Chris Bors
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Born: 1971 Ithaca, New York
Lives: New York
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1998 M.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York
1995 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
1993 B.A., University at Albany, New York
Chester College, Chester, United Kingdom
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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
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2008 Volume(s), curated by Marc Clement and Kevin Muhlen, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2007 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 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
Sc�rab: 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, Newark, New Jersey (catalogue)
The Infinite Fill Show, curated by Cory and Jamie Arcangel, Foxy Production, New York
Sc�rab: 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
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2006 "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, 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. "Sc�rab: 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.
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.
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2006 Swing Space (grant and studio), Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York
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
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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
Curatorial Projects
2004 Screwball, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1999 Confined, Here Art, New York
Collections
Private collections in the United States and Cyprus.
Sound Art Museum, Rome, Italy
Tassos Papadopoulos and Co, Nicosia, Cyprus
Flatfile Collections
2001�present Pierogi, Brooklyn, New York
2001�2002 LFL Gallery, New York
Writing
2007 �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, Auust 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
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