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Selected Works36

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA
SFMOMA
LACMA
LACMA
Pompidou
Pompidou
MOCA Los Angeles
Punta della Dogana
Punta della Dogana
Palazzo Grassi
Palazzo Grassi
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Nasher Museum of Art
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

Previous Sales 5

Christie's
Man Under Arches (Study)
Man Under Arches (Study), 2000
€3,750 ($4k USD)
Christie's
Riverside Storyboard (01, 08, 09, 12)
Riverside Storyboard (01, 08, 09, 12), 2007
$4,445
Dec 2025
Phillips
Nightscape Lightbox (Fourth)
Nightscape Lightbox (Fourth), 2002
Bought In
Mar 2025
Sotheby's
Sunrise
Sunrise, 2009
$25,783
Nov 2021
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
The Close
The Close, 2022
No longer available
Single channel video projection, black & white, 6 channel surround sound, ca. 15 min

For Sale 11

Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
Breathing Bird
Breathing Bird, 2012
Price on request
Two channel video on flatscreens (19 inch), color, silent
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
Olympia Stadion study (Gut Geklotet)
Olympia Stadion study (Gut Geklotet), 2014
Price on request
Washed ink, collage and crayon on paper
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
Olympia (Simulation of late april snow (not yet permanent 1 day))
Olympia (Simulation of late april snow (not yet permanent 1 day)), 2016
Price on request
Inkjet print, collage, tape, washed ink, acrylic paint, felt pen and pencil on cardboard
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
Radio Piece (Hong Kong)
Radio Piece (Hong Kong), 2015
Price on request
Single channel video projection, color, binaural sound over headphones, 12 minutes
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
Die reine Notwendigkeit/The pure necessity
Die reine Notwendigkeit/The pure necessity, 2016
Price on request
Single channel color video projection, 2D animation, stereo sound, 50 minutes, looped
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
Olympia (The real time disintegration into ruins of the Berlin Olympic stadium over the course of a thousand years)
Olympia (The real time disintegration into ruins of the Berlin Olympic stadium over the course of a thousand years), 2016
Price on request
Two channel video installation, color, stereo sound, HD animation, 1000 years
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
the "confetti" piece
the "confetti" piece
Price on request
Double channel video projection, 3D animation, silent, color, 18 minutes 25 seconds
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
The Close set image (Charcoal by China)
The Close set image (Charcoal by China), 2021
On Loan
Pencil, washed Chinese ink, hand printed digital drawing, gouache on Hahnemuhle digital etching paper
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
Aircraft (F.A.L.) set image (Time & Evolution)
Aircraft (F.A.L.) set image (Time & Evolution), 2021
€15,000–€20,000
Pencil, washed Chinese ink, hand printed digital drawing, gouache on Hahnemuhle digital etching paper
PAREIT.Gallery BV · Artsy
The Quiet Shore study (Max)
The Quiet Shore study (Max), 2011
€6,500
Mixed media on paper
Sean Kelly Gallery · Artsy
Aircraft (F.A.L.)
Aircraft (F.A.L.), 2015
Price on request
Single channel video projection, black & white, stereo audio
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Market38 auction results

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$4.1K – $4.4K
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$4.3K
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$4.4K
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Dec 2025 · $4.4K
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Works on paper: $4.4K medianPhotographs: $66 medianUnclassified lots: $25.8K median
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Galleries8

#26 Esther Schipper
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#27 Sean Kelly
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#78 Galerie Greta Meert
#178 Micheline Szwajcer
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#274 Galleri K
Instagram
#349 Pedro Cera
Instagram
#364 Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle
#1,115 Annet Gelink Gallery
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Publications2

Monograph 2

David Claerbout: Drawings and Studies Author
Hatje Cantz · 2021
David Claerbout - Drawings and Studies Author
Hatje Cantz · 2015
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Current Exhibitions1

#6,687 KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst

Iliggocene–The Age of Dizziness

Amanda Beech, Dominique Savitri Bonarjee, Colectivo Los Ingrávidos, Davide Deriu, Tim Etchells, Christian Falsnaes, Cao Fei, Julia Fiedorczuk, Dani Gal, María Auxiliadora Gálvez Pérez, William Gibson, Alexandra Grant, Eiko Grimberg, Anna Kim, Jack Halberstam, Daniel Meir, Ari Benjamin Meyers, Warren Neidich, João Onofre, Ana Prvački, Lucy Railton, Saas-Fee Summer Institute of Art, John Smith, Liv Schulman, Stefanie Schwarz, Dirk Wachowiak, Alexander Stahn, Marcus Steinweg, Dimitri Venkov, Catherine Yass, Ruth Anderwald, Leonhard Grond, a.o., Peggy Atherton, David Claerbout, Nick Crowe, Ian Rawlinson, Tacita Dean, Folke Köbberling, Giuseppe Penone, Pope.L, Nika Radić, Jessica Segall, Uýra Sodoma, Zheng Bo

Am Sudhaus 3, 12053 Berlin, Germany

Mar 22, 2026 — Jun 20, 2026

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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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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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Past Exhibitions8

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#26 Esther Schipper

Hemispheres

David Claerbout

via lift or stairs, Potsdamer Str. 81e/Top floor / Obergeschoss, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Apr 28, 2022 — May 28, 2022

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#27 Sean Kelly

Dark Optics

David Claerbout

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

Apr 27, 2022 — Jun 4, 2022

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#364 Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

David Claerbout - The Close

Mar 18, 2022 — May 7, 2022

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#27 Sean Kelly

The pure necessity

David Claerbout

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

Oct 27, 2017 — Dec 16, 2017

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#27 Sean Kelly

LIGHT/WORK

David Claerbout

475 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA

Mar 19, 2016 — Apr 30, 2016

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#26 Esther Schipper

David Claerbout

David Claerbout

via lift or stairs, Potsdamer Str. 81e/Top floor / Obergeschoss, 10785 Berlin, Germany

May 2, 2014 — Jun 21, 2014

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#274 Galleri K

Showing the Former Main Post Office, Oslo

David Claerbout

Bjørn Farmanns gate 4

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#6,133 Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)

David Claerbout

David Claerbout

152 Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4EA, UK

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Art Fair Appearances9

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Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2026
Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2024
The Armory Show — New York
2019
Art Basel — Basel
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2018
Art Basel — Basel
2017
The Armory Show — New York
2017
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2015
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Recent Activity20

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Exhibition
David Claerbout
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Exhibition
Showing the Former Main Post Office, Oslo
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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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Art Fair
Art Basel Hong Kong 2026
Mar 27, 2026
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Exhibition
Iliggocene–The Age of Dizziness
Mar 22, 2026
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Exhibition
An Intimacy with Strangers
Mar 22, 2026
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2024
Jun 11, 2024
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Art Fair
Art Basel Hong Kong 2024
Mar 26, 2024
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Exhibition
Hemispheres
Apr 28, 2022
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Exhibition
Dark Optics
Apr 27, 2022
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Exhibition
David Claerbout - The Close
Mar 18, 2022
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2019
Mar 6, 2019
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2018
Jun 14, 2018
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2018
Mar 8, 2018
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Exhibition
The pure necessity
Oct 27, 2017
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2017
Jun 15, 2017
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2017
Mar 2, 2017
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Exhibition
LIGHT/WORK
Mar 19, 2016
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Art Fair
Art Basel Hong Kong 2015
Mar 15, 2015
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Exhibition
David Claerbout
May 2, 2014
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Related News5

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