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Andro Wekua Biography
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1977 |
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Born in Sochumi, Georgia, lives in Zurich
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1986 - 1991 |
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National Art School, Sochumi, Georgia
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1993 - 1994 |
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Study at Phil. Institute "Gogebaschwili," Tiblissi, Georgia
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1995 - 1999 |
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Visual Art School in Basel
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2002 - 2003 |
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Atelierstipendium Stiftung Binz 39, Zurich
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2003 |
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Bundesstipendium für Freie Kunst
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2004 |
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Atelierstipendium der Stadt Zürich (Paris)
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2006 |
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Manor Kunstpreis Kt. Zürich
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2011
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Castello di Rivoli, Rivoli, Italy
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2011
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Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany
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2011
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Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria
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2011
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National Gallery Prize for Young Art 2010, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany
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2010
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Die Nase des Michelangelo, Galerie Peter Kilchmann at Marktgasse, Zurich, Switzerland
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2010
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10'000 Lives, 8th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Corea
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2010
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032 Workshop Report #1 (Moscow)", Baibakov Art Projects, Moscow, Russia
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2010
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Gott ist tot aber das Mädchen nicht", Schinkel pavillon, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2010
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Skin Fruit: Selection from the Dakis Joannou Collection, New Museum, New York
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2010
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Books, Editions, and the Like, Swiss Institute, New York, USA
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2010
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Andro Wekua: 1995, Gladstone Gallery, Brussels (solo)
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2010
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Abstract Resistance, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA
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2009
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Carnegie Internationale“, Pittsburgh, cur. Douglas Foggle
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2009
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Gladstone Galerie, Bruxelles (solo)
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2009
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Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich (solo)
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2009
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Wiels, Bruxelles, cur. Dirk Snauwaert, Okt. 24 – Dez. 1 (solo)
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2009
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Museion, Bozen, cur. Letizia Ragaglia, May 23 – Aug. 30 (solo)
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2009
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“Le Sang du Poète”, Estuaire Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, cur. Laurence Gateau, Adam Budack, June 6 – Oct. 4
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2009
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“A State of Mind”, Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, cur. Paolo Colombo, April 3 – July 5
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2009
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“Born in Georgia”, Cobra Museum, Amsterdam, Jan. 23 – June 14
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2008
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Camden Art Center, London, Dec. 5 – Feb. 9, 2009, ex. cat. (solo)
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2008
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De Hallen Haarlem, Haarlem, cur. Xander Karskens, Sept. 13 – Nov. 23, ex. cat. (solo)
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2008
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“Shifting Identities”, Kunsthaus Zürich, cur. Mirjam Varadinis, June 6 – Aug. 31, ex. cat. (group)
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2008
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Le Magasin CNAC, Grenoble, Mai 25 – Aug. 24, ex. cat. (solo)
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2008
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“Blue Mirror”, Gladstone Gallery, New York, March 1 – 29 (solo)
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2008
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"Paintings 1936-2008," The Approach, London
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2007
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“Makers and Modelers,” Gladstone Gallery, New York
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2007
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"Absent Without Leave," Victoria Miro Galley, London
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2007
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"Fractured Figure," DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens
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2007
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"Andro Wekua," Peter Kilchmann Gallery, Zurich
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2007
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"Interlude," Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich
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2007
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Andro Wekua-Wait to Wait, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam (solo)
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2006
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Manor Kunstpreis, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Winterthur (solo)
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2006
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Without Mirror, Gladstone Gallery, New York (solo)
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2006
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Printemps de Septembre, Festival of Contemporary Images, Toulouse
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2006
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Painting Architecture, Camden Arts Center, London
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2006
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The Kate Moss Show, Foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam
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2006
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Collectors 1, Collezione La Gaia, Busca
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2006
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Infinite Painting, Villa Manin, Centre for Contemporary Art, Passarino, Codroipo
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2006
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4th Berlin Biennale, Berlin
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2006
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Painting Architecture, Le Plateau, Frac Ile-de-France, Paris
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2006
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Neuerwerbsausstellung der Grafischen Sammlung, Kunsthaus Zürich
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2005
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Concrete Castle, Confort Moderne, Poitiers
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2005
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Unter 30, Centre PasquArt, Biel
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2005
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Lively Memories, Plattform, Berlin
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2005
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Expanded Painting, Prague Biennale 2, Karlin Hall, Prague
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2005
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Come Back/Le Retour, Crac Alsace, Altkirch
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2005
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The Rubell Collection, Miami (solo)
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2005
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Insert: Andro Wekua, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich (solo)
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2005
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Del Rio, Shirana Shahbazi & Andro Wekua, Zimmerfrei, Lugano (solo)
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2004
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Fürchte Dich, Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich
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2004
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The Human Face is an Empty Force, a Field of Death, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam
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2004
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Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
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2004
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Tuesday is gone, Karvasla, Tiblissi
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2004
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Emotion Eins, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt
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2004
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Emotion Eins, Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal
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2004
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Strategies of Desire, Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz
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2004
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Dessins et des autres – Part II, Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels
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2004
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Shake – ID Troubles, Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg
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2004
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That would have been wonderful, Neue Kunst Halle St. Gallen, St. Gallen (solo)
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2003
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Go to church mam, go to church, Kilchmann plus, Zurich (solo)
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2003
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Which side are you on? Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich
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2003
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Coup de coeur/a sentimental choice, Crac Alsace, Altkirch
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2003
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It´s in our hands, Migros Museum, Zurich
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2003
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Diarios Urbanos - Joven arte suizo, Alcalá, Madrid
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2003
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Durchzug/Draft, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich
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2002
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Centro de Arte Contemporanea, Bellinzona
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2002
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Persönliche Pläne, Die Zeichnung vom Lebensplan bis zum Weltentwurf, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel
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2002
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Heirat im Westen, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, project space
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2002
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Wald und Explosionen, Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich
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2001
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und/oder/aber, Stiftung Binz 39, Zurich
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2000
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Ausstellungssaal Tiblissi (solo)
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| Literature |
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2010
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Creamier: "Skin Fruit", Lisa Philips, Massimiliano Gioni, New Museum, New York, ex. cat.
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2010
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The Art of Tomorrow", Astrid Wege, Oliver Koerner von Gustorf, Laura Hoptmann a.o., Distanz Verlag, Berlin, pp. 310 - 313
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2010
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Voici un Dessin Suisse 1990 - 2010, Julie Enckell Julliard, Daniel Baumann, Stéphane Cecconi a.o., Musée Rath, Geneva, JRP Ringier Kunstverlag AG, Zurich, ex. cat. pp. 244 - 246, 250, 255
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2010
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Creamier: 100 Contemporary Artists, Douglas Fogle, Kitty Scott, Elena Filipovic, Phaidon, London
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2009
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Shapes of Things to Come, text by Meghan Dailey, Saatchi Gallery, London, ex. cat.
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2009
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Younger Than Jesus: Artisti Directory, Massimiliano Gioni, Lauren Cornell, New Museum, New York
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2009
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Galleries, ArtAsiaPacific, Almanac 2009, 104-113
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2009
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Museums, ArtAsiaPacific, Almanac 2009, 114-121
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2009
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Georgia, ArtAsiaPacific, Almanac 2009, 165
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2009
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Milliard, Colline, “Andro Wekua,” Art Review, issue 30/March 2009, 125.
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2008
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Morton, Tom, “Zwarte zee: De magische kunst van Andro Wekua,” Metropolis M
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2008
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Therapy, August/September 2008, 30-35
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2008
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Gilman, Claire, “Andro Wekua: Wax Mannequins, Childhood Memories, Sneakers and Solitude,” Frieze, September 2008, 166-167.
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2008
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Dreyfus, Laurence, "Andro Wekua Le Virtuose," L'Officiel, Août 2008, 266-269.
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2007
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Fractured Figure, Deste Foundation For Contemporary Art, Athens, 2007
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2007
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Andro Wekua: The Hydra Workshops, Sadie Coles, Tom Morton, London, ex. cat.
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2006
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Andro Wekua: Without Mirror, Gladstone Gallery, New York, 2006
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2006
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If there ever was one, Schwarz, Dieter, Wolfs, Rein, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, JRP Ringier, Zurich, ex.cat.
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2006
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Bubbles: Notes on Andro Wekua, Zolghadr,Tirdad, Parkett, No 78, p. 6 – 12
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2006
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Aperto Georgia, McBride, Nathaniel, Flash Art, Milan, Nov-Dec, pp. 66 - 68
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2006
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Out of the Past, Conti, Samatha, W Magazine, pp. 354-359
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2006
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Top 100 Artists, Politi, Giancarlo, Kontova, Helena, Flash Art, Milan, Vol. XXXIX, No. 250, Oct., pp. 68-70
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2006
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Back to Life, Subotnick, Ali, Parkett, Zurich No. 77, Sep., p. 186
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2006
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Wind unter den Füssen, Baumann, Daniel (int.), Kunst-Bulletin, Zurich, No. 7/8, July/Aug., pp. 32-37
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2005
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Une si belle saison, Gygax, Raphael a.o., Crac Alsace, Altkirch, ex.cat., Sept. pp. 66-69, 84-86
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2005
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Andro Wekua, Jetzer, Gianni, Flash Art, Milano, March/Apr., p. 115
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2004
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Andro Wekua / That Would Have Been Wonderful, Jetzer, Gianni, Edition Patrick Frey, Zurich, cat.
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