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Wolfgang Laib 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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| Selected 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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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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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, fotos, 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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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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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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