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Conrad Bakker Biography
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1992 |
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BFA Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
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1996 |
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MFA Washington University in St. Louis, MO
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1996 - 2001 |
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Assistant Professor of Art, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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2008 |
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Visiting Professor, Graduate Sculpture Critique, Rutgers State University of New Jersey
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2008-present Assistant Director, Graduate Studies, School of Art + Design, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
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2001-present Associate Professor of Art and Design with tenure, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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Untitled Project: PUBLIC THINGS, Galerie Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland (solo)
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2010
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Peintures, encore, Analix Forever Gallery for ArtBrussels Fair 28, Belgium
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2009
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Picturing the Studio, School of the Art Instituteof Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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2009
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Contemporary Culture, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX, USA
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2009
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A Group Show for Daniel Pink, curated by Lane Relyea, VEGA ESTATES, Chicago, IL, USA
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2009
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WALL ROCKETS: Contemporary Artists and Ed Ruscha, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, USA
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2009
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RE-ACCESSION: For Sale by Owner, FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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2009
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Artists’ Run Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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2009
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Untitled Project: SCIENCE FICTIONS, public art project, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA (solo)
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2009
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Thousand Island: new objects and paintings by Conrad Bakker & Brett Budde, Space BGallery, New York, NY, USA
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2009
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Response: Art and the Art of Criticism, ISPACE Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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2009
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Rich Text, curated by Amy Adams, Fleisher-Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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2009
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Untitled: Field Work, curated by Jessica Cochran, O’Connor Art Gallery, Dominican University, Chicago, IL, USA
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2008
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WALL ROCKETS, curated by Lisa Dennison, Flag Art Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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2008
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Peintures, entre autres, Analix Forever Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
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2008
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Doppelganger, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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2008
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Working Men, Galerie Analix Forever, curated by Paul Ardenne and Barbara Polla, Geneva, Switzerland
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2008
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Air Kissing: An Exhibition of Contemporary Art about the Art World, Arcadia University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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2008
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Untitled Project: SIGN [Sale] Pulse Art Fair, Miami, USA (solo)
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2008
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Conrad Bakker: Objects and Economies [Untitled Projects 1997-2007], Des Moines Art, USA (solo)
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2007
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Untitled Project: The Production of Space, Kinzelman Art Consulting, Houston, TX, USA (solo)
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2007
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Untitled Project: Commodity Fetishism, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX, USA (solo)
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2007
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Air Kissing: An Exhibition of Contemporary Art about the Art World, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, USA
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2007
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Dollars & More, Galerie Analix Forever, Artissima14, Turin, Italy
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2007
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On Being an Exhibition, curated by Joseph Del Pesco, Artists Space, New York, NY, USA
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2007
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The Irresistible Force, curated by Kerryn Greenberg, Tate Modern, Level 2 Gallery, London, England
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2007
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Transactions, curated by Kelly Baum, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX, USA
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2007
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The Price of Everything…, Whitney Independent Study Curatorial Program Exhibition at CUNY, New York, NY, USA
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2007
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Branded and On Display, curated by Judith Hoos Fox, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL, USA
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2007
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Possessed, curated by Miriam Kienle, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects, New York, NY, USA
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2006
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Untitled Projects: Auto Economies, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, USA (solo)
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2006
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EBAYADAY (Untitled Project: Rolex/eBAY) online exhibition curated by Rebekah Modrek, University of Michigan, USA
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2006
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Project Placement, (curated by Joseph del Pesco), Analix Forever Galerie, Geneva, Switzerland
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2006
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The Object of Design, (curated by Titia Hulst & Barbara Mundy) Pelham, NY, USA
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2006
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The Coffee Was Very Slow In Coming, Paul Kotula Projects, Detroit, MI, USA
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2006
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Data Mining, (curated by Joe Scanlan), WALLSPACE, New York, NY, USA
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2006
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Group Show, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX, USA
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2006
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Smoke and Mirrors: Deception in Contemporary Art, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
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2006
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Shopdropping, The New Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
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2006
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Sellout, Bard Center for Curatorial Studies, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, USA
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2006
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In the Eye of the Beholder, Elaine L. Jacobs Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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2006
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Spectacles of the Real, Opensource/Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at UIUC, Champaign, IL, USA
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2005
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Trade Show, MASS MoCA (curated by Rebecca Uchill), North Adams, MA, USA
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2005
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Contemporary Art in the Midwest, 2005 DePauw Biennial, (curated by Kaytie Johnson) DePauw University, IN, USA
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2005
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City Selections, Chicago Tourism Center, Chicago Public Art Program, Chicago, IL, USA
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2005
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Think Small, Illinois State Museum, Chicago Gallery, USA
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2005
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Untitled Project: Slacker Economy, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX (solo)
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2005
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Untitled Project: Dumpster, At the Edge: Innovative Art in Chicago, UIC Gallery 400, Chicago, IL, USA (solo)
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2005
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Untitled Project: eBay/Computer/Flash, Tarble Art Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, USA (solo)
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2005
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Untitled Project: Sidewalk Economies (San Francisco), Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA, USA (solo)
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2004
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Untitled Project: Untitled Product Distribution Network
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2004
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Untitled Project: Muscle Car, Suitable, Chicago, IL, USA (solo)
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2004
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Free Fall, Revolution, Detroit, MI, USA
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2004
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Sixth Annual Altoids Curiously Strong Collection (traveling exhibition) Consolidated Works (Seattle, WA); Arthouse (Austin, TX); Luggage Store Gallery (San Francisco, CA); Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Philadelphia, PA); New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York, NY)
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2004
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10, A Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition, Revolution, Detroit, MI, USA
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2003
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Untitled Project: Refreshment, Art Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, IL, USA (solo)
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2003
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Untitled Project: Consumer Actions, FARGFABRIKEN, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
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2003
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Bakker, Benjamin, Kerr, Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
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2003
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Untitled Project: Souvenir (Miami), Scope Art Fair, Miami, Rudolph Projects, USA
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2003
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Conrad Bakker, Packard Jennings, New China Town Barber Shop, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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2003
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Look Out!, Revolution, Detroit, MI, USA
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2003
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Living with Duchamp, The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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2003
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Make it Real, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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2003
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really, Gescheidle, Chicago, IL, USA
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2003
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Really Real, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL, USA
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2003
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Capital-F, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA
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2003
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Page Me, Spaces, Cleveland, OH, USA
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2002
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Untitled Project: Untitled Mail Order Catalog
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2002
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Bounce, Revolution, Detroit, MI, USA
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2002
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Watery, Domestic, The Renaissance Society, Chicago, IL, USA
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2002
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The Future is Now Right, I-SPACE Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA (Invitational)
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2002
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Pas de Deux, Revolution, Detroit, MI, USA
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2002
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The Meijer Project: Conrad Bakker/Kevin Hamilton, DYNAMITE SPACE, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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2001
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Garage Wall, The Stray Show, Chicago, USA
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2001
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Home Installation, North Park University Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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2001
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Culdesac, window installation, ART IN GENERAL, NYC, USA
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2001
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Minute: a boxed set of miniature multiples, ARTISTS SPACE, New York, NY, USA (Invitational)
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2001
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Daily Life, Rudolph Projects, Houston, TX, USA
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2001
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Conrad Bakker: Objects, NFA SPACE, Chicago, IL, USA (solo)
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2001
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Ha-Ha!, Revolution, Detroit, MI, USA
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2000
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Conrad Bakker: Art and Objecthood, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE, USA (solo)
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2000
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Untitled Project: Sidewalksale, Revolution Gallery, Detroit, MI, USA (solo)
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2000
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Conrad Bakker: Sculpture, Bona Fide Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA (solo)
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1999
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Souvenirs/Documents: 20 Years, PS122 Gallery, New York, NY, USA (Invitational)
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1999
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Conrad Bakker / Robert Yoder, Rudolph-Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
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1998
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Wood, Lombard-Freid Fine Arts, New York, NY, USA
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1998
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Ground Control, Lombard-Freid Fine Arts, New York, NY, USA
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1998
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Conrad Bakker, Danielle Webb, PS 122 Gallery, New York, NY, USA
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1998
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Un-Defining Sculpture , Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI, USA
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1998
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Scale, Rudolph-Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
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1997
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New American Talent: The 13th Exhibition, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX, USA
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1997
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Untitled Project: Garage Sale, October 11, 1997, 1465 Genessee SE, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (solo)
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1996
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Selected Activities (with Gary Canone, Noah Loesburg), TOUGH, Chicago, IL, USA
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1996
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New Work ‘96, Artspace, New Haven, CT, USA
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| Literature |
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2010
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Polla, Barbara and Ardenne, Paul, Peintures, Please Pay Attention Please, éditions BDL –Collection La Muette, Bruxelles, 2010
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2006
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Buskirk, Martha, Learning from Big Boy, Exhibition Catalogue, January 2006
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2004
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Ian Berry, Living With Duchamp, exhibition catalog, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
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2000
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Dan Siedell, Conrad Bakker: Art and Objecthood,” Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, (catalog)
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