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David Altmejd

Page 1 | Biography

Born: Montreal 1974
Lives: and works in New York

Education
2001MFA, Columbia University, New York, NY
1998BFA, Universit� du Qu�bec � Montr�al, Montreal, Canada

Solo Exhibitions
2008Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
2007The Index, Canadian Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice
David Altmejd, Fundaci� �la Caixa�, Barcelona
Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado
David Altmejd, Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, Oakville, Ontario, Canada traveling to; Galerie de l�UQAM, Montreal, Canada; Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta
2006Metamorphosis, Galerie de l�UQAM, Montreal
University de Quebec, Montreal
Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
2005Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
2004Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
2003Galerie Optica, Montreal
Sarah Altmejd, Galerie SKOL, Montreal
2002Clear Structures for a New Generation, Ten in One Gallery, New York
1999Mod�les d�esprit et jardins int�rieurs, Galerie B-312, Montreal
1998Jennifer, Galerie Clark, Montreal
Table n�2, Galerie SKOL, Montreal


Group Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008Tate Liverpool, Liverpool Biennale
Lustwarande 08 � Wanderland, De Oude Warande, Tilburg
Freeway Balconies, Curated by Collier Schorr, Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin
Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec (Triennial), Quebec
Quebec Triennial, Musee D�Art Contemporain de Montreal, Canada
Legend, Domaine de Chamarande, Chamarande
Six Feet Under: Autopsy of Our Relation to the Dead, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern, Also traveling to: The Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
2007Star Power: Museum as Body Electric, MCA Denver, Colorado
Effigies, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
The Fractured Figure, Deste Foundation, Athens
Disorder in the House, Walter Vanhaerents Collection, Brussels
2005Ideal Worlds. New Romanticism in Contemporary Art, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt
2004Noctambule, Fondation Dosne � Biblioteque Thiers, Paris, France (organized by D�Amelio Terras, NY)
2004 Whitney Biennial of American Art, New York
SCREAM, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
2003Material Eyes, LFL Gallery, New York, NY
8th Istanbul Biennial, curated by Dan Cameron, Istanbul
D�tournements, Maison de la Culture C�te-des-Neiges, Montreal
Corporate Profits vs. Labor Costs, curated by John Connelly, D�Amelio Terras Gallery, New York
LIFE/LIKE, Apartment 5BE Gallery, New York
2002Point de chute, curated by Louis D�ry, Centre d�Art Contemporain, Brussels
Demonclownmonkey, curated by Matthew Ritchie, Artist Space, New York
Lucky Draw, benefit for Sculpture Center, Deitch Projects, New York
2001Interval, Sculpture Center, New York
How I learned to stop worrying and love the recession, Ten in One Gallery, New York
Point de chute, Galerie de l�UQAM, Montreal
2000Stimuli, Maison de la Culture Frontenac, Montreal
Artifice 98, Saidye Bronfman Art Center, Montreal
Les Bricolos, Galerie Clark, Montreal

Bibliography
Selected Bibliography
2008Buck, Louisa, Vogue, Extraordinary, p.173-175
Saltz, Jerry, Artnet.com, Statuary Story, June
Hong, Catherine, W Magazine, Beyond Tomorrow, November, p. 212-214
2007Altmejd, David, V Magazine, David Altmejd: Canadian Pavilion, Fall, p. 161 Bagatavicius, Christina, Canadian Art, Giardini Birdland, Summer, p. 56-61 Artkrush.com, One to Watch: David Altmejd, July 11 O�Keefe, Alice, New Statesman, The Art of a Good Time, June 21 CBC Arts Online, Altmejd�s Werewolves, Birdmen Create Buzz at Venice Biennale, June 11 Goddard, P, The Toronto Star, Reviews, June 9 Higgins, Charlotte, The Guardian, Pick of the Pavilions: Fake Loos, Baghdad Holidays and Birdmen, June 9 Kennedy, Randy, The New York Times, Venice Biennale: Revenge of the Raptors, June 6 Gleadell, Colin, The Daily Telegraph, Behind the Venetian Mask, June 5 Saatchi Gallery Online, David Altmejd at the Canadian Pavilion, June Charlesworth, J.J., Art Review, David Altmejd: Shapeshifter, June Milroy, Sarah, The Globe and Mail, Art with Fur and Big Teeth, January 30 Higgins, Charlotte, The Guardian, Emin Tops Artistic Bill as a Dozen Brits Make Grand Tour to Venice, May 2 Goddard, Peter, Toronto Star, David Altmejd�s Metamorphosis, January 27 2006Alessandrelli, Ir�met Zucca, Flash Art, Exquisite Corpse, July-September
CBC Arts Online, Montreal Sculptor Will Represent Canada at 2007 Venice Biennale, July 11
Gronlund, Melissa, i-D Magazine, David Altmejd: Art Star, May
Sumpter, Helen, Time Out London, Reviews: David Altmejd, April 19
Larson, Kay, ARTnews, Beautiful Mutants, February
Cook, Roger, Miser & Now, A Sense of the Tact: Zurich, Berlin and London, Issue 8
2005Neil, Jonathan T.D., Modern Painters, Emerging Artists: David Altmejd, November
Velasco, David, Art Papers, Monsters in the Closet: Learning to Love David Altmejd, July-August
Duplat, Par Guy, La Libre Belgique. Le sculpteur de loups-garous, March 30, p. 32
Spaid, Sue, Art US, David Altmejd, March-April, p. 41
Armetta, Amoreen, Contemporary, New York: Andrea Rosen Gallery: David Altmejd, March, p. 75-76
Schmerler, Sarah, Art in America, David Altmejd at Andrea Rosen, March, p. 132-133
Miles, Christopher, Frieze, David Altmejd, January-February, p. 98
Kastner, Jeffrey, ArtForum, David Altmejd, January, p. 180
Wiley, Kehinde, ArtForum, Top Ten, April, p. 82
Lawrence, James, Burlington Magazine, Reviews: Contemporary Art, New York, January
2004Sillman, Nick, The Brooklyn Rail. David Altmejd at Andrea Rosen Gallery, November
Enright, Robert, Border Crossings, Learning from Objects, Issue 92, p. 66-75
Glueck, Grace, The New York Times, Reviews: David Altmejd, November 26, p. E41
Tsai, Eugenie, Time Out New York, Reviews: David Altmejd, November 11-17, p. 65
Lee, Chris, Black Book, Death Becomes Them, Fall, p. 190-192
Heartney, Eleanor, Art in America, The Well-Tempered Biennial, June-July, p. 70-71
Bankowsky, Jack, ArtForum, This is Today, May, p. 233
Beyer, Charles G, Flash Art, Scream, March-April, p. 60
Dunn, Melissa, Flash Art, Whitney Biennial 2004: A Good-Looking Corpse, May-June, p. 63
Johnson, Ken, The New York Times, Is Sculpture Too Free for Its Own Good?, May 7, p. E36
Johnson, Ken, The New York Times, Scream, February 13, p. E36
Flash Art, New York, New York: Art Fragments from the Big Apple, March-April, p. 59-63
Kimmelman Michael, The New York Times, Touching All Bases At The Biennale, March 12, p. E27
Lee, Pamela M., ArtForum, Crystal Lite, May, p. 174-175
McCormack, Derek, The Look, Hairy Winston, Summer, p. 30
Saltz, Jerry, The Village Voice, The OK Corral, March 17-23, p. 80
Saltz, Jerry, The Village Voice, Modern Gothic, February 4-10, p. C85
Sholis, Brian, Flash Art, David Altmejd: Hideous Progeny, March-April, p. 100-102
Sundell, Margaret, Time Out New York, The Today Show, March 25 � April 1, p. 56-57
Johnson, Ken, The New York Times, Material Eyes, January 9, p. E44
Scott, Andrea K., Time Out New York, David Altmejd, Dana Schutz and Kirsten Stoltmann: Material Eyes, January 1-8, p. 52
2002Johnson, Ken. The New York Times, Demonclownmonkey, April 19
Saltz, Jerry. Village Voice, Arts. Something Else, May 7
The New Yorker. David Altmejd, November 25, p.17
Smith, Roberta. The New York Times. Clear Structures for a New Generation, November 29, 2002, p. E36
2001Ninacs, Anne-Marie , Galerie de l�UQAM, Montreal, Point de chute (exhibition catalogue)
1999Crevier, Lyne, Ici, Perles du diable, May 13
Mavrikakis, Nicolas, Vior. Perle rar, May 27

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