JULIEN BISMUTH
*1973 in Paris (F)
lives and works in New York
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Auteur/Amateur, curated by Julien Bismuth (curated by_vienna 2010), Layr Wuestenhagen, Vienna
"Mike, Alec or Rufus?" ("Tom, Dick or Harry"), Layr Wuestenhagen, Vienna
The Armory Show, New York, Solo presentation by Layr Wuestenhagen
Shannon Bool et Julien Bismuth, Crac Alsace, Altkirch (F)
Bloomberg Space, London (UK), Sep 2010
2009
Titled (Untitled), Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt (D)
Les Continents incontinents, Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris, France
2008
Unbestimmte Stellen, Layr Wuestenhagen, Vienna (A)
The Box LA, Los Angeles (USA)
Les lettres tristes, with Lucas Ajemian, Foxy Productions, NY (USA)
2007
Monologues for Minerals, 1.1 (Salt Flat / Radio Stück), Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt (D)
2006
Les Tristes; a particular sequence of varying pitch, tone or stress, Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt (D) (together with Lucas Ajemian) Marchand d’oubli, Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris (F)
Devonian Press: Books and Limited Editions (together with Jean-Pascal Flavien), A&M Bookstore, Milan (I); Barbara Wien Gallery, Berlin (D)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Solace, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York
2009
Group show, La Ferme du Buisson, Paris (F)
2008
Ne pas jouer avec les choses mortes, Villa Arson, Nice (F)
Comme des betes, Musee des Beaux Artes, Lausanne (CH)
Anthology, Otero Plassart Gallery, Los Angeles (USA)
Festival a/d Werf, Utrecht (NL)
La seconde est partie la première, Musée du Jeu de Paume, Paris
SOME THING ELSE, Peter Blum Gallery, Cur. Simone Subal, NY (USA)
SIGNALS, Orange County Museum Art (USA)
Garage Sale, Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt (D)
2007
PAWNSHOP, Cur. Anton Vidokle, E-Flux, New York (USA)
Dangling Man, Office Baroque Gallery, Antwerp (B)
La Boum, Layr Wuestenhagen, Vienna (A)
A point in space is a place for an argument, David Zwirner, New York (USA)
Welcome to My World, Alexandre Pollazzon, Ltd, London (UK)
2006
Nice Art, curator: Axel Huber, Lahr (D)
2005
International Laundry, Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt (D)
1999
Tri-Annuale: Part I, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles (USA)
PERFORMANCES
2009
"/", Kunsthalle Wien project space, Vienna (A)
"Plouf!", collaboration with Jean Pascal Flavien, Tate Modern London (UK)
2008
Monologues for Minerals, Festival a/d Werf, Utrecht (NL) (with Giancarlo Vulcano)
Monologues for Minerals, Musée départemental d‘art contemporain de Rochechouart, Rochechouart (F) (with Giancarlo Vulcano)
Monologues for Minerals, IAC - Institut d‘art contemporain, Villeurbanne (F) (with Giancarlo Vulcano)
Monologues for Minerals,Bétonsalon, Paris (F) (with Giancarlo Vulcano)
Monologues for Minerals,Parasol Unit, London (UK) (with Giancarlo Vulcano
Monologues for Minerals,Karriere bar, Copenhagen (DK) (with Giancarlo Vulcano)
2006
Palme D’Or Television, Frankfurt Art Fair, Frankfurt, Germany (en collaboration avec Lucas Ajemian, Mike Bouchet, Sebastien Clough, Christian Jankowski et Seth Williamson)
2005
Announcement, Confucius Square, New York, (en collaboration avec Jean-Pascal Flavien et Giancarlo Vulcano et The Occasion Band)
2003
Space: A Lecture, Michelle Maccarone Gallery, New York (USA) 2000 A Hidden Object, Independent Performance Space, Los Angeles (USA) (en collaboration avec Jean-Pascal Flavien)
Untitled (Whales), Independent Performance Space, Los Angeles (USA) (en collaboration avec Jean-Pascal Flavien)
1999
Comfort Table, S.O.S. Gallery, Los Angeles (USA) (together with Mike Bouchet)
PRIZES
2003-2005 Kahler Grant, Princeton University
2001-2005 Graduate School Summer Stipend for Research Abroad, Princeton University
1999 Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
1994 Foundation for Art Ressource Art, Los Angeles
1993 Visual Arts Department Award, UCLA
1991-1994 National Merit Scholarship
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Press
2007
Marie de Brugerolle, Flash Art, „Next to performance“, # 257, Nov-Dec, pp. 88-90
Roberta Smith, The New York Times, “A Point in Space is a Place for an Argument”, July 20
Christoph Schütte, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, “Scheitern als Chance; Julien Bismuth in der Galerie Parisa Kind”, June 20, p. 46
2006
Santiago Espinosa de los Monteros, Art Nexus, novembre n.s, Made 05, „The Lost Word“, # 17, Feb
Léa Bismuth, www.paris-art.com, „Julien Bismuth, Marchand d‘oubli“, 10 nov. ns, Made 05,“The Lost Word“, # 17, Feb
Publications
2006
Mike Bouchet: Celebrity Artist” in Der Soziographische Blick, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Innsbruck “Christopher Williams : Eighteen Lessons.” in Parachute Vol. 120, Spring
“Staged Cryptographies” in Guy de Cointet: a retrospective. Ed. Marie de Brugerolles. Presses du Réel, Genève ..., Devonian Press, Rio de Janeiro
Starts and Stops (together with Jean-Pascal Flavien), Devonian Press, Rio de Janeiro
No Drama House (together with Jean-Pascal Flavien), Devonian Press, Rio de Janeiro
Announcement (together with Jean-Pascal Flavien and Giancarlo Vulcano), Devonian Press, Rio de Janeiro
Flotsam and Jetsam. Devonian Press, Rio de Janeiro
2005
“John Baldessari,“ in Beaux-Arts, no. 256, Oct
“The Paintings of Richard Jackson”, in Richard Jackson, Nye House Editions, New York
“Steve Mc Queen”, in Parachute, vol. 119, autumn
A Hold!¬, Devonian Press, Rio de Janeiro
The world before time, (together with Jean-Pascal Flavien), Devonian Press, Rio de Janeiro
The time before the world (together with Jean-Pascal Flavien), Devonian Press, Rio de Janeiro
Nuit Blanche 2004, (textes) Ami Barak et Fanny Etienne, éd. Paris Musées, pp. 26, 60
2004
“Untitled (Five Easy Pieces).” Catalogue. Palme D’Or, New York “Who’s that Guy?”, in Parachute, vol. 117, autumn
2003
“Tract”, revista MU, Vol.5
“Buoy Script”, Third Street, Vol.10
“The Interrupted Hunt: Dante’s On the Eloquence of the Vernacular”, Ampersand (http://www.nyu.edu/ pubs/ampersand/html) Vol. 1
2001
“Costner Complex”, in Costner Complex: an exhibition by Jason Rhoades, Portikus, Francfort