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Humain Autonome
Déroutes

April 26–September 22, 2024
Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne,Vitry-sur-Seine, France
www.macval.fr

This exhibition focuses on the automobile as a paradoxical object, loved by some, hated by others. Production lines, operating systems, links with fossil fuels, myths, and the unconscious are all analyzed, deconstructed, and reassessed in works by more than fifty artists from different generations. Work by Ed Ruscha, Taryn Simon and Blair Thurman is included.

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Blair Thurman
Spook Rock Road (Kasino-Kut)

November 19, 2022–March 19, 2023
Frac Normandie Caen, France
www.fracnormandiecaen.fr

Spook Rock Road (Kasino-Kut) presents large-scale pictorial installations that serve as a framework for a set of new sculptures and recent paintings by Blair Thurman. The three-dimensional works—made from dismantled go-karts topped with umbrellas—specifically evoke junk sculpture, while the large installations made of monochrome panels transpose the art of “assemblage” into painting. The allusion to the “casino” in the exhibition title hints at Thurman’s method, which always leaves a part of the work to chance.

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Hippydrome

April 30–September 4, 2022
Frac Normandie Caen, France
www.fracnormandiecaen.fr

This exhibition brings together a selection of “interior landscapes” and portraits of the world in miniature that share an eccentric or fantastic sensibility, loosely linking them to Surrealism. Work by Jim Shaw and Blair Thurman is included.

September 24–December 27, 2020
Kanal–Centre Pompidou, Brussels
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Curated by artist John Armleder, All of the Above was inspired by his memories of feeling that he was being observed in return by the cultural artifacts he saw when he visited museums and temples as a child. This exhibition seeks to reproduce that experience by presenting a constellation of works by more than forty artists on a large multilevel platform to form a landscape that visitors can explore from a distance. Work by Chris Burden, Olivier Mosset, and Blair Thurman is included.

September 24–November 15, 2020
Kanal–Centre Pompidou, Brussels
www.kanal.brussels

For None of the Above, John Armleder invited artists to present a work of art that is either no bigger than a postage stamp or immaterial. Originally presented at the Swiss Institute in New York in 2004, this new staging of the exhibition forces visitors to search for the artworks in the form of a conceptual treasure hunt conceived by Armleder. Work by Piero Golia, Olivier Mosset, and Blair Thurman is included.

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Blair Thurman in
Milléniales: Peintures 2000–2020

September 25–October 28, 2020
Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine MÉCA, Bordeaux Cedex, France
fracnouvelleaquitaine-meca.fr

This exhibition aims to present a set of works representative of the most significant developments in painting over the past twenty years, made by artists of all generations. The “millennials” here are the paintings on display, all produced since 2000. Work by Blair Thurman is included.

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Reflections
Matt Black × Gana Art

November 1, 2019–January 5, 2020
Gana Art Center and Gana Art Hannam, Seoul
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In collaboration with filmmaker Matt Black, this exhibition is centered around his short film series titled Reflections, which features conversations with contemporary artists. Through his interviews, Black paints a picture of the rapidly changing contemporary art scene, revealing the stories behind the artworks. Following the film’s theme, Gana Art has curated this exhibition to feature works by these artists, which include Dan Colen, Rachel Feinstein, Jeff Koons, Harmony Korine, Sterling Ruby, Taryn Simon, and Blair Thurman, among others.