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Tony Cragg Biography
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1949 |
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Born in Liverpool, England
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1966 - 1968 |
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Technician: Laboratory of Nat. Rubber Producers Research Assoc.
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1968 - 1972 |
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Attended Gloucestershire College of Art, Cheltenham and Wimbledon School of Art
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1973 - 1977 |
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Attended Royal College of Art
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1978 |
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Taught at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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1979 |
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Professorship at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany
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1985 |
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Turner-Prize (Shortlist), London, England
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1988 |
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Representative of Great Britain 43 Venice Biennale
Turner-Prize, London, England
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1992 |
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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
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1994 |
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Member of the Royal Academy, London, England
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1996 |
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Honorary Professorship, Budapest, Hungary
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1988 - 2001 |
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Professor at the Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, Germany
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1989 - 2001 |
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Co-Director at the Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, Germany
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2001 |
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Professorship at the Universität der Künste (UdK), Berlin, Germany
Shakespeare Prize, Alfred-Toepfer-Stiftung, Hamburg, Germany
Honorary Degree Award of Doctor of the University of Surrey, England
Honorary Fellowship John Moores University, Liverpool, England
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2002 |
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Piepenbrock Prize for Sculpture, Berlin, Germany
Professor of Sculpture at Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany
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2005 |
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Prize for non-Chinese artists, 2.Biennale Peking
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2007 |
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Praemium Imperiale from the Japan Art Association
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2009 |
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Director of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany
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Lives and works in Wuppertal, Germany
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Staatl. Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany
Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria
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2009
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Glasstress, Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti, Venice, Italy
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2008
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Zerbrechliche Schönheit, Glas im Blick der Kunst, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany
Ambition d´art, Institute d´art contemporain, Villeurbanne
Tony Cragg versus F.X. Messerschmidt, Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
Tony Cragg, Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Germany (solo)
Depot VBVR, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede, Netherlands (solo)
Ambition d´art, Institute d´art contemporain, Villeurbanne, France
Zerbrechliche Schönheit. Glas im Blicj der Kunst, Museum Kunst Palast Duesseldorf, Germany
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2007
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Stopover, Samuelis Bumgarte Galerie, Bielefeld
Fondazione Stelline, Milan (solo)
Das Potential der Dinge, Zeichnungen und Skulpturen, Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg (solo)
Marian Goodman, New York (solo)
Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago de Chile (solo)
Fondacion Cultural Plaza Mulato Gil de Castro, MAVI, Chile (solo)
Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skärhamm, Sweden (solo)
Tony Cragg 1995-2006, Museo de Arte de Lima, Peru (solo)
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2006
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H2 – Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst, Augsburg
Sculptures, Lisson Gallery London (solo)
Das Potential der Dinge: Zeichnungen und Skulpturen, Adk-Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany; Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Magdeburg, (cat.) (solo)
Sculptures, CCR - Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires (solo)
Tony Cragg - Sculptures, Buchmann Galerie, Berlin (solo)
Revelation, The Lowry, Manchester (solo)
Galerie Jirí Svestka, Prague (solo)
Piazza d `Armi, Olympic Games Torino 2006, Turin
Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Folkwang Atoll, Kultfabrik München, Munich
Morandi and Themes in Contemporary British Art, Abbot Hall, Kendal
On earth's face. Körperlandschaften, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt
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2005
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Prize for non-Chinese artists, 2.Biennale Peking
familiae, Neues Museum, Staatl. Museum für Kunst u. Design, Nuremberg (solo)
Galerie Catherine Putman, Paris
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
Pittura e Spazio, (with Lawrence Carroll, John Chamberlain, Mimmo Paladino), Buchmann Skulpturenprojekte & Kunsthandel, Agra/ Lugano
Intersezioni: Cragg Fabre Paladino al Parco Archeologico di Scolacium, (Catanzaro)
Contemporary Voices, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Contemporanea, Fundacion Juan March, Madrid
Henry Moore - Epoche und Echo - Englische Bildhauerei im 20. Jahrhundert,Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall
Effervescence Musée des Beaux Arts, Angers
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
figur / skulptur, Sammlung Essl – Kunst der Gegenwart, Klosterneuburg
UdK Berlin - Fakultät Bildende Kunst, Berlinische Galerie, Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst, Fotografie und Architektur, Berlin
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2004
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Milliken Gallery, Stockholm (solo)
Kenji Taki Gallery, Nagoya/Tokyo (solo)
Galerie Knoll, Vienna (solo)
Fundacao Serralves, Museu de Arte Contemporanea, Porto
Buchmann Galerie Cologne, Germany (solo)
Treasure Island, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg
Acquisitions Récents, Œuvres Contemporaines, Centre Pompidou, Paris
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2003
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Galerie Bernd Klüser, Munich (solo)
MACRO - Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome, Rome (solo)
CAC Málaga, Málaga (solo)
Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn
Galerie Crousel, Paris
Bibliothèque Nationale Francaise, Paris
Galerie Seitz und Partner, Berlin
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2002
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Buchmann Galerie, Cologne (solo)
Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem (solo)
Galerie Epikur, Wuppertal
Galeria Carles Taché, Barcelona
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2001
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Buchmann Skulpturenprojeke und Kunsthandel, Agra/ Lugano (solo)
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
Galeria Academia, Salzburg (solo)
Somerset House, London
Galerie Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt
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2000
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Tate Gallery, Liverpool
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York (solo)
Karsten Greve Paris
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1999
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Buchmann Galerie, Cologne (solo)
Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal
Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf
Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris
Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart (solo)
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1998
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Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich
Ulmer Museum, Ulm
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York (solo)
Galerie Seitz – von Werder, Berlin
Commune di Siena, Siena
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1997
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At the Edge of the Landscape, Galeria Estrany De La Mota Barcelona, Spain
MACBA, Barcelona (solo)
Galerie Bernd Klüser, Munich
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1996
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Buchmann Galerie, Cologne (solo)
Atelier des Enfants, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (solo)
Middelheim Sculpture Park, Antwerpen
Henry Moore Foundation, Halifax
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1995
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Galerie Buchmann, Basel (solo)
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid
Kunsthaus Bruno, Dum umení mestr Brna, Brno
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1994
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Madrid, Spain
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes Nantes, France
Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken Saarbrücken, Germany
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
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1993
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Art Against AIDS, Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice, Italy
Archimedes Screw 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Knoll Galeria Budapest, Hungary
Sommerausstellung Wasserburg/Inn
Galerie Hachmeister Munich, Germany
Galerie Buchmann Basel, Switzerland
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1992
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Tate Gallery Liverpool, England
IVAM Valencia, Spain
Galerie Buchmann Basel, Switzerland
Musée Departemental d'art Contemporain Rochechouart, France
Centre d'art Contemporain Kerguehennec
Tramway Glasgow, Scotland
CCA Glasgow, Scotland
Isy Brachot Brussels, Belgium
Thomas Cohn Sao Paulo, Brazil
Galerie Tucci Russo Turin, Italy
Lisson Gallery London, England
Mala Galerija, Moderna Galerija Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
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1991
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51st Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburg, PA
Wiener Secession Vienna, Austria (solo)
Lisson Gallery London, England
Marian Goodman New York, NY
The Power Plant Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Galerie Crousel-Robelin Paris, France
Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, Netherlands
Galerie Bernd Klüser Munich, Germany
Houston Contemporary Art Museum Houston, TX
Art & Project Amsterdam, Netherlands
Washington Corcoran Museum Washington, D.C.
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1990
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Contempoary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
Crown Point Press San Francisco, CA
Galerie Buchmann Basel, Switzerland (solo)
Tucci Rosso Turin, Italy
Karansha Tokyo, Japan (solo)
Newport Harbour Art Museum Newport Beach, CA
Galerie Bernd Klüser Munich, Germany
Valentina Moncada Rome, Italy
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1989
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Marian Goodman, Marian Goodman New York, NY (solo)
Konrad Fischer, Konrad Fischer Düsseldorf, Germany
Kanransha Gallery, Kanransha Gallery Tokyo, Japan
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf, Germany
Thomas Cohn, Thomas Cohn Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, Netherlands
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1988
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Europa oggi. Arte contemporanea nell'Europa Occidentale, Museo d'arte contemporanea, Prato Prato, Italy
Biennale Venice, Biennale Venice Venice, Italy
Galerie Marga Paz, Galerie Marga Paz Madrid, Spain
Galerie Buchmann, Galerie Buchmann Basel, Switzerland
Galerie Crousel-Robelin, Galerie Crousel-Robelin Paris, France
Foksal Gallery, Foksal Gallery Warsaw, Poland
Lisson Gallery, Lisson Gallery London, England
Silo, Silo Val de Valse
Galerie Bernd Klüser, Galerie Bernd Klüser Munich, Germany
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1987
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Hayward Gallery, Hayward Gallery London, England
Corner House, Corner House Manchester, England
Tucci Russo, Tucci Russo Turin, Italy
Kanransha Gallery, Kanransha Gallery Tokyo, Japan
Marian Goodman, Marian Goodman New York, NY
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1986
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Galerie Buchmann Basel, Switzerland (solo)
Joost Declercq, Joost Declercq Ghent, Belgium
The Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY
Marian Goodman, Marian Goodman New York, NY
University Art Museum, University Art Museum University of California, Berkeley, CA
Geward, Geward Ghent, Belgium
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, CA
Pierre Huber, Pierre Huber Genf
Konrad Fischer, Konrad Fischer Düsseldorf, Germany
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1985
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Kunsthalle Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (solo)
Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst, Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst Munich, Germany(solo)
Donald Young Gallery, Donald Young Gallery Chicago, IL
Lisson Gallery, Lisson Gallery London, England
Art & Project, Art & Project Amsterdam, Netherlands
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Palais des Beaux-Arts Brussels, Belgium
ARC, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Paris, France
Galerie Bernd Klüser, Galerie Bernd Klüser Munich, Germany
Kestner-Gesellschaft, Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover, Germany
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1984
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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Humlebaek, Denmark
Schellmann & Klüser Munich, Germany
Marian Goodman New York, NY
Kanransha Gallery, Kanransha Gallery Tokyo, Japan
Crousel-Hussenot Paris, France
Kölnischer Kunstverein Cologne, Germany
Tucci Russo Turin, Italy
Yarlow & Salzmann, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
De Vlesshal Middleburg, Netherlands
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1983
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Lucio Amelio Naples, Italy
Marian Goodman New York, NY
Kunsthalle Bern Bern, Switzerland
Art & Project Amsterdam, Netherlands
Thomas Cohn Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galerie Buchmann, Galerie Buchmann St. Gallen, Germany
Franco Toselli Milan, Italy
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1982
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Badischer Kunstverein Karlsruhe, Germany
Kanransha Gallery Tokyo, Japan
Nisshin Gallery Tokyo, Japan
Marian Goodman New York, NY
Nouveau Musée Lyon, France
Chantal Crousel Paris, France
Schellmann & Klüser Munich, Germany
Lisson Gallery London, England
Konrad Fischer Düsseldorf, Germany
Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller Otterloo, Netherlands
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1981
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Schellmann & Klüser Munich, Germany
Musée d'Art et d'Industrie St. Etienne, France
Whitechapel Art Gallery London, England
Nouveau Musée Lyon, France
Front Room London, England
Von der Heydt Museum Wuppertal
Vacuum Düsseldorf, Germany
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1980
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Arnolfini Gallery Bristol, England
Konrad Fischer Düsseldorf, Germany
Lisson Gallery London, England
Chantal Crousel Paris, France
Lützowstraße Situation Berlin, Germany
Lucio Amelio Naples, Italy
Franco Toselli Milan, Italy
Saman Gallery Genoa, Italy
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1979
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Lützowstraße Situation Berlin, Germany
Künstlerhaus Weidenallee Hamburg, Germany
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| Literature |
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2008
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Tony Cragg, Akvereller / Watercolours, 152 pages, english/ swedish, with texts by Bera Nordal and Kay Heymer, Hrsg. nordiska akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn/Sweden
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2005
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“UdK Berlin: Professorinnen und Professoren der Fakultät Bildende Kunst”, Karl-Hofer-Gesellschaft e.V., Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, (exh.cat.)
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2003
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“Tony Cragg, Signs of Life”, Selected Essays from 1981 to 2003, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 2003, monography incl. works from 1971 – 2003, 552 pages, (exh.cat.)
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2001
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“Anthony Cragg”, Essay by Peter Anselm Riedel ( German / English ), edited by Ingrid Mössinger und Beate Ritter, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, June 24 – September 2, 2001, Published at E.A.Seemann Verlag, Chemnitz 2001, (exh.cat.)
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2000
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A new thing breathing, recent work by Tony Cragg”, Various essays, e.g. Lewis Biggs, Tate Gallery Liverpool March 17 – June 4, 2000, Tate Gallery Publishing Ltd
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1999
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Tony Cragg, New Works”, Photoessay by Philip Sayer and introduction, interview by Isabel Carlisle, Royal Academy of Arts London, (cat.)
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1999
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“Tony Cragg, Atelier: Wuppertal, Plastiken und Zeichnungen der 90er Jahre”. Essay by Sabine Fehlemann, Josef Beutelmann, Katja Blomberg and Ulrich Krempel, Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal May 30 – July 18, 1999 (exh. cat.)
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1998
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Anthony Cragg”, Essays by Helmut Friedel, Susanne Gaensheimer and Ulrich Wilmes and selected writings from 1981 bis 1998, Lenbachhaus München July 15 - September 20, 1998
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1997
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“Tony Cragg”, Interview by Yoshihisa Otani, Masahiro Aoki and Tony Cragg edited by Tomoaki Kitagawa, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, March 25 – June 22, 1997, (exh.cat.)
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1997
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“Tony Cragg, Sculptures on the Page”, Whitechapel Art Gallery London, January 10 – March 9, 1997, The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
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1996
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“Tony Cragg”, Essays by Germano Celant and Anna Costatini, Edizioni Charta, Milano, (cat.)
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