short biography
Nedko Solakov (b. 1957, Cherven Bryag, Bulgaria), based in Sofia, is a conceptual artist who uses drawing, painting, texts, installation and performance to question social and political structures, including his own position within the art scene.
His work "Top Secret" (1989-1990), which documents his collaboration with the Bulgarian secret service from 1978 to 1983 on index cards, triggered a major controversy in 1990.
His work was featured in the Venice Biennials 1993, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007; documenta 12 in 2007 and documenta 13 in 2012; Istanbul Biennale 1992, 1995 and 2005, among others.
Nedko Solakov studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia (mural painting) and at the Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten (HISK) in Antwerp.
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collection/s
ART COLLECTION TELEKOM, Bonn
Burger Collection, Berlin
EVN Sammlung
Ellipse Foundation Art Centre, Alcoitao
FRAC OCCITANIE Montpellier
Frac Bourgogne, Dijon
Frac Bretagne, Rennes
Kontakt. The Art Collection of Erste Group and ERSTE Foundation, Wien
Kunsthaus Zürich
Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest
MARTa Herford
MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt
MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York
MUDAM Musée d´Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxemburg
MUMOK Wien
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp '
Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje
Nomas Foundation, Rome
Sofia Art Gallery
The Herning Museum of Contemporary Art
Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw
Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven '
n.b.k. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein
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galleries
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11. Feb 03. SepPhantoms and Other Illusions KAI 10 | Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf
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14. Dec 20. Mar 2022The Time Has Come to Talk of Many Things… National Art Gallery, Sofia °
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23. Nov 13. Mar 2022DIVERSITY UNITED Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow,
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09. Jun 19. SepDIVERSITY UNITED Kunsthalle Berlin
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02. Mar 16. MayRESET Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich
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26. Oct 22. Mar 2020Artists & Agents – Performancekunst und Geheimdienste hartware medien kunst verein
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23. Oct 23. DecCosmopolis #2: rethinking the human Centre Pompidou Paris
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11. Oct 26. Jan 2020A Passion for Drawing. Albertina, Wien
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19. Sep 13. Octsteirischer herbst ’19: Grand Hotel Abyss steirischer herbst '
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05. Apr 30. JunFly me to the Moon. 50 Jahre Mondlandung Kunsthaus Zürich
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04. Apr 30. JunListen To Us – Artistic Intelligence City Gallery of Fine Arts, Plovdiv
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10. Nov 06. Jan 20191914/1918 – Not Then, Not Now, Not Ever Kunst im Deutschen Bundestag
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13. Oct 13. Jan 2019ERIK DIETMAN / HAEGUE YANG / NEDKO SOLAKOV La Panacée - Contemporary Art Centre, Montpellier
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29. Jun 27. JulNedko Solakov ICA Sofia
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02. Jun 28. OctRiga International Biennial Of Contemporary Art 2018 Riga International Biennial Of Contemporary Art
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08. Mar 12. MayREDUCTION Georg Kargl, Wien
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19. Jan 18. MarI AM THE MOUTH Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb '
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29. Oct 04. Mar 2018Never Ending Stories Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
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10. Aug 10. SepNATURA VIVA Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia °
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25. May 06. AugDoublethink - Double vision Pera Museum, Istanbul
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28. Apr 01. OctArt in Art Museum of Contemporary Art, Krakow
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04. Mar 09. AprKathmandu Triennale 2017 Kathmandu Triennale
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10. Sep 26. Mar 2017Unter Waffen. Fire & Forget 2 Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt
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13. May 30. JulNedko Solakov. STORIES Georg Kargl, Wien
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28. Apr 09. JunRead My Lips! The True Story Behind the Representation of the Death of Osama bin Laden Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam
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25. Apr 11. SepLow-Budget Utopias MG + MSUM Ljubljana
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19. Apr 21. MayTobias Rehberger presently neugerriemschneider, Berlin
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05. Mar 08. MayRemember Lidice Städtische Galerie Nordhorn
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11. Dec 18. Feb 2016La mula y la fea GALERIA ESTRANY DE LA MOTA Barcelona
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23. Sep 30. Sep5TH THESSALONIKI BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART Thessaloniki Biennale
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29. Aug 08. NovContour 2015. 7th Biennial of Moving Image, Mechelen Contour. A Moving Image Biennale, Mechelen
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07. Jul 22. AugTOWER Ibid. London
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04. Jul 25. OctES WERDE LICHT... VON DEN IMPRESSIONISTEN ZU THOMAS ALVA EDISON Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
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06. Jun 07. NovTales of a Place Galleria Enrico Astuni, Bologna
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07. May 23. AugAn Jan. Eine Hommage MARTa Herford
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25. Apr 31. Jan 2016Nedko Solakov. Improvements Salzburger Kunstverein
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25. Jan 22. FebA Man Walks Into a Bar… Jokes & Postcards me Collectors Room Berlin (geschlossen)
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10. Oct 23. NovFRAGILE SENSE OF HOPE - Art Collection Telekom me Collectors Room Berlin (geschlossen)
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16. Aug 27. SepDer Kubist Marcel Duchamp mag nicht malen Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin
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05. Jul 28. SepAdditionen der Gegenwart. Zeitgenössische Kunst aus der Sammlung Frank Hense Kunstmuseum Bochum
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28. Jun 05. OctFreundliche Übernahme / Friendly Takeover. Künstler zeigen ihre Sammlung MARTa Herford
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18. Oct 09. Feb 2014Hinterfragte Männlichkeit Kunstmuseum Bern
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16. Oct 31. Mar 2014Florence and Daniel Guerlain Donation Centre Pompidou Paris
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26. Aug 24. NovMein lieber Schwan ACC Weimar
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20. Jul 27. OctAUF ZEIT. Was hinter dem Putz steckt Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
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28. Apr 25. AugRELAUNCH KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
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12. Apr 04. AugFreiheit! Kunstpalais Erlangen
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15. Sep 10. Feb 2013ARTANDPRESS ZKM | Karlsruhe
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13. Sep 22. Oct2nd Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art, Yekaterinburg
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01. Sep 10. DecNewtopia: The state of human rights Cultuurcentrum Mechelen
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25. Aug 21. OctMit Krimineller Energie - Kunst und Verbrechen im 21. Jahrhundert ACC Weimar
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14. Jul 05. SepNedko Solakov. A Quiz (again) The Vleeshal, Middelburg
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07. Jul 21. OctNouvelles boîtes! Kunstmuseum Luzern
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15. Jun 23. SepReflecting Fashion - Kunst und Mode seit der Moderne MUMOK Wien
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17. Apr 28. OctThe Present and Presence - Repetition 1 MG + MSUM Ljubljana
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31. Mar 30. SepBEAUFORT 04 Beaufort Triennial, Ostend
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23. Mar 24. JunARTANDPRESS Gropius Bau, Berlin
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25. Feb 03. JunNedko Solakov. All in Order, with Exceptions S.M.A.K. Ghent
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18. Dec 06. Feb 2012The Power of Doubt Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou
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26. Nov 29. Jan 2012The Present and Presence MG + MSUM Ljubljana
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08. Oct 08. Jan 2012Kraftwerk Depot: Wie Kunst altert MARTa Herford
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10. Sep 26. NovMULTIPLIZIEREN IST MENSCHLICH Edition Block, Berlin
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22. Jul 23. OctSite Inspection - The Museum on the Museum Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest
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12. May 18. Juncurated by_vienna 2011: Liliana Popescu Knoll Galerie Wien
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13. Mar 15. MaySingapore Biennale 2011 Singapore Biennale
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12. Mar 22. MayTHINGS ARE QUEER. HIGHLIGHTS AUS DER SAMMLUNG UNICREDIT MARTa Herford
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06. Nov 13. Mar 2011Socle du Monde Biennale 2010 "Between Cultures" Socle du Monde Biennale, Herning °
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25. Oct 03. Jan 2011By Day, By Night, or Some Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai
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09. Oct 30. Jan 2011JUST LOVE ME MUDAM Musée d´Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxemburg
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06. Oct 09. Jan 2011THE PRIVATE MUSEUM GAMeC Bergamo
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21. Sep 06. Mar 2011A Place Out of History Museo Tamayo, Mexico City °
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05. Sep 13. Feb 2011Je mehr ich zeichne. Zeichnung als Weltentwurf MGK Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Siegen
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24. Jul 24. OctThird Thoughts Centro Cultural Andratx
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19. Jun 25. JulBeyond Credit - Contemporary Art and Mutual Trust SANAT LIMANI Istanbul
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12. Jun 15. SepNedko Solakov - Optimistic Stories Arndt Berlin
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29. May 17. JulSubject sitting in darkened room is told to watch a dot of light Galerie Barbara Seiler, Zürich
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20. May 03. OctNedko Solakov MAXXI Rome
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11. May 23. JulMutiny Seemed a Probability Fondazione Giuliani, Rome
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30. Apr 31. MayChanging The World Arndt Berlin
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16. Apr 30. MayA Pair of Left Shoes - Reality Check in Eastern Europe Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb '
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27. Mar 22. AugFunktionen der Zeichnung MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt
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25. Mar 20. JunDie Bilder tun was mit mir Einblicke in die Sammlung Frieder Burda Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden
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17. Mar 24. AprFine Line Georg Kargl, Wien
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30. Jan 23. MayBRAVE NEW WORLD MUDAM Musée d´Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxemburg
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30. Jan 30. JanEröffnung: Neubau Museum Folkwang Museum Folkwang, Essen
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04. Dec 14. Mar 2010GAGARIN the Artists in their Own Words - The first Decade S.M.A.K. Ghent
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28. Nov 28. Feb 2010Play Van Abbe - Part 1: The Game and the Players Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven '
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22. Nov 24. Jan 2010FOR THE USE OF THOSE WHO SEE KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
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10. Oct 10. Feb 2010Morality Act I / Act II Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam
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09. Oct 07. Feb 20101989. Ende der Geschichte oder Beginn der Zukunft Kunsthalle Wien
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09. Sep 13. SepSHContemporary 2009 ART021 Shanghai
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03. Sep 25. SepVoid of Memory, Platform in KIMUSA of Platform 2009 Art Sonje Center, Seoul
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30. Aug 25. OctUtopics 11. Schweizerische Plastikenausstellung Schweizerische Plastikenausstellung Biel/Bienne
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12. Jul 01. NovNedko Solakov: Emotions (without masks) Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
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23. Jun 14. AugNeuerwerbungen 2009 n.b.k. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein
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29. May 30. AugThe Making of Art Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
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23. May 02. AugA Pair of Left Shoes - Reality Check in Eastern Europe Kunstmuseum Bochum
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21. May 30. AugCaldic Collection Artists' Books Museum de Fundatie Zwolle
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03. May 12. MayTake the Money and Run DE APPEL ARTS CENTRE Amsterdam
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28. Feb 10. MayNedko Solakov. Emotions Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
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01. Nov 18. Jan 2009Prospect.1 New Orleans Prospect New Orleans
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20. Sep 16. NovNedko Solakov: EMOTIONS Kunstmuseum Bonn
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16. Sep 24. FebVoice & Void Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
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05. Sep 09. NovU-TURN 2008 U-TURN Quadrennial for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
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16. Aug 13. SepNO LEFTOVERS Kunsthalle Bern
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01. Jul 30. SepInterludi GALERIA ESTRANY DE LA MOTA Barcelona
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18. Jun 07. SepBiennale of Sydney 2008 Biennale of Sydney
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06. Jun 31. AugShifting Identities Kunsthaus Zürich
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03. Jun 14. SepInternational Triennale of Contemporary Art 2008 National Gallery Prague
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15. May 20. JunNUL Foxy Production, New York
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20. Apr 28. SepGOD & GOODS - Spirituality and Mass Confusion Villa Manin, Codroipo
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19. Apr 27. JulAd Absurdum MARTa Herford
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19. Apr 08. JunVoice & Void TAXISPALAIS Kunsthalle Tirol, Innsbruck
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02. Apr 10. MayLots Of Things Like This // Dave Eggers apexart, New York
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26. Mar 27. JulDie Hände der Kunst MARTa Herford
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14. Mar 13. AprEMERGENCY BIENNALE Chechnya / Bialystok EMERGENCY BIENNALE Chechnya / World Tour
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26. Jan 09. FebEMERGENCY BIENNALE Chechnya / San Francisco EMERGENCY BIENNALE Chechnya / World Tour
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26. Jan 06. AprP2P Casino Luxembourg
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25. Jan 13. AprLaughing in a Foreign Language Hayward Gallery, London
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30. Nov 03. Feb 2008Dan Perjovschi & Nedko Solakow Kunstforum Wien
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19. Oct 17. Feb 2008Tiempo al Tiempo MARCO Vigo
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08. Sep 09. SepArt Protects Yvon Lambert - Paris
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29. Jun 14. OctTraum und Trauma Kunsthalle Wien
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29. Jun 28. OctTraum und Trauma MUMOK Wien
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16. Jun 23. Sepdocumenta 12 documenta Kassel
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10. Jun 21. Nov52. Venice Biennale 2007 "Think with the Senses - Feel with the Mind. Art in the Present Tense" Venice Biennale
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01. Jun 26. AugPLUS ZWEI Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Bulgarien und Rumänien MKM Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg
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26. May 02. SepIronie der Objekte Museion, Bozen/Bolzano
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05. May 01. JulThe Art of Failure Kunsthaus Baselland
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02. May 09. Sep100 Jahre Kunsthalle Mannheim Kunsthalle Mannheim
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05. Apr 26. JunHeroes! like us PAN Naples
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01. Mar 01. Apr2. Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art 2007 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
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06. Feb 21. AprNedko Solakov Arndt Berlin
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11. Jan 09. FebSpace invaders Skuc Gallery, Ljubljana °
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07. Nov 03. Decneither a white cube, nor a black box Sofia Art Gallery
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26. Oct 15. Jan 2007BIACS 2 Biennale Sevilla
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14. Oct 31. DecThe Culture of Fear 2 ACC Weimar
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06. Oct 18. NovNedko Solakov Arndt & Partner Zürich
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29. Sep 05. NovOctober Salon 2006 October Salon | Belgrade Biennale, Belgrade
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22. Sep 22. OctProject 2023 - Arteast Collection 2000+23 MG + MSUM Ljubljana
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22. Sep 15. OctPrintemps de Septembre 2006 Printemps de Septembre
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12. Sep 06. OctCommon borders Art Today Association - Center for Contemporary Art, Plovdiv
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17. Jul 29. SepThe Grand Promenade The National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST)
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08. Jul 19. AugEMERGENCY BIENNALE Chechnya / Vancouver EMERGENCY BIENNALE Chechnya / World Tour
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24. Jun 09. SepKüba: Journey Against the Current TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza, Wien
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12. May 30. MayPeriferic 7 Biennale Periferic
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29. Apr 01. OctThe Culture of Fear 2 HALLE 14, Baumwollspinnerei Leipzig
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24. Apr 28. MayHOMEWORK Gagosian Gallery Berlin
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13. Apr 20. MayDan Perjovschi and Nedko Solakov JANE LOMBARD GALLERY, New York
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02. Apr 22. OctFull House Kunsthalle Mannheim
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10. Feb 14. Apr 2007PANIC ROOM Deste Foundation
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21. Jan 22. AprDARK PLACES Santa Monica Museum of Art, Los Angeles
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09. Nov 08. DecPlay Sofia Kunsthalle Wien
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29. Sep 03. OctArt Forum Berlin 2005 Art Forum Berlin
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17. Sep 29. OctImaginäre Realitäten Art Agents Gallery
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16. Sep 30. Oct9. Istanbul Biennial Istanbul Biennial
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10. Sep 10. NovTirana Biennale 3 Biennale Tirana
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07. Sep 27. OctNedko Solakov: Mess DE APPEL ARTS CENTRE Amsterdam
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02. Sep 13. NovNedko Solakov. Leftlovers Kunsthaus Zürich
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25. Jun 28. AugEnsemble! MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp '
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04. Jun 18. SepModern Times Mönchehaus-Museum, Goslar
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03. Jun 09. JulThat from a long way off look like flies Platform Garanti
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07. May 21. Aug(my private) HEROES MARTa Herford
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19. Apr 16. JulOK / OKAY Swiss Institute, New York
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17. Apr 16. JulOK / OKAY Grey Art Museum, New York
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16. Apr 20. JulStrange, Familiar and Unforgotten Galerie Erna Hecey, Brüssel
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06. Apr 06. JunSharjah International Biennial 7 Sharjah Biennial
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17. Dec 13. Feb 2005The First Balkan Biennial State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
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17. Dec 13. Feb 2005The First Balkan Biennial Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki (closed)
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03. Dec 20. Feb 2005Nedko Solakov. A 12 1/3 (and even more) Year Survey OK Offenes Kulturhaus Oberösterreich, Linz
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27. Nov 24. Apr 2005The Collection X MuHKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp '
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12. Nov 12. NovCurators and Artists / Diskussion Goethe-Institut Sofia
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07. Oct 16. Jan 2005Utopia Station Haus der Kunst, München '
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02. Oct 31. OctLodz Biennale 2004 Lodz Biennale
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18. Sep 21. Nov25 JAAR DEWEER ART GALLERY Deweer Gallery, Otegem
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17. Jul 19. Sep5. Cetinje Biennale - Love it or Leave it Biennale Cetinje
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16. Jun 21. JunArt 35 Basel 2004 ART BASEL in Basel
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16. May 26. JunPrivatisierungen - zeitgenössische Kunst aus Osteuropa KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
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16. Apr 22. AugNedko Solakov Malmö Konsthall
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04. Apr 20. JunNedko Solakov Rooseum
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13. Mar 23. Maye v+ a 2004 imagine limerick EVA INTERNATIONAL Limerick
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06. Feb 11. AprNoch einen Wunsch / Auf Sendung gfzk | Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig
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03. Feb 25. AprArteast 2000+ MG + MSUM Ljubljana
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13. Dec 07. Mar 2004Nedko Solakov Casino Luxembourg
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23. Nov 24. Jan 2004UTOPIA STATION Sindelfingen Galerie Stadt Sindelfingen
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12. Sep 18. OctNedko Solakov Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv
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30. Aug 23. NovIn den Schluchten des Balkan Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel
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04. Jul 27. AugFarniente FRAC OCCITANIE Montpellier
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15. Jun 02. Nov50. Venice Biennale 2003 "Dreams and Conflicts. The dictatorship of the Viewer" Venice Biennale
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04. Jun 10. SepNedko Solakov & Slava Nakovska: Seaweeds Base / Progetti per l´arte, Florence
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23. May 21. SepAttack! Kunst und Krieg in den Zeiten der Medien Kunsthalle Wien
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21. May 24. MayVideo Screening 04 Galerie Martin Janda, Wien
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17. May 29. JunDas lebendige Museum MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt
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16. May 28. SepBlut & Honig - Zukunft ist am Balkan ESSL MUSEUM Klosterneuburg
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25. Feb 30. MarExport // Import Sofia Art Gallery
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25. Feb 30. MarImport // Export The Red House, Sofia .
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21. Nov 21. Nov 2005handlungsanweisungen - Kunstpfad am Karlsplatz Kunsthalle Wien
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09. Nov 09. Mar 2003Durchzug - Draft Kunsthalle Zürich
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05. Oct 27. OctNedko Solakov - Mess DE APPEL ARTS CENTRE Amsterdam
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05. Oct 01. DecIn search of Balkania Neue Galerie Graz / Bruseum
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07. Jul 01. SepNedko Solakov: Romantic Landscapes with Missing Parts Ulmer Museum
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27. Jun 27. OctNedko Solakov - Nature People Museu do Chiado, Lisbon
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04. May 16. JunNedko Solakov: Romantic Landscapes with Missing Parts n.b.k. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein
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09. Dec 27. Jan 2002Loop MoMA PS1, Long Island City
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16. Jun 16. SepEmpatia / Empathy Pori Art Museum
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15. Jun 18. NovDévoler Institut d´art contemporain / Frac Rhône-Alpes, Villeurbanne
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10. Jun 04. Nov49. Venice Biennale 2001 "Plateau of Humankind" Venice Biennale
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03. Jun 23. SepSONSBEEK 9 "LOCUS/FOCUS" SONSBEEK Arnhem
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20. May 20. SepSpecial Projects Summer 2001 MoMA PS1, Long Island City
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01. Feb 31. MarGhost Gian Ferrari Arte Contemporanea
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02. Oct 27. NovPICAF 2000 Busan Biennale
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01. Oct 04. Feb 2001After the Wall Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, Berlin
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27. Jun 24. Sep5. Biennale de Lyon 2000 La Biennale de Lyon
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15. Jun 27. AugAfter the Wall Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest
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16. Oct 16. Jan 2000After the Wall Moderna Museet Stockholm
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17. Jul 10. OctFAISEURS DHISTOIRES Casino Luxembourg
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13. Jun 07. Nov48. Venice Biennale 1999 Venice Biennale
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30. Nov 30. Nov 1998locally interested National Art Gallery, Sofia °
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21. Feb 11. AprResolutions Arndt Berlin
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09. Jun 19. AugManifesta 1 Rotterdam 1996 International Foundation Manifesta, Amsterdam
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10. Nov 10. Dec4. Istanbul Biennial Istanbul Biennial
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13. Jun 10. Oct45. Venice Biennale 1993 "Emergency" Venice Biennale
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30. Nov 30. Nov 19913. Istanbul Biennial Istanbul Biennial