Contemporary Art Library

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We had intended to feature a selection of shows on Contemporary Art Daily, but after visiting Kassel in person in August, we realized how interwoven the works are and decided it would be more appropriate to offer the archive as a whole. We hope you are able to get a sense of this extraordinarily complex exhibition.

A project selected by Library staff:

Lin May SaeedDjamilLulu, Mexico City

September 30 – November 18, 2017
A project from this month in 2015:

Sergej JensenGalerie Buchholz, New York

September 11 – October 31, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Painted Over/Under Part 4: Kim SchoenstadtLACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

March 27 – April 17, 2011
September 19, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Julia ScherMAMCO, Geneva

October 5, 2021 – January 30, 2022
A project from this month in 2017:

Neïl Beloufa20xxMendes Wood DM, São Paulo

September 27 – November 12, 2017
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Right Here, Right Now: Houston, Volume 2Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

August 20 – November 27, 2016
September 12, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Yifan JiangMedium-Sized Dry GoodsMeliksetian | Briggs, Los Angeles

July 17 – August 14, 2021
A project from this month in 2001:

Untitled (Mayday Mayday)Swiss Institute, New York

September 13 – October 20, 2001
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Michel MajerusLeuchtlandPetzel, New York

September 5 – October 19, 2002
September 5, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Erdem TaşdelenA Minaret for the General's WifeMercer Union, Toronto

November 21, 2020 – February 27, 2021
A project from this month in 2002:

Jutta KoetherExtremes EuropaGalerie Buchholz, Cologne

August 16 – September 14, 2002
A random project from the Library’s archives:

TinselwoodLAXART, Los Angeles

March 30 – May 18, 2019
August 29, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Silke Otto-KnappBühnenbilderMidway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis

November 7, 2017 – January 20, 2018
A project from this month in 2016:

NEW INTIMACIESXYZcollective, Tokyo

August 7 – September 4, 2016
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Donghee KooDeliveryArt Sonje Center, Seoul

July 20 – September 1, 2019
August 22, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Margaret Lee...Banana in my tailpipeMisako & Rosen, Tokyo

November 5 – December 3, 2017
A project from this month in 2011:

Text Me FasterEtablissement d’en face, Brussels

August 5, 2011
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Mathias PolednaEstateGalerie Buchholz, Cologne

December 2, 2015 – January 30, 2016
August 15, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Adam Pendle­tonList Projects: Adam PendletonMIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge

January 3 – February 11, 2018
A project from this month in 2015:

Yutaka TakanashiNiche TokyoTaka Ishii Gallery amanaTIGP, Tokyo

August 22 – September 26, 2015
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Die Welt als LabyrinthMAMCO, Geneva

February 28 – May 6, 2018
August 8, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Pope.LNotations, Holes and HumourModern Art, London

July 15 – August 28, 2021
A project from this month in 2004:

Santiago CuculluHammer Projects: Santiago CuculluHammer Museum, Los Angeles

August 14, 2004 – January 9, 2005
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Natalie GuyThe WindowTe Tuhi, Auckland

May 23 – August 16, 2020
August 1, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Vetjylien N'gyrzThe Flowers of ParanoiaNeue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt

February – March 15, 2014
A project from this month in 2018:

Paranoid HouseVleeshal, Middelburg

July 1 – September 30, 2018
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Numangatini MackenzieFaux PatutikiTe Tuhi, Auckland

September 1 – November 17, 2019
July 25, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Kunié SugiuraNonaka-Hill, Los Angeles

June 1 – July 20, 2019
A project from this month in 2018:

KinshipJessica Silverman, San Francisco

July 19 – August 31, 2018
A random project from the Library’s archives:

Group ExhibitionAltman Siegel, San Francisco

April 7 – May 14, 2011
July 18, 2022
A project selected by Library staff:

Sandra MujingaSeasonal PulsesCroy Nielsen, Vienna

March 30 – May 4, 2019