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Previous Sales 99

Christie's
Musical Chair Suspended as Foucault Pendulum
Musical Chair Suspended as Foucault Pendulum, 1981
$457,200
May 2026
Christie's
Clown Taking a Shit
Clown Taking a Shit
$27,720
Mar 2024
Christie's
Vino Rosso
Vino Rosso, 1987
Bought In
Mar 2024
Christie's
(SU)BST(I)TU(TE)
(SU)BST(I)TU(TE), 1967
Bought In
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1989
$107,100
Sep 2022
Christie's
Rotations
Rotations, 1978
$44,100
Mar 2022
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
$70,000
Mar 2021
Christie's
From Hand to Mouth
From Hand to Mouth, 1967
$1,575,000
May 2019
Christie's
Help Me Hurt Me (State), from Sundry Obras Nuevas
Help Me Hurt Me (State), from Sundry Obras Nuevas
$56,250
Mar 2017
Christie's
Clown Taking a Shit
Clown Taking a Shit
$37,500
Mar 2017
Christie's
Help Me Hurt Me from Sundry Obras Nuevas
Help Me Hurt Me from Sundry Obras Nuevas
$37,500
Mar 2017
Christie's
Shit and Die
Shit and Die
$27,500
Mar 2017
Christie's
Dead
Dead
$27,500
Mar 2017
Christie's
Ah Ha
Ah Ha
$25,000
Mar 2017
Christie's
TV Clown
TV Clown
$23,750
Mar 2017
Christie's
Proof of Pudding
Proof of Pudding
$22,500
Mar 2017
Christie's
Silver Grotto/Yellow Grotto, from Sundry Obras Nuevas
Silver Grotto/Yellow Grotto, from Sundry Obras Nuevas
$20,000
Mar 2017
Christie's
Suck Cuts
Suck Cuts
$18,750
Mar 2017
Christie's
Life Mask
Life Mask
$17,500
Mar 2017
Christie's
No Sweat
No Sweat
$11,250
Mar 2017
Christie's
I Learned Helplessness from Rats
I Learned Helplessness from Rats
$10,625
Mar 2017
Christie's
Earth-World
Earth-World
$8,750
Mar 2017
Christie's
Double Face
Double Face
$8,750
Mar 2017
Christie's
Four heads
Four heads
€530,500 ($584k USD)
Oct 2016
Christie's
Study for First Poem Piece
Study for First Poem Piece, 1968
€67,500 ($74k USD)
Nov 2015

For Sale 5

TAG ARTS · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1994
Price on request
3-color Lithograph
Upsilon Gallery · Artsy
Life Mask
Life Mask, 1981
For sale
1-color lithograph
TAG ARTS · Artsy
Malice
Malice, 1980
Price on request
Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
Untitled (from 'Fingers and Holes')
Untitled (from 'Fingers and Holes'), 1994
Price on request
1 color etching
Gemini G.E.L. · Artsy
Untitled (from 'Fingers and Holes')
Untitled (from 'Fingers and Holes'), 1994
Price on request
1 color etching
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Market824 auction results

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$8.6K – $1.6M
33 of 41 works on paper lots with prices
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$290K
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$104K
33 priced works on paper lots
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May 2026 · $457K
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Works on paper: $104K medianSculpture/objects: $504K medianPaintings: $1.3M medianPhotographs: $1.6K medianEditioned prints: $3.5K medianUnclassified lots: $22.8K medianPosters/ephemera: $1.5K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.0K median
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Galleries3

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#8 Marian Goodman Gallery
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Prizes & Awards2

Praemium Imperiale
Winner 2004
Wolf Prize in Arts
Winner 1993
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Education2

University of California, Davis
Davis, CA, USA
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI, USA
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Publications34

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Monograph 6

Bruce Nauman
MIT Press · 2018
Bruce Nauman
Phaidon Press · 2014
Please Pay Attention Please: Bruce Nauman's Words Author
MIT Press · 2005
Bruce Nauman
Hatje Cantz · 1999
Bruce Naumann : der wahre Künstler = The true artist / Beatrice von Bismarck ; [Übersetzung ins Englische Author
Hatje Cantz · 1998
Bruce Nauman
Rizzoli · 1988

Exhibition Catalog 18

For What It’s Worth: Value Systems in Art Since 1960
Phaidon Press · 2024
Meredith Monk. Calling Author
Hatje Cantz · 2024
Everyone is an artist. Cosmopolitical Exercises with Joseph Beuys
Hatje Cantz · 2021
Bruce Nauman Author
Hatje Cantz · 2019
Bruce Nauman
Yale University Press · 2018
A Different Way to Move: Minimalismes, New York, 1960-1980
Hatje Cantz · 2017
Never Ending Stories: Der Loop in Kunst, Film, Architektur, Musik, Literatur und Kulturgeschichte
Hatje Cantz · 2017
Sculpture on the Move 1946-2016
Hatje Cantz · 2016
A House Full of Music
Hatje Cantz · 2012
Kunst zum Hören: A House Full of Music
Hatje Cantz · 2012
Bruce Nauman Author
Yale University Press · 2010
FotoSkulptur: Die Fotografie der Skulptur 1839 bis heute
Hatje Cantz · 2010
Bruce Nauman
Yale University Press · 2009
Julia Stoschek Collection Number Two: Fragile
Hatje Cantz · 2009
Bruce Nauman: theaters of experience. Ausstellung, Deutsche Guggenheim, 31.10.2003 - 18.01.2004 Author
Hatje Cantz · 2003
EXPRESSIV!
Hatje Cantz · 2003
Sammlung Marzona: Kunst um 1968
Hatje Cantz · 2001
Bruce Nauman, 25 years Author
Rizzoli · 1994

Group Catalog 4

VanhaerentsArtCollection Looking Ahead
Hatje Cantz · 2023
The Human Condition: Media Art from the Kramlich Collection, I
Thames & Hudson · 2022
Ins Licht gerückt: Kunst bei der Baloise
Hatje Cantz · 2020
Everything that's interesting is new
Hatje Cantz · 1996

Survey 6

After Cinema: Storytelling in Contemporary Media Art
Hatje Cantz · 2024
Nach dem Kino: Storytelling und zeitgenössische Medienkunst
Hatje Cantz · 2024
The Word is Art
Thames & Hudson · 2018
Artists in Love
Rizzoli · 2016
Testfälle der Kunstgeschichte
Hatje Cantz · 2005
New Art in the 60s and 70s: Redefining Reality
Thames & Hudson · 2004
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Current Exhibitions2

#24 Konrad Fischer Galerie

No Mistakes

Bruce Nauman

Neue Grünstraße 12, 10179 Berlin, Germany

May 9, 2026 — Jun 20, 2026

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#1,463 Waddington Custot

Bruce Nauman’s ‘No Mistakes’

Bruce Nauman

9 Cork Street

Jun 2, 2026

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Recent News20

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Tutte le fiere in programma a Basilea durante la settimana di Art Basel 2026
Art Basel 2026 returns to Basel from June 18–21 (VIP preview June 16–17) with 290 galleries from 43 countries. New features include the Basel Exclusiv…
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Here’s What Art to See in New York Before the Wave of Summer Group Shows Hits
The article surveys notable art exhibitions in New York ahead of the summer group show season, highlighting Meg Webster's "Thicket" at Paula Cooper Ga…
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Major international exhibition “Personal Stories / Political Realities” at Museum of Contemporary Art
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade presents "Personal Stories / Political Realities," a major international exhibition in collaboration with t…
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Art Basel Reveals More Participating Galleries and the Artists Selected for its ‘Exclusive’ Initiative, Which Withholds Artworks from Email Previews
Art Basel has announced that 193 of its 232 main-sector exhibitors (83%) have signed on to a new initiative called Basel Exclusive, which requires par…
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What Will Art Basel’s No-Preview-Allowed ‘Basel Exclusive’ Initiative Offer?
Art Basel has announced the list of artists participating in its new "Basel Exclusive" initiative at its flagship Swiss fair, which opens to VIPs on J…
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5 must-see art galleries in Berlin
Beaux Arts Magazine highlights five must-see art galleries in Berlin, a city better known for its nightlife than its art scene. The article profiles K…
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The 100 Best Artworks About America
ARTnews and Art in America have jointly compiled a list of the 100 best artworks about America, selected by their editors. The list spans from before …
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Michelangelo and Rodin as an 'Artistic Couple'
The Louvre Museum in Paris presents a major exhibition pairing Michelangelo and Auguste Rodin as an "artistic couple," curated by Chloé Ariot of the M…
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Art Basel unveils Basel Exclusive and highlights for its flagship show
Art Basel has announced a new initiative called Basel Exclusive for its flagship fair in Basel, Switzerland, launching June 16, 2026. Participating ga…
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Bruno Bischofberger, gallerist to Warhol and Basquiat, 1940–2026
Bruno Bischofberger, the influential Swiss gallerist who founded his eponymous gallery in 1963, has died at age 86. He was best known for his decades-…
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The 17 Gallery Shows to See During Frieze Week in New York
Frieze New York has drawn collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts to the city, but this article highlights 17 gallery shows across Manhattan that ar…
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È morto Bruno Bischofberger, il gallerista e collezionista svizzero che fece lavorare assieme Warhol e Basquiat
Bruno Bischofberger, the influential Swiss gallerist and collector, has died at age 86. A pivotal figure in the contemporary art market, he opened his…
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Bruno Bischofberger, Art Dealer of Stars Like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dies at 86
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10 must-see exhibitions in Berlin this spring 2026
Artribune's article highlights ten must-see exhibitions in Berlin for spring 2026, curated by Nicola Violano. Key shows include Marina Abramović's "Ba…
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Remembering Pat Steir, one of the 20th century’s late-blooming great artists
Pat Steir, the acclaimed American painter known for her Waterfall series, died in Manhattan on 25 March at age 87. The article traces her career from …
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Expanded Vocabulary: Revisiting Deborah Kass’ Studio
The article recounts the author's visit to Deborah Kass's Brooklyn studio, which she shares with her wife, artist Patricia Cronin. The visit was promp…
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What Every Collector Should Know About Buying Performance Art
Artsy Editorial explores the complexities of collecting performance art, explaining that ownership typically involves acquiring documentation, scores,…
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Art Basel unveils Basel Exclusive and further program highlights for its flagship show in June
Art Basel has announced new program highlights for its flagship fair in Basel this June, including a new initiative called Basel Exclusive. Developed …
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Marian Goodman Gallery to ‘Pause’ Operations in Los Angeles
Marian Goodman Gallery is suspending operations at its Los Angeles location after two and a half years, following the conclusion of Tacita Dean's solo…
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Dialogues & Conversations
The Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis is marking its 25th anniversary with the exhibition 'Dialogues & Conversations,' organized by its founder an…
exhibitionsApr 21, 2026
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Past Exhibitions33

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#24 Konrad Fischer Galerie

Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman

Neue Grünstraße 12, 10179 Berlin, Germany

Sep 12, 2025 — Dec 11, 2025

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#8 Marian Goodman Gallery

Bruce Nauman Pasadena Years

1120 Seward St, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States

Feb 19, 2025 — May 3, 2025

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Art Institute of Chicago

Bruce Nauman: Clown Torture

Bruce Nauman

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

Jan 1, 2024

Bruce Nauman: Clown Torture Clown Torture chronicles the absurd misadventures of four clowns that locks both clown and viewer in an endless loop of failure a...

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#24 Konrad Fischer Galerie

Practice

Bruce Nauman

Irmgardstraße 28, 40235 Düsseldorf, Germany

Nov 5, 2022 — Feb 3, 2023

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HangarBicocca

Bruce Nauman Neons Corridors Rooms

Bruce Nauman

Sep 15, 2022 — Feb 26, 2023

Bruce Nauman — 15.09.2022 – 26.02.2023

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HangarBicocca

Neons Corridors Rooms

Bruce Nauman

Sep 15, 2022 — Feb 26, 2023

Bruce Nauman — 15.09.2022 – 26.02.2023

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Cantor Arts Center

The Marmor Collection: Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman

Jan 12, 2022 — Apr 3, 2022

Temporary Exhibition The Marmor Collection: Bruce Nauman January 12, 2022–April 3, 2022

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#8 Marian Goodman Gallery

Bruce Nauman: Journal

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jan 1, 2022 — Apr 1, 2022

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#89 Cirrus Gallery

Bruce Nauman Prints 1971–1981

Bruce Nauman

2011 South Santa Fe Avenue

Nov 3, 2018 — Feb 1, 2019

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#2,919 Copenhagen Contemporary

Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman

Refshalevej 173A, 1432 København, Denmark

Mar 5, 2016 — Jun 3, 2016

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#33 Joni Moisant Weyl

Bruce Nauman On View in the Project Space

Bruce Nauman

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 5, 2013 — Feb 28, 2013

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Craig F. Starr Gallery

Bruce Nauman Drawings for Neons

Bruce Nauman

5 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Oct 9, 2009 — Dec 16, 2009

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#84 Peter Freeman, Inc.

Bruce Nauman Diamond Mind Circle of Tears Fallen All Around Me (1975)

Bruce Nauman

7 Gal de Montpensier, 75001 Paris, France

Jan 15, 2009 — Feb 21, 2009

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#33 Joni Moisant Weyl

Bruce Nauman "Soft Ground Etchings" and "Infrared Outtakes"

Bruce Nauman

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 6, 2007 — Oct 20, 2007

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Craig F. Starr Gallery

Bruce Nauman Information as Poetry

Bruce Nauman

5 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

May 19, 2006 — Jun 30, 2006

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#1,388 Van de Weghe

BRUCE NAUMAN Neons, Sculptures, Drawings

BRUCE NAUMAN

Oct 16, 2002 — Dec 13, 2002

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#17 Templon

Setting a good corner

Bruce Nauman

30 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris, France

Apr 13, 2002 — May 29, 2002

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#33 Joni Moisant Weyl

Bruce Nauman Partial Truth

Bruce Nauman

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 5, 1997 — Dec 20, 1997

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman Bronze Hands & End of the World

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 2, 1996 — Dec 14, 1996

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#33 Joni Moisant Weyl

Bruce Nauman Fingers and Holes

Bruce Nauman

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 28, 1995 — Apr 29, 1995

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#89 Cirrus Gallery

Prints 1970–1989

Bruce Nauman

2011 South Santa Fe Avenue

Jul 2, 1994 — Aug 20, 1994

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman Prints and Drawings

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jan 23, 1994 — Feb 26, 1994

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman Falls, Pratfalls, and Sleights of Hand

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jan 22, 1994 — Feb 19, 1994

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman 65 THOMPSON

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Mar 3, 1990 — Mar 24, 1990

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Oct 6, 1984 — Nov 3, 1984

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman Violins, Violence, Silence

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jan 9, 1982 — Jan 30, 1982

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#156 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Bruce Nauman New Iron Casting, Plaster and Drawing

Bruce Nauman

May 29, 1981 — Jun 27, 1981

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman (In conjunction with Sonnabend and Sperone Westwater Fischer galleries)

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 2, 1976 — Nov 27, 1976

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman Cones / Cojones

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jan 4, 1975 — Jan 18, 1975

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman Floating Room

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Mar 17, 1973 — Mar 31, 1973

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman Left or Standing, Standing or Left Standing

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 20, 1971 — Dec 11, 1971

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#1,011 Castelli Gallery

Bruce Nauman Holograms Videotapes and Other Works

Bruce Nauman

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

May 24, 1969 — Jun 14, 1969

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#823 Bigaignon

Squaring the Circle

Bruce Nauman

18 Rue du Bourg Tibourg, 75004 Paris, France

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Art Fair Appearances20

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Art Basel — Basel
2026
Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2026
Art Basel — Basel
2025
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
The Armory Show — New York
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2022
The Armory Show — New York
2020
Art Basel — Basel
2019
The Armory Show — New York
2019
Art Basel — Basel
2018
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
Art Basel — Basel
2017
The Armory Show — New York
2017
Art Basel — Basel
2016
The Armory Show — New York
2016
Art Basel — Basel
2015
The Armory Show — New York
2015
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Recent Activity20

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Der Benommenheit entkommen / Snap out of numbness
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Art Basel 2026
Jun 18, 2026
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Bruce Nauman’s ‘No Mistakes’
Jun 2, 2026
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5 galeries d’art incontournables à Berlin
May 31, 2026
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The 100 Best Artworks About America
May 28, 2026
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Michel-Ange et Rodin en « couple artistique »
May 15, 2026
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The 17 Gallery Shows to See During Frieze Week in New York
May 11, 2026
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Bruno Bischofberger, gallerist to Warhol and Basquiat, 1940–2026
May 11, 2026
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È morto Bruno Bischofberger, il gallerista e collezionista svizzero che fece lavorare assieme Warhol e Basquiat
May 10, 2026
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Bruno Bischofberger, Art Dealer of Stars Like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dies at 86
May 9, 2026
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No Mistakes
May 9, 2026
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10 mostre da vedere a Berlino in questa primavera 2026
May 8, 2026
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Remembering Pat Steir, one of the 20th century’s late-blooming great artists
May 5, 2026
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Expanded Vocabulary: Revisiting Deborah Kass’ Studio
May 1, 2026
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What Every Collector Should Know About Buying Performance Art
Apr 28, 2026
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Art Basel unveils Basel Exclusive and further program highlights for its flagship show in June
Apr 23, 2026
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Dialogues & Conversations
Apr 21, 2026
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Marian Goodman Gallery to ‘Pause’ Operations in Los Angeles
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