, Paola, Romantiek vermengd met Walt Disney, Telegraaf, 04 October.
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2000
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Van Neerven, Gabriel, Fotografische landschappen in het Van Abbe. 06 November 2000
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2000
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Verstraten Meggie, ‘Verdraaide’ Landschappen, Vereniging Vrienden Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, November 2000, p4-6.
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2000
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Williams, Gilda. Profile: Paper Moon, Art Monthly, Nº 233 February
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2000
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Williams, Gilda. David Thorpe, Twisted, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven (cat.)
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2000
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Eindoven, Volkskrant, 21 September, 2000.
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2000
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Eindoven, Volkskrant, 28 September, 2000.
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2000
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Exhibition: Twisted, Expats Magazine, 16 October 2005, p40.
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2000
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Twisted. Urban and visionary landscapes in Contemporary Painting, De, November 2000.
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2000
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Twisted: International jonge kunstenaars in Van Abbe, Weekend voor Deurne, 21 September 2000.
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2000
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Wakker in een nieuwe wereld, moderne media doen intrede in figurative kunst, Spits, 21 September 2000.
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1999
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von Planta, Regina. David Thorpe bei Interim Art, Kunst-Bulletin 12, December
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1999
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__. Essential Art: David Thorpe, The Big Issue
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1999
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McLaren, Duncan. David Thorpe, The Independent on Sunday, 12 December
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1999
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Grant, Simon. Housing estate art, The Guardian Guide, 11-17 December
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1999
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Sumpter, Helen. Galleries: Choice,
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1999
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The Evening Standard Hot Tickets, 03-09 December
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1999
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Beard, Alan. The Lookout, frieze, Issue 47 July August
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1999
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Johnson, Ken. The Sea, The Sea, The New York Times, 16 July
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1999
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Morrison, Paul. Bonjour Monsier Caulfield, Contemporary Visual Arts, Issue 22
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1999
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Judd, Ben. The Lie of the Land, Flash Art, Vol. XXXII Nº 205 March April
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1999
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Windsor, John. The Independent Collector, The Independent, 12 January
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1999
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Smith, Robert, More Space for Young Artists, New York Times, 1999.
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1998
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Garnett, Robert. Die Young Stay Pretty, Art Monthly, Nº 222, 98-99
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1998
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Collings, Matthew. Being Entertained, Modern Painters, December
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1998
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__. the new wave of top art, Elle Decoration, December
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1998
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Urban Art, International Textiles, Nº 799 December
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1998
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Cumming, Laura. Louise Bourgeois/Die Young Stay Pretty, The Observer
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1998
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Searle, Adrian. Dumb and Dumber, The Guardian, 01 December
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1998
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Morley, Simon. The Friedrich Factor, Contemporary Visual Arts, Issue 19
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1998
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Artclub Quarterly, Habitat, London, autumn edition
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1998
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The New Neurotic Realism, The Saatchi Gallery, London (catalogue)
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1998
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Maloney, Martin. The art of David Thorpe, Frank, June
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1998
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Beech, Dave. Sociable Realism, Art Monthly, Nº 214 March
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1997
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__. B.o.n.go, Artist Newsletter, July
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1996
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Owen, Peter. Is it a fact?, Creative Camera, April May.
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