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Tim Rollins and K.O.S. Biography
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1955 |
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Born in Pittsfield, Maine
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1976 - 1980 |
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University of Maine, Augusta, Maine, A.S.
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1978 - 1980 |
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School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, B.F.A.
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1980 |
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New York University, Department of Art Education, New York, NY
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1982 |
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Founded K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) and the Art and Knowledge Workshop, Inc., South Bronx, NY
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Lives in the South Bronx, NY
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K.O.S - Current Members:
Angel Abreu, born Philadelphia, 1974
Nelson Savinon, born New York City, 1971
Jorge Abreu, born New York City, 1979
Robert Branch, born New York City, 1977
Daniel Castillo, born New York City, 1982
Bryce Zackery, born in Rochester, MN,1984
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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On Transfiguration, Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel, Switzerland
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2011
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On Transfiguration, GAMeC – Galleria d´Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy (solo)
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2011
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Lehmann Maupin, New York (solo)
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2011
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The Intellectual Work: Enzo Mari with Pavel Büchler, Jason Dodge, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin, Germany
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2011
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A Rocky Road, Crawfort Art Gallery, Cork City, Ireland
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2010
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Condensations of the Social - Smack Mellon Gallery, New York City, NY
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2010
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En Privado 2. La Opción Desamable - Es Baluard, Palma de Mallorca
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2010
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The Page - Kimmerich, New York City, NY
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2010
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NI UNA MAS (Not One More): The Juarez Murders - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
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2010
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A Collections Legacy: Women Donors at the Haggerty - Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI
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2010
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Permanent Trouble - Aktuelle Kunst aus der Sammlung Kopp - KOG - Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg
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2010
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What Matters - Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
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2010
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Songs without words, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2010
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Art Unlimited, Art 41 Basel, Basel, Switzerland (solo)
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2010
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What Matters, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester/MA, USA (solo)
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2010
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History , The Frye Art Museum, Seattle/WA, USA (solo)
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2010
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Galerie Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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2009
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History, The Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia/NY, USA (solo)
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2009
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History, The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs/NY, USA (solo)
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2009
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On the Origin of Species (after Darwin), National Academy of Science, Washington/WA, USA (solo)
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2009
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I Dance with camera, A Institute of Contemporary Art, Pennsylvania/PA, USA (solo)
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2009
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What Matters - Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
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2009
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Octet: Codes and Contexts in Recent Art - , New York City, NY
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2009
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We Are Sun-kissed and Snow-blind , Galerie Patrick Seguin invites Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Paris, France
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2009
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I Have a Dream: International Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks Museum, Montgomery/AL, USA
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2008
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Party Headquarters: Voting is Just the Beginning, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York/NY, USA
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2008
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Dreams & Portals , Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence/KS, USA
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2008
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As Lathar/Off Site, Irish Museum of Modern Art, IMMA, Dublin, Ireland
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2008
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AMP Gallery, Athens, Greece (solo)
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2008
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York/NY, USA (solo)
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2008
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Metamorphosen, Galleria Raucci/Santamaria, Naples, Italy (solo)
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2008
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King and Courage, The Warehouse Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse/NY, USA (solo)
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2008
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Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, New York/NY, USA (solo)
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2007
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: 25 Years, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland
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2007
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Stripes, Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College, New York/NY, USA
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2007
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Jubilee Exhibition, House Eva Presenhuber, Vnà, Switzerland
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2007
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Artists’ Books : Transgression / Excess , Space Other, Boston/MA, USA
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2007
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30th Anniversary Exhibition, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago/IL, USA
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2007
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Only Words, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia/PA, USA
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2007
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Repicturing the Past / Picturing the Present,The Museum of Modern Art, New York/NY, USA
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2007
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Making and Finding, Foundation to Life Exhibition Space, Mount Kisco/NY, USA
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2007
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What Is Painting ? , The Museum of Modern Art, New York/NY, USA
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2007
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Sketch and Detail, Chelsea Clinton Community Health Center, New York/NY, USA
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2007
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Exhibitionism, CCS Bard Hessel Museum Annadale-on-Hudson, New York/NY, USA
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2006
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New Works on Music, Galleria Raucci/Santamaria, Naples (solo)
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2006
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We See the Promised Land - Tim Rollins and KOS in Collaboration with Atlanta Youth, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, Ga. (solo)
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2006
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The Creation (after Haydn), The New York Center for Arts and Media Studies, New York, NY (solo)
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2006
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The Gold Standart, P.S.1 MoMA, Long Island
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2006
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Whitney Museum, New York, Whitney Biennale 2006
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2006
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The Downtown Show : The NY Arts Scene 1974 - 1984, The Grey Art Gallery, New York, NY
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2006
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The Downtown Show : The NY Arts Scene 1974 - 1984, The Andy Warhol Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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2005
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Flashback, Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel
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2005
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Postcards From the Edge, Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY
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2005
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Twenty Five Years Part II, Baumgartner Gallery, New York, NY
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2005
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Beautiful Dreamer, Spaces, Cleveland, Ohio
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2005
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Text as Art, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
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2005
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In Private Hands, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.
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2005
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The Creation - Tim Rollins and K.O.S. at Pyramid Atlantic, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Springs, Md. (solo)
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2005
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On Music, The Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC. (solo)
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2005
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On Music, The Contemporary Art Museum of Virginia, Virginia Beach, Va. (solo)
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2005
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The Creation Folio , Edison Gallery, Washington, DC.(solo)
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2005
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The Creation Folio, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Md. (solo)
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2005
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Building the Beloved Community, Youth Art Connection, Atlanta, Ga. (solo)
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2005
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Winter Morning Walks (after Ted Kooser), Heydon Art Center, Lincoln, Neb. (solo)
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2005
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Freedomworks, Fusebox Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
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2005
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On the Nature of the Universe, National Academy of Science, Washington, DC (solo)
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2004
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In the Spirit of Martin, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Ala.
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2004
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Creation Mythologies, Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
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2004
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Media.Comm(Unity)/Comm.Medium – divenire comunità oltre il mezzo: l’opera diffusa, Museo Masedu, Sassari, Italy, curated by G.Perretta
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2004
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Crimes and Misdemeanors, The Cincinatti Museum of Contemporary Art, Cincinatti/OH, USA
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2004
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The Wild Bunch II, Whitebox Annex, New York/NY, USA
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2004
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A Show of Hands, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia/PA, USA
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2004
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Revelation, The Mint Museum, Charlotte/NC
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2004
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Large Scale Works 2000 – 2004, The Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI/USA (solo)
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2004
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Let There Be Light, Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati/OH, USA (solo)
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2004
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Large Scale Works, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago/IL, USA (solo)
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2003
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University of Georgia Gallery, Athens, Ga., A Midsummer Night’s Dream (solo)
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2003
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Art Resources Transfer, New York, NY, Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Works on Paper 1983 - 2003 (solo)
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2003
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Whitebox, New York, NY, Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: War of the Worlds (solo)
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2003
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Gallery Artists, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago/IL, USA
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2003
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Representing Slavery, Williams College Art Gallery, Williamstown/MA, USA
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2003
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In the Spirit of Martin, Missouri historical Society, St. Louis/MO, USA
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2003
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In the Spirit of Martin, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn/NY, USA
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2003
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In the Spirit of Martin, Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis/TN, USA
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2003
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In the Spirit of Martin, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis/NM, USA
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2003
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In the Spirit of Martin, International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington/DC, USA
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2003
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Agape, Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. (solo)
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2003
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Postcards from the Edge, Galerie Lelong, New York, NY
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2002
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Large Scale, Baumgartner Gallery, New York, NY
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2002
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Works on Paper, Dishman Art Gallery, Beaumont, Tx. (solo)
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2002
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Works on Paper, Mills Gallery, Central College, Pella/IA, USA (solo)
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2002
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S. for Lawrence, Kansas - What Happens to a Dream Deferred?, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence/KS, USA (solo)
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2002
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New Paintings, Galleria Raucci/Santamaria, Naples, Italy (solo)
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2002
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Los Angeles/CA, USA (solo)
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2002
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: New Work, Baumgartner Gallery, New York/NY, USA (solo)
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2002
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S. 20 Years of Art and Teaching, Jay Etkin Gallery, Memphis/TN, USA (solo)
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2002
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In the Spirit of Martin, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit/MI, USA
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2002
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In the Spirit of Martin, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington/DE, USA
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2002
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In the Spirit of Martin, Paul Morris Gallery, New York/NY
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2002
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In the Spirit of Martin, The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach/FL, USA
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2002
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Collecting Contemporary Art – A Community Dialogue, Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill/NC, USA
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2002
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I’m Amazed, Liebman Magan Gallery, New York/NY, USA
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2002
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The Blame Show, White Box, New York/NY, USA
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2002
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Last Forward II, Berkley Art Museum, Berkley/CA, USA
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2002
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Large Scale, Baumgartner Gallery, New York/NY, USA
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2002
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Care For All , White Box, New York/NY, USA
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2001
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Superheroes, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines/IA, USA (solo)
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2001
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Galeria Raucci/Santamaria, Naples, Italy (solo)
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2001
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: The Evidence of Things Not Seen, The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York/NY, USA (solo)
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2001
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Selections from the Permanent Collection , The Bronx museum of Art, New York/NY, USA
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2001
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Selections from the Permanent Collection , Williams Art Museum, Williams College, Williamstown/MA, USA
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2001
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Parkett Editions , Museum of Modern Art, New York/NY, USA
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2001
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Almost Warm and Fuzzy: Childhood in Contemporary Art, PS1, Contemporary Art Center, New York/NY, USA
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2001
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Art as prayer, Cooper Union, New York/NY, USA
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2001
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Hamilton Gallery, Ontario, Canada
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2001
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Retorn al pais des mervelles , Funfacio la Caixa, Barcelona, Spain
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2001
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Le Tribù dell’Arte, Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Roma, Italy, curated by A. Bonito Oliva
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2001
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Real Time, Salina Art Center, Salina, Kan. (solo)
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2001
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Selections from the Permanent Collection, Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
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2000
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Twentieth Anniversary, Baumgartner Gallery, New York
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2000
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Baumgartner Gallery, New York/NY, USA (solo)
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2000
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Wood Street Galleries, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh/PA, USA (solo)
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2000
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The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls/NY, USA (solo)
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2000
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M.H. de Young Memorial Art Museum, San Francisco/CA, USA (solo)
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2000
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Shark Island Contemporary Art Center, Bristol, Great Britain (solo)
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2000
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Crow Shadow Institute, Pendleton/OR, USA (solo)
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2000
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Jay Etkin Gallery, Memphis/TN, USA (solo)
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2000
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale/AZ, USA (solo)
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2000
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Points of Departure, Main Line Art Center, Lower Merion/PA, USA
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2000
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Recent Acquisitions, The Bronx Museum of Art, New York/NY, USA
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2000
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The American Century: 1950-2000, The Witney Museum of American Art, New York/NY, USA
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2000
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Collective Art Practice, Les Abattoirs, Toulouse, France
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1999
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Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago/IL, USA (solo)
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1999
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Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins/CO, USA (solo)
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1999
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Trinity Christian College, Chicago/IL, USA (solo)
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1999
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Robert Livingston Magnet Junior High School, Albany/NY, USA (solo)
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1999
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The Jewish Museum, San Francisco/CA, USA (solo)
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1999
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale/AZ, USA (solo)
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1999
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Berkeley Art Museum, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley/CA, USA (solo)
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1999
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S, Williams Art Museum, Williams College, Massachusetts /MA, USA
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1999
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Dream City, Kunstverein München, Munich, Germany
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1999
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Almost Warm and Fuzzy: Childhood in Contemporary Art, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines/IA, USA
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1999
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Almost Warm and Fuzzy: Childhood in Contemporary Art, The Scottsdale Center for Contemporary Art, Scottsdale/AR, USA
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1999
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Urban Mythologies, The Bronx Museum of Art, New York/NY, USA
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1999
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Recent Acquisitions, The Tate Gallery, London, Great Britain
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1999
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Righteous!, The Jewish Museum, San Francisco/CA, USA
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1999
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Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines/IA, USA
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1998
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The Rites of Spring, PPOW, New York/NY, USA
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1998
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Kids Across America, University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa/FL, USA
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1998
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Fifteen Years of Art and Teaching, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens/OH, USA
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1998
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: I See the Promised Land, John McEnroe Gallery, New York/NY, USA
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1998
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: The Strength to Love, The Greenville College Art Gallery, Greenville/IL, USA
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1998
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Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Fifteen Years of Art and Teaching, University Art Museum, SUNY, Albany/NY, USA
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1998
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Paule Anglim Gallery, San Francisco/CA, USA
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1998
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Zeum, San Francisco/CA, USA
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1998
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Grand Arts, Kansas City/MO, USA
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1998
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Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain
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1998
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New York State Art Museum, Albany/NY, USA
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1998
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Berkeley Art Museum, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley/CA, USA
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1998
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Utrecht Academy of the Arts, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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1998
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Kids Across America, Univ. of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum Tampa, FL
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1998
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Fifteen Years of Art and Teaching, Ohio University Art Gallery Athens, OH
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1998
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Fifteen Years of Art and Teaching, University Art Museum, SUNY, Albany, NY
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1997
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Fifteen Years of Art and Teaching, Fabric Workshop and Museum Philadelphia, PA
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1997
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Prometheus Bound, Academy Theater Gallery Utrecht
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1997
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The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1992-1996, The Hirshhorm Museum and Sculpture Garden Washington D.C.
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1997
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More Than One: Twentieth Century Paint Portfolios, Museum of Modern Art New York
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1996
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Bronx Spaces, The Bronx Museum of the Arts Bronx, New York
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1996
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Deformations: Aspects of the Modern Grotesque, The Museum of Modern Art New York
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1996
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Youth Matters, Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University Niagara, NY
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1996
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Thinking Paint, Museum of Modern Art New York
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1996
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Kommos, Olin Art Gallery, Kenyon College Gambier, OH
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1996
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Youth Matters, Centre Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami/FL, USA
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1996
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Imagined Communities, Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, Great Britain
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1995
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Mary Boone Gallery, New York
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1995
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Contemporary Drawing: Exploring the Territory, Aspen Art Musuem Aspen, CO
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1995
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Zeichen & Wunder, Centro Calego de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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1994
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Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Winston-Salem, NC
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1993
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Malcolm X: Man, Ideal, Icon, Anacostia Museum Washington D.C.
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1993
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Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemp. American Art, Whitney Museum of American Art New York
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1992
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Washington D.C.
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| Literature |
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2005
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R. Laine M., ‘T`im Rollins helps youth create their masterpiece,’ in: The Beacon, November 6, 2005
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2005
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J. Dawson, ‘Tim Rollins and K.O.S.’, in: The Washington, April 15, 2005
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2005
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M. O’Sullivan, ‘Tim Rollins’ creative streak’, The Washingyon Post, April 15, 2005
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2005
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J.Romaine, ‘On a clear nigth I can see the sun: Tim Rollins and K.O.S. Test faith’s Possibilities’, in: Image N° 45, Spring 2005
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2005
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A. Pedula, ‘Fulfilled in your seeing - The life and work of Tim Rollins and K.O.S.’, in: Image N° 45, Spring 2005
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2004
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A. Parks, ‘Big Bang Theorist’, in: Citypaper, February 14, 2004
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2004
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L. Mah. S., ‘Kids crations’, in: Kalamazoo Gazette, January 21, 2004
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2003
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A. De Mao, ‘Students drawn in by Artistic Inspiration’, in: Banner-Herald, October 22, 2003
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2003
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D. Maurer, ‘Their painting are worth Thousands of words’, in: The Daily Progress, July 27, 2003
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2003
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David Deitcher, ‘Tim Rollins talks to David Deitcher’, in: Artforum, April 2003
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