Portrait of a Duet | Portrait of a White Rectangle | Green Trapezoid | Portrait of a White Trapezoid on Red, 1986, Acrylic on canvas, cm 40x50
Polygons in Blue, 2019, packing paper tape, blue gros-grain ribbon, nails, cm 357x285, 57 strips
Polygons in Light Orchid, 2019, packing paper tape, light orchid gros-grain ribbon, nails, cm 56x385, 77 strips
Polygons in Lemon, 2019, packing paper tape, yellow gros-grain ribbon, nails, cm 80x80, 16 strips
Portrait of a Triangle/Orange, 2018, acrylic on polypropylene, cm 50x66
Portrait of a Duet, 1986, acrylic on canvas, cm 40x50
Portrait of a White Rectangle, 1986, acrylic on canvas, cm 40x50
Triangle Duet, 1980 Acrilico, acrylic, paper, wood cm 120x120x4,5
Untitled, 1991, oil and mixed media on paper, cm 35x50
Thomas Kovachevich. Born 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. Lives and works in New York City.
Solo Exhibitions / Performances
2020
Thomas Kovachevich, Callicoon Fine Arts, New York, NY
2019
Portrait of a Room, Galleria Poggiali, Milan, IT, catalogue, February 14 - March 28
A Drawing Projected for 24 Hours, The National Exemplar Gallery, New York, NY, January 5
2018
Thomas Kovachevich - Portraits of the Room, National Exemplar Gallery, Palermo, Italy, June 10 - August 30
2017
Frieze Spotlight: Thomas Kovachevich, Callicoon Fine Arts, NY, curated by Toby Kamps, Randall’s Island, New York, NY, May 2 - 5
Thomas Kovachevich, NADA New York, Callicoon Fine Arts, NY, March 2 - 5, New York, NY
2016
Define, Tif Sigfrids, Los Angeles, CA Delancey, Callicoon Fine Arts, New York, NY A_, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Lime Juice, Galerie de France, Paris, France
2013
Callicoon Fine Arts, NY and SHOW ROOM | Gowanus, NY
2012
9 Characters, CIRVA, Abbey of Silvacane, La Roque D’Antheron, France Alpenglow, exhibition and performance, SHOW ROOM 170, New York, NY
2011
Shadows and Other Paintings, Callicoon Fine Arts, New York, NY
2002
Paper/Plastic/Paint, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA, exhibition and performance (catalog)
1996
Galerie Francesca Pia, Bern, Switzerland, exhibition and performance
Museum Baviera, Zurich, Switzerland, exhibition and performance
1994
Kunsthaus, Zoug, Switzerland, exhibition and performance
Galerie Berggruen & Cie, exhibition and performance, Paris, France (catalog)
1992
Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, NY
1991
Seeing Invisible Things, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.,
Exhibition and performances (catalog) 1988 Musees de Marseille, Centre de la Vieille Charite, Marseille, France, exhibition and performance (catalog)
1987
Galerie Farideh Cadot, exhibition and performance, Paris, France
1985
Albert & Vera List Arts Center, Reference Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts,exhibition and performances (catalog)
1980
Paper Water Dances, Hotel Wolfers, Herman Daled Residence, Brussels, Belgium, exhibition and performance
1978
Droll/Kolbert Gallery, exhibition and performance, New York, NY
1973
Shadows, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (catalog)
Group Exhibitions
2020 Le Stanze del Vetro, Foundation Cini, Venice
2019 2 Stories, ENTRANCE, New York, NY,
2018 A Furnace in Marseille, Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques/ CIRVA, Le Stanze del Vetro, Foundation Cini, curated by Isabelle Reiher & Chiara Bertola, Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy, catalogue, images, April 8 - July 29 Monotypes with Friends, Entrance, curated by Jack Shannon, New York, NY, February10 - March 18
2017 Non Atomic, 215 Orleans Project Space, curated by Jenny Monick, Beaumont, TX, September 28 - October 26 Not Quite Under_Ground NQU, Sculpture Project, Tattoo Parlor, Muenster Art Fair, curated by Michael Smith, Muenster, Germany. June10 - Oct 1 Une maison de verre, Le CIRVA, Musée Cantini, Marseille, through September 24, 2017 99 Cents or Less, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, curated by Jens Hoffman, Detroit, MI, May 19 - August 6 The Enclosed Sun, Doyers, organized by Elisabeth Ivers and Olivia Shao., February 8 - March 12
2016 Holiday Shop, Doyers, Curated by Olivia Shao, NYC, December 5 - December 24 Dark Star, curated by Raymond Foye, Planthouse, NY Condo: Callicoon Fine Arts at Rodeo, London
2015 Jenny Monick & Thomas Kovachevich, Callicoon Fine Arts, NY
2013 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY Selections from The Grunwald Center and The Hammer Contemporary Collection, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA Works of Paper, curated by Olivier Renault Clement, Galerie Hussenot, Paris, France
2012 Thomas Kovachevich 6 AV (video premiere), John Cage Tribute, curated by Tom Shannon, celebrating John Cage Centennial, Streaming Museum, New York City & worldwide
2011 Exquisite Corpse Pose, curated by Olivia Shao, Elisabeth Ivers Gallery, New York, NY Holiday Shop, curated by Olivia Shao & Jay Sanders, Doyers, New York, NY Inglorious Days, COCO Kunstverein, Vienna, Austria
2010 Art Park: 1974-1984, University at Buffalo Art Gallery, Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY September (catalog) Design a la cour, CIRVA, Chateau de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France Wynn Newhouse
2009 Award Recipients Knoedler & Company, New York, NY, June 3rd, New York, NY
2008 Genesis - Die Kunst der Schopfung, Self Portrait,
1992/2008, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland (catalog)
2001 Symposium on Love, Guggenheim Public, Venice, Italy, Video: The River
1999 Choice 99, Exit Art, New York, NY
1997 L’Automne dans toutes ses collection, New Acquisitions, Musee d’Art Contemporain de Marseille, Marseille, France Papier skulptur, Landes Museum, Kunstlerliste Ausstellung, Linz, Austria (catalog) CIRVA: le verre, 10 ans creation a Marseille, Chapelle de la Vielle Charite, Musees de Marseille, Marseille, France
1996 Art In Chicago
1945-1995, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (catalog)
1994 Points of Interest, Points of Departure, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA CIRVA: le verre, manières de faire, Centre d’art de Seoul (Coree du sud); Musee, Séoul, Seoul, South Korea
1990 Noli Me Tangere, Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Sion, Switzerland, exhibition and performance (catalog) 30 Vases pour l La Double Transparence e CIRVA, Musee Joseph Dechelette, Roanne, France (catalog)
1989 La Double Transparence, 30 Vases pour le CIRVA, CIRVA, Editions Michael Aveline, Marseille, France
1988 Zeitlos, Berlin, Kulturstadt Europas, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany
1987 Drapeaux d’artistes, Musee d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland (catalog)
1986 Acquisitions Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
1985 William Hokin Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, April 20-June 16, Chicago, IL (catalog)
1983 Fan Show, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
1981 Sculptural Miniatures and Miniature Sculpture, Buecker & Harpsichords, New York, NY
1980 Beyond Objects, Aspen Center for the Visual Arts, Aspen, CO
1978 Arnold Bode Exhibition, Hasseler Kunst Verein, Hassel, Germany
1977 A View Of A Decade, Ten Years of Contemporary Art,
1967-1977, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
1976 Abstract Art in Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (catalog)
1975 Small Scale in Contemporary Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1973 Eighth Biennale de Paris, Musee d’Art Modern de la Ville de Paris, Musee National d’Art Modern, Paris, France Musee de Peinture et de Sculpture, Grenoble, France (catalog)
1972 White on White, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (catalog) Documenta 5, Kassel, Germany (catalog)
1970 Group Exhibition, Penthouse Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1969 Group Exhibition, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI
Selected Performance – Museum, Gallery & Public
2012 BACKSCATTER, Show Room 170, New York, NY
2010 Inchoate Listening + Centerless Portrayal, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY Triangle Trio, Merce Cunningham Residence, New York, NY, with Greg Zuber, Percussionist
2005 Light-Water-Sound-Heat, with Greg Zuber, Percussionist, Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, performance/video
1986 The Seance/An Opera, Baskerville Watson Gallery, New York, NY
1982 Thomas Kovachevich, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR
1980 Paper Water Dances, Basel Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland Paper Water Dances, Kunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland
1977 Paper Comes Alive, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL Paper Comes Alive at the Drawing Center, The Drawing Center, New York, NY (catalog)
Selected Bibliography / Catalogues, Journals, Periodicals, Newspapers
2016 Yau, John. The Wild Children of William Blake, HyperAllergic, April 17, online. Indrisek, Scott. 5 Must-See Shows in Los Angeles, Blouin ArtInfo, February 3, online. Thorne, Harry. Current Shows: Condo, Frieze, February 2, online. Condo: A Collaborative Alternative By 24 Galleries To Art Fair Participation, artlyst, January 13, online. 2015 Galleries Short List, Callicoon Fine Arts. The New Yorker, June 29, pg 8, print. 2014 Peetz, John Arthur. Thomas Kovachevich Art in America 2014. Art in America. June 1, pg 159-160. Willis, David. Three Different Versions of the Same Story: Thomas Kovachevich 2013, The Brooklyn Rail, April 2, online. Indrisek, Scott. Former Physician Performs Poetic Surgery WIth Unexpected Materials, Black Book, March 27, online. Heinrich, Will. ‘Thomas Kovachevich: 2013’ at Callicoon Fine Arts and Show Room, Gallerist, March 12, online. Russeth, Andrew. 12 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before February 24, The Gallerist, February 17, online. 2012 Smith, Roberta. Thomas Kovachevich, “Alpenglow”. New York Times. March 23, p.C25. Barliant, Claire. Exquisite Corpse Pose, curated by Olivia Shao, Elisabeth Ivers Gallery, The New Yorker. Jovanovic, Rosalia, Russeth, Andrew. Hudson River School, The New York Observer. August 6, pg. 8 (photograph). Laster, Paul. (The Scene), NADA, Basillica, Hudson, Art In America International Review, July 28 (photograph). NADA Hudson, Blouin International Edition ARTINFO, August 1 (photograph). 2011 Wilson, Michael. Thomas Kovachevich, Shadows and Other Paintings, The New Yorker. November 14, pg 15. 2010 Firman, High, Huntington, Linder, Reynolds. Art Park: 1974-1984, Architectural Press, illustrated (catalog). 2008 Eggelhofer, Fabienne. Genesis - Die Kunst der Schopfung - The Art of Creation, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland (catalog). Schinder, Magdalena, Von Chimaren und Chromosomen. Genesis-Die Kunst der Schopfung, Der Bund,Zenthrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland. 2007 Guichon, Francoise, Thomas, Mona, CIRVA - Center International de Recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques, l’artiste, l’atelier. le verre, Marseille, France, Editions Xavier Barral, illustrated, pp. 38-41 (catalog). Dannatt, Adrian, The Art Newspaper. No. 180, May, New York Diary, Thomas Kovachevich New Paintings, Light Box/Kim Light Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, illustrated. As the Art World Turns, Around the Block, Culver City Reviews, Blog, Culver City, LA, illustrated. 2006 DeRoo, Rebecca J., The museum establishment and contemporary art: the politics of artistic.. Inciq Musees personnels. 2005 The Flog, February, illustrated. Paper/Plastic/Paint, Thomas Kovachevich, Housewife.Spinder.com., Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA, blog, illustrated. 2002 Hoblock, Richard, From the Inside Out, Paper/Plastic/Paint, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA (catalog). Zellen, Jody. Thomas Kovachevich, Paper/Plastic/Paint, www.artscenecal.com, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA, blog. Mastbaum, Blair, Project Room: Thomas Kovachevich Paper/Plastic/Paint, Digital City: Los Angeles-Arts & Culture, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA. Salt Lake Tribute, Sept. 8, Salt Lake, UT, illustration. Examinations, Phizer Gallery, New York Times, Westchester, NY. 2001 Finch, Elizabeth. The Drawing As Instrument, The Drawing Center’s Drawing Papers 20, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, p. 50 (catalog). 1998 Art Journal, College Art Assoc., Volume 60, No.1 Spring 2001, illustrated, pp. 6-7. Amman, Daniel & Zvjezdana. Cimerman, Transmutation, Galerie Rudolph Mangisch, Zurich, Switzerland, illustrated, (catalog). 1997 Amman, Daniel. Art and Genetic Engineering, Basel, Switzerland, illustrated (catalog). Assman, Peter, Papierskulptur, Landes Museum, Kunstlerliste Ausstellung, Linz, Austria, color illustration (catalog). Vine, Richard. Art in America, Art in Chicago 1945-1995, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, May, p. 106, illustrated (catalog). Meloche, Monique. Art in Chicago 1945-1995, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, illustrated, p. 197 (catalog). 1996 Der Bund. Thomas Kovachevich Papier personen, Galerie Francesca Pia, August, 6, Bern, Switzerland. Cieri, Marie. Lessons and Characters, 19 Projects, Artists in Residence, MIT Vera & Alfred List Visual Arts Center, April 1985 (illustrated). Art Journal. Kovachevich, Thomas, Rap This, Art and the Genetic Code, College Art Association, February. Art Journal. Contemporary Art and the Genetic Code, Models, Metaphors, and Matter:Artists and Scientists Visualize Scientific Concepts, Spring, College Art Association, pp. 33-34. 1995 Fellenberg, Walo von. Zug Kunst in Action, Blick, January, Zug, Switzerland. 1994 Fitzhugh, William. Thomas Kovachevich at Berggruen & Cie Gallery, Where, Paris, France, June, illustrated, p. 9 (catalog). CIRVA Le Verre Recherche et Creation de France, Centre d’art de Seoul, Seoul, South Korea Baatsh, H. A. Thomas Kovachevich, Berggruen & Cie Gallery, Paris, France. 1993 CIRVA: Le Verre, Manières de Faire, Museé du Luxenbourg, Jardins des Modes, Paris, France, illustration, p. 52 (catalog). 1992 Morgan, Robert C. Thomas Kovachevich at Curt Marcus Gallery, Art News, New York, NY, Summer illustrated, p.135. Swartzman, Allan. Goings on About Town, New Yorker, February 24, p. 12. Sultan, Terri. Thomas Kovachevich, Seeing Invisible Things, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC (catalog). Noli Me Tangere, Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Sion, Switzerland (catalog). 1989 Trifon, Elenor. Notes on Marseille, Bomb, 27/Spring 1989. Guichon, Francoise. La Double Transparent, 30 Vases Pour le CIRVA, Marseille, France, illustrated, pp. 36-37 (catalog). 1988 Grundbacher, Francois & Berreby, Patricia. Thomas Kovachevich au CIRVA, Cahier du CIRVA No.2, Musee de Marseille, Centre de la Vielle Charite, Marseille, France (catalog). Davvetas, Demosthenes and Grundbacher, Francois. L’Observatoire, Galerie Farideh Cadot, Paris, France, illustration, p. 53 (catalog). Guichon, Francoise. La Double Transparent, 30 Vases Pour le CIRVA, Marseille, France, illustrated (catalog). Ryan, Jeffery. Thomas Kovachevich at Farideh Cadot Gallery, Art in America, July, illustrated, p.128. Quirot, Odile. Geometrie des Sens, Le Monde, May 5, p. 23, Paris. 1987 Dagbart, Ann. Thomas Kovachevich at Farideh Cadot, Art Press, June, No.115. Teicher, Hendel. Artist’s Flags, Musee d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland, illustrated (catalog). 1986 The Dedication of the Albert and Vera List Visual Arts Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, illustrated, p.15 (catalog). 1985 Danoff, Michael. I, Foreword, William J. Hokin Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, April 20-June 16th, illustrated, p. 64 (catalog). Morris, Scott. The Secret Lives of Paper and Rubber, Omni, journal, May, illustrated, p.16. Russell, John. Art Breathes Freely at MIT’s New Center, The New York Times, April 28. White Walls. A Magazine of Writings by Artists, Paper, Autumn, illustrated, pp. 22-23. 1982 Kirshner, Judith Russi. Thomas Kovachevich at Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, IL, Artforum, April, illustrated, p. 84. 1981 Artner, Alan G. Houk Captures Genius of Jean Atget, Chicago Tibune, September 25, illustrated. DelliQuadri, Lyn. Thomas Kovachevich at Besty Rosenfield Gallery, The Reader, Chicago, IL, September 18, illustrated. p. 6. Sakane, Itsua. Thomas Kovachevich Performance at Betsy Rosenfield, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, Japan, March 1, illustrated, p. 17. 1979 Schnessel, Mike, K. Motion, review of group exhibition at The Princeton Museum, The Trentonian, April 16, illustrated. The Sagnaw News, Where and When Paper Comes Alive, Midland Center for The Arts, Midland, MI, June 14, illustrated. Bornstein, Karen. Thomas Kovachevich at Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Art Express, Chicago, IL, illustrated, p. 61. 1978 Morrison, C.L. Yes, They Really Do Want A Mayor Dailey Memorial, Art Forum, November, illustrated, p. 51. Artner, Alan G. 5 Who Helped Make the Last 5 Years Memorable, Chicago Tribune, June 11, illustrated. 1977 Artner, Alan G. MCA Unveils A Six-sided Hit, Chicago Tribune, January 16, illustrated. Artner, Alan G. Daley’s Tomb: Name Gallery, Chicago Tribune, March, illustrated. Artner, Alan G. A Few Vital Questions Dim MCA’s View of Its Decade, Chicago Tribune, September 25,illustrated. Artner, Alan G. Museum of Contemporary Art, Artforum, April, illustrated. Friedman, Martin, Pincus-Winton, Robert, Gay, Peter. A View of a Decade, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, illustrated, p. 19 (catalog). Special Exhibit Surveys Art Trends, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, Oscala Star Banner – AP, Oct. 23. Schjeldahl, Peter. Introduction, Paper Comes Alive, Thomas Kovachevich, K Motion Corporation. Paper Comes Alive at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Journal, January 26. 1976 Midland, David. Introduction, Artpark, The Program In Visual Arts, Lewiston, NY, pp. 158-159 (catalog). Schjeldahl, Peter. Letter from Chicago, Art in America, Summer Edition, illustrated, p. 56. Morrison, C.L. Abstract Art In Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, illustrated (catalog). Forwalter, John. Into The Work Survey of Abstract Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, Hyde Park Herald, Volume 94, March 24, p. 18. Thomas Kovachevich (interview), Hyde Park Herald, Chicago, IL, illustrated. 1973 8e Biennale de Paris, Musee d’Art Modern de la Ville de Paris, Musee National d’Art Modern, Paris, France, illustrated (catalog). Musee de Peinture et de Scupture, Grenoble, France, illustrated (catalog). Prokopoff, Stephen. Rooms & Shadows, September 14, illustrated (catalog). 1972 Documenta 5, Kassel, Germany, illustrated, pp. 16/189/190 (catalog).
Publications
2011 Regency Arts Press, Between The Area And The Source, Thomas Kovachevich Benton, Dr. Janetta, Rebold, Science and Art, Pace University 1982 Sakane, Itsuo. A New Museum of Fun Book, The Asahi Shimbu
Grants & Awards
2009 Wynn NewHouse Award
1986 Art Matters, Inc.
Patent
1977 Kovachevich, Thomas, U.S. Patent: Method to Effect a Continuous Movement of a Fibrous Material. Museum Collections Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL Kunst Museum Bern, Bern, Switzerland Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine Musee Contemporaire Marseille/Cantinni, Marseille, France Ministry of France, France Musee d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland Musee Chateau d’Annecy, Annecy, France Museum of Jurassic Technology, Los Angeles, CA Century America, Chicago, IL Cirva, Marseille, France Harvard University Business School, Schwartz Collection