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Kabakov Ilya - Biography

 


 

Ilya Kabakov

1933

born in Dnepropetrovsk, USSR

1957

graduated from the V.I.Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute, Moscow

1988

emigrated to USA

 

Emilia Kabakov

1945

born in Dnepropetrovsk, USSR

1973

emigrated to Israil

1975

emigrated to USA

 

Work together since 1989

Live and work in New York, USA

 

Selected personal exhibitions

1985

Ilya Kabakov. Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris

Ilya Kabakov: Am Rande. Kunsthalle Bern, Áåðí; Galerie de la Vieille Charite, Ìàðñåëü, Franc

Ilya Kabakov: En Marge. Kunstverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Germany

Ilya Kabakov. Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris

1986

Rauminstallationen und Bildwerke aus den 80 Jahren. Neue Galerie, Schlossli Gotzental, Dierikon, Switzerland

1987

Gegenwartskunst aus der Sowjetuniion: Ilya Kabakov und Iwan Tschuikow. Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel, Switzerland

1988

Vor dem Abendessen. Opernhaus Graz, Graz, Austria

Ten Characters. R.F.F.A, New York, USA

Erik Bulatov-Ilya Kabakov, Moskau. Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn

Kabakov-Piwowarow. Neue Galerie, Schlossli Gotzental, Dierikon, Switzerland

Ten Albums. Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany

1989

Que sont ces petits hommes? Galerie de France, Paris

10 Albums: 10 Char­acters. Riverside Studios, London

Ilya Kabakov. The Untalented Artist and Other Characters. Institute of Contemporary Art, London

Das Schiff-Die Kommunalwohnung, zwei Installationen von Ilya Kabakov. Kunsthalle Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Two Albums. Universitat des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, Germany

The Beautiful Sixties in Moscow (with Mikhail Grobman)). The Genia Shreiber University Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv

Witte schilderijen en witte mensjes. De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam

Ausstellung eines Buches. DAAD-Galerie, West Berlin

Who Are These Little White Men? Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, USA

1990

He Lost his Mind, Un­dressed, Ran Away Naked. R.F.F.A, New York, USA

The Rope of Life and Other Installations. Fred Hoffman Gallery, Santa Monica, USA

Directions. Ilya Kabakov. Ten Characters. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,

Washington

Ausstellungen eines Bildes. Kasseler Kunstverein, Kassel

Das Schiff. Neue Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig, Aahen, Germany

1991

Die Zielscheiben. Galerie Peter Pakesch, Vienna

Meine Heimat. Die Fliegen. Galerie Wewerka & Weiss, Berlin

Ilya Kabakov. Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Nagano, Japan

Ilya Kabakov/John Scott. The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada

52 Entretiens dans la Cuisine Communautaire (with Yury Kuper). Ateliers municipaux d'artistes, Marseille; La Criee, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Rennes, France

1992

Das Leben der Fliegen. Kolnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany

He Lost His Mind, Undressed, Ran Away Naked. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion of Illinois, University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, USA

Dans la Cuisine Communautaire: Noveaux documents et matiri-aux. Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris

Incident at the Museum or Water Music. R.F.F.A, New York, USA

Ter Nagedachternis aan Aangename Herinneringen. Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium

Illustration as a Way to Survive: Ulo Sooster-Ilya Kabakov. Kanaal Art Foundation, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Kortrijk, Belgium; Ikon Gallery, Birmingham; Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgo, Great Britain

Unaufgehangtes Bild. Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany

Ilya Kabakov. Galleria Sprovieri, Rome

NOMA oder Der Kreis der Moskauer Konzeptualisten. Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

1993

Het Grote Archief. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

Das here Museum. Staatliche Hochschule fur Bildende Kiinste, Frankfurt, Germany

Concert for a Fly. Chateau d'Oiron, Oiron, France

Incident at the Museum or Water Music. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA

Das Boot meines Lebens. Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg, Austria

Deserted School or School #6. The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, USA

1994

Leikkaussali - Aiti ja poika. Ateneum, Helsinki

Operasjoussal - Ìîã og Sonn. Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo

Die Verzweiflung des Kiinstlers oder die Verschworung der Untalentierten. Galerie Barbara Weiss, Berlin

Zwischenfall im Museum oder Wassermusik. Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany

Le bateau de ma vie. L'album de ma mere. La riviere souterraine doree. Le Magasin, Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Grenoble, France

Korytarz dwoch banalnosci (with Joseph Kosuth). Zamek Ujazdowski, Warsaw

In der Wohnung von Viktor Nikolajewich. Jablonka Galerie, Cologne, Germany

Oframkvaemd verkefni. Onur Haed Syningarsalur, Reykjavik

The Red Corner. Kulturhuset, Stockholm

1995

The Communal Kitchen. Fondation Dina Vierny, Musee Maillol, Paris

Seppelman-nen. Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo

C'est ici que nous vivons. Centre George Pompidou, Paris

Le Collectionneur. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris

Boot meines Lebens und Nicht ausgefuhrte Projekte. Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden, Germany

The School Library. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

Ilya Kabakov - Ein Meer von Stimmen. Museum fur Gegenwartskunst, Basel, Switzerland

Incident at the Museum or Water Music. Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundacao Gulbenkian, Lisbon

1996

llya Kabakov. Storyteller. Installationer og ikke-realiserede projekter. Koge Bugt, Kulturhus, Portalen I Greve; Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark

Der Lesesaal - Bilder, Leporellos und Zeichnungen. Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Books: A Retrospective of Drawings. Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, USA

Sur le toit/Op het Dak. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Brussels

Healing with Paintings. Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Koridor dvoch banalit (with Joseph Kosuth). Povazska galeria umenia v Ziline, Zilina, Slovenia

Stimmen hinter der Tur. Galerie fiir Zeitgenossische Kunst Leipzig, Kutscherhaus der Herfurtschaen Villa, Lipsia, Germany

1997

Monument to a Lost Glove. Traffic Triangle at 23th Street and Broadway, New York, USA

The Artist's Library. Satani Gallery, Tokyo

The Fallen Chandelier. Geschaftshaus Zur Palme, Zurich, Switzerland

20 Ways to Get an Apple Listening to the Music of Mozart. Moderna galerija Ljubljana, Ljubljana

The Reading Room. Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, USA

The Hospital: Five Confessions. Capp Street Project, San Francisco, USA

Zeichnungen und Alben. Galerie Weisses Schloss, Zurich, Switzerland

1998

Een Ontemoeting/Vstrecha. Jan Fabre & llya Kabakov. Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium; Rozenboomkammer, Diepenhei, Netherlands; Ar/ge Kunst Galerie Museum, Bolzano, Italy

The Palace of Projects. The Roundhouse, London; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid

The Collector. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria

Treatment with Memories. Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum fur Gegenwart, Berlin

The Boat of My Life. Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, USA

llya Kabakov. Monchehaus-Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Goslar, Germany

Der metaphysische Mensch. Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany

The Children's Hospital. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin

My Grand father's Shed. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris

Zeichnungen, Tekeningen, Drawings. Stadsgalerij Heerlen, Heerlen, Netherlands

1999

Ilya Kabakov. Zeichnungen. Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Monumento alia civilta perduta. Cantieri Culturali alia Zisa, Palermo, Italy

The Old Bottle. San Francesco, Komo, Italy

The Boat of My Life. Duke University Museum of Art, Durham; The David Winton Bell Gallerie, List Art Center, Brown University, Providence; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Aspen Art Museum, Aspen; Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, USA

The Old Reading Room. Universiteitsbibliotheek, Universiteit van Amster­dam, Amsterdam

Life and Creativity of Charles Rosenthal. Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito, Mito, Japan

Der Rote Waggon. Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany

Corridor of Two Banalities (with Joseph Koshut). Gallery of the Centre for Contemporary Art at NaUKMA, Kyiv

Das angeflogene Archiv. Galerie der Stadt Backnang, Turmschulhaus, Backnang, Germany

2000

Ilya Kaba­kov: 50 Installationen. Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern; Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden; Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany

The Palace of Projects. The Armory on 26 st, New York, USA

Ilya Kabakov 1969-1998. Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College, Annadale-on Hudson, USA

bambino malato. Galleria Lia Rumma, Naples, Italy

Ilya Kabakov stellt vor: Leben und Werk von Charles Rosenthal 1898 -1933. Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, Germany

The Collector. Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany

2001

The Empty Bottle. University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

20 Ways to Get an Apple, Listening to the Music of Mozart. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, USA

20th August, 1968. Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, Austria

Premio Querini-Furla per L'Arte. Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice, Italy

Ilya Kabakov. Galerie Clara Maria Sels, Dusseldorf, Germany

The Palace of Projects. Kokerei Zollverein Essen, Stiftung Industrie-denkmalpflege und Geschichtskultur, Essen, Germany

Ilya Kabakov. 10 Characters - Albums. The RISD Museum, Providence, USA

2002

Unaufgehang-tes Bild (Unhung Painting). Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany

Universal System of Depicting Everything. Kunsthalle Goppingen, Goppingen, Germany

Ausgestellt/Vorgestellt VI. Ilya Kabakov fur Christian Tomaszewski. Skulpturen Museum Glaskasten, Marl, Germany

Not Everyone Will Be Taken into the Future. Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna

Not Every­one will be taken into the Future. Materialien zur Installation. Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria; Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris

Ilya Kabakov. Gallery Sprovieri, London

Ilya Kabakov. Children's Books and Related Drawings, 1956-1987. The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, USA

2003

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Center of Cosmic Energy. Clara Maria Sels Galerie, Dusseldorf, Germany

Where is Our Place? Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice, Italy; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo; Museo Nazionale delle Art del XXI Secolo, Rome

Ilya Kabakov. Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria

Ilya Kabakov. Photo and video documentation of Live and Creativity. Moscow House of Photography, Moscow

Excerptum. National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow

10 Characters. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

2004

The Empty Museum. The Sculpture Center, Long Island City, USA

20 Ways to Get An Apple, Listening to The Music Of Mozart & Other Works. Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, USA

Verbal Photography: Ilya Kabakov and Boris Michailov. Museu Serralves, Porto, Portugal

Incident in the Museum and Other Installations. State Hermitage Museum, Saint-Petersburg

The Teacher and The Student. Charles Rosenthal - Ilya Kabakov. Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, USA

Ilya Kabakov. Prints. Mike Karstens Editions, Munster, Germany

Ilya und Emilia Kabakov - Die Architekturprojekte. Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany

Imaginary Biografies. Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Centro de Arte Moderna Jose de Azeredo Perdigao, Lisbon

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov with Raul Meel. Tallin Art Mall, Tallinn

2005

Exhibition in the occasion of the 200th Birthday of Hans Christian Anderson. Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Copenhagen

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Sprovieri, London

Utopian City and other projects. Albion, London

House of Dreams. Serpentine Gallery, London

Où sommes-nous? Les Abattoirs de Toulouse, Toulouse, France

Die Architekturprojekte. Kunsthaus Zug, Zug, Switzerland

2006

Ilya Kabakov. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris

Rooms No 2 & 3. Kewenig Galerie, Cologne, Germany

Paintings. Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, USA

The Thaw. Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium

2007

Orbis Pictus. Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima; Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, ßïîíèÿ

Unter dem Schnee. Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany

Center of Cosmic Energy. Tufts University Art Gallery, Medfort, USA

2008

Under the Snow. Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere, Finland

Orbis Pictus. Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo

 



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