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Tony Labat Biography
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1978 |
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BFA San Francisco Art Institute
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1980 |
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MFA San Francisco Art Institute
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1983 |
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National Endowment for the Arts
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1985 |
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Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco
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1986 |
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Open Channels, Long Beach Museum of Art
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1987 |
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National Endowment for the Arts
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1987 |
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The 1987 Award for Sculpture, San Francisco
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1988 |
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Engelhard Award, ICA Boston
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1988 |
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Fleishhacker Foundation, San Francisco
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1991 |
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Award in Visual Arts
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1992 |
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California Arts Council Grant
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2006 |
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President’s Award for Excellence
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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“Bruce Conner and the Primal Scene of Punk Rock,” The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, CO
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2012
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“XI Havana Art Biennial,” Havana, Cuba.
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2012
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“New Work,” Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
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2012
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“In Protest,” Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
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2012
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“Fax,” San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2012
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“Fax,” Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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2011
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“Keeping an Eye on Surveillance,” Performance Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
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2011
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Vigilant States – selected videoworks 1977-2010 - Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf, Germany
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2011
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“Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981,” The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
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2011
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“Authority Figures,” Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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2011
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“California Conceptualism: Then and Now,” SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
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2011
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Pacific College of Northwest Feldman Gallery, Portland, Oregon
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2011
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“It’s All a Blur,” Sierra Arts Center, Reno, Nevada.
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2011
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Contemporary Art Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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2011
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“Bay Area Now 6,” Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
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2011
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“Versions of Veracity: Video 1980s,” Berkeley Art Museum PFA, Berkeley, CA
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2011
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“Post Conceptual Performance: Video, 1977 to 1997,” Berkeley Art Museum PFA, Berkeley, CA
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2010
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“45 Years of Performance Video from EAI,” Wiels Center for Contemporary Art, Brussels, Belgium.
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2010
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“Arte (No Es) Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas 1960-2000,” Museo de Arte,
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2010
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“Radical Light,” Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
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2010
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“It’s All a Blur,” SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
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2010
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Instituto Tomie Ohtake, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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2010
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“Shadowshop,” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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2010
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“Arte (No Es) Vida : Actions by Artists of the Americas 1960-2000,” Blaffer Gallery, University of Texas, TX
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2010
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“Vigilant States,” Galerie Ute Parduhn, Dusseldorf, Germany.
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2010
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“Es Lo Que ES,” Centro Arte Contemporaneo Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba.
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2009
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“Get Ready (Art Basel),” MDC Gallery, Miami, FL
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2009
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“45 Years of Performance Video from EAI,” P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY
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2009
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“A Thin Slice,” Baer Ridgeway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
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2009
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“California Conceptual Art: Paul Kos and Tony Labat,” Ar/ge Kunst Galerie Museum, Bolzano, Italy
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2009
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Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico
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2009
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“East Meets West,” Baer Ridgeway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
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2008
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“Big Peace IV,” Public Art/Sculpture, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA
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2008
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“I Want You,” San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
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2008
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“California Biennial, Orange County Museum of Art,, Newport Beach, CA
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2008
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“Conceptual Art From California,” N.B.K., Berlin, Germany
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2008
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“Emergency Biennale In Chechnya/World Tour,”San Francisco, CA
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2008
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“Arte (No Es) Vida : Actions by Artists of the Americas 1960-2000,” El Museo Del Barrio, New York, NY
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2008
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“California Video,” Getty Research Institute, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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2007
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“Bulk,” Queen’s Nails Annex, San Francisco, CA
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2007
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“Tony Labat,/New Work” Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
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2007
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“Solar Set,” Foxy Production, New York, NY
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2007
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“Tail/Gate,” Rocksbox Gallery, Portland, Oregon
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2007
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“Contemporary Chinese,” The Affair, Jupiter Hotel, Portland, Oregon
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2007
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“Xtreme Sparring,” El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
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2007
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Tony Labat and Ignacio Lang, Harris/Lieberman Gallery, New York, NY
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2007
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Killing Time: Cuban Artists from the 1980s to the Present, Exit Art, New York, NY
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2007
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I Like To Watch, The Canal Chapter, New York, NY
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2007
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All Circuits On: The Birth of an Industry, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
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2006
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Time and Transition in Contemporary Cuban Art, Mestna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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2006
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Mata Crush, Havana Bienal, Havana, Cuba
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2006
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Trading Places, Gallery Hit, Bratislava, Slovakia, Check Republic
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2006
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Signals from/about Central Europe, Central European Cultural Institute, Budapest, Hungary
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2006
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Mapping the Outside: (Fat Chance Bruce Nauman), Seville Bienal, Seville, Spain
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2006
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“Interventions,” Thomas Solomon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2006
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“Solo Flight,” Space A.M. Projects, Los Angeles, CA
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2006
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“Body Functions,” Museo del Ron, Havana, Cuba
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2006
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“Hecka Slide-Show,” Apple Store, San Francisco, CA
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2006
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“Work Zones,” Walter and McBean Galleries, San Francisco, CA
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2006
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“No-Mads,” Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
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2006
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“Mayami: Between Cut and Action,” Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
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2005
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“Monument Recall,” Marylhurst University Gallery, Marylhust, OR
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2005
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“Forces Of Evil,” Center For Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland
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2005
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“Legal/Illegal,” Kunstverein Neuhausen, Neuhausen, Germany
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2005
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“Random Topography,” NoD Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
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2005
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“Pathological Rethoric,” Burundi Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
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2005
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Rrose Selavy, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2005
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Tropical Punch, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
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2005
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Trust Me, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
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2005
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Moving Target, Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki
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2004
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The Big Spin, Walter and McBean Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2004
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Monument Recall, Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
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2004
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Legal/Illegal, NGBK, Berlin, Germany
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2004
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Performance Anxiety, UC Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
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2004
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“Image and Idea: San Francisco Art Today,” Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA
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2004
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“Fail Better,” Ocularis, New York, NY
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2004
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“History/Lesson 1.1,” Gallery 290, San Francisco, CA
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2004
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“La Pachanga,” Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA
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2003
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“Room Service,” Squeaky Wheel/Buffalo Media, Buffalo, NY
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2003
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“David Ireland’s House,” Oakland Museum of California
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2003
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“Sentido Comun,” Galeria Habana, Havana, Cuba
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2003
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“Festival de Cine Pobre/Homenaje,”Gibara, Cuba
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2003
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“Festival de Cine Cubano Alternativo/The Video art of Tony Labat,” Miami, FL
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2003
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Video Anti-Heroes, Buffalo Media Resources, Buffalo, NY
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2003
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Proyecto Circo, Habana Bienal, Havana, Cuba
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2003
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Office |Space. Art on Site, Tel Aviv, Israel
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2003
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Festival de Cine Pobre/Homenaje, Gibara, Cuba
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2002
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Intermediate Mechanisms, Wolfson Gallery, Miami, FL
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2002
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Loaded, Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati
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2002
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Big Peace II, Rene di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA
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2002
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Tres Artistas, Tres Posibilidades, Centro Cultural de Espana, Havana, Cuba
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2002
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“Slow Dive,” Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,” San Francisco, CA
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2002
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“Steamie Crème,” 600 Townsend Building, San Francisco, CA
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2002
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“The Britney Spears Show,” Spiral Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2002
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“On Ramps,” Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
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2002
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“Copyright,” Centro Cultural De Espana, Havana, Cuba
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2002
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“Copyright,” Casa de America, Madrid, Spain
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2001
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Shadow Boxes, The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
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2001
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Prime Time, Detour 888, San Francisco, CA
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2001
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I Love NY, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
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2000
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Par 3/6, Casa Rosa Vineyards, Sebastopol, CA
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2000
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Licra Project, Havana Bienal, Havana, Cuba
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2000
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Works About the Borders, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
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2000
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Bis Dahin, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf, Germany
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2000
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“Patty Chang and Tony Labat,” New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
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2000
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“Visions: Material Transformations,” A.T. Kearney, San Francisco, CA
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2000
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“Paladar,” Havana Bienal,” Havana, Cuba
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2000
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“VideoTime,” The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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2000
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“Deluxe,” Refusaion Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2000
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“Architectural Models” (Project for the Internet), Air Gallery
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2000
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“There, There, Sensation and Interruption,” The Lab, San Francisco, CA
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2000
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“Cuban Allure: Photography and Video,” The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
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2000
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“Light Fantastic,” Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1999
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“Bay Area Now II,” Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
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1999
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“Domesticated,” Refusaion, San Francisco, CA
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1999
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“Al Two Por Two,” La Panaderia, Mexico City, Mexico
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1998
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“Videos Aus San Francisco,” Kunsthalle Basel
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1998
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“High Performance,” New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
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1998
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“The Janitor,” the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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1998
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“Hooters Project,” Video Pool, Winnipeg, Canada
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1997
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“Breaking Barriers,” Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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1997
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“Thinking Big,” Atholl McBean Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1997
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“Unmade in the USA,” La Panaderia, Mexico City, Mexico
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1996
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“The Couch Tour,” Hemma Hoes, Gothenburg, Sweden
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1996
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“Making Waves,” Artspace, San Francisco, CA
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1996
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“Discards,” Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1996
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“Lost in the Translation,” The New Museum, New York, NY
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1995
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“Straight White Male II,” Four Walls, San Francisco, CA
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1995
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“Video Arte Hoy en La Sala,” Sala Mendoza, Caracas, Venezuela
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1995
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“No Strings Attached,” Pacific Film Archives, Berkeley, CA
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA.
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Jane Engelhard, Boston, MA.
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Anne MacDonald, San Francisco, CA.
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Bridget Manoogian, San Francisco, CA.
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Ann Hatch, San Francisco, CA.
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Les Levine, New York, NY.
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Tony Oursler, New York, NY.
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David Ireland, San Francisco, CA.
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Ute Parduihn, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Kadist (ArtNow International), Paris/San Francisco.
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Oakland Museum, Okland, CA.
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Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA.
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Rene Di Rosa Preserve, Napa, California.
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Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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Collection Oppenheim, Bonn Museum, Bonn, Germany.
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Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
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