Artist Biography/Bibliography

JOHN COPLANS
1920 – 2003
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
2007
Projectroom, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France, Apr. 9 – May 14
„A Legacy“, Galerie Nordenhake Berlin, March 13 – Apr. 14
Projectroom, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France, Jan. 1 – Jan. 20
2005
„Backs and fingers“, Galeria Elvira Gonzales, Madrid, Spain, May 26
„One man show“, Galerie Art & Public, Geneva, Switzerland, March 17 – Apr. 16
2004
Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Oct. 23 – Dec. 23
„Serial Figures“, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, May 21 – June 26
„Du corps à lʼimage“, FRAC dʼIle-de-France, Les Mesnuls, France, March 18 – May 31
„Body Parts – A Self-Portrait“, Wachenheim Gallery, New York, cur. Charles Stainback,
Jan. 24 – Apr. 11
2003
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, US
Guardini Stiftung, Germany
2002
„Body Parts“, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France, Sep. 7 – Oct. 12
ACE Gallery, Los Angeles, March
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, February
2001
„Self Portrait“, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, Sep. 20 – Oct. 27
„Self Portrait“, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin, Sep. 8 – Oct. 11
2000
„Self Portrait Fingers“, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, March 18 – Apr. 15
„Self Portrait-Finger“, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Feb.10 – March 3
Fondation Icar, Paris, Jan. 27 – March 26
„John Coplans ‚A Self Portraitʼ, 1984–2000“, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Sweden,
Apr. 4 – May 28, 2000*
1999/00 Andrea Rosen Gallery, Dec. 10, 1999 – Jan. 22, 2000*
„A Self Portrait 1984–1999“, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
1999
Galleria Massimo de Carlo, Milan
Peter Kilchmann, Zürich
Art Affairs, Amsterdam
1998
Paco des Artes, Sao Paolo
Yezerski Gallery, Boston
1997
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York City
P.S.1, Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Oct. 26 – March 29, 1998*
London Projects, London
Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris
1996
Peter Kilchmann, Zürich, Nov. 23 – Jan. 10, 1997
Galeria Visa, Valencia
Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm
Galeria Senda, Barcelona
1995
Ludwig Forum, Aachen
Galerie der Stadt Kornwestheim
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
1994
Howard Yezerski Gallery Boston
Musée National dʼArt Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou*
Feigen Incorpoarated
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
1993
AsherFaure Gallery, Los Angeles
Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris
Massimo de Carlo, Mailand
Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zürich
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1982
1981
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston*
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
Gulbenkian Foundation, Lissabon*
Matrix Gallery, Hartford
Galerie Lelong, New York*
Liverpool Gallery, Brüssel*
Joseloff Gallery, Hartford
Galerie Lelong, New York*
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston
Tomasulo Gallery, Cranford
Frankfurter Kunstverein*
Galeria Comicos, Lissabon
Museum Boymans–van Beuningen Rotterdam*
Centre dʼArt Passages, Troyes
Musée de la Vieille Charité, Marseille*
Dart Gallery, Chicago
Blum/Helman Gallery, Los Angeles
Galerie Lelong, Paris
In Extremis, Strassburg
Ginny Williams Gallery, Denver
Galerie Lelong, New York*
Salon dʼAngle, Nantes
Abbaye de Bouchemaine, Angers
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art*
Museum of Modern Art, New York
University of Missouri Art Gallery, Kansas City
Art Institute of Chicago*
Dart Gallery, Chicago
Centre de Kerpape, Ploemeur, Bretagne
Perspectief Gallery, Rotterdam
Hillman Holland Fine Arts, Atlanta
Blum/Helman Gallery, Los Angeles
Musée du Nouveau Monde, La Rochelle
Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
Martin Gallery, Washington
Clarence Kennedy Gallery, Cambridge
Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Köln
The Fine Arts Gallery, Irvine
Galerie 666, Paris
Film in the Cities Gallery, St. Paul
Madison Art Center, Wisconsin*
Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
Emily H. Davis Gallery, Ohio
New Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cleveland*
Daniel Wolf Gallery, New York
Daniel Wolf Gallery, New York
Art Institute of Chicago*
(*Katalog/catalogue)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005
„Aging unverblümt – Das Altersbild im Wandel, Verwaltungszentrum Werd, Zurich, cur. Caroline
Kesser, Jan. 28 – March 31
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
„Subjectivité et Confrontations, une traversée de lʼhistoire de la photographie“, Institut
dʼart contemporain de Villeurbanne, France, Feb. 10 – May 22
„John Coplans, Craigie Horsfield, Ingrid Mwangi“, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, March 26 –
Apr. 24
„Cristal de Temps, Miroir sans tain“, Le Galerie Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de
Cornouaille, Quimper, France
„Extrêmes Coincidences“, Galerie de collège Marcel Duchamps, Châteauroux, France,
Oct. 6 – Dec. 5
„John Coplans, Craigie Horsfield, Ingrid Mwangi“, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris,
France March 26 – Apr. 24
„About Corporeality in Editions“, Galerie Lelong, Zurich, Feb. 5 – March 27
„In faccia al mondo“, Villa Croce, Museo dʼarte Contemporanea, Genova, cur. Matteo Fochessati,
June 3 – Oct. 5
„Warum“, Martin-Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany, May 28 – Aug. 3
„L'esprit des lieux“, Frac Haute-Normandie, France, May 23 – July 27
„An American Century of Photography: From Dry-Plate to Digital“, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk
Feb. 26 – May 19
„ Visions from America: Photography from the Whitney Museum of American Art“, Whitney
Museum of American Art, New York, June 27 – Sep. 22
„Fallen Heroes“, Espace dʼArt contemporain de Castello, Spain, Apr. 25 – June 23
„An American Century of Photography: From Dry–Plate to –Digital“, Denver Art Museum, Denver,
June 29 – Sep. 29
„Le siècle du corps. Photographies 1900–2000“, Musée de lʻElysée, Lausanne, Oct 12 – Jan. 14
„Imprint“, The Print Center, Philadelphia, Sep. 15 – Oct. 20
„American Century of Photography: From Dry–Plate to Digital“, The Columbus Museum, Columbus
Sep. 24 – Jan. 7
„The Reality Effect: Contemporary American Photography”, Guild Hall, East Hampton, cur. Simon
Taylor, Aug. 10 – Sep. 23
„Conversation/s“, Fonds Regional DʼArt Contemporain Provence–Alpes–Cote dʼAzur, Gap, July 6
– Oct. 28
„Whatʼs New: Recent Acquisitions in Photography“, Whitney Musuem of American Art, New York,
May 26 – Sep. 16
„Les Voluptes“, Borusan Culture and Art Gallery, Istanbul, cur. Elga Wimmer, Apr. 7 – May 31
„Identities: Contemporary Portraiture“, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit,
March 25 – May 20
„Typical Men: The Male Body in Photography by Men 1980–2000“, Djangoly Art Gallery,
Nottingham, March 3 – Apr. 22
„American Century of Photography: From Dry–Plate to Digital“, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
Feb. 9 – Apr. 22
„Bodyʼs Performance“, Art Affairs, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas, Apr. 28 – May 26
„Open Ends“, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, Sep. 28 – Jan. 30
„Erste Arbeiten bei Kilchmann“, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, May 24 – June 8
„Der Anagrammatische Körper“, ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe,
Apr. 8 – June 18*
Whitney Biennial, New York
„Haar – Obsession und Kunst“, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, March 7 – May 21
Musée de lʻElysée, Lausanne, Feb. 3 – Apr. 2, 2000
„Making Choise 1920 – 1960“ Museum of Modern Art, New York City,
March 16 – Sep. 26
„Man + Space“ Kwangju Bienalle 2000, Kwangju, Korea
„Le Corps Morcele“ fondation dʻArt Contemporain, Les mesnuls, France, Sep. 17 – Dec. 18
„The Persistence of Photography in American Portraiture“, Yale University
Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
„Au centre, lʻartiste“, Centre PasquArt, Biel, Jan. 1 – Feb. 27*
1999/00 „The Century of the Body Photoworks 1900–2000“, Culturgest, Lisbon, 1999
1999
„Schyl 2. Sculptures from the Schyl Collection“, Malmö Konsthall
„Missing Link – Menschen-Bilder in der Fotografie”, Kunstmuseum Bern*
“The Body”, Salina Art Center, Kansas City
“Surrogate”, Henry Art Gallery, Univ. of Washington, Seattle
1998
“De Main de Maitre”, Salons des Arts Graphiques Actuels, Bibliothèque Nationale Paris
“Artists That Happen To Be Photographers”, Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo NY
Spatiotemporal. Verk ut Samlingen 1988–98, Magasin 3 Stockholm
“Portrait – Human Figure”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
1997/98 “Selections from the Collection”, Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Nov. 29 – Feb. 28
“Photographer: Regarder Le Monde”, FRAC Champagne–Ardenne, Nov. 13 – Dec. 19
“A Hotbed of Advanced Art: Four Decades of Visual Arts at UCI”, The Art Gallery,
University of California, Irvine, Nov. 11 (Catalog with essay by Dickran Tashjian and
Catherine Lord)
“Signs of Age: Representing the Older Boy”, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum,
Nov. 8 – Jan. 18
1997
“Images du Corps”, Maison de la Culture, Namur, Oct. 25 – Dec. 31 (Catalog with introduction
by France Borel)
“The 90ʼs: A Family of Man?”, Casino Luxembourg, Forum dʼArt Contemporain, Paris,
Oct. 7 – Nov. 30
“Identity Crisis: Self Portraiture at the End of the Century”, Milwaukee Art Museum,
Wisconsin, Sep. 12 – Nov. 16
“160 Years of Photography: Masterworks from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art”,
Ho Am Art Museum, Seoul, July 10 – Sep. 7
1996
„Epitaphs“, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York
„Prospect 96“, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
„Gender – Beyond Memory“, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
1995/96 „Portrait of Our Time. Revolution“, A Gallery Project, Ferndale, Michigan
„The Body Photographic“, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
ARS 95, Helsinki
Baxter Gallery, Maine College of Art, Portland
„A Corps Perdu“, Saint Martin du Mejan, Arles
„Rites of Passage“, Tate Gallery, London
„Inside–Out“, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield
„Body of Evidence: The Figure on Contemporary Photography“
„100 Years/100 Images“, Frankfurter Kunstverein
1995
„Passing through“, Galerie Walcheturm, Zürich
„Acquisitioons 1992 et 1993“, Fonds Departemental dʼArt Contemporain, Bobigny
„Pictures of the Real World (In Real Time): On Kawara Date Paintings 1966–1993“,
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
„The Epic and the Everyday“, Contemporary Photographic Art. The South Bank Centre/
Hayward Gallery, London.
„Sum of the Parts“, University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Manoa.
„Face–Off: The Portrait in Recent Art“, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia.
„A Positive View“, Saatchi Gallery, London
„Big Shots/ Little Shots“, Transamerica Pyramid Lobby Gallery, San Francisco
„Aspects dʼune Collection“. Musee dʼArt Moderne et dʼArt Contemporain de Nice
„Embody – The Photograph and the Figure“, The Proctor Arts Centre, Bard Collage,
Annandale on Hudson
1994/95 „Autoportraits Contemporain“, Espace Lyonnais dʼArt Contemporains, Lyon
Medaljens Bakside – Lillehammer Art Museum
„Magician of Light“, National Gallery of Canada, Ottowa
„Up With People“, Feature, New York
1994
„Multiple Images“, MOMA, New York
„Das Bild des Körpers“, Frankfurter Kunstverein
The Contemporary Museum Collects: The First Five Years, The Contemporary
Museum, Honolulu
1993/94 „Manifeste“, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
1993
„More than one Photography“, MOMA, New York
„Erotiques“, Albert Benamou Galeries, Paris
„Le Portrait dans lʼArt Contemporain“ Musée dʼArt Moderne et dʼArt Cont., Nice
1992
„Recent Acquisitions“, Grand Palais, Paris
Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum, New York
FRAC, Basse Normandie, Granville
John Coplans/Chrystele Lerisse, Chatellerault
„The Physical Self“, Museum Boymans–van Beuningen, Rotterdam
„Photographie/Sculpture“, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
1991
„The Indomitable Spirit“, ICP, New York
Acquisitions 1989, Musée de Saint–Lo, Caën
1990
„Camera Culture“, Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston
1989
„The Photography of Invention“, National Museum of American Art, Washington;
MCA, Chicago; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
„Un Autre Objectivité“, Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris
Galerie Lelong, New York
Recent Acquisitions – The Brooklyn Museum, New York
„Prospect Photographie“, Frankfurter Kunstverein
„Photo–Kunst“, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Les Grands Formats, Musée Rimbaud, Charleville
1988
„Le Corps Figure“, Lyon
„Another Objectivity“, ICA, London
„Splendeurs et Misères du Corps“, Fribourg
1987
„The Other Man“, New Museum of Cont. Art, New York
„Portrayals“, ICP, New York
„The Legacy of Light“, ICP, New York
„Le Corps Figure“, FRAC Rhône–Alpes, Roanne
1986
„Street Photography“, Daniel Wolf Gallery, New York
„Un Choix Photographique“, Cave Saint Croix, Metz
„Staging the Self“, National Portrait Gallery, London
1985
„Self Portrait 1840–1985“, MOMA, New York
„Nude, Naked, Stripped“, MIT, Cambridge, MA
1984
„Face to Face“, ICA, Philadelphia
1983
Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum, New York
„Phototypes“, Whitney Museum, New York
„Photography in America: 1910–83“, Tampa Museum
1982
„Counterparts“, Metropolitan Museum, New York
„Lichtbildnisse“, Rheinische Landesmuseum, Bonn
1981
„Love is Blind“, Castelli Graphics, New York
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007
2006
2004
“Women Artist Then and Now: Painting, Sculpture, and the Image of the Self“, Linda Nochlin,
Global Feminisms, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, March – July, p. 66, ex. cat.
„Collectors 1“, Eva Brioschi, Collezione la Gaia, Centro Sperimentale per le Arti Contemporanee,
Caraglio, pp. 44 – 47, ex. cat
„John Coplans a Zurigo“, Arte, Milano, no. 376, Dec., p. 232
„Die Summe seiner Teile – John Coplansʻ frühe Fotografien“, Muscionico, Daniele, NZZ, Zurich,
26 Oct., p. 54
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
„Sum of his parts“, Artforum, Milan, No. 5, pp. 141 – 142
„Piezas de un autorretrato“, Vincente Jarque, El País, Madrid, 27 March, p. 17
„Body Parts/A Self–Portrait by John Coplans“, powerHouse Books, New York
„in faccia al mondo“, Villa Croce, Genova, July, pp. 68, 146, ex.cat.
„Self–Portraits/John Coplans“, John Coplans, Exit, Madrid, no. 10, May – July, pp. 42 – 48
„A BODY“, John Coplans, powerHouse Books, New York, NY
„Der anagrammatische Körper“, ZKM, Karlsruhe
„Der menschliche Körper als Terra incognita“, Hans-Peter von Däniken, Tages Anzeiger, Zürich,
March 7, p. 61
„Eine haarige Sache“, Brita Polzer, Annabelle, No 5, March 3, p. 76
„Art in Review“, Charles Hagen, New York Times, Jan. 5, p. 21
„In the Flesh: John Coplans“, David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, March 28, p. F7
„John Coplans: Andrea Rosen Gallery“, Eric Gibson Artnews, Apr., pp. 130 – 131
„John Coplans: Andrea Rosen Gallery“, Ben Lifson, Artforum, 8, Apr., pp. 98 – 99
„Death–Defying Feet“, James Hall Guardian (London), June 20, p. 8
„Mortal Dangers“, Sarah Kent, Time Out, June 21 – 28, p. 48
„Only for true Believers“, Waldemar Januszczak, Sunday Times (London), June 25, pp. 20 – 21