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Selected Works90
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Previous Sales 32
For Sale 8
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$20.3K – $136K
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$73.2K
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$61.0K
11 priced paintings lots
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Jul 2025 · $22.4K
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Paintings: $61.0K medianWorks on paper: $29.9K medianSculpture/objects: $134K medianEditioned objects: $5.3K medianUnclassified lots: $15.2K median
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New York, NY, USA
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Exhibition Catalog 1
MIT Press · 2009
Survey 1
Phaidon Press · 2024
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Current Exhibitions4
Paul Thek
25 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, United States
May 13, 2026 — Jul 25, 2026
Paul Thek
Fasanenstraße 30, 10719 Berlin, Germany
May 13, 2026 — Jul 25, 2026
Paul Thek
81 Prospect St Suite 104, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
May 13, 2026 — Jul 25, 2026
Paul Thek
536 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, United States
May 15, 2026 — Aug 13, 2026
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Pace Gallery in New York presents 'Dream of Vanishing,' a solo exhibition of Paul Thek’s work, six decades after his second solo show at the same gall…
Hyperallergic has published a Pride Month reading list featuring seven art books that highlight queer and trans artists, past and present. The selecti…
The article reports on the upcoming opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park, a new $850 million campus designed to embody t…
Andrew Durbin's new dual biography, *The Wonderful World That Almost Was: A Life of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek* (2026), explores the intertwined lives …
Pace Gallery is presenting an exhibition of works by Paul Thek, the influential but often overlooked American artist known for his provocative sculptu…
Paul Thek's work is currently on view at Galerie Buchholz in an exhibition documented by 42 images on Contemporary Art Daily. The show presents the ar…
Pace Gallery CEO Marc Glimcher announced a major restructuring in the New York Times, cutting 50 artists from its roster (reducing from 135 to 85) and…
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…
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…
Nancy Hoffman Gallery will present *Joseph Raffael: white ground paintings* from May 21 to June 27, 2026, featuring a series of works from the 1960s. …
Frieze New York has drawn collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts to the city, but this article highlights 17 gallery shows across Manhattan that ar…
Frieze New York marks its 15th edition from 13-17 May at the Shed, featuring 68 galleries from over 25 countries. The fair includes 57 exhibitors in t…
New York Art Week 2026 brings a major convergence of art events across the city, including several prominent art fairs such as Frieze New York, Indepe…
The article titled "The Art Diary May 2026 – Revd Jonathan Evens" appears to be a diary or column by Revd Jonathan Evens, published on Artlyst, coveri…
The article reports on the fourth edition of Romanian Art Dealers (RAD), an art fair in Bucharest that exclusively features Romanian galleries and art…
Andrew Durbin's new biography examines the intertwined lives of artists Peter Hujar and Paul Thek, focusing on their art, desire, and self-staging. Th…
Salone del Mobile 2026 in Milan debuted a new curated section called Salone Raritas, tucked into Pavilion 9 of the fairgrounds. Conceived by fair edit…
Printed Matter, the nonprofit artists' bookstore and publisher, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala at the High Line Hotel in New York. The ev…
New York museums are launching a significant slate of spring exhibitions, featuring major retrospectives and thematic surveys. Highlights include "Nog…
Andrew Durbin's new book, 'The Wonderful World that Almost Was,' is a double biography of painter and sculptor Paul Thek and photographer Peter Hujar.…
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Past Exhibitions5
expand_morePaul Thek: Seized by Joy. Paintings 1965–1988.
Paul Thek
3 and 11 Duke Street St James's, London SW1Y 6BN, United Kingdom
May 29, 2025 — Aug 2, 2025
Paul Thek
Oberwallstraße 32, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Feb 4, 2017 — Mar 12, 2017
Paul Thek
Oberwallstraße 32, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Feb 4, 2017 — Mar 12, 2017
Paul Thek
Oberwallstraße 32, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Feb 4, 2017 — Mar 12, 2017
Labor Sammlung: Exemplarische Präsentation Paul Thek Luzern 1973/2005
Paul Thek, Maria Pininska-Beres, Brian Dawn Chalkley
Jan 1, 2005
11.06.24.07.2005 Labor Sammlung: Exemplarische Präsentation Paul Thek Luzern 1973/2005
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Art Fair Appearances10
expand_moreTEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
Art Basel — Basel
2025
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Art Basel — Basel
2021
Frieze London — London
2020
Art Basel — Basel
2019
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
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