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Eric Wesley Biography
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Born Los Angeles, U.S.A
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BA University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2011
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China Art Objects, Los Angeles, USA (solo)
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2011
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Highlights from the Maurice van Valen gift, The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
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2009
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New Realistic Figures, Maureen Paley, London (solo)
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2008
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Ship Shape Shit Shelf and The Empfang Box, FEURIG59, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2008
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Amateurs, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, USA
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2008
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Los Angeles Confidential, Le Parc Saint Léger - Centre d’Art Contemporain de Pougues-les-Eaux, France
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2007
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Prague Biennial, Prague, Czech Republic
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2007
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Spafice, Bortolami, New York, USA (solo)
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2007
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Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy (solo)
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2007
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Foundation Morra Greco, Naples, Italy (solo)
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2006
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Audi, Meyer-Riegger Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany (solo)
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2006
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You say Tomato, I say Tomato, Galleria Fonti, Naples, Italy (solo)
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2006
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China Art Objects, Los Angeles, USA (solo)
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2006
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MOCA FOCUS, Museum of Contemporary Art, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, USA (solo)
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2006
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Axis of Praxis, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, USA
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2006
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Alien Nation, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK
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2006
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The Gold Standard, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, USA
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2006
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Survivor, Bortolami Dayan, New York, USA
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2005
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Closing Down: Thanks, Bortolami Dayan, New York, USA
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2005
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Bowie-Van Valen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
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2005
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A Walk to Remember, organised by Jens Hoffmann, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, USA
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2005
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100 Artists See God, curated by John Baldessari and Meg Cranston, organised by ICA, London, UK
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2005
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Installations, I-20 Gallery, New York, USA
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2005
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Having Differences, I-20 Gallery, New York, USA
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2004
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Fade (1990-2003), Craft and Folk Art Museum at the Luckman Gallery. Curated by Malik Gaines
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2004
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Pico Youth Center, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, USA (solo)
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2003
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Jeans Theory, Statements, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland (solo)
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2003
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More Boots = Many Routes, Eric Wesley, Lee O’Connor, Ryan Doolan, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, UK
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2003
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New Space! New Show!, Galeria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy
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2003
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Adios Pendejos, OPA: Oficina Para Proyectos de Arte, Guadelajara, Mexico
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2002
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Metro Pictures, New York, USA (solo)
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2002
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Meyer-Reigger Galerie, Karlsruhe, Germany (solo)
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2002
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Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy (solo)
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2002
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Drive By: Nine Artists from Los Angeles, Reynolds Gallery, Virginia, USA
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2001
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Freestyle, Studio Museum, Harlem, New York, USA
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2001
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Santa Monica Museum of Art (curated by Thelma Golden), USA
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2001
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Snapshot: New Art From Los Angeles, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA
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2001
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, USA
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2001
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Purloined, Artists Space, New York, USA
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2001
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Circles 3: Silver Lake Crossings, Zentrum Fur Kunst und Mediatechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany
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2001
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Drive: Power, Progress, Desire, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
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2001
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Two Story Clocktower, CalTech, Pasadena, USA (solo)
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2000
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Kicking Ass, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, USA (solo)
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2000
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Young and Dumb, ACME, Los Angeles, USA
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1999
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L.A. Edge Festival, Los Angeles, USA
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1999
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Camper, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, USA (solo)
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1998
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I-Candy, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
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1998
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Brent Petersen Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
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| Literature |
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2008
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Burton, Johanna, Eric Wesley, Artforum, March 2008, pp.362-363
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2008
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Schimmel, Paul, Future Greats: Eric Wesley, Art Review, March 2008, p.87
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2007
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Bovino, Emily Verla, Eric Wesley, www.frieze.com/shows/review/eric_wesley/, 27 October 2007
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2007
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Campagnola, Sonia, “Eric Wesley; Let’s do a trade”, Flash Art, March 2007
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2007
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Casavecchia, Barbara, Prague Biennale 3, Flash Art, July 2007, pp.68-69
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2006
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Knight, Christopher, “After a bold takeover a weak message is sent”, Los Angeles Times, 21 April 2006
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2006
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Butler, Cornelia, “Thesis Show”, MOCA FOCUS Catalogue, March 2006
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2005
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Gair Boase, Ben Davis, Melissa Dunn, Morgan Falconer, Melissa Gronlund, Ana Finel Honigman, Jane Neal, Bill Roberts, Lauren Stakis, “Future Greats 2005”, Art Review, December 2005
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2003
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Kim, Christine Y. “Color Blind”, V Magazine, #22, April 2003
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2002
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Myers, Julian, “Just for Kicks”, Frieze, Issue 72, December 2002
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2002
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Gaines, Malik, “Eric Wesley to the Bone,” Artext, No. 75, November 2001 – January 2002
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2002
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Von Schlegell, Mark, “Review: Snapshot: New Art from Los Angeles,” Artext, No. 75, November 2001 – January 2002
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2001
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Knight, Christopher, “Cultural Evolution in Freestyle”, Los Angeles Times, 2 October 2001
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2001
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Schjeldahl, Peter, “Breaking Away; A Flowering of Young African American Artists,” The New Yorker, 11 June 2001
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2001
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Knight, Christopher, “A Snapshot of L.A. Artists,” Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2001
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2001
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Saltz, Jerry, “Post-Black: Radical Intelligence at the Studio Museum in Harlem”, The Village Voice, 22 May 2001
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2000
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Intra, Giovanni, “Too Autopoetic to Drive”, Drive, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Zealand
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