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Kesang Lamdark

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KESANG LAMDARK

http://www.lamdark.com/

1963
Born in Dharamsala, India. Lives and works in Switzerland.
1995-1997
MFA – Columbia University, New York, US
1991-1995
BFA – Parsons School of Design, New York, US
1981-1985
Apprenticeship as Interior Architect – Bernoulli Kauter AG, Zurich, CH

Solo Exhibitions

2015
Kesang Lamdark, Lhasa Dreams, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, CH
2014
MoMARS (Museum of Modern Mars), Rossi & Rossi at Art Basel Hong Kong, HK
2013
Kesang Lamdark. Headless Disco on Top of the World, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, CH
2011
Son of Rimpoche, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
2009
Retrospective, Rossi & Rossi at Art Dubai, Dubai, AE
2008
Plastic Karma, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
2005
Workshow, Grieder Contemporary, Küsnacht, CH
Yak & Gesi, Kaufleuten Lounge, Zurich, CH
2001
Burned Emotions, Art Wallhof, Basel, CH
Burned Emotions, X-TRA-Limmat Haus, Zurich, CH
2000
Wheels, curator Diego Cortez, Tibet House, New York, US
1998
Tibetan Freedom Concert, VIP Show, Milarepa Fund, Washington D.C., US
Sapporo, Parsons School of Design New York, US
1997
World Artists for Tibet, Learning Center, New York, US
Tunnel, New Age Productions, New York, US
Tibetan Freedom Concert, VIP Show, Milarepa Fund, New York, US

Group Exhibitions

2014
Anonymous, The Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA and the Queens Museum of Art, New York, US
2013
SAME : DIFFERENCE, Rossi & Rossi, London UK
In-Between: 21st Century Tibetan Artists Respond to 12th – 15th Century Tibetan Manuscript Covers, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
Anonymous, Dorsky Museum at the State University of New York, New Paltz, New York, US
2012
Victory! Triumph in Classical and Contemporary Asian Art, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
2011
Tradition Transformed – Tibetan Artists Respond, the Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, US
Tradition Transformed – Tibetan Artists Respond, the Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas, US
What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?, Rossi and Rossi, London, UK
Kesang Lamdark, Palden Weinreb – Generation Exile: Exploring New Tibetan Identities, Hanart TZ, Hong Kong, in association with Rossi & Rossi (London)
2010
Review/Preview, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, CH
Jubiläums Druckmappe – 30 Jahre Rote Fabrik, Museum Bärengasse, Zurich, CH
Scorching Sun of Tibet, Songzhuang Art Center, Beijing, CN
Trickster Makes This World, Nam June Paik Arts Centre, Gyeonggi-do, KR
Boys and Girls Come out to Play, Summer exhibition, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
Tradition Transformed – Tibetan Artists Respond, The Rubin Museum of Art, New York, US The Big Bang, The White Rabbit Collection, Sydney, AU
Motel Nirwana – Das aktionistische Kunstfestival im Geiste der Internationalen DADA Festwoche, Rote Fabrik, Zurich, CH
2008
Third Guangzhou Triennial, Guangzhou, CN
Outdoor Project at ShContemporary, Shanghai, CN
2007
Past and Present Tibetan Art 13th – 21st Century, Rossi & Rossi at Christopher Farr Gallery, Los Angeles, US
Consciousness and Form: Contemporary Tibetan Art, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
Hobby Horse – Yeah, Yeah, Dada, Asia, Avanthay Contemporary, Zurich, CH
Tibetan Encounters – Contemporary Meets Tradition, Rossi & Rossi Ltd. at the Neuhoff Gallery, New York, US
2006
14 Dalai Lama, Wereld Museum, Rotterdam, NL
Opening group show, Grieder Contemporary, Küsnacht, CH
Lhasa Express, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
Waves on the Turquoise Lake: Contemporary Expression of Tibetan Art, CU Art Museum, Boulder, Colorado, US
La Luna, La Diva, likeyou.com Centrik Isler, Zurich, CH
2005
Die Fünf Tibeter, Artaktion, Bern, CH
2004
Naturally Artificial, Christine and Patrick Dreyfus, Basel, CH
2003
Neurotitan c/o Christian Anderson and Karl Rockmaster featuring Kesang Lamdark, Haus Schwarzenberg, Berlin, DE
2000
20 Jahre Rote Fabrik, Rote Fabrik, Zurich, CH
1998
Hey You Never Know, Kenny Schachter, New York, US
1997
26 Positions, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University New York, US Carousel, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, US
1996
21st Degree, Kenny Schachter, New York, US
1994
Contemporary Tibetan Art, Obe, Montreal, CA
1993
Contemporary Tibetan Art, Migros Cultural Center, Zurich, CH

Fellowships / Residencies

2013
Rubin Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, State University of New York, New Paltz
2012
Dharamshala International Artists’ Workshop

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