 Artist's arttributes:
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Most exhibitions in: |
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| Germany | 47 |
| USA | 28 |
| Switzerland | 8 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
Most exhibitions held at: |
| Institution |
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David Nolan Gallery, USA |
14 |
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Museum Frieder Burda, Germany |
5 |
Biography: 
1919 Born in New York, NY (US)
1996 Died in Key West, FL (US)
External links: | | Public exhibitions (Selection) 103
Solo shows 37
2012
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| The Patriotism Of Cply And All That - Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Copley - Max Ernst Museum, Brühl |
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| William N. Copley - Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich |
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| William N. Copleys: Retrospektive - Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
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| Reflection on a Past Life - Linn Lühn, Cologne |
2011
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| William N. Copley - See Yourself As Lovers See You - Galerie Klaus Gerrit Friese, Stuttgart |
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| William N. Copley: X-Rated - Sadie Coles HQ, London (England) |
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| WILLIAM N. COPLEY AND ANDREAS SLOMINSKI – X-RATED - me Collectors Room Berlin, Berlin |
2009
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| William N. Copley - Unter Uns - Galerie Klaus Gerrit Friese, Stuttgart |
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| Western Songs - - El Sourdog Hex, Berlin (closed, 2009) |
2007
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| William Copley - Linn Lühn, Cologne |
2006
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| William N. Copley - Works from the 1970's - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
2005
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| William N. Copley - Galerie Onrust, Amsterdam |
2004
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| William Copley - Au bonheur des dames - 1958-1990 - Mamco - musée d´art moderne et contemporain, Geneva |
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| William N. Copley - Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich |
2003
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| William N. Copley - Easy to read Storybook - Bawag Contemporary - Bawag Foundation, Vienna |
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| William Copley - Johann König, Berlin |
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| William N. Copley - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
2002
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| William N. Copley - Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich |
2001
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| William N. Copley - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| William Copley - Paintings 1965 - 1996 - Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht |
2000
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| William N. Copley - Bilder - Galerie Schönewald und Beuse, Dusseldorf |
1999
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| Bill Copley - Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich |
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| William N. Copley - HEART - Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning |
1998
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| William N. Copley - The Essential - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| William N. Copley - Galerie Onrust, Amsterdam |
1996
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| William Copley - New Paintings - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1994
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| William Copley - Paintings and Drawings - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1992
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| William N. Copley - - Galerie Friedrich - Bern, Bern (closed, 2001) |
1991
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| William N. Copley - Paintings, and Drawings 1956 - 1991 - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1988
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| Cply. William N. Copley - Galerie 1900-2000, Paris |
1986
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| William Copley: The Tomb of the Unknown Whore - New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY |
1985
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| William N. Copley - Zeichnungen - Galerie Susanna Kulli, Zurich |
1981
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| William N. Copley (USA) - Bilder und Zeichnungen - Galerie Ariadne - Thomas Netusil Kunsthandel, Vienna |
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| William N. Copley - Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
1980
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| William N. Copley - Kunsthalle Bern, Bern |
1961
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| Cply - ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts London, London (England) |
Group shows 66
2012
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| A Selection of Pop Art - Galerie Leu, Munich |
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| Météorologies mentales - Centre culturel Suisse, Paris |
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| Interiors - Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York City, NY |
2011
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| mémoires du futur - la collection Olbricht - La Maison Rouge, Paris |
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| Contemporary Drawings from the Irving Stenn Jr. Collection - The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
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| After Shelley Duvall '72 (Frogs on the High Line) - Maccarone Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Group Show - Fredericks & Freiser Gallery, New York City, NY |
2010
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| Nur Wahrheit – ehrlich, tod-sicher: Maske, Handschuh und Skelett - Werke der Sammlung Kopp und weitere - 8. Salon, Hamburg |
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| La maison et l’infini - La collection de Christian Zacharias - Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne |
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| Don Juan in the Village - Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm |
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| Accrochage - Galerie Lelong - Zürich, Zurich |
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| Die Bilder tun was mit mir… - Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
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| Permanent Trouble - Aktuelle Kunst aus der Sammlung Kopp - KOG - Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg |
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| S.M.S.: An Archive of the 60s - UAM - University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA |
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| Aus privaten Sammlungen - Galerie Renate Kammer, Hamburg |
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| Intimacy! Baden in der Kunst - Kunstmuseum Ahlen, Ahlen |
2009
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| JR. And Sons - Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL), New York City, NY |
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| Originalgrafiken, Zeichnungen und Skulpturen - Galerie Biedermann, Munich |
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| Memorizer - Der Sammler Andreas Züst - Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau |
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| Die Gegenwart der Linie - Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich |
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| Exile on Main St. Humour, exaggeration & anti-authoritarianism in American art - Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht |
2008
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| Liebe, Love, Paare: Von Munch bis Warhol - Ulmer Museum, Ulm |
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| Karl Bohrmann - William N. Copley - Galerie Klaus Gerrit Friese, Stuttgart |
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| Carte Blanche III: „Gedichte der Fakten“ – Arbeiten aus der Sammlung Arend und Brigitte Oetker - Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst - GfZK, Leipzig |
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| Die Hände der Kunst - MARTa Herford, Herford |
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| Liebe. Love. Paare - Gustav-Lübcke-Museum, Hamm |
2007
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| Liebe. Love. Paare - Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg |
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| Deutsche und Amerikanische Malerei - Aus der Sammlung Frieder Burda - Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
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| Rockers Island - Olbricht Collection - Museum Folkwang Essen, Essen |
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| Sixties! - Art, fashion, design, film and photography - Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague |
2006
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| Die anderen Bilder - Museum der Stadt Ratingen, Ratingen |
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| Six Feet Under; Autopsie unseres Umgang mit Toten - Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern |
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| Ele-Mental - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| L´amateur d´estampes - MUba Eugène Leroy, Tourcoing |
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| Collage Effect - 1301PE, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Summit - Galerie Leu, Munich |
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| Not Quite Ten Years Without Martin Kippenberger' - MOT International, London (England) |
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| Group Show - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
2005
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| Internationale Zeichner - Galerie Biedermann, Munich |
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| Bilderwechsel III – Amerikanische Malerei - Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
2004
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| FUNNY CUTS - Cartoons und Comics in der zeitgenössische Kunst - Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart |
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| Eröffnungsausstellung Sammlung Frieder Burda - Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
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| Sammlung Frieder Burda - Eröffnungsausstellung - Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden |
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| Christmas Art Gifts - Artiscope, Brussels |
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| "Bäume" - Galerie Biedermann, Munich |
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| European-Art-Expo 2004 Fashion Düsseldorf - - European Art Expo, Dusseldorf (closed) |
2003
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| Imagine - Selections from the permanent collection - Museum of Contemporary Art - North Miami (MOCA), Miami, FL |
2001
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| 10 Jahre Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth - Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth e.V., Bodenburg |
2000
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| Prints - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Landschaften - Stilleben - Portrait - Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich |
1998
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| Summer Group Show - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Imagined World - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1996
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| Surrealistic Pillow - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| A Labor of Love - New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY |
1995
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| Bunnies - A Group Show - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
1990
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| Arbeitswelt - Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden |
1988
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| Gran Pavese, The Flag Project - MuHKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp |
1982
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| documenta 7 - Documenta, Kassel |
1978
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| Bad' Painting - New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY |
1972
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| documenta 5 - Documenta, Kassel |
1968
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| The Obsessive Image 1960-1968 - ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts London, London (England) |
1966
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| Society for Contemporary Art 26th Annual - The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
1965
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| Personal Choice: Paintings and Sculpture from Houston Private Collections - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX |
| Dealer Directory 11 |
France
Germany
| | Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich
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| | Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich
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| | Galerie Klaus Gerrit Friese, Stuttgart
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| | Schönewald Fine Arts, Xanten
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Netherlands
| | Galerie Onrust, Amsterdam
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Switzerland
United Kingdom
| | Sadie Coles HQ, London (England)
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USA
| | Gallery on Greene, Key West, FL
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| | Gallery Haas & Fuchs - New York, New York City, NY
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Austria
| | Bawag Contemporary - Bawag Foundation, Vienna
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Canada
| | Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
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France
| | Musée d'Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne
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Germany
| | Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden
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| | Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg
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Israel
| | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Slovenia
| | International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana
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Switzerland
| | Mamco - musée d´art moderne et contemporain, Geneva
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United Kingdom
| | Tate Britain, London (England)
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USA
| | Hessel Museum of Art & Center for Curatorial Studies Galleries at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
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| | Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, East Logan, UT
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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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| | Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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Catalogs
| | Im Gegenüber- Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich |
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