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Olaf Breuning Biography
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1970 |
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Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland
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1988 - 1993 |
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Professional education as a photographer, Zurich, Switzerland
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1993 - 1996 |
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Postgraduate studies in photography, HSFG Zurich, Switzerland
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2009 |
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Lives and works in New York and Zurich
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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yes?no?, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
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2009
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(Forthcoming) Metro Pictures, New York, NY 2009 (solo)
(Forthcoming) Michael Benevento, Los Angeles, CA 2009 (solo)
Kodama Gallery, Osaka, JP 2009 (solo)
Langhans Gallery, Prague, CZ (solo)
Borderline Pleasure, Michael Janssen Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Today and Everyday, X Projects, New York, NY
The Haunted Chateau, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
Foodprint Exposition, Art & Architecture Center, Stroom Den Haag, NL
60 Minutes, Institute for Research in Art, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Stranger Things Are Happening, ASPEX, Portsmouth, UK
TradeCity, (in collaboration with Manchester International Film Festival), Contemporary Art Manchester (CAM), Manchester, UK
Everything must out Going, Asia Song Society, New York, NY
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2007
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Migros Museum fur Gegenwartskunst, Zurich
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2006
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Cindy Sherman, Gianni Motti, Olay Breuning, Galerie Nicola von Senger, Zurich, Switzerland
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2006
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Olaf Breuning, Jim Shaw, Cindy Sherman, Metro Pictures Gallery, New York, USA
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2006
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Nils Staerk Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo)
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2006
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The Gallery Sketch, London, United Kingdom (solo)
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2005
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Metro Pictures, New York, USA (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Air de Paris, Paris, France (solo)
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2005
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Chapter Visual Arts, Cardiff, United Kingdom (solo)
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2005
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Chisenhale Gallery, London, United Kingdom (solo)
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2005
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Kunst-Buro, Luitpold Lounge, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Nicola von Senger, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2005
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Kodama Gallery, Osaka, Japan (solo)
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2005
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Ars Futura Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Meyer & Kainer, Vienna, Austria (solo)
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2004
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Altered States, Leo Konig, New York, USA
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2004
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Film Festival Lake Placid, Lake Placid, USA
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2004
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Skin Tight: The sensibility of the flesh, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA
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2004
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Grotesque, burlesque, parody, Centre d'art contemporain, Meymac, France
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2004
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Swiss Art Video Lobby, Contemporary Art Centre of Vilnius, Lithuania
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2004
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The aesthetical impact of the B-movies on contemporary art, Magazin4 Voralberger Kunstverein, Bregenz, Austria
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2004
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Boys Behaving Badly, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, USA
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2004
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Lost Property, Domaine Pommery, Reims, France
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2004
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Prets a proter 2, Frac Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, France
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2004
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Short Stories, Museum of Photography, Antwerp, Belgium
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2004
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Dream Extensions, S:M:A:K:, Museum of Contemporary Art Ghent, Brussels
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2004
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New Gothik, Cokkie Snoei Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2004
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Nils Staerk Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo)
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2004
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Kodama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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2004
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The New Stedelijk Museum CS/ Auditorium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo)
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2004
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Association EDV, Olaf Breuning-videos, Toulouse, France (solo)
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2004
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La Casa Encendida, Olaf Breuning-films, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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2004
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Metro Pictures, New York, Home, USA (solo)
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2004
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Henry Moore Contemporary Projects and PS1 Gallery, New York
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2004
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Skip, Catalyst Arts Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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2004
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Interface, Atomium (17. September), Brussels, Belgium
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2004
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Tell bitte melden!, Musees Suisses Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Zurich, Switzerland
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2004
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Incantations, Metro Pictures, New York, USA
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2004
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I am the Walrus, Cheim & Read, New York USA
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2004
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Romantic Detachement, PS1, New York, USA
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2003
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Magasin - Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Grenoble, France (solo)
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2003
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Museo Garillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
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2003
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Musee de art moderne et contemporain, Under the Bridge, Strasbourg, France (solo)
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2003
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Art Unlimited, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland (solo)
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2003
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Galerie Arndt & Partner, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2002
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Swiss Institute, Hello Darkness, New York, USA (solo)
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2002
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arsFutura Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2001
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Metro Pictures, New York, USA (solo)
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2001
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Swiss Institute, New York
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2001
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"Tokyo TV," Palais Tokyo, Paris
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2001
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"Der Gehilfe," Museu de les Arts Decoratives, Barcelona; Museum fur Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund, Germany
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2001
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"Anteprima Bovisa - Milano Europa 2000," Padiglione D'Arte Contemporanea, Milan
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2001
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"Je Pense Donc Je Suisse," FRAC APCE, Marseille, France
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2001
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"More Than One," Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
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2001
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Galerie Meyer & Kainer, Vienna
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2001
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Swiss Institute, Hello Darkness, New York, USA (solo)
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2001
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Galerie Arndt & Partner, Berlin
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2001
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Galerie Air de Paris, Paris
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2001
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Museum zur Allerheiligen, Kunstverein Schaffhausen, Switzerland; Manor-Kunstpreis
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2001
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Kunstverein Freiburg, Germany
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2001
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Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand
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2000
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"Ugly Yelp," arsFutura Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
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2000
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"EX 25," Museum fur Gestaltung, Zurich, Switzerland
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2000
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"Air Suisse," Ecole Superieure D'Art, Perpignan, France
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2000
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"Close Up," Kunstverein Baselland und Freiburg; Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover, Germany (2001) (cat.)
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2000
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Chicago Project Room, Los Angeles, California
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2000
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Air de Paris, Paris, France (solo)
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1999
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Woodworld, Centre de art contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland (solo)
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1999
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"They Live!," arsFutura Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
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1998
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Woodworld, Kunsthaus Glarus, Glarus, Switzerland (solo)
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1998
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Schlund/Chris Croft, Kunsthalle St.Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland (solo)
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1997
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Waldfest, BINZ39, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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| Literature |
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2005
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Dominique von Burg, Olaf Bruening bei Nicola von Senger, Kunst Bulletin, April
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2005
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Marc-Olivier Wahler, Whatever, ARt Press, no. 308, January
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2004
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Marc-Olivier Wahler, Carissa Rodriguez, Gianni Jetzter on Olaf Breuning, Parkett 71
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2004
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Brigitte Ulmer, Vom Sammler zum Shopper, Facts, No. 24
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2004
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Brigitte Ulmer, Voms Sammler zum Shopper, Facts, No 24
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2004
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Inge Hennemann, Short Stories, Foto Museum Magazine, No 29
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2004
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Jerome Lefevre, Olaf Breuning:Sci-Fi Mix, Archistorm, No 5
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2004
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Jerome Lefevre, Chaos Style, Crash, No. 28
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2004
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Morgan Falconer, Olaf Breuning, Frieze, London, March
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2004
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Zoé Gray, Review, Contemporary, London, February
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2004
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Charlotte Laubard, Dead End, Technikart, January
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2003
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Frédéric Maufras, R.R. ready realistic / Olaf Breuning, Zéro, Nantes, Winter
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2003
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E.T. en tongs devant le Monop, Têtu (l’Agenda), Paris, December
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2003
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Franck Lamy, Olaf Breuning, Beaux-Arts magazine, Paris, December
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2003
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Alexis Vaillant, Monkey Business, Kunst-Bulletin, Zurich, December
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2003
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Jean Pagneux, Olaf Breuning au magasin, Le Travailleur Alpin, Grenoble, November
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2003
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D.S., Breuning, noir et désenchanté, Connaissance des arts, Paris, November
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2003
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Judicael Lavrador, série Z, Les Inrocuptibles, Paris, November 27 – December 2
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2003
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O.M. Tendances au massacre, Le journal des arts, Paris, November 7 -20
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2003
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Anaid Demir, Effet spécial, Upstreet, Paris, Fall
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2003
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Jean-Louis Roux, Les obsessions américaines d’un citoyen suisse, Les Affiches de Grenoble, October 31
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2003
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S.P., Les histoires extraordinaires d’Olaf Breuning, Le Dauphiné Libéré Grenoble, October 23
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2003
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Vincent Varlé, Le prince des ténèbres, Le Petit Bulletin Grenoble, October 22 - 29
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2003
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Vincent Varlé, Branle-bas-de-combat, Le Petit Bulletin Grenoble, September 14 - 24
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