short biography

Tim Rollins + K.O.S.
Tim Rollins (b. 1955, Pittsfield, Maine. d. 2017, New York), based in South Bronx, New York, was an artist, art teacher and activist, who founded "KOS" (Kids of Survival) in 1982, which was an artist and survival project in the South Bronx with teenagers from 13 years out of disadvantaged social classes. The collaborative group participated in the Whitney Biennale in New York in 1985, 1991 and 2006; in the documenta 8 in Kassel (1987) and the Venice Biennale (1988). Tim Rollins studied Art and Philosophy at the University of Maine, Augusta; and at the School of Visual Arts, New York, and afterwards he was the assistant to conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth.

Drawings, painting, wall art, mixed media, public art, texts, communication projects, workshops

https://www.presenhuber.com/home/artists/TIM-ROLLINS-AND-KOS/Exhibition-Views.html http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/artists/tim-rollins-and-kos https://www.maureenpaley.com/artists/tim-rollins-and-k-dot-o-s?image=1 www.xavierhufkens

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group

Angel Abreu,  Jorge Abreu,  Robert Branch,  Rick Savinon,  Noe Sosa,  Logan Swedick 
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collection/s

Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia Fondazione Morra Greco, Naples Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington K20/K21 - Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen ' MOCA GA, Atlanta MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Samek Art Gallery, Lewisburg Schaulager, Münchenstein Smithsonian American Art Museum & Renwick Gallery (SAAM) Tate Collection University Art Museum, Albany University of South Florida, Tampa
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galleries

Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris Lehmann Maupin, New York Maureen Paley, London
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  • 12. Jun 26. Jul
    Dark Waters Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris
  • 20. Oct 22. Dec
    Tim Rollins & KOS Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich
  • 20. May 29. Jul
    reverence HVCCA - Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill