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Alfredo Jaar
Upcoming Exhibitions and Events
Current Exhibitions and Events
Statement
Winner of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship and many other awards, Alfredo Jaar is a native of Santiago de Chile (born 1956), where he studied architecture and film direction. Since 1982, he has lived and worked in New York City. His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows at museums throughout the world, including the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Jaar has also displayed work at the biennials in Venice, São Paulo, Johannesburg, Sydney, Istanbul, and Kwangju. His work was prominently featured in the 2002 documenta in Kassel with his celebrated installation piece Lament of the Images.
Alfredo Jaar is one of the most uncompromising artists working today. His installations, combining elements of photography, architecture and stage design, and often featuring graphic documentary imagery in the form of back-lit transparencies, explore the complex relationships between developed nations and the so-called Third World. In his work, Jaar tracks and highlights the ironies and injustices which characterize those relationships, and it focuses on how the mass media affects people's ability to see, think and feel..
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1979 |
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Degree from the Instituto Chileno Norteamericano de Cultura |
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1981 |
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Universidad de Chile |
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1985 |
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New York State Council of the Arts Grant |
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1985 |
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Guggenheim Fellowship |
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He holds the Winton Chair of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
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2010 - 2011 |
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29th Biennial of Sao Paulo, Brasil |
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2010 - 2011 |
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Spazio: Dalle collezioni di arte e architettura del MAXXI, MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome, Italy |
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2010 - 2011 |
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MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome, Italy |
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2009 |
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For You, Daros Latinamerica, Zurich, Switzerland |
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2009 |
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New Acquisitions 2007-2008, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark |
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2009 |
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Continental Rifts: Contemporary Time-Based Works of Africa, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, California |
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2009 |
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Aletheia - Positions in Contemporary Photography, Art Museum Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland |
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2009 |
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The Spaces of the Image, Le Mois de la Photo, Montreal, Canada |
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2009 |
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Third Moscow Biennale, The Garage, Center of Contemporary Culture, Moscow, Russia |
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2009 |
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Cream, International Festival for Arts and Media, Yokohama, Japan |
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2009 |
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The Sound of Silence, Galerie Lelong, New York, New York (solo) |
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2009 |
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"Paisatges Creuats," Es Baluard, Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, Mallorca, Spain “Against Exclusion,” Third Biennial of Contemporary Art, The Garage, Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow, Russia |
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2009 |
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“North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
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2009 |
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“The Fear Society / Pabellon de la Urgencia,” Arsenale Novissimo, Project by the Region of Murcia, collateral event of the 53rd International Art Exhibition - Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy |
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2009 |
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“Back to Earth: Revisiting Magiciens de la Terre,” Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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2009 |
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“World Images 3,” Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland |
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2009 |
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"100 Years (version #2, ps1, nov 2009)," P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York |
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2009 |
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"Compassion," Union Theological Seminary, New York, New York |
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2009 |
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"For the use of those who see," KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany |
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2009 |
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“Prospects: An Exploration of Mining,” The Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Ketchum, Idaho |
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2009 |
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“On the Margins of Art. Creation and Political Engagement,” Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain |
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2009 |
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“Sightings: Searching for the Truth,” Guangzhou Photo Biennial, Guangzhou, China |
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2009 |
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“Contemporary Video Art,” Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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2008 |
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Alfredo Jaar: it is difficult, Hangar Bicocca, Milan, Italy (solo) |
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2008 |
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Politics of the Image, South London Gallery, London, United Kingdom (solo) |
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2008 |
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Framing and Being Framed: The Uses of Documentary Photography, Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut |
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2008 |
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Memories for Tomorrow: Works from the UBS Art Collection, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China |
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2008 |
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Cancelled, Erased & Removed, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, New York |
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2008 |
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The Rencontres Internationales, Paris/Berlin/Madrid Presented by the Complejo El Aguila, Museo Nacional Centro de Reina Sofia, Instituto Cervantes, Auditorio del Ministerio de Cultura, and Filmoteca Espanola |
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2008 |
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Africa On: Beecroft, Jaar, Kentridge, Lia Rumma, Milan, Italy |
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2008 |
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Arte ‚ Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas, 1960-2000, El Museo del Barrio, New York, New York |
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2008 |
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Pictures in Series, Fisher Landau Center for Art, Long Island City, New York |
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2008 |
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No Es Neutrala – Daros Latinamerica Collection, Tabakalera, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain |
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2008 |
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MATRIX/REDUX, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive BAM/PFA, Berkeley, CA, USA |
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2008 |
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Arte Vida: Actions By Artists Of The Americas, 1960-2000, El Museo del Barrio, New York City, NY, USA |
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2008 |
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It is difficult, Hangar Bicocca, Milan, Italy |
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2008 |
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Politics of the Image, South London Gallery, London, England |
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2008 |
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You Complete Me, Western Bridge, Seatle, WA, USA |
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2008 |
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TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE, USA |
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2008 |
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TRANSactions, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC, USA |
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2008 |
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TRANSactions, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, USA |
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2008 |
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HeartQuake, Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem |
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2008 |
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That Was Then...This Is Now, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island, USA |
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2008 |
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Die lucky Bush, MuHKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium |
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2008 |
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Alfredo Jaar: Let One Hundred Flowers Bloom, SLG South London Gallery, London, England |
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2007 |
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SWITCHER SEX: Video Works and Photography from the Teutloff Collection, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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2007 |
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Equatorial Rhythms, Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway |
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2007 |
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Existencias, Musac - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Léon, Spain |
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2007 |
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Kopf an Kopf - Serielle Porträtfotografie, Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany |
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2007 |
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Art Protects, Yvon Lambert - Paris, Paris, France |
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2007 |
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To be Continued... , Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden |
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2007 |
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AfterShock: Conflict, Violence and Resolution, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, England |
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2007 |
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The Hours: Visual art of contemporary latinamerican art, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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2007 |
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La Presencia - The Presence of Latin American Art in California Collections" Molaa Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA, USA |
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2007 |
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8th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, UAE |
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2007 |
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System error - War is a force that gives us meaning, Palazzo delle Papesse - Centro Arte Contemporanea, Siena, Italy |
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2007 |
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La politique des images, Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne (solo) |
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2007 |
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Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Center for the Arts at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut (solo) |
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2007 |
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“La Politique des Images,” Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (solo) |
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2007 |
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“New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930 – 2006: Prints, Photographs, and Media Works,” Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York |
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2007 |
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“Power of 10: Gifts of Honor of Miami Art Museum’s 10th Anniversary,” Miami Art Museum, Miami Florida |
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2007 |
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“Existencias,” MUSAC Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y Leon, Leon, Spain |
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2007 |
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“Afterglow,” Galerie Pfriem, Organized by Savannah College of Art and Design, Lacoste, France |
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2007 |
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“Check List Luanda Pop,” African Pavilion, 52nd International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy |
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2007 |
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“Constructing A Poetic Universe: The Diane and Bruce Halle Collection of Latin American Art,” Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, Texas |
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2007 |
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“Private/Corporate IV: The Lekha and Anupam Poddar Collection in dialogue with the DaimlerChrysler Collection,” Haus Huth, Berlin, Germany |
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2007 |
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Scenes and Sequences: Peter Blum Edition, New York – A Selection from 1980 to 2006,” Aargauer Kunst Haus, Aarau, Switzerland |
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2007 |
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“Turbulence: 3rd Auckland Triennial,” Auckland, New Zealand |
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2006 |
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Selected Works, Retrospective, Fundación Telefonica and Gallery Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de Chile, Chile (solo) |
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2006 |
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Outside Europe, Aus der Sammlung DaimlerChrysler, DaimlerChrysler Contemporary, Berlin |
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2006 |
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Beautiful Suffering: Photography and the Traffic in Pain, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, USA |
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2006 |
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The Great Wall 2006, 200 Künstler aus 100 Nationen treffen sich an der Großen Mauer in China, ART + PROJECT Consulting GmbH, Hamburg, Germany |
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2006 |
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Brighton Photo Biennial, The Sound of Silence, 2006, UK |
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2006 |
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Sevilla Biennial, GEOGRAPHY= WAR, 1991, Sevilla, Spain |
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2006 |
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Canary Islands Biennial, Tenerife, Spain |
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2006 |
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Muxima, Galerie Lelong, New York (solo) |
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2005 |
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The Fluidity of Time: Selections from the MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois |
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2005 |
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The Hours: Visual Arts of Contemporary Latin America, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland |
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2005 |
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Emergencies, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Spain |
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2005 |
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Alfredo Jaar: The Eyes of Gutete Emerita, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas (solo) |
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2005 |
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At the Mercy of Others: The Politics of Care, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
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2005 |
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Muxima, Grand Arts Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
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2005 |
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Marking Time / Moving Images, Miami Art Museum, Florida |
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2005 |
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Figuratively Speaking: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Miami Art Museum, Florida |
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2005 |
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Fotografia! Arte 2005: Latin American Photography, Tampa Museum of Art, Florida |
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2005 |
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Images of Time and Place: Contemporary Views of Landscape, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan |
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2005 |
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Alfredo Jaar: Let One Hundred Flowers Bloom, Museo dfArte Contemporanea Roma, Rome, Italy |
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2005 |
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Alfredo Jaar: The Ashes of Gramsci, Studio Stefania Miscetti, Rome, Italy |
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2005 |
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Points of View: Landscape and Photography, Galerie Lelong, New York |
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2005 |
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MACRO, Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome (solo) |
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2004 |
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Alfredo Jaar Todo el Dolor del Mundo, Centro Portugues de Fotographia, Porto (solo) |
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2004 |
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About Face: Photographic Portraits from the Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
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2004 |
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Art by MacArthur Fellows, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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2004 |
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Some Things Happening, Herron School of Art & Design, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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2004 |
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Images of Time and Place: Contemporary Views of Landscape, Lehman College Art Gallery, City University of New York, Bronx, New York |
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2003 |
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Transferts, Palais des Beaux-Arts |
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2003 |
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Upon Reflectionc., Sean Kelly Gallery, New York |
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2003 |
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Human Condition/Global Position: 4 Contemporary Chilean Artists, Founder's Gallery, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri |
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2003 |
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Sanctuary: Contemporary Art and Human Rights, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow |
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2003 |
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Witnessing to Silence: Art and Human Rights, Australian National University; traveled to National Institute of the Arts; Canberra Contemporary Art Space; National Museum of Australia |
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2003 |
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Six Seconds, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin |
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2002 |
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History Now, Liljevalch Konsthall, Stockholm |
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2002 |
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Baltic Art Center, Visby |
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2002 |
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Conceptes de lfespai, Fundacion Joan Miro, Barcelona |
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2002 |
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Refuge, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter |
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2002 |
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Aquaria, Landesgalerie am Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseum, Linz, traveled to Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz |
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2002 |
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Documenta 11, Kassel, June 8 – September 15, 2002 |
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2001 |
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'Alfredo Jaar: Let There Be Light' Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe |
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2001 |
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'Alfredo Jaar: Clouds/Recent Projects' Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe |
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2001 |
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Voir Ne Pas Voir La Guerre, Musée d fHistoire Contemporaine, Invalides, La Defense, Paris |
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2001 |
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Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe |
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2001 |
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Public Project for Fukuroi, Japan |
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2001 |
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Nauman Kruger Jaar, Daros Exhibitions, Zurich |
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2001 |
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The Gift. Generous Offerings, Threatening Hospitality, Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena |
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2001 |
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O Espiritu da Nossa Epoca, Museo de Arte Moderna, Sao Paulo |
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2001 |
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El Final del Eclipse, Fundacion Telefonica, Madrid |
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2000 |
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Versiones del Sur: Más allá del Documento, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid |
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2000 |
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'Alfredo Jaar: Waiting' University Art Gallery, San Diego State University, California |
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2000 |
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'Alfredo Jaar: It is difficult' Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, California |
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2000 |
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'Alfredo Jaar: New Works' Kenji Taki Gallery, Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan |
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2000 |
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'FaceON' Site Gallery, Sheffield |
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2000 |
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Photography Now, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans |
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2000 |
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Bluer, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago |
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2000 |
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SCULPTography, Galerie Lelong, New York |
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2000 |
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Frames of Reference From Object to Subject, Center for the Arts, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Connecticut |
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2000 |
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Public Project for Public Safety, Skoghall |
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2000 |
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Public Project for Echigo-Tsumari Triennial, Niigata |
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2000 |
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Public Project for inSITE2000, Tijuana-San Diego |
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2000 |
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Todd Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco |
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2000 |
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Art + Public, Geneva |
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2000 |
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Kenji Taki Gallery, Tokyo |
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2000 |
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Kenji Taki Gallery, Nagoya |
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2000 |
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Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar |
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2000 |
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Emergencia, Public Library, Umea |
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2000 |
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International Museum of the Red Cross, Geneva |
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1999 |
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Public Project for Mois de la Photo, Montreal |
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1999 |
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MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge |
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1999 |
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Public Project for Sant Boi, Barcelona |
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1999 |
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Public Project for Wereldwijd, Antwerp |
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1999 |
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Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale |
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1999 |
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'Alfredo Jaar Lament of the Images' MIT List Visual Arts Center, Jan 15-March 28; traveled to Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, May 22- August 22 |
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1998 |
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The Edge of Awareness, PS1, New York |
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1998 |
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Centre d'Art Santa Monica, Barcelona |
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1998 |
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Galerie Lelong, New York solo |
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1998 |
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Centre dfArt Santa Monica, Barcelona |
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1998 |
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Public Project for Stockholm 98, Cultural Capital of Europe |
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1998 |
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Stedelijk Museum Het Domein, Sittard |
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1998 |
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Galerie Lelong, New York |
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1998 |
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Koldo Mitxelena, San Sebastian |
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1998 |
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Do all oceans have walls?, Gesellschaft fuer Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen |
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1998 |
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The edge of awareness, World Health Organisation, Geneva |
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1998 |
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Photography as Concept, 4International Foto-Triennale, Esslingen |
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1998 |
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Waterproof, Centro Cultural de Belem, Expo 98, Lisbon |
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1998 |
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Crossings, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa |
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1997 |
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Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna |
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1997 |
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Todd Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco |
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1997 |
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Galeria Oliva Arauna, Madrid |
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1997 |
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Galerie Franck + Schulte, Berlin |
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1997 |
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The Light Factory, Charlotte |
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1997 |
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The Johannesburg Biennale |
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1997 |
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American Stories, Setagaya Museum, Tokyo |
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1997 |
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Absolute Landscape, Yokohama Museum of Art |
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1997 |
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The Crystal Stopper, Lehman Maupin Gallery, New York |
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1997 |
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Freeze Frame, Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna |
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1997 |
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The Rwanda Project, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin |
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1997 |
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The Johannesburg Biennale |
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1996 |
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Cuarta Pared, Museo del Oeste, Caracas |
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1996 |
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Islands, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
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1996 |
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The Luminous Image, The Alternative Museum, New York |
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1996 |
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Mach / Onmacht, MUHKA, Antwerp |
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1996 |
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Public Project for the University of Washington, Seattle |
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1996 |
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City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Raleigh |
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1996 |
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SHIFT, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin |
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1996 |
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Printemps de Cahors, Cahors |
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1996 |
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Happy End, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf |
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1995 |
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The Istanbul Biennale |
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1995 |
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The Kwangju Biennale/u> |
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1993 |
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Latin American Artists of the XX Century, Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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1993 |
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Das Pergamon Projekt, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin |
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1992 |
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The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York |
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1992 |
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Whitechapel Art Gallery, London |
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1992 |
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The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago |
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1991 |
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The Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C. |
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1990 |
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Sydney Biennale, Sydney |
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1990 |
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La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art |
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1989 |
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The Brooklyn Museum, New York |
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1989 |
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Magiciens de la Terre, Musee National dfArt Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
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1988 |
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadephia |
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1987 |
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Sao Paulo Biennale, Sao Paulo |
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1986 |
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Aperto, Venice Biennale |
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1985 |
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Grey Art Gallery, New York |
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1984 |
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Art & Ideology, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York |
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1983 |
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In/Out: Four Projects by Chilean Artists, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C. |
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1982 |
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12eme Biennale de Paris |
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1979 |
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Galeria CAL, Santiago |
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