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Clarina Bezzola
*1970 Zurich, Switzerland
1995 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York
lives and works in New York. |
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Swiss Miss: a Gathering , Galerie Nicola von Senger , Zurich,
Switzerland
2007 Der Glückliche Tod im Leben und die Geburt ins Jetzt , Krinzinger
Projekte , Vienna, Austria
Inside-Out, Lokaal 01, Antwerp,
Belgium
2005 Inside-Out, Galerie Antje Wachs, Berlin, Germany
2003 Gathering, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York
Structure, Jeffrey, New York and
Jeffrey, Atlanta, USA
2002 Skin and Structure, Gallery International, Baltimore, USA
Fluid, The Drawing Center, New York
2001 Structure, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York
Wearable Sculptures, Art Resources
Transfer, New York
2000 Skin, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York
Two Person Exhibitions
2003 Concealing and Revealing, John Micheal Kohler Art Center, Kohler, WI,
USA
2001 The Domestic Empire (A Dialogue), Juried Exhibition at PS122, New
York
1998 Conversation, Art Resources and Transfer, New York
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 Who are you? - Faceless Tableaux Vivants, Galerie Adler New York, New
York, USA
2007 Sanctuary, Rupert Ravens Contemporary , Newark, NJ, USA
The Moss gathering Tumbleweed
Experience, NICC, Antwerp, BE and Lokaal 01, Breda, NL
Le pays où l'on n'arrive jamais,
Galerie Antje Wachs, Berlin, Germany
2006 Innenwelten, Kunstraum Syltquelle, Sylt, Germany
2005 Limbs Heart Tongue and Teeth, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College,
Atlanta, USA
Dress Makes the Woman, The Delaware
Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, USA
2004 Art Project in the Public Realm, part two, Grenzfall Schweiz, The Old
Port of Hamburg, Germany
Brave New World, McClain Gallery,
Houston, USA
Fresh: Works on Paper, James Kelly
Cotemporary, Santa Fé, USA
2003 Wear Structure, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, USA
2002 15 Years Heads Projects, Galerie Baviera, Zurich, Switzerland
Art Here and Now , Sixteen Showcases
in the Street , Zurich, Switzerland
Spring Forward, Channel Store, New
York; curated by Downtown Arts Projects, New York
2000 Preview Exhibition for 2000-2001, PS122, New York
1999 Edition Heads, EXPO Gallery, Biel, Switzerland
Package, PS122, New York
Peek, White Box, New York
Collective Jam, Night Owls, New York
1998 Small Works International, Amos Eno Gallery, New York
It Looks Familiar, Galerie & Edition
Marlene Frei, Zurich, Switzerland
The Tip of the Iceberg, Dorfman
Projects, New York
Performances
2008 Who are you? Faceless tableaux vivants , Galerie Adler, New York, USA
Swiss Miss: a Gathering , Galerie
Nicola von Senger , Zurich, Switzerland
2007 Lamentation, Sanctuary, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark, NJ, USA
Solo Vocal Recital, with Zürich
Chamber Orchestra, Celebration: Robert Karrer , Zürich,
Switzerland
Der Glückliche Tod im Leben und die
Geburt ins Jetzt , Krinzinger Projekte , Vienna, Austria
Lamentation, Looptopia, Chicago
Cultural Institute, Chicago, Il, USA
Inside-Out, Lokaal 01, Antwerp,
Belgium
2006 Inside-Out, Kunstraum Syltquelle, Sylt, Germany
Rigoletto, Opera by Verdi (Clarina as
Gilda), Espresso Opera, New York
Lamentation, Transmodern Age
Performance Festival, Baltimore, USA
2005 Inside-Out, Galerie Antje Wachs, Berlin, Germany
Lamentation, Dalton Gallery, Atlanta,
USA
Lamentation, The Delaware Center for
the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, USA
2003 Gathering, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York
2002 Lamentation, The Drawing Center, New York
2001 Lamentation, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York
Commissions
2001 Heads Corporate Communication AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Edition of 81 wearable sculptures
Lectures
2007 Ohio University , Athens, OH
2006 School of Visual Arts , New York, NY
2005 Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, USA
2004 University of Massachusetts, New Bedford, MA, USA
University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL, USA
2002 The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, WI, USA
Grants
2007 Pro Helvetia , Swiss Culturtural Foundation, (Der glückliche Tod im
Leben und die Geburt ins
Jetzt)
2002 The Drawing Center, New York
1997 The Peter S. Reed Foundation, New York
Residencies
2007 Kunstresidence: Krinzinger / Krinzinger Projekte Vienna, Austria
2002 Artist-in-Residency Arts / Industry program at The John Michael
Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, WI
Films
2007 Der Glückliche Tod im Leben und die Geburt ins Jetzt
DVD: Documentation of performance
with English subtitles
1998 Eternal Moment: The Artist Clarina Bezzola
16mm short documentary film directed
and produced by Simone Stammbach
Reviews
2008 Clarina Bezzola bei Nicola von Senger Kunst Bulletin, March, 2008
2007 "Ängste verdammt und zugenäht " Der Standard, Aug. . 2007
"Bach macht wach " Wiener Zeitung,
Oct. 3. 2007
"Eindringliche performance " Sylter
Nachrichten, Aug. 6. 2006
2006 "Die Konfrontation mit dem eigenen Ich " Hallo Sylt, Aug. 6. 2006
"Bis zur Selbstentblössung-Eine Reise
ins Ich " Sylter Nachrichten July. 29. 2006
"Wenn das Innerste nach aussen
gekehrt wird..." Sylter Rundschau July. 10. 2006
2005 "Ich war hier" Galerierundgang: "Gefühle: Clarina Bezzola". Berliner
Zeitung , Nov. 16. 2005
Critic's Pick-Berlin, Velasco, David
: "Clarina Bezzola". Artforum, Nov 2005
2003 Savannah, Gae: "Clarina Bezzola". Flash Art, Jul.– Sep. Vol. XXVI,
No. 231.
Moriah: "Gathering, Clarina Bezzola".
Media Art Space, June.
Johnson, Ken: "Clarina Bezzola". The
New York Times (Weekend Fine Arts & Leisure), June 6.
"Clarina Bezzola & Nick Cave:
Concealing and Revealing." Sculpture, Jan./Feb., Vol.22, No.1
2002 Giuliano, Mike: "Clarina Bezzola: Skin & Structure". Baltimore City
Paper (Art), Sept. 25 – Oct. 1.
#39.
McNatt, Glenn: "Body of Work." The
Baltimore Sun (Today), Sept. 10.
Levin, Kim: "Clarina Bezzola." The
Village Voice, July 24.
Curcio, Robert: "Clarina Bezzola." NY
Arts Magazine, Jul. / Aug. Vol 7, No.7
"Clarina Bezzola: Fluid". New York
Magazine, July 22.
"Goings on About Town: Clarina
Bezzola." The New Yorker, July 17
Nichols, Matthew Guy: "Clarina
Bezzola at Cynthia Broan Gallery." Art in America, April
2001 "Goings On About Town." The New Yorker, Oct. 22
Catalogues
2007 Krinzinger Projekte , "Der glückliche Tod im Leben und die Geburt ins
Jetzt ", Vienna, Austria
2002 The Drawing Center, "Fluid: Drawing Papers" #30b, New York
Cynthia Broan Gallery, "Structure",
New York
2000 Cynthia Broan Gallery, "Skin", New York
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