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Aleksandra Mir Biography
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1986 - 1987 |
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Communication & Media studies, Schillerska/Gothenburg University, Gothenburg
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1989 - 1992 |
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Media Arts, BFA, School of Visual Arts, NYC
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1994 - 1996 |
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Cultural Anthropology, The Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research, NYC
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Citizen of Sweden. Lives in NYC, USA and Palermo, Sicily
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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The Artists’ Postcard Show - Spike Island, Bristol (England)
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2012
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Artandpress Kunst. Wahrheit. Wirklichkeit. - ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
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2011
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Aleksandra Mir: The Seduction of Galileo Galilei - Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, NY
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2011
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Dessins - Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris
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2010
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Aleksandra Mir - The Dream and the Promise - Gavlak, West Palm Beach, FL
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2010
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Il Sogno e la Promessa - Magazzino d'Arte Moderna, Rome
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2009
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Volta 5, Basel, Switzerland
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2009
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Vague Terrain: Analogues of Place in Contemporary Photography, The FLAG Art Foundation, NYC
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2009
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Making Worlds, Biennale de Venise
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2009
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Deep Green, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Danemark
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2009
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This is Not America, El Descanso del Guerrero, Puerto Rico
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2009
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Shifting Identities. (Swiss) Art Now, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
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2009
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KOSMOS, Stadthaus Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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2009
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The Chance Encounter, Sasa Gallery, Adelaide, Autralia
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2009
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Plane Landing in Paris, Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris, France (solo)
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2009
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Triumph, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany (solo)
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2009
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The Church, Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona, Spain (solo)
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2009
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The How Not To Cookbook, Collective gallery, Edinburgh, UK (solo)
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2009
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ART vs. STARLIGHT: Sight-Specific, Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA
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2009
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Weltraum als Fluchtlinie, Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
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2009
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The End, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburg, USA
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2009
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Entrance Strategies, SFMOMA, San Francisco, USA
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2009
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The Armory Show, New York, USA
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2008
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Ours: Democracy in the Age of Branding, The New School for Design, NYC.
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2008
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Making a Scene, Fondazione Morra Greco, Naples, Italy
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2008
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Uncoordinated: Mapping Cartography in Contemporary Art, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, USA
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2008
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God is Design, Galpao Fortes Vilaça, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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2008
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The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - Galleries, San Francisco, USA
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2008
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Plane Landing’, ‘Shifting Identities – (Swiss) Art Now’ / Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich Airport, Switzerland (solo)
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2008
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Plane Landing’, FIAC, Jardin des Tuileries, Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris, France (solo)
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2008
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Mandalas and Incense holders, Lisboa20 - Arte Contemporanea, Lisbon, Portugal (solo)
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2008
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White House, Mary Boone Gallery, NYC, USA (solo)
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2007
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Gravity: The Eternal Countdown, ICA, London, UK (solo)
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2007
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A Retrospective of Printed Matter, Printed Matter, Inc, NYC (solo)
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2007
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Newsroom 1986-2000, Mary Boone Gallery, NY, USA (solo)
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2007
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Sicilian Pavilion, Palermo / Venice (solo)
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2007
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The Big Easy, ACC Galerie Weimar, Weimar, Germany
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2007
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Stardust ou la dernière frontière, MAC/VAL, Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, Vitry-sur-seine, France
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2007
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Come, Come, Come into my world, Ellipse Foundation, Alcoitão, Portugal
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2007
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USA Today: New American Art from The Saatchi Gallery, The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
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2007
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PAWNSHOP, e-flux, NYC, USA
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2007
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Disco Coppertone, Megaron OLP, Piraeus, Greece
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2007
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Detourism, Orchard, NYC
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2007
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Beauty is in the Street, Mason Gross Galleries/Rutgers University, New Brunswick
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2007
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DONNE! (WOMEN) Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea, Palermo, Italy
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2007
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THE SHAPES OF SPACE - PART IV Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
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2006
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The Big Umbrella, Kunstforum Bâloise 1, Basel.
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2006
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Motion on Paper, Ben Brown Fine Arts Ltd, London
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2006
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Nothing But Pleasure, BAWAG Foundation, Wien
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2006
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Empieza el Juego, La Casa Encendida, Madrid
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2006
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Miss America, Rental Gallery, Los Angeles
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2006
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Yankee Doodle, Hillside Plaza, Tokyo
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2006
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Art For Our Sake!, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
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2006
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Opere Su Carta, Studio Guenzani, Milan
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2006
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Hiding In The Light, Mary Boone Gallery, NYC
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2006
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My Way, Jousse Entreprise, Paris
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2006
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Space Is The Place, Institute of Contemporary Art, Maine College of Art, Portland
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2006
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The Starry Messenger: Visions of the Universe, Compton Verney, Warwickshire
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2006
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Upstate, Mary Boone Gallery, NYC
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2006
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Aleksandra Mir & Robert Orchardson, Bournville Centre for Visual Arts, Birmingham
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2006
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Space Is The Place, Institute of Contemporary Art, Maine College of Art, Portland
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2006
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Fantastic Politics, Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo
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2006
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USA Today, Royal Academy of Arts, London
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2006
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New York, Interrupted, PKM Gallery, Beijing
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2006
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Labyrinth, Botkyrka Konsthall, Tumba
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2006
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Bunch Alliance and Dissolve, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
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2006
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Mouvement Organisé, Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris -solo
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2006
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Living & Loving #3—The Biography of Mitchell Wright, White Columns, NYC -solo
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2006
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Switzerland and Other Islands, Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland -solo
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2006
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Gravity,Space Soon, Arts Catalyst, The Roundhouse, London -solo
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2006
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The Meaning of Flowers, Gavlak, Art Basel Miami Beach -solo
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2006
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Organized Movement - A video diary, The Power Plant, Toronto -solo
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2005
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WELCOME Sometimes', Greengrassi Gallery, London.-solo
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2005
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Aeropuerto, Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona.-solo
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2005
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Baloise Art Prize: Aleksandra Mir - The Big Umbrella', SMAK, Ghent. -solo
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2005
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The World from Above, Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporanea, Lisboa.-solo
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2005
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Organized Movement, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth.-solo
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2005
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'The Most Beautiful Thing Today, White Columns, NYC.-solo
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2005
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NEW DESIGNS: Birth, Death and Abortion, Andrew Roth Inc, NYC.-solo
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2005
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Love Stories, Fundacion NMAC, Montenmedio. -solo
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2005
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Narvik Superstars, Kunst I Nordland, Narvik.-solo
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2004
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Living & Loving #2—The Biography of Zoe Stillpass', Frieze Art Fair, London.-solo
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2004
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The Big Umbrella (NYC), PS1 Contemporary Art Center, NYC-solo
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2004
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The Big Umbrella (Copenhagen/Dresden), Statements, Basel.-solo
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2004
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The World from Above, greengrassi, London.-solo
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2004
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Naming Tokyo (part III), ICA, Philadelphia.-solo
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2003
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Happy Holidays, The Wrong gallery, NYC.-solo
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2003
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The Big Umbrella (Paris), Jousse enterprise, Paris -solo
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2003
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Naming Tokyo (part II), Swiss Institute, NYC.-solo
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2003
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Plane Landing, Compton Verney House Trust, Warwickshire.-solo
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2003
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Welcome back to Earth, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, St Gallen. -solo
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2002
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HELLO Ringier, Ringier annual report, Zurich.-solo
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2002
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Corporate Mentality, Lukas & Sternberg, NYC.-solo
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2002
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Daily News, Gavin Brown's enterprise, NYC / Greengrassi, London.-solo
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2002
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Living & Loving #1—The Biography of Donald Cappy, Cubitt, London.-solo
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2002
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Pink Tank, Cubitt, London.-solo
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2002
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'HELLO Bern', Galeria Francesca Pia, Bern.-solo
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2001
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'HELLO NYC', Gavin Brown's enterprise, NYC.-solo
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