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John Baldessari Biography
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1931 |
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Born in National City, CA on June 16th
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1949 - 1953 |
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B.A., San Diego State College, CA
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1954 - 1955 |
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University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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1955 |
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University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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1955 - 1957 |
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M.A., San Diego State College, CA
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1957 - 1959 |
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Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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1967 - 1968 |
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Employed a sign painter and created text and photo text paintings, all on canvases that would fit through the doors of his Volkswagen
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1970 |
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Ceremonially cremated all his work previous to 1966
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1970 - 1988 |
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Cal Arts- general art faculty.
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1996 |
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U.C.L.A. - Visiting Professor of Art
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Lives and works in Santa Monica, CA
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2009
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"Time & Place: Los Angeles, 1958-1968", Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
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2008
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"Time & Place: Los Angeles, 1958-1968", Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
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2007
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Eden: Adam and Eve (with Ear and Nose) plus Serpent, Portikus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (solo)
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2007
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John Baldessari: Music, Bonner Kunstverein, Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany (solo)
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2007
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Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
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2007
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Edit! Photography and Film in the Ellipse Collection, Part 1, Ellipse Foundation, Coimbra, Portugal
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2007
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Still life and kicking, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
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2007
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John Baldessari: Noses & Ears, Etc., Part IV, Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2006
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Los Angeles 1955-1985, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
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2006
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Bin beschäftigt, Gesellschaft für aktuelle Kunst, Bremen, Germany
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2006
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Omission, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
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2006
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Red Eye. L.A. Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
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2006
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Kunst aus Los Angeles der 60er bis 90er Jahre, Kunstverein Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany
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2006
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Surprise, Surprise, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England
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2006
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Prima Facie (Fifth State), Sprüth Magers Lee, London, England (solo)
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2006
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Maquettes 1987-1994, 1301PE, Los Angeles, CA (in cooperation with Margo Leavin Gallery) (solo)
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2006
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Noses & Ears, etc. (Part 2), Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2006
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Color Films, Sketch Gallery, London , England(solo)
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2005
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Life’s Balance. Werke 84-04, Kunsthaus Graz, Austria (solo)
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2005
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A Different Kind of Order (Arbeiten/Works 1962-1984), Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien/Vienna, Austria
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2005
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Guitars, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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2004
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Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, NY
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2004
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Somewhere Between Almost Right and Not Quite (With Orange), Deutsche Guggenheim, October 30, 2004 – January 16, 2005, Berlin,Germany
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2004
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recent maquettes & prints, Art Affairs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo)
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2003
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Jede Fotografie ein Bild. Siemens Fotosammlung, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
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2003
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Only Skin deep: Changing Visions of the American Self, International Center of Photography, New York
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2003
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The Last Picture Show: Artists using Photography 1960-1982, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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2003
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John Baldessari: The Duress Series, Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
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2003
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Editionen, Einladung zur Eroffnung, Hamburg, Germany
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2002
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Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris, France
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2002
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The Intersection Series, Primo Piano, Rome, Italy
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2002
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Junctions and Intersections, Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2001
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Galerie Philomene Magers und Monika Sprüth, Munich; MART, Trento, Italy
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2001
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John Baldessari – While something is happening here, something else is happening there. Works 1965 – 2001, Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
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2001
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Staatliche Kunstsammlung, Dresden,GErmany
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2001
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Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway.
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2001
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Szenenwechsel XIX, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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2000
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Der Anagrammatische der Körper und seine mediale Konstruktion, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany
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2000
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Trouble Spot Painting, MUHKA, Antwerp, Germany
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2000
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Millenovecentosettanta, Le Case d’Arte, Milan, Italy
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2000
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Raumkörper. Netze und andere Gebilde. Quartett, Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland
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2000
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels , Belgium(solo)
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1999
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The Commissioned Pantings, Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers, Cologne, Germany
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1999
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BALDESSARI - While something is happening here something is happening there. Works 1989 - 1999, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany
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1999
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Ich habe es gesehen/I saw it. John Baldessari und Goya, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna
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1999
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The Elbow Series, Massimo Martino, Mendrisio, Switzerland
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1999
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Spectrum – Internationaler Preis für Fotografie der Stiftung Niedersachsen, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover
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1999
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Sunshine & Noir, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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1998
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John Baldessari - RMS W VU: Wallpaper, Lamps, and Plants. (New), Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, MACBA Barcelona
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1998
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Galerie Mai 36, Zurich, Switzerland
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1998
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Sonnabend Gallery, NY
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1998
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Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Switzerland
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1998
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Galerie Charim Klocker, Vienna, Austria
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1997
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John Baldessari: National City, Part Two-1996, Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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1997
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Theoretical Events, Naples, Italy
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1997
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National City: Paintings from 1967 and 1996, Galerie Philomene Magers, Cologne, Germany
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1997
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Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, NY
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1997
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1997
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Biennale Venedig, Italienischer Pavillion (Goya Series)
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1996
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John Baldessari: National City, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, LaJolla, CA
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1996
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University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria
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1996
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Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland
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1996
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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1996
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Pyo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
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1996
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Galerie Pedro Oliveira, Porto, Portugal
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1995
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Blancpain Stepcynski, Geneva, Switzerland
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1995
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1995
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John Baldessari: Books and Ephemera, 1971-1995, Printed Matter, New York, NY
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1995
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John Baldessari: A Retrospective, Cornerhouse Manchester, GB; Serpentine Gallery, London; Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart; Moderna Galerija Ljubljana Tomsiceva, Slovenia; Musee for Samtidskunst, Oslo, Norway; Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal
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1995
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Monika Sprüth Galerie, Cologne, Germany
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1994
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Artist's Choice: John Baldessari, MOMA, New York, NY
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1994
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The Municipal Centre for Contemporary Art, Breda, The Netherlands
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1994
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John Baldessari at Gemini G.E.L., Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, New York, NY
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1994
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John Baldessari: Monoprints, Remba Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
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1994
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Sonnabend Gallery, NY
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1993
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Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
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1993
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Working Materials, Brooke Alexander Editions, New York, NY
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1993
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Galleria Primo Piano, Rome, Italy
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1993
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Galleria Klemens Gasser, Bolzano, Italy
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1992
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels , Belgium(solo)
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1992
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Selected Prints from 1987-1991, Mai 36 Galerie, Luzern, Switzerland
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1992
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1992
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Casa da Parra, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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1992
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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1992
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Texas Gallery, Houston, TX
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1992
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Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX
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1991
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Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1991
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Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
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1991
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Mai 36 Galerie, Luzern, Switzerland
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1991
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Galerie Crousel-Robelin Barna, Paris, France
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1991
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Galeria Weber, Alexander Y Cobo, Madrid, Spain
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1990
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, San Francisco, CA
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1990
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Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; Musée d´Art Contemporain de Montreal
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1990
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John Baldessari: Prints 1986-1990, Brooke Alexander Editions, New York, NY
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1990
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Survey of Graphic Works, Christopher Grimes, SantaMonica, CA
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1990
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Sonnabend Gallery, NY
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1990
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C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
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1989
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John Baldessari: Recent Editions, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Laurence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
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1989
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Ni Por Esas - Not even so: John Baldessari, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; CAPC, Musée d`Art Contemporain, Bordeaux; IVAM, Instituo Valenciano de Arte Moderno, Valencia
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1989
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Galerie Meert Rihoux, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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1989
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Artschwager/Baldessari, Grossmann Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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1988
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John Baldessari: Recent Work, Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1988
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John Baldessari: Oeuvres recentes, Galerie Laage Salomon, Paris, France
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1988
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Lisson Gallery, London, England
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1988
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Galleria Primo Piano, Rome, Italy
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1988
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John Baldessari: Photoarbeiten, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover, Germany
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1987
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Centre National d`Art Contemporain de Grenoble, France
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1987
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John Baldesssari: Recent Works, Dart Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1987
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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1986
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John Baldessari: Matrix Berkeley 94, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA
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1986
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1986
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John Baldessari: California Viewpoints, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
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1986
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Galerie Peter Pakesch, Vienna, Austria
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1986
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John Baldessari: Hegel`s Cellar, Multiples, Inc, NY
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1985
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Le Consortium, Centre d`Art Contemporain, Dijon, France
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1984
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Douglas Drake Gallery, Kansas City, MO
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1984
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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1984
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1984
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Gillespie-Laage-Salomon, Paris, France
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1983
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Stampa Gallery, Basel, Austria
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1983
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Marian Deson Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1983
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Arte Viva, Basel, Switzerland
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1982
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Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
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1982
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University Art Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
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1982
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Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX
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1981
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John Baldessari: Work 1966-1981, The New Museum, NY
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1981
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Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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1981
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Shape Derived from Subject (Snake): Used as a framing device to produce new photographs, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
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1981
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Selected Works, Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY
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1981
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Shape..., Rüdiger Schöttle Galerie, Munich, Germany
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1981
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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1981
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Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany
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1981
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Saman Gallery, Genoa, Italy
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1980
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Fugitive Essays, Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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1979
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New Work, Installation with Photographs, Ink. Halle für internationale neue Kunst, Zurich, Switzerland
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1978
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Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR
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1978
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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1978
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Recent Films by John Baldessari, Theatre. Vanguard, Los Angeles, CA; Artists Space, New York, NY
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1978
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Three Films, Pacific Film Archives, Berkeley, CA
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1978
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Baldessari: New Films, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1978
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
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1977
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Massimo Valsecchi Galleria, Milan, Italy
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1977
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Matrix, Hartford Atheneum, Hartford, CT
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1977
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Films, Foundation for Art Resources, Fox Venice, CA
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1977
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Robert Self Gallery, London, England
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1977
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Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, NY
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1976
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Ewing Gallery and George Paton Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
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1976
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Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand
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1976
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University of Akron, Akron, OH
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1976
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Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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1976
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Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles, CA
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1976
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James Corcoran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1976
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Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, Australia
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1976
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Undercroft Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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1976
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Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
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1976
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
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1975
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Felix Handschin Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
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1975
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Galerie MTL, Brussels, Belgium
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1975
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Saman Gallery, New York, NY
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1975
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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1975
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Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1975
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Modern Art Agency, Naples, Italy
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1975
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Galerie Sonnabend, Paris, France
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1975
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Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
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1975
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The Kitchen, New York, NY
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1975
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University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA
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1974
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Galerie Skulima, Berlin, Germany
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1974
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Jack Wendler Gallery, London, England
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1974
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Galeria Toselli, Milan, Italy
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1974
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Art and Project/MTL, Antwerp, Netherlands
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1973
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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1973
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Galerie Sonnabend, Paris, France
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1973
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Galerie Schema, Florence, Italy
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1973
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Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany
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1972
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Galerie MTL, Brussels, Belgium
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1972
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Art and Projects, Amsterdam
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1972
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Franco Toselli Gallery, Milan, Italy
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1972
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Jack Wendler Gallery, London
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1971
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Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany
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1971
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Art and Project, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1971
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Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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1970
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Richard Feigen Gallery, New York, NY
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1970
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Eugenia Butler Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1968
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Molly Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1966
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La Jolla Museum of Art, La Jolla, CA
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1964
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Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
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1962
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College, Chula Vista, CA
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1960
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La Jolla Museum of Art, La Jolla, CA
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1992
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"John Baldessari: Working Materials,” Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas, October 17 - December 20, 1992.
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1992
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“John Baldessari/Claes Oldenburg (Scale/ Selection/ Narration),” The Richard F. Bush Gallery, St. Lawrence University, October 6 – November 6, 1992, curated by David Platzker.
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1992
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Casa de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, September – October 1992.
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1992
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, New York, September 19 –October 10, 1992.
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1992
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Casa da Parra, Santiago, Spain, September 10 - October 10, 1992. Catalogue.
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1991
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Galerie Crousel Robelin-BAMA, Paris, France, November 28 - January 11.
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1991
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Galerie Weber, Alexander Y Cobo, Madrid, Spain, November 21 - January 25.
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1991
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“John Baldessari,” Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, opened January 11.
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1991
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Mai 36 Galerie, Luzerne, Switzerland.
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1991
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“John Baldessari,” Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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1990
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"John Baldessari," Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California, April 21 - May 26, 1990.
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1990
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, New York, September 22 – October 13, 1990.
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1990
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"John Baldessari: New Editions," Cirrus, Los Angeles, California, September 8 - November 10, 1990.
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1990
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"John Baldessari, Composition for Violin and Voices (Male)," Musee D’Art Contemporain, Lyon, France, May 17 - June 14, 1990.
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1990
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Photographic Resource Center, Boston, Massachusetts, May 4 - June 24, 1990.
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1990
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"Prints 1986 – 1990," Brooke Alexander, New York, New York, April 24 - June 6, 1990.
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1989
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Museum Ludwig in den Rheinhallen der Kölner Messe, Cologne, Germany, „Bilderstreit: Widerspruch, Einheit und Fragment in der Kunst seit 1960“,Catalogue.
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1989
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Centre Georges Pompidou; and La Grande Halle du Parc de la Villette, Paris, „Magiciens de la Terre.“,Catalogue.
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1989
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Photography: Remaking Make- Believe.“ Catalogue.
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1989
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, „Image World.“ Catalogue.
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1989
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Whitney Museum of American Art Downtown of Federal Reserve Plaza, N.Y.,“ Identity: Representations of the Self.“, Catalogue
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1989
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Stichting de Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, „Nightfire.“ Catalogue.
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1984
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
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1984
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„Content: A Contemporary Focus, 1974-1984.“ Catalogue.
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1984
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Museum of Friedericianum, Kassel, Germany, „ Documenta 7.“ Cataloge.
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1981
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Museen der Stadt Köln, Cologne,“ Westkunst.“ Catalogue.
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1981
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Stedeljik Museum, Amsterdam, „Instant Fotographie.“ Catalogue.
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1981
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Hayward Gallery, London, „Pier + Ocean: Construction in the Art of the Seventies.“
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1981
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Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, the Netherlands.
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1976
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P.S. 1/ Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Lond Island City, Queens, N.Y., „ Rooms P.S.1.“,Catalogue.
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1975
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Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden, Catalogue
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1975
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„New Media 1“, Catalogue.
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1975
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Serpentine Gallery, London, „The Video Show.“ Catalogue.
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1975
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Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany, „ Video Tapes“ Cataloge.
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1972
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Venice Italy, „La Biennale di Venezia: 36a Esposizione Internazionale d’Arta.“ Catalogue.
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1972
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Kunstmuseum Basel,Basel, Switzerland, „‘Konzept‘-Kunst.“ Catalogue.
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1972
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Museum Frigericianum, Kassel, Germany, „Documenta 5: Befragung der Realität: Bilderwelten Heute- Prozesse.“, Catalogue.
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1971
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Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf,“Prospect ‘71- Projection, Film.“ Catalogue; Louisiana Museum, Humblebaek, Denmark;
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1971
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York, “Information.“
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1969
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Hayward Gallery, london, „Pop Art.“ Catalogue.
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1969
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, „1969 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting.“
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