Born in Alexandria, 1972 |
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| 2002–2004 |
Master of Fine Art Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow |
| 1999–2000 |
Master of Philosophy (Art in Organisational Contexts) Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow |
| 1995–1999 |
BA (Hons) Fine Art Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
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| 2024 |
Uster, Switzerland |
| 2023 |
Newhaven |
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Walsall |
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| 2022 |
Modern Art London |
| 2021 |
Edinburgh |
| 2020 |
Des Moines Art Centre, Des Moines, IA, USA |
| 2019 |
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany |
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Galerie Gisela Capitain Cologne, Germany |
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| 2018 |
The Power Plant Toronto, Canada |
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Capitain Petzel Berlin, Germany |
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| 2017 |
Modern Art London |
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Le Festival d’Automne à Paris Palais des Beaux-Arts / Musée des Archives Nationales, Paris, France |
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Deurle, Belgium |
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| 2016 |
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, Switzerland |
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Then it's over and we're supposed to go away. Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy |
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David Zwirner New York, NY, USA |
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Galerie Gisela Capitain Cologne, Germany |
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| 2015 |
Dublin, Ireland |
| 2014 |
Modern Art London |
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Galleria Raffaella Cortese Milan, Italy |
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David Zwirner New York, NY, USA |
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| 2013 |
Hanover, Germany |
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Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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The Hague, Netherlands |
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Galerie Gisela Capitain Cologne, Germany |
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| 2012 |
Karla Black: Concentrations 55 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, USA |
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Modern Art London |
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Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow |
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Berlin, Germany |
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| 2011 |
Karla Black, Scotland and Venice 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
| 2010 |
Capitain Petzel Berlin, Germany |
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Wittman Collection Ingolstadt, Germany |
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Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany |
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| 2009 |
Karla Black: Sculptures with paintings by Bet Low (1924-2007) Inverleith House, Edinburgh |
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Oxford |
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Hamburg, Germany |
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Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst Zürich, Switzerland |
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Mary Mary Glasgow |
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| 2008 |
Champagne Perrier-Jouët Prize (Winner 2007) Zoo Art Fair, London |
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Catch This: New Works from the Arts Council Collection Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield |
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West London Projects London |
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Galerie Gisela Capitain Cologne, Germany |
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| 2007 |
IBID Projects London |
| 2006 |
Galerie Sandra Buergel Berlin, Germany |
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Mary Mary Glasgow |
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Outpost Norwich |
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Have Him Be Her Broadway 1602, New York, NY, USA |
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| 2004 |
Mary Mary Glasgow |
| 2002 |
Robert Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
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| 2024 |
Capitain Petzel, with Alexandra Metcalf Berlin, Germany |
| 2023 |
The Stuff of Life/The Life of Stuff Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich |
| 2022 |
My Reflection of You The Perimeter, London |
| 2019 |
In a Waiting Room Curated by Milovan Farronato, Fiorucci Art Trust, London |
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The Aerodrome Ikon Gallery, Birmingham |
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Josephine Meckseper Frac des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, France |
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| 2018 |
Der flexible Plan: Das Rokoko in der Gegenwartskunst Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany |
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MACBA Collection. Beneath the Surface Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain |
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DRAF x MOSTYN: She sees the shadows MOSTYN, Llandudno, Wales |
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Summer Exhibition Modern Art, London |
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an Arts Council touring exhibition, travelling to: Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth, Scotland (2018); Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Inverness, Scotland (2018); Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, Wales (2018); Victoria Art Gallery, Bath (2018-19); Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton (2019); Gallery Oldham, Oldham (2019) |
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| 2017 |
ISelf Collection: The Upset Bucket Whitechapel Gallery, London |
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MACBA Collection. Beneath the Surface Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain |
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Mentales Gelb. Sonnenhöchststand Städtische Galerie in Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany |
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Sculptures Made of Paper: from Kurt Schwitters to Karla Black Kunsthalle Vogelman Städtische Museen, Heilbronn, Germany |
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Viva Arte Viva, curated by Christine Macel 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
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Wholesome Environment Lundgren Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
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Turner Contemporary, Margate |
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| 2016 |
A New Order (two person show with Kishio Suga) Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh |
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I still believe in miracles Inverleith House, Edinburgh |
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Modern Art Oxford, Oxford [part of KALEIDOSCOPE] |
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Theories of Modern Art Modern Art, London |
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Cher(e)s Ami(e)s - Homage to Donors of Contemporary Collections: PART 1 / Gifts and Donations Centre Pompidou, Paris, France |
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Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947 – 2016 Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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| 2015 |
My Blueberry Night Casarotto di Albegno, Bergamo (organised by Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo) |
| 2014 |
ONE2 Collection Palácio das Artes, Porto, Portugal |
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Living in the Material World: Materiality in Contemporary Art Museum Haus Esters, Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany, travelling to: Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, Austria |
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Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh |
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Manifesta 10: European Biennial of Contemporary Art The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia |
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| 2013 |
Neo Povera L&M Arts, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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Out of the House, Cranford Collection Sala de Arte, Fundación Banco Santander, Madrid, Spain |
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Just What Is Not Is Possible: Painting in Space Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany |
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| 2012 |
Tate Britain, London |
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En todo y en todas partes / Everywhere and on everything Kurimanzutto, Mexico City, Mexico |
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| 2011 |
The Sculpture Show Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh |
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Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany |
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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle |
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Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany |
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Glasgow Museum of Modern Art, Glasgow |
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Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany |
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Essential Art Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia, Italy |
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Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield |
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London, Glasgow, Plymouth |
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All of this and nothing, 6th Hammer Invitational, curated by Douglas Fogle and Anne Ellegood Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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CentrePasquArt Kunsthaus Centre d'Art, Biel, Switzerland |
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| 2010 |
Neue Alchemie. Kunst der Gegenwart nach Beuys Landesmuseum Münster, Münster, Germany |
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Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham |
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Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany |
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Group show Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY, USA |
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Profusion Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derbyshire |
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| 2009 |
Material Intelligence Reduction & Suspense Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, touring to Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield |
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Bregenz, Austria |
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Black Hole, curated by Dr. Friederike Nymphius CCA Andratx, Majorca, Spain |
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Nothing to say and I am saying it Kunstverein Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany |
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Don’t Expect Anything Galleria Francesca Minini, Milan, Italy |
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Contemporary Scottish Art: New Acquisitions & Loans Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh |
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| 2008 |
Brussels Biennial for contemporary art Brussels, Belgium |
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The Garden of the Forking Paths, curated by Heike Munder Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria |
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Modern Art London |
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Columbus Art Foundation in Halle 14, Leipzig, Germany |
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Tate Britain, London |
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| 2007 |
Ultramoderne Hall Paul Wurth, Luxembourg, La Passerelle, Brest, France |
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What Remains Lambretto Art Project, Milan, Italy |
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Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland |
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Open Space presentation (Mary Mary) Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany |
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Special Presentation Broadway 1602, New York, NY, USA |
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Untitled - Works on Paper Art : Concept, Paris, France |
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Planting the tele, curated by Hayley Tompkins Mary Mary, Glasgow |
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| 2006 |
Karla Black, Sally Osborn, Sue Tompkins Flaca, London |
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Karla Black, Dean Hughes, Duncan Marquiss, Jonathan Owen, Hanneline Visnes Doggerfisher, Edinburgh |
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| 2005 |
Pilot 2 London |
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Like It Matters CCA, Glasgow |
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Exile: New York is a Good Hotel Broadway 1602, New York, NY, USA |
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Studio Voltaire, London |
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Karla Black, Babak Ghazi S1 Artspace, Sheffield |
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| 2004 |
Spacemakers Lothringer Dreizhen, Munich, Germany |
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MFA Degree show Tramway, Glasgow |
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Rheinschau Art Projects, Cologne (with Transmission) Cologne, Germany |
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Synth Kunstraum B/2, Leipzig, Germany |
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Cheyney Thompson, Karla Black Transmission Gallery, Glasgow |
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| 2003 |
Pallas The Changing Room Gallery, Stirling |
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East International Norwich Gallery, Norwich School of Art & Design, Norwich |
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An American Conversation (with Alex Frost) Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee |
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| 2002 |
The Châteaux Switchspace, Glasgow |
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Half the World Away Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, New York, NY, USA |
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| 2001 |
Man Dancing Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow |
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October: Contemporary Art in St. Vincent Street Glasgow |
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Hi-Civics Market Gallery, Glasgow |
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| 2000 |
Louder than Love De Zeyp, Brussels, Belgium |
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Someone, Somewhere…. Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow |
| Selected Collections | |
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Arts Council Collection London |
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Centre Pompidou Paris, France |
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Dallas Museum of Art Dallas, TX, USA |
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David Roberts Art Foundation London |
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EVN Collection Maria Enzersdorf, Austria |
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Gemeente Museum Den Haag The Hague, Netherlands |
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Hammer Museum Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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Lafayette Anticipations Paris, France |
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Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst Zürich, Switzerland |
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The New Art Gallery Walsall Walsall |
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RISD Museum, Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI, USA |
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Saatchi Gallery London |
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh |
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, NY, USA |
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Southbank Centre London |
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Tate London |