Michael Craig-Martin
Bio
1941
born in Dublin
1945
moved to USA
1961-1965
studied art at Yale
1966
returned to the UK, where he taught at the Bath Academy of Art in Corsham, Corsham
1974-1988,
1993-2000 taught at Goldsmiths ’College, London
1993-2000 taught at Goldsmiths ’College, London
Lives and works in London
Collections
Australian National Gallery, Canberra
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Le Havre, France
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
Tate Britain, London
Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Selected solo exhibitions
1969
Michael Craig-Martin. Rowan Gallery, London
1971
Michael Craig-Martin. Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, UK
1972
Michael Craig-Martin. Rowan Gallery, London
1973
Michael Craig-Martin. Rowan Gallery, London
1974
Michael Craig-Martin. Galerie December, Munster, Germany
1975
Michael Craig-Martin. Rowan Gallery, London
1976
Michael Craig-Martin: Selected Works. 1966-1975. Turnpike Gallery, Lee, UK
1977
Michael Craig-Martin. Oliver Dowling Gallery, Dublin
1978
Michael Craig-Martin: 10 works 1970-1977. Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
1979
Michael Craig-Martin. Galeria Foksal, Warsaw
1980
Michael Craig-Martin. Galeria Bama, Paris
1981
Michael Craig-Martin. Galerija Suvremene Umjetnosti, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
1982
Michael Craig-Martin. Fifth Triennale India, New Delhi
1985
Michael Craig-Martin. Waddington Galleries, London
1989
Michael Craig-Martin: A retrospective 1968-1989. Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
1988
Michael Craig-Martin. Waddington Galleries, London
1990
Michael Craig-Martin. Galerie Claudine Papillon, Paris
1991
Projects 27. Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Michael Craig-Martin. Musée des Beaux-Arts, André Malraux, Le Havre, France
1992
Michael Craig-Martin. Waddington Galleries, London
1993
Accommodating. British School at Rome, Rome
1994
Michael Craig-Martin. Center Georges Pompidou, Paris
1995
Michael Craig-Martin. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, United States
1997
Michael Craig-Martin und Raymond Pettibon. Kunstverein für die Rheinlande, Dusseldorf, Germany
1998
Always Now. Kunstverein, Hannover, Germany
Michael Craig-Martin. 24 Bienal de São Paulo, British Pavilion, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1999
and sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Wurttembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany
ModernStarts: Things. Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
2000
Michael Craig-Martin. Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain
2001
Landscapes. Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
Living. Museu de Arte Moderna, Sintra, Portugal
2002
Inhale / exhale. Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
2003
Eye of the Storm. Gagosian Gallery, New York, USA
2004
ARP-CRAIG-MARTIN-ARP: 11 reliefs / 11 paintings / 11 sculptures. Arp Museum, Remagen, Germany
2005
Michael Craig-Martin. Galerie Haas & Fuchs, Berlin
2006
Michael Craig-Martin. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
2007
Michael Craig-Martin. Gagosian Gallery, London
2008
Michael Craig-Martin. The Columns, Seoul
Selected group exhibitions
1972
7 Exhibitions. Tate Gallery, London
1973
11 British Artists. Staatlichen Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, Germany
1974
Idea and Image in Recent Art. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Art as Thought Process. Serpentine Gallery, London
1975
IX Biennale des Jeunes Artistes. Paris
Contemporary British Drawings. 13 Bienal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Britanniasta 75. Helsingin Taidehalli, Helsinki
1976
Biennale of Sydney. Sydney, Australia
XI Biennale International d’art. Palais d’Europe, Menton, France
1977
Documenta VI. Kassel, Germany
1978
The Garden. Jardin botanique national, Brussels
1979
JP II. Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Un Certain Art Anglais. Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
1980
ROSC. University College Gallery and National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
1981
British Sculpture in the 20th Century. Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
1982
Aspects of British Art Today. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
1983
New Art. Tate Gallery, London
1984
1965-1972 - when attitude became form. Kettle’s Yard Gallery, Cambridge and Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
1986
Entre el Objeto y la Imagen - Escultura britanica contemporanea. Palacio Velazquez, Madrid
1987
Vessel. Serpentine Gallery, London
1988
Starlit Waters: British Sculpture, on International Art 1968-1988. Tate
Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Britannica: Trente Ans de Sculpture. Musée des Beaux-Arts, André Malraux, Le Havre, France
That Which Appears Is Good. That Which Is Good Appears. Tanja Grunert Gallery, Cologne, Germany
1990
The Readymade Boomerang. Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
1991
Objects for the Ideal Home: The Legacy of Pop Art. Serpentine Gallery, London
1993
Here and Now. Serpentine Gallery, London
1994
Wall to Wall. Serpentine Gallery, London
1995
The Adventure of Painting. Kunstverein, Dusseldorf; Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany
1996
Un siècle de sculpture anglaise. Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris
1997
Love Hotel. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
1998
Jardin d’artiste. Musée Zadkine, Paris
1999
Linhas de Sombra. Centro de Arte Moderna José de Azeredo Perdigão, Lisbon
2000
Voilá le Monde dans la tête. Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Intelligence. New British Art 2000. Tate Britain, London
2002
Passenger. Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo
Blast to Freeze. Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg, Germany
2003
Selections from the Chellgren Gift. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, United States
2004
A vision of Modern Art in memory of Dorothy Walker. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
Joyce in Art ’Royal. Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2004-2005
100 Artists See God. Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, United States
2005
Painting in the Edge. Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
Raised Awareness. Tate Modern, London
40 Jahre: Fluxus und die Folgen. Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany
2006
Form and Line. Prints Green On Red Gallery, Dublin
6th Shanghai Biennale. Shanghai China
2007
Imagery Play. PKM Gallery, Seoul; PKM Gallery, Beijing
(I’m Always Touched) By Your Presence, Dear. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
2008
Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art. Barbican, London
For the Spirit. Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
