 Artist's arttributes:
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Most exhibitions in: |
| Country |
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| USA | 55 |
| France | 17 |
| Switzerland | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| Italy | 5 |
Most exhibitions held at: |
| Institution |
№ |
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Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, France |
12 |
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ACME, USA |
11 |
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The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, USA |
5 |
Biography: 
1960 Born in Los Angeles, CA (US)
External links: | | Public exhibitions (Selection) 98
until 1.9.
Solo shows 23
2012
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| Martin Kersels - Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
2011
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| Martin Kersels - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Martin Kersels - Mitchell-Innes & Nash - West Street, New York City, NY |
2010
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| Five songs - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
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| Floor - Marker, 1997 - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
2009
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| Fat Iggy: Discography - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
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| martin kersels / fat iggy - Guido Costa Projects, Turin |
2008
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| Martin Kersels - Headache and Other New Works - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Martin Kersels: Heavyweight Champion - Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA |
2007
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| Heavyweight champion - The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
2006
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| DigitalForum: Martin Kersels: Pink Constellation - Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA |
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| Martin Kersels - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
2005
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| Orchestra for Idiots - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
2004
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| Martin Kersels - Illominous - Guido Costa Projects, Turin |
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| Martin Kersels - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
2002
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| Martin Kersels - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Fat Man - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
2001
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| Martin Kersels - Stuart Shave / Modern Art, London (England) |
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| Martin Kersels - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Martin Kersels - - Deitch Projects - 76 Grand Street, New York City, NY (closed, 2010) |
1999
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| Spinning - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
1998
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| Commotion: Martin Kersels - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA |
1997
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| Commotion: Martin Kersels - MMoCA - The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI |
Group shows 74
2013
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| Tell Me Whom You Haunt - Blain|Southern, London (England) |
2012
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| Hotel California (Part II) - mitterrand+cramer / art advisory, Geneva |
2011
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| Group show - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
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| Incongru. Quand l'art fait rire - Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne |
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| Under Destruction II - SI Swiss Institute, New York City, NY |
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| God Only Knows Who The Audience Is - CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA |
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| Under Destruction - SI Swiss Institute, New York City, NY |
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| Goldmine: Contemporary Works From The Collection Of Sirje And Michael Gold - UAM - University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA |
2010
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| Under Destruction - Museum Tinguely, Basel |
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| The Jewel Thief - The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
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| Home Bodies: Selections From The Collection - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego - MCASD Downtown, San Diego, CA |
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| Whitney Biennial 2010 - Whitney Biennial, New York City, NY |
2009
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| Second Nature: The Valentine-adelson Collection At The Hammer - Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Seriously Funny - Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art - SMoCA, Scottsdale, AZ |
2008
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| Ripcord - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
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| (dis)concert - Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA |
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| HOTEL CALIFORNIA - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
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| Undone - Leslie Fritz Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Comfort Zones - Smiths Row, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (England) |
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| Altered Geometry: Contemporary Sculpture from MMoCA’s Collection - MMoCA - The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI |
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| Ne pas jouer avec les choses mortes, Do not play with dead things - Villa Arson, Nice |
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| Smack - The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
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| Disorderly Conduct: Recent Art in Tumultuous Times - Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach |
2007
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| Oeuvres encombrantes - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
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| Jason Kraus, Jeff Kopp, Martin Kersels - Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Ensemble - ICA - Institute of Contemporary Art - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
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| Comfort Zones - Tullie House Museum, Carlisle, Cumbria (England) |
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| Collectors 1 - Collezione La Gaia - - Cesac - Centro Sperimentale per le Arti Contemporanee, Caraglio (closed) |
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| Love Addiction: pratiche video dal ‘61 ad oggi - GC.AC - Galleria Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea di Monfalcone, Monfalcone |
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| Comfort Zones - Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys (Wales) |
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| Situation Comedy - Salina Art Center, Salina, KS |
2006
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| Accidents - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
2005
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| The Gravity in Art - de Appel arts centre, Amsterdam |
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| 100 Artists See God - Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Virginia Beach, VA |
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| Burlesques contemporains - Jeu de Paume, Paris |
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| Dionysiac - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris |
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| My Own Cinema - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
2004
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| 100 Artists See God - ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts London, London (England) |
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| Play - Guido Costa Projects, Turin |
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| Septembre en octobre - Astérides, Marseille |
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| Walk Ways - Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC |
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| Suburban House Kit - - Deitch Projects - 76 Grand Street, New York City, NY (closed, 2010) |
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| MY AMERICANS - mitterrand+cramer / art advisory, Geneva |
2003
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| Walk Ways - University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL |
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| Mouvements de fonds - Acquisitions 2002 du Fonds national d'art contemporain - MAC Musées d´Art Contemporain Marseille, Marseille |
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| LA Post Cool - Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Walk Ways - Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON |
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| Home - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
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| Neuro - Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, Pasadena, CA |
2002
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| GROUP SHOW - mitterrand+cramer / art advisory, Geneva |
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| LA POST-COOL - San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA |
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| French Collection - Mamco - musée d´art moderne et contemporain, Geneva |
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| Strolling Through an Ancient Shrine and Garden - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Chain Reaction: Rube Goldberg and Contemporary Art - The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
2001
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| Man in the Middle - Sammlung Deutsche Bank - MMK Museum Moderner Kunst - Stiftung Wörlen, Passau |
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| Record All-Over - Mamco - musée d´art moderne et contemporain, Geneva |
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| Group Show - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
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| MOCA - Selections from the Permanent Collection - Museum of Contemporary Art - North Miami (MOCA), Miami, FL |
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| Soleil d ’hiver : sur un cheval / une silhouette gelée - Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris |
2000
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| S.O.S.: Scenes of Sounds - The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
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| Under the Influence - New Art from L.A. - H&R Block Artspace at Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO |
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| Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000 - Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Chris Finley, Martin Kersels, Carlos Mollura, Stephanie Pryor - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Departures - 11 artists in the Getty - The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA |
1999
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| Heads Up - Highlights from the Permanent Collection - Museum of Contemporary Art - North Miami (MOCA), Miami, FL |
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| Melbourne International Biennial 1999 - Melbourne International Biennial, Melbourne, VIC |
1997
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| CA 90001-185 - W139, Amsterdam |
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| Need For Speed - Grazer Kunstverein, Graz |
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| Whitney Biennial 1997 - Whitney Biennial, New York City, NY |
1996
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| Defining the Nineties: Consensus Making in New York, Miami and Los Angeles - Museum of Contemporary Art - North Miami (MOCA), Miami, FL |
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| Sampler 2 - More videos from Southern California - David Zwirner, Inc., New York City, NY |
1994
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| Sincerity and other Peccadilloes - Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA |
| Dealer Directory 5 |
France
| | Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris
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Italy
| | Guido Costa Projects, Turin
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Switzerland
| | mitterrand+cramer / art advisory, Geneva
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USA
| | Mitchell-Innes & Nash - West Street, New York City, NY
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Collections 5
France
| | Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris
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USA
| | LACE - Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
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| | Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Los Angeles, CA
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| | MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
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| | MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
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