1985
Ilya Kabakov. Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris
Ilya Kabakov: Am Rande. Kunsthalle Bern, Bern; Galerie de la Vieille Charite, Marseille, France
Ilya Kabakov: En Marge. Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Germany
Ilya Kabakov. Center National des Arts Plastiques, Paris
1986
Rauminstallationen und Bildwerke aus den 80 Jahren. Neue Galerie, Schlössli Götzental, Dirikon, 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, Schlössli Götzental, Dirikon, 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 Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Two Albums. Universitat des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany
Witte schilderijen en witte mensjes. De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam
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, Germany
Das Schiff. Neue Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen, Germany
1991 Ilya Kabakov. Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Nagano, Japan
Ilya Kabakov / John Scott. The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada
52 Entretiens dans la Cuisine Communautaire (shared with Yuri Cooper). Ateliers municipaux d’artistes, Marseille; La Criée, Center d’Art Contemporain, Rennes, France
1992
Das Leben der Fliegen. Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany
He Lost His Mind, Undressed, Ran Away Naked. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion of Illinois, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, USA
Incident at the Museum or Water Music. R. F. F. A, New York, USA
Ter Nagedachternis aan Aangename Herinneringen. Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
Unaufgehangtes Bild. Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
NOMA oder Der Kreis der Moskauer Konzeptualisten. Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
1993
Het Grote Archief. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Das here Museum. Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt, Germany
Concert for a Fly. Château d’Oiron, Waron, France
Incident at the Museum or Water Music. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, United States
Das Boot meines Lebens. Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg, Austria
Deserted School or School # 6. The Chinati Foundation, Martha, USA
1994
Leikkaussali - Aiti ja poika. Ateneum, Helsinki
Operasjoussal - Mor og Sønn ’. Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo
Die Verzweiflung des Künstlers 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 mère. La rivière souterraine dorée. Le Magasin, Center National d’Art Contemporain, Grenoble, France
Korytarz dwoch banalnosci (with Joseph Kossuth). 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
Seppelman-nen. Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo
C’est ici que nous vivons. Center Georges 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 für Gegenwartskunst, Basel, Switzerland
Incident at the Museum or Water Music. Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundacao Gulbenkian, Lisbon
1996
Der Lesesaal - Bilder, Leporellos und Zeichnungen. Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Sur le toit / Op het Dak. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Brussels
Healing with Paintings. Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Koridor dvoch banalit (shared with Joseph Kossuth). Považská Galéria umenia v Žiline, Zilina, Slovakia
1997
The Fallen Chandelier. Geschäftshaus 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, United States
The Hospital: Five Confessions. Capp Street Project, San Francisco, USA
1998
Een Ontemoeting / Vstrecha. Jan Fabre & llya Kabakov. Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium; Rozenboomkammer, Dipenheim, The Netherlands; AR / GE Kunst Galerie Museum, Bolzano, Italy
The Palace of Projects. The Roundhouse, London; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
Treatment with Memories. Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin
The Boat of My Life. Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, USA
llya Kabakov. Monchehaus / Museum für Moderne Kunst, Goslar, Germany
Der metaphysische Mensch. Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany
The Children’s Hospital. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
Zeichnungen, Tekeningen, Drawings. Stadsgalerij Heerlen, Heerlen, Netherlands
1999
Ilya Kabakov. Zeichnungen. Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover, Germany
The Old Bottle. San Francesco, Como, Italy
The Boat of My Life. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 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
Life and Creativity of Charles Rosenthal. Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito, Mito, Japan
Der Rote Waggon. Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany
2000
Ilya Kabakov: 50 Installationen. Kunstmuseum, Bern; Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden; Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
The Palace of Projects. The Armory on 26st, New York, USA
Ilya Kabakov 1969-1998. Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College, Annendeil-on-Hudson, USA
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, United States
20th August, 1968. Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, Austria
Premio Querini-Furla per L’Arte. Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice, Italy
The Palace of Projects. Kokerei Zollverein Essen, Stiftung Industrie-denkmalpflege und Geschichtskultur, Essen, Germany
Ilya Kabakov. 10 Characters - Albums. The RISD Museum, Providence, United States
2002
Unaufgehängtes Bild (Unhung Painting). Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Universal System of Depicting Everything. Kunsthalle Göppingen, Goeppingen, Germany
Ausgestellt / Vorgestellt VI. Ilya Kabakov für 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. Children’s Books and Related Drawings, 1956-1987. The Chinati Foundation, Martha, USA
2003
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 life and work. Moscow House of Photography, Moscow
Favorite places. National Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
10 characters. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
2004
The Empty Museum. The Sculpture Center, Long Island City, USA
"Case at the Museum" and other installations. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
The Teacher and The Student. Charles Rosenthal - Ilya Kabakov. Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, United States
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. Tallinn Art Mall, Tallinn
We are free! Stella Art Gallery, Moscow
2005
Exhibition in the Occasion of the 200th Birthday of Hans Christian Anderson. Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Copenhagen
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
The Thaw. Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, Belgium
2007
Orbis Pictus. Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima; The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, Japan
Unter dem Schnee. Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany
Center of Cosmic Energy. Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, USA
2008
Under the Snow. Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
Orbis Pictus. Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Center for Contemporary Culture "Garage", Moscow
