Biografie von James WELLING (1951)
Personal data
Birth : 1951
Sex : M
Representatives
Galerie Paul Andriesse – Prinsengracht 116 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gorney Bravin & Lee – 534 West 26th Street – New York NY, United States
Professional data
Work and Life
1997:Visiting Artist, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1996:Visiting Artist Rijsakademie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1994:Visiting Artist, School of Visual Art, New York, NY, USA
1971:First solo exhibition in INC, Cambridge, MA, USA
Other professions
1995 : Lecturer – Photography
Department of Art – UCLA University of California Los Angeles – 405 Hilgard Avenue – Los Angeles CA, United States
1995 : Lecturer – Visual Art
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 77 Massachusetts Avenue – Cambridge MA, United States
Work
Categorie and medium
Photography : Black & white photograph Subject
abstraction/figurationdocumentation
light
nature
Daily life
urbanism
Works
| New Abstractions | |
| Date of creation : 1998-99 Medium : Photograph | |
| Place de la Duchesse | |
| Date of creation : 1996 Medium : Photograph | |
| Light Sources | |
| Date of creation : 1992-98 Medium : Photograph | |
| Meriden | |
| Date of creation : 1992 Medium : Photograph | |
| Wreckage | |
| Date of creation : 1981 Medium : Photograph | |
| In search of | |
| Date of creation : 1981 Medium : Photograph | |
| Heart of Glass | |
| Date of creation : 1980 Medium : Photograph | |
| Los Angeles Architecture | |
| Date of creation : 1976-78 Medium : Photograph | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2008
Regen Projects – Los Angeles CA, United States
02/29/2008 – 04/05/2008
2006
Donald Young Gallery – Chicago IL, United States
2006
2002
Palais des Beaux-Arts / Paleis voor Schone Kunsten – Brussels, Belgium
02/2002 – 05/2002
2001
Maureen Paley/Interim Art – London, United Kingdom
2001
2000
James Welling: 1974-1999
Baltimore Museum of Art – Baltimore MD, United States
09/10/2000 – 12/10/2000
Gorney Bravin & Lee – New York NY, United States
09/08/2000 – 10/07/2000
James Welling: 1974-1999
MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art – Los Angeles CA, United States
05/06/2000 – 08/26/2001
James Welling : 1974-1999
Wexner center for the Arts – Columbus OH, United States
2000
1999
Galerie Barbara Gross – Munich, Germany
1999
Photographs 1981-98
Society for Contemporary Photography – Kansas City MO, United States
1999
1998
Galerie Nelson – Paris, France
05/28/1998 – 05/30/1998
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Maureen Paley/Interim Art – 21 Herald Street – London, United Kingdom
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Paul Andriesse – Prinsengracht 116 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Gorney Bravin & Lee – 534 West 26th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Buchholz – Neven-DuMont- Strasse 17 – Cologne, Germany
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie nächst Sankt Stephan – Grünangergasse 1/2 – Vienna, Austria
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Paul Andriesse – Prinsengracht 116 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Donald Young Gallery – 933 West Washington Boulevard – Chicago IL, United States
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Donald Young Gallery – 933 West Washington Boulevard – Chicago IL, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Buchholz – Neven-DuMont- Strasse 17 – Cologne, Germany
ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Gorney Bravin & Lee – 534 West 26th Street – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Gorney Bravin & Lee – 534 West 26th Street – New York NY, United States
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Jürgen Becker – Admiralitätstrasse 71 – Hamburg, Germany
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Buchholz – Neven-DuMont- Strasse 17 – Cologne, Germany
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Gorney Bravin & Lee – 534 West 26th Street – New York NY, United States
2000
photo L.A. 2000 – 9th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/20/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Muse X Editions – 3499 Cahuenga Boulevard – Los Angeles CA, United States
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Barbara Gross – Thierschstrasse 51 – Munich, Germany
Group exhibitions
2008
Espèce d’Espace
Le Magasin – Centre National d’Art Contemporain – Grenoble, France
10/12/2008 – 01/04/2009
Espèces d’espace
Le Magasin – Centre National d’Art Contemporain – Grenoble, France
10/12/2008 – 01/04/2009
2002
Art Downtown
New York NY, United States
06/14/2002 – 09/15/2002
Fiat Lux
Robert Klein Gallery – Boston MA, United States
04/12/2002 – 05/17/2002
James Welling, William Christenberry
Palais des Beaux-Arts – Brussels, Belgium
03/01/2002 – 04/21/2002
2001
W
Musée des Beaux-Arts – Dôle, France
06/22/2001 – 09/30/2001
At Home
Lennon Weinberg Gallery – New York NY, United States
06/08/2001 – 07/13/2001
2000
Black & White
Anita Friedman Fine Arts Ltd – New York NY, United States
2000
1999
Plain Air
Barbara Gladstone Gallery – New York NY, United States
1999
Thin Air
julie Saul Gallery – New York NY, United States
1999
1972
Newick/Osher/Welling
Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh PA, United States
1972
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Periodicals
2002
MARCELIS Bernard – James Welling
in: Art Press n° 281 p. 76
Paris, France
07/2002-08/2002
2001
TILLMAN Lynne – Portfolio: James Welling
in: Artforum p. 139
New York NY, United States
05/2001
JOSELI David – Surface Histories: The Photography of James Welling
in: Art in America n° 5 p. 136
New York NY, United States
05/2001
ZELLEN Joddy – James Welling
in: Art Press n° 273 p. 70
Paris, France
11/2001
KNIGHT Christopher – The Melancholy Process, History of Photography
in: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles CA, United States
08/05/2001
2000
OLLMANS Leah – Ambiguous Artifacts: James Welling and Sharon Lockart
in: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles CA, United States
03/03/2000
1999
Rethinking Genres in Contemporary Photography
in: Art on Paper p. 33
New York NY, United States
01/1999-02/1999
HIRSCH Faye – Working proof: James Welling
in: Art on Paper p. 56
New York NY, United States
04/1999-05/1999
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