MARIO MERZ SELETED ONE-ARTIST EXHIBITIONS DATES Born 1925 Died 2003 2013 Mario Merz Arnulf Rainer: Deep Wide [Fragments], Arnulf Rainer Museum, Baden bei Wien, Austria, May 26 October 27, 2013. (Catalogue) 2011 Mario Merz: What Is to Be Done?, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, July 28 October 30, 2011. Traveled: Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden, June 20 September 30, 2012. (Catalogues) 2010 Mario Merz: Che cos'è una casa?, Fondazione Merz, Turin, December 1, 2010 March 6, 2011. Mario Merz: Pageantry of Painting / Corteo della Pittura, Fondazione Merz, Turin, May 12 November 14, 2010. (Catalogue) 2007
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 2 Mario Merz: Disegni, Kunstmuseum, Winterthur, January 12 April 9, 2007. Traveled to: Fondazione Merz, Turin, April 28 July 29, 2007. (Catalogue) 2005 Mario Merz, Metropolitana, Stazione Vanvitelli, Naples, [Perm. Inst.] March 22, 2005. Mario Merz, Castello di Rivoli Museo d Arte Contemporanea, January 10 March 27, 2005 and GAM - Galleria Civica d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, January 1 March 27, 2005. Traveled: Fondazione Merz, Turin, April 29 October 2, 2005. (Catalogue) 2004 Galleria Christian Stein, Milan, 2004 Mario Merz: In memoriam, Kewenig Galerie, Cologne, opened July 3, 2004. 2003 Mario Merz, Galleria Giorgio Persano, Turin, October 14, 2002 January 18, 2003. Doppia Spirale, Festival della filosofia, Chiesa di San Paolo, Modena, September 20 October 19, 2003. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, September 13 November 1, 2003. Numeri nel bosco, Mönchsberg, Salzburg, [Perm. Inst.] August 16, 2003. Mario Merz, Pinacoteca do Estado, São Paulo, January 26 March 23, 2003; Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, October 4, 2003; Museo de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Salvador da Bahia, June 13, 2003. (Catalogue) 2002 Mario Merz, Fundación Proa, Buenos Aires, October 19, 2002 January 10, 2003. (Catalogue)
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 3 Igloo fontana, Passante Ferroviario, Turin, [Perm. Inst.] June 6, 2002. 2001 Mario Merz, Giganti. Arte Contemporanea nei Fori Imperiali, Fori Imperiali, Rome, October 9 November 25, 2001. 2000 Mario Merz. Il fiume appare, GAM - Galleria Civica d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, September 30, 2000. Mario Merz: Il gatto che attraversa il giardino è il mio dottore, Carré d Art - Musée d art contemporain, Nîmes, July 13 September 24, 2000. Traveled as: Die Katze, die durch den Garten geht, ist mein Arzt, MKK - Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve, Germany, January 28 April 1, 2001. (Catalogue) Mario Merz: Città irreale, Porta Torre, Como, January 25 April 30, 2000. 1999 Mario Merz, Fundação de Serralves, Porto, February 6, 1999 March 28. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galleria Christian Stein, Milan, opened January 26, 1999. 1998 Mario Merz: Pythagoras' Haus, Orangerie Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, March 7 April 26, 1998. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, opened February 28, 1998. 1997
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 4 D-Donna di Repubblica, Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples, December 31, 1997 and Piazza col vento, V. Trione, April 5, 1998. 1996 Mario Merz. Der Iglu. Idee und Installation, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, September 1 March 11, 1996, (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galleria Christian Stein (corso Monforte 23), Milan, opened June 27, 1996. 1995 Mario Merz, Galerie hlavního mesta Prahy, Dum u Zvonu, Prague, October 26, 1995 January 22, 1996. (Catalogue) Mario Merz. L'horizon de lumière traverse notre vertical du jour, Vera Van Laer Gallery, Antwerp, opened September 23, 1995. (Catalogue) Accumulazioni (con Sol LeWitt), Zerynthia Arte Contemporanea, Paliano (Rome), July 22, 1995 September 25, 1996. Mario Merz, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, opened April 6, 1995. Mario Merz, Galleria Civica d'arte Contemporanea, Trento, February 4 April 2,1995.(Catalogue) 1994 Fibonacci Sequence 1-55, The European Sculpture City, Turku, Finland [Perm. Inst.] (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galleria Christian Stein, Milan, opened June 6, 1994. Mario Merz, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, opened March 31, 1994.
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 5 Couplet 1: Mario Merz, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, opened February 4, 1994. (R. Fuchs, Couplet I, Stedelijk Bulletin, 1994 (feb.), p. 10) 1993 Mario Merz. Suoni in circolo foglie in circolo suoni in circolo alberi in circolo, Galerie Pietro Sparta, Chagny, October 1993. Project Room - Early Arte Povera Masterworks. Mario Merz, John Weber Gallery, New York, opened Septermber 10, 1993. Mario Merz, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona, March 30 June 6, 1993. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Städtische Galerie im Alten Bau, Geislingen an der Steige, Germany, opened March 7, 1993. Mario Merz, Anthony d Offay Gallery, London, February 4, 1993. 1992 Das Philosophische Ei, Hauptbahnhof, Zurich, September 1992 [inst. perm.]. (Catalogue) Mario Merz. 74 gradini riappaiono in una crescita di geometria concentrica, Galerie Tschudi, Glarus, Switzerland, opened July 25, 1992. Mario Merz. Kunst am Bau, Postzentrum Zürich-Müllingen, Zurich, April 14, 1992 [perm. Inst.]. Mario Merz. Master works, Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York, opened January 11, 1992. 1991 Mario Merz, Galerie Jean Bernier, Athens, opened October 24, 1991. Museo Guggenheim: Las últimas vanguardias 1940 1991. Mario Merz, Alpharosas, Palacete del Embarcadero, Santander, July 29 September 8, 1991. (Catalogue)
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 6 Mario Merz, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, opened May 7, 1991 1990 Steingladstone Gallery, New York, opened December 23, 1990 Mario Merz, Museo Comunale d Arte Moderna, Ascona, September 30 December 16, 1990. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Espai Poblenou, Barcelona, opened June 27, 1990. Mario Merz. Terra elevata o la storia del disegno, Castello di Rivoli Museo d Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli (Turin), May 16 September 23, 1990. (Catalogue) Mario Merz: œuvres de 1957-1987, Galerie Liliane & Michel Durand-Dessert, Paris, opened February 24, 1990. Mario Merz. Lo spazio è curvo o diritto, Centro per l Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, May 26 September 17, 1990. (Catalogue) Mario Merz. Opere su carta, Galleria In Arco, Turin, opened May 6, 1990. 1989 Mario Merz, Mönchehaus Museum für moderne Kunst, Goslar, Germany, opened October 21, 1989. Mario Merz: Tavola, Galerie Annemarie Verna, Zurich, September 1989. Mario Merz, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, September 28 November 26, 1989. (Catalogue) Mario Merz: Déclaration des droits de l homme et du citoyen, Galerie AmelioBrachot Pièce Unique, Paris, opened July 11, 1989. Mario Merz: Pitti immagine uomo, Fortezza da Basso, Firenze, opened June 30 1989. (Catalogue)
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 7 Mario Merz: Dessins, Nouveau Musée, Villeurbanne (Lyon), opened June 9, 1989. Mario Merz at MoCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, February 26 July 6,1989. (Catalogue) 1988 Mario Merz, Galleria Christian Stein, Milan, opened December 1, 1988. Mario Merz, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark, opened May 28, 1988. Mario Merz, Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh, April 1988. Mario Merz, ICA/Institute of Contemporary Art, Nagoya, April 23 June 19, 1988. (Catalogue) Mario Merz: opere su carta, Galleria In Arco, Turin, February 9 March, 1988. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Anthony d Offay Gallery, London, opened February 5, 1988. 1987 Festival d Automne à Paris. La Planète Merz, Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière, Paris, opened November 16, 1987. Mario Merz: Triple Igloo, Musée d Art Contemporain, Montréal, September 6 October 25, 1987. (Catalogue) Mario Merz: Arbeiten auf Papier, Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt, opened July 2, 1987. Mario Merz: œuvres récentes, capc/musée d art contemporain, Bordeaux, opened May 8, 1987. Mario Merz: Onda d urto, Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, April 16 August 31, 1987. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, February 7, 1987.
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 8 Mario Merz: Une ouvrée, une mésure de terre qui donne un portrait bien terrestre, Galerie Pietro Sparta- Pascale Petit, Chagny, France, opened January 3, 1987. 1986 Mario Merz: Il fiume appare, Galleria Tucci Russo, Turin, opened March 27, 1986 1985 Mario Merz. Prix de la Banque Hypothécaire du Canton de Genève, Musée d Art et d Histoire, Genève, opened November 21,1985. Mario Merz, Sperone Westwater Gallery and Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, November 16 December 21, 1985 and opened November.23.1985. Mario Merz, Galleria Christian Stein, Milan, opened October.25,1985. Mario Merz, Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, opened Ocotber 5, 1985. Mario Merz: Neue Arbeiten, Galerie Vera Munro, Hamburg, opened Septermber 17, 1985. Mario Merz, Kunsthaus, Zurich, April 3 May 27, 1985. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galerie Schurr, Stuttgart, opened October 19,1985. 1984 Atelier sur l herbe, École des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, 1984. Mario Merz, Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, November 1984. Mario Merz, Galleria Christian Stein, Turin, opened November 5,1984. Mario Merz, Galerie Pietro Sparta & Pascale Petit, Chagny, France, opened October 28.1984. (Catalogue)
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 9 Mario Merz, Kunstverein in Katharinen, St. Gallen, opened March 24,1984. Mario Merz: Al torrente, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, opened March 16, 1984. Mario Merz: Pittore in Africa, Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York, February 1984. (Catalogue) Mario Merz: Paintings and Constructions, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Hallwalls, Buffalo, January 28,1984 March 18, 1984 and Drawings, February 3 February 25, 1984. (Catalogue) 1983 Mario Merz, Palazzo dei Congressi e delle Esposizioni, San Marino, November 8, 1983 January 22, 1984. (Catalogue) Mario Merz: ritratto di geco ritratti di rapace gallinaceo e di sfinge che avrebbero dovuto essere fatti 50000 anni prima del 1983, Galerie Buchmann, Basel, November 8, 1983 January 22, 1984. (Catalogue) Über Mario Merz, Galerie nächst St. Stephan, Vienna, October 28 and 29, 1983. (Catalogue Mario Merz, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, July 26 August 26, 1983. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galleria Mario Pieroni, Rome, May 29,1983. Mario Merz, Anthony d Offay Gallery, London, February 22 March 23, 1983. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, February 5 March 20, 1983. (Catalogue) Installation. Mario Merz, Neuberger Museum, Purchase, New York, opened January 30,1983. Mario Merz: Recent Drawings and Collages, Flow Ace Gallery, Venice, California, opened January 11,1983. 1982
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 10 Esercizi di lettura. 8, Galleria Comunale d Arte Moderna, Bologna, opened December 19,1982. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galleria Marilena Bonomo, Bari, November 6,1982. Mario Merz: Neue Arbeiten, Galerie Vera Munro, Hamburg, opened September 21,1982. Mario Merz: An Installation, Flow Ace Gallery, Venice, California, August 1982. Mario Merz: Drawings; Works on Paper, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover, July 16 September 12, 1982. Traveled to: Westfalischer Kunstverein, Münster, October 29 December 1982. (Catalogue Carl Haenlein, MM [et al]) Mario Merz, Galleria Mario Diacono, Rome, April 24 May 22,1982. (Catalogue; text by Mario Diacono) Mario Merz, Galerie Brinkman, Amsterdam, opened March 13,1982 Facets VII: Mario Merz, Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, opened February 14,1982. Mario Merz, Sperone Westwater Fischer Gallery, New York, February 6 February 27, 1982. 1981 Mario Merz, Galleria Lucio Amelio, Naples, December 19,1981 Vento preistorico dalle montagne gelate, Galleria Christian Stein, Turin, opened November 25,1981. Mario Merz Morgen - Domani, Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst, Salzburg, opened August 14,1981. Mario Merz, ARC/Musée d Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, May September 1981; Kunsthalle, Basel, July September 1981. (Catalogue; Jeam-Christophe Ammann, MM [et al]; ARC, Paris - Kunsthalle, Basel 1981)
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 11 Architettura fondata dal tempo, architettura sfondata dal tempo, Galleria Tucci Russo, Turin, opened November 9,1981. Mario Merz, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Zurich, opened June 13,1981 Mario Merz, Studio W Kwietniu, Warsaw, opened April 6,1981. (Catalogue; MM) Mario Merz, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, opened Mrach 14,1981. 1980 Mario Merz, Galleria Salvatore Ala, Milan, opened December 13,1980 Mario Merz, Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin, opened November 18,1980 Mario Merz, Sperone Westwater Fischer Gallery, New York, October 25 November 15, 1980. Mario Merz, Galerie Max Hetzler, Stuttgart, opened April 20,1980 I rinoceronti, Galleria Christian Stein, Turin, opened March 14,1980. Près de la table, Galerie Albert Baronian, Bruxelles, opened January 15.1980. 1979 Le case girano intorno a noi o noi giriamo intorno alle case?, Libreria OOLP, Turin, December 22.1979 Merz, Gazzetta del Popolo, 24.1.1980. Mario Merz, Studio d Arte Contemporanea Giuliana De Crescenzo, Rome, opened December 1, 1979 Mario Merz: Irritable Irritated / Irritabile irritato, Galerie Annemarie Verna, Zurich, opened Ocotber 24,1979 Mario Merz, Galerie Liliane & Michel Durand-Dessert, Paris, September 22.1979
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 12 Mario Merz, Galleria Toselli, Milan, opened October 12,1979 Mario Merz: The Wind My Home, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, May 17 June 4, 1979. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Sperone Westwater Fischer Gallery, New York, March 31 April 21, 1979 Mario Merz, Museum Folkwang, Essen, January 26 March 4, 1979. Traveled to: Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, April 20.1979; Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, January 18 March 2, 1980. (Catalogue) 1978 Evidenza di 10946, Galerie Jean and Karen Bernier, Athens, October 26.1978 November 22, 1978. Evidenza di 987, Galleria Tucci Russo, Turin, opened October 18, 1978 La bottiglia di Leyda, via delle Battaglie 55a, Brescia, opened July 1,1978. Incontro con Mario Merz, Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Rome, opened March 30, 1978. 1977 Vento preistorico dalle montagne gelate, Galerie Annemarie Verna, Zürich, November 16, 1977 January 10, Mario Merz, Galleria Salvatore Ala, Milan, opened April 6.1977. 1976 Mario Merz, Museo Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortés, Naples, November 20 December 4, 1976. La natura è l arte del numero, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, November 11 27, 1976. Tavolo a spirale per festino di giornali datati il giorno del festino, Galleria Tucci Russo, Turin, October 30, 1976 January 15, 1977.
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 13 Mario Merz, Galleria Mario Pieroni, Pescara, opened May 20,1976. Mario Merz, Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Rome, February 20-April, 1976. Mario Merz, Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin, opened April 7,1976. Mario Merz, Galleria Forma, Genova, opened Febraruy 28, 1976. 1975 Mario Merz, Galerie Hetzler,Stuttgart, Bad Canstatt - Lauffen am Neckar, 1975. Mario Merz, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, September 3 October 3, 1975. Mario Merz, Galerie Area Lo Grigat, Munich, opened Febraruy 28.1975. Mario Merz, Basel, Kunsthalle, January 11 February 16, 1975. (Catalogue; Carlo Huber, MM [et al]) 1974 Mario Merz, Galleria Toselli, Milan, November December 1974. It is possible to have a space with tables for 88 people as it is possible to have a space with tables for no one, tables from drawings of Mario Merz, John Weber Gallery, New York, November 10 December 5, 1973. (Catalogue) Tavole con le zampe diventano tavoli, Cascina Ova, Tortona (Alessandria), October 1974. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galleria Area, Firenze, opened October 5,1974. Mario Merz, Jack Wendler Gallery, London, June 14 July 5,1974.
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 14 Mario Merz, Haus am Lützowplatz, DAAD/Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Berlin, March 19 April 20, 1974. (Catalogue) 1972 A real sum is a sum of people, Jack Wendler Gallery, London, May 2 16, 1972. Mario Merz, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, January 29 March 19, 1972. (Catalogue) 1971 Mario Merz, Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin, March 27, 1971. 1970 Sciopero generale azione politica relativa proclamata relativamente all arte, Galleria Françoise Lambert, Milan, October 1 November 3, 1970. Mario Merz, Sonnabend Gallery e Sonnabend Auxiliary Space, New York, April 25 May 14, 1970. Igloo Fibonacci, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, March 7 31, 1970. 1969 Mario Merz, Galerie Sonnabend, Paris, opened April 22,1969. (Catalogue) Mario Merz, Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin, March 1969. Che fare?, Galleria L Attico, Rome, opened February 5,1969. 1968 Mario Merz, Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin, January 19 February 8, 1968. (Catalogue)
Mario Merz: Selected One-Artist Exhibitions 15 1967 Proposte: Pitture, Teatro Stabile, Turin, opened March 30, 1967. 1962 Dipinti di Merz, Galleria Notizie Associazione Arti Figurative, Turin, opened April 11,1962. (Catalogue) 1954 Mario Merz, Galleria La Bussola, Turin, opened July 8, 1954.