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| Chris Bors was born in Ithaca, New York in 1971. He lives and works in Harlem in New York City. |
| He received his MFA from School of Visual Arts and also studied at Rhode Island School of |
| Design. His art has been exhibited at PS1 MoMA, White Columns, Sixtyseven and Ten in One |
| Gallery in New York, Casino Luxembourg in Luxembourg, and the Videoex Festival in Zurich, |
| Switzerland. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Time Out New York, |
| The Brooklyn Rail, and PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, as well as being featured in |
| Vogue Italia, K48 Priznbreak, Razor and zingmagazine. He has curated exhibitions at Here Art |
| in New York and Vox Populi in Philadelphia and written on art for artnet.com, artinfo.com, |
| ArtReview, artUS and Artillery. His writing on music has appeared in such publications as |
| Thrasher, All That, and In-Effect. He hosted the radio show Twisted Melodies on WJFF 90.5 FM |
| in Jeffersonville, New York. |
| CHRIS BORS |
| 1971 | Born, Ithaca, New York |
| Lives and works in New York City |
| EDUCATION |
| 1998 | M.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York |
| 1995 | Rhode Island School of Design, Providence |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
| 2008 | Go North, i against i, Beacon, New York (click here for installation picks) |
| 2005 | Argo Gallery, America is a mistake, a giant mistake., Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Haven Arts, Virtual Dumpster Diving, Bronx, New York |
| 2002 | Here Art, Quest for Herb, New York |
| 1998 | P.S. 122 Gallery, Beat Down, New York |
| The Knitting Factory, Lovesick, New York |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2008 | Volume(s), curated by Marc Clement and Kevin Muhlen, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg (click here for installation picks) |
| Old News 4, organized by Jacob Fabricius, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Solos, curated by Barry Kostrinsky, Haven Arts, Bronx, New York |
| 2007 | Why + Wherefore, curated by Summer Guthery, Lumi Tan, and Nicholas Weist, http://www.whyandwherefore.com/BEGINNINGS/indexBEGIN.html |
| Let's Bolt, curated by Julie Fishkin, Matt Lucas and Lumi Tan, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, New York |
| Inventory Control, curated by Judith Page, Dowling College, Oakdale, New York |
| Artwave Radio, The Athens Biennial, Athens, Greece |
| 2006 | Grendel, with Jack the Pelican Presents, Old Green Supermarket, Miami, FL |
| Rules of Engagement, curated by Lee Wells, Guerrilla Media Vehicle, Miami, FL |
| K48 #6 Benefit Auction, curated by Scott Hug, John Connelly Presents, New York |
| Memoryscapes, curated by Melody Parker-Carter, SoundLAB, edition 04, Cologne, Germany |
| The Social History of Objects, Triple Candie, New York |
| Art of the Word, Haven Arts, Bronx, New York |
| 2005 | Sasquatch Society, Sixtyseven, New York |
Welcome Home, Argo Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus |
Scärab: The Heavy Metal Art Show, curated by Robert Chaney, Lump Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina (catalogue) |
Now Playing, curated by Karlos Carcamo, ParaSite, Beacon, New York |
Big Fat Painting Show, Haven, Bronx, New York |
| 2004 | One Night Only, curated by Charles Reeve and Helena Reckitt, Garage Projects, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Aljira Emerge 2003, curated by Dominique Nahas, Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, New Jersey (catalogue) |
| The Infinite Fill Show, curated by Cory and Jamie Arcangel, Foxy Production, New York |
| Scärab: The Heavy Metal Art Show, curated by Robert Chaney, |
| Project Room, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (catalogue) |
| Good Humor, organized by Tricia McLaughlin and Sharon Paz, Pullox, Berlin, Germany |
| The Stray Show, False Front, Chicago, Illinois |
| Screwball, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Jamaica Flux: Workspaces & Windows, "Bronco Video Series," curated by Karlos Carcamo, |
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica, Queens (catalogue) |
| 2003 | Mama's Boy, curated by Jane Harris, White Columns, New York |
| Works on Paper, Archimede Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 100 Artists Make 100 T-shirts, Daniel Silverstein Gallery, New York |
| Recession 2003 $99 Show, curated by Tim Thyzel, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York |
| 2002 | Block Party Raffle, Bellwether, Brooklyn, New York |
| Heaven Video Series, curated by Doug Lussenhop, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2001 | B Hotel, P.S.1 MoMA, Long Island City, New York |
| Infinite Jest, Ten in One Gallery, New York |
| Two Person Show, P.S. 122 Gallery, New York |
| Stromereien Open Air Performance Tage, curated by Harm Lux, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Impakt 2001, Utrecht, the Netherlands |
| Videoex Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (catalogue) |
| Good Humor, organized by Tricia McLaughlin and Sharon Paz, EcommercePartners, New York |
| The American Living Room Film and Video Festival, curated by Libby Hartle, Here Art, New York |
| 2000 | Open Video Call Selections, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Preview Show, P.S. 122 Gallery, New York |
| OuterLimits, (Elsewhere: Williamsburg) Goliath, Brooklyn, New York |
| Hot Cam, coordinated by Jennifer Charron, Smack Mellon Studios, Brooklyn, New York |
| 1999 | Outer Boroughs, curated by Paul Ha and Lauren Ross, White Columns, New York |
| Open Video Call Selections, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1998 | Projects '98, Islip Art Museum, The Carriage House, Islip, New York |
| The Alphabet, It's All About Trish, Channel 57, August 30, New York |
| SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| 2008 | Barbara Gallo Farrell. "Punk and pop mix together in edgy works," Poughkeepsie Journal, April 14. |
| Elena Bordignon. "Arte," Vogue Italia, February, 2008. |
| Old News 4, "The Postcard Lovers Project," curated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou and Christopher Marinos, Pork Salad Press |
| "Volumes," flash007, http://flash007.lu/medias/30504 |
| 2007 | Laurel Ptak. "Chris Bors," i heart photograph, http://iheartphotograph.blogspot.com/2007/09/chris-bors.html |
| Benjamin Genocchio. "Material Things, Cataloged," The New York Times, January 28. |
| K48 #6 "Priznbreak," edited by Scott Hug, New York. |
| "Triton Gallery, LLC is a fake gallery whose physical location does not exist...," Arteri, No. 3, Summer. |
| "Don Carroll of Jack the Pelican Presents, Interviewed by Joe Heaps Nelson," Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, |
| Cary Maya. “Taking an artsy view of one’s inventory,” Suffolk County News, January 25. |
| 2006 | Jeroen Bosch. "Douglas Gordon / Chris Bors," trendbeheer, December 12, http://trendbeheer.com/2006/12/08/douglas-gordon-chris-bors/ |
"Sunday," Isterografo, Phileleftheros, October 8, pg.14. |
V. Voitek. "Size matters?," New Art, Wednesday, September 27, http://new-art.blogspot.com/2006/09/size-matters.html |
| "Shifter," No. 8, Vol. 2, Issue 4, June. |
| 2005 | Augustine Zenakos. "Inside Art," TO BHMA, November 5. |
| Elena Parpa. "Chris Bors," Phileleftheros, October 16. |
| Photini Philippidou. "Is America a mistake?," Seven, October 16-22. |
| "39 Mavericks 2005," Razor, May. |
| Mary Bulkot. "Local Maverick," Ithaca Times, June 1. |
| Roberta Fallon. "Another giveaway artist unearthed!," artblog, April 1, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/2005/04/another-giveaway-artist-unearthed.html |
| Carolyn M. Fuchek. "Putting on the Ritz," Pulse, March 24–30. |
| 2004 | Benjamin Genocchio. "Young and Provocative, Time Is on Their Side," The New York Times, September 12. |
| Dominique Nahas. Aljira Emerge 2003, Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, New Jersey (catalogue). |
| Roberta Fallon. "They're coming to get you ," artblog, July 22, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/2004/07/theyre-coming-to-get-you.html |
| Liz Spikol. "Scärab: An Art Exhibition About Heavy Metal," Philadelphia Weekly, July 14–20. |
| Scarab, Project Room, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (catalogue). |
| Cheryl Katz. “A Product Of His Time, The Performance Acts of Chris Bors,” PAJ, A Journal of Performance and Art, No. 76, January. |
| Ariella Budick. "Artists' Mama Drama," Newsday, January 9. |
| Ryan Mulligan. "For My Chicago Fans," MugsyTheBear, September 23, http://mullibear.blogspot.com/2004_09_01_mullibear_archive.html |
| 2003 | Andrew Maerkle. “Mama’s Boy,” Flavorpill, issue 184, http://www.flavorpill.net/mailer/issue184/index.html |
| "Works On Paper," Synthesis, July. |
| Glyn Hughes. "Works on paper at Archimede Staffolini, Nicosia," The Cyprus Weekly, June 6–12. |
| Marina Shiza. "Paper, Means of Creative Expression," Phileleftheros, June 1. |
| "Works On Paper," Politis, May 31. |
| "Works On Paper," Alithia, May 28. |
| 2002 | "A Guide To Dysfunctional Painting - Case Study: Chris Bors", French Cooking, curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, zingmagazine, no. 17. |
| 2001 | Valentina Tanni. "B Hotel," ExibArt.com, http://www.exibart.com/notizia.asp?IDCAtegoria=200&IDNotizia=3642 |
| Videoex: Video Und Experimental Film Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (catalogue). |
| Lori Ortiz. "Meredith Allen and Chris Bors at PS122," The Brooklyn Rail, May/June. |
| 1998 | Bill Arning. "Projects '98," Time Out New York, August 27–September 3. |
| Annabelle Kerins. "Caveman and Tonka Toys," Newsday, July 24. |
| GRANTS AND AWARDS |
| 2008 | Swing Space (grant and studio), Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York |
| 2006 | Swing Space (grant and studio), Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York |
| 2004 | Nominee, Rema Hort Mann Foundation Art Grant |
| 2003 | Emerge 2003, Aljira, Newark, New Jersey |
| 1999 | Independent Project Grant, Artists Space, New York |
| Artists (web) Space artist, September, http://www.artistsspace.org/webspace/1999/sept99/, Artists Space, New York |
| 1998 | Tuition Honors Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, New York |
| 1997 | Tuition Honors Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, New York |
| SELECTED PERFORMANCES |
| 2002 | "Drunken Admiral", Battle of the Ironclads, Here Art, New York |
| 2000 | "The Patron", 529 West 20th Street building lobby, New York |
| 1998 | "Modern Day Caveman", Projects '98, Islip Art Museum, The Carriage House, Islip, New York |
| FLATFILE COLLECTIONS |
| 2001–present | Pierogi, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2001–2002 | LFL Gallery, New York |
| COLLECTIONS |
Private collections in the
United States and Cyprus. |
Sound Art Museum, Rome, Italy |
Ioannides Demetriou Law Offices, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| CURATORIAL PROJECTS |
| 2004 | Screwball, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1999 | Confined, Here Art, New York |
| WRITINGS BY CHRIS BORS |
| 2008 | "Pawnshop," ArtReview, No. 20, March, http://www.artreview.com/forum/topic/show?id=1474022%3ATopic%3A115188 |
| "Anton Vidokle on Night School," ARTINFO.com, January 31, http://www.artinfo.com/articles/story/26703/anton-vidokle-on-night-school |
| 2007 | "Eddo Stern,“ ArtReview, No. 17, December. |
| "Lane Twitchell's Mementos from Basquiat's Grave,” ARTINFO.com, November 13, http://www.artinfo.com/articles/story/26033/lane-twitchells-mementos-from-basquiats-grave |
| “The Unspoken Gorilla,” ARTINFO.com, October 16, http://www.artinfo.com/articles/story/25841/the_unspoken_gorilla |
| "Marnie Weber: Variations on a Western Song,“ ArtReview, No. 13, September. |
| “Paul Pfeiffer, The Project,” Artillery, Vol. 1, No. 6, September. |
| “Studio Visit: Nicole Eisenman,” Artillery, Vol. 1, No. 6, September. |
| “Studio Visit: Jim Torok,” Artillery, Vol. 1, No. 6, Summer. |
| “Rachel Harrison,” artUS, No. 18, May–June. |
| “Report from Paris,” artnet.com, March 2, http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/bors/bors3-2-07.asp |
| 2006 | “Chroma Trouble,” artnet.com, August 4, http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/bors/bors8-4-06.asp |
| “Snowman In Harlem,” artnet.com, March 27, http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/bors/bors3-27-06.asp |
| 2005 | “Report from Athens,” artnet.com, December 15, http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/bors/bors12-15-05.asp |
| “Report from Athens,” artnet.com, January 12, http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/reviews/bors/bors1-12-05.asp |
| 1999 | “David Humphrey,” The New York Art World, June/July/August |
| “Mary Kelly,” The New York Art World, May |
| “Marc Dean Veca,” The New York Art World, May |
| “Henry Darger,” The New York Art World, March |