Lives and works in New York
Awards
Rema Hort Mann Foundation Visual Art Grant, 2004
Solo Exhibitions
2009
Solo exhibition at The Breeder Playroom, Athens (upcoming)
2007
Street Feather, James Fuentes LLC, New York
Two Person Exhibitions
2005
Failurisms with Kim Gordon, Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York
2000
Boug & Worth II, American Fine Arts, Co., New York
Boug & Worth, Fuck All Our Art Heroes/Assholes, American Fine Arts, Co., New York
1999
The Noble and the Land, James Fuentes Gallery, New York
Selected Group Exhibtions
2009
The Living and the Dead, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
New York Minute, Macro Future Museum, Rome, curated by Kathy Grayson
2008
The Station, curated by Shamim Momim and Nate Lowman, Miami
Journey to the Center of Uranus, Canada, New York
I Want a Little Sugar in my Bowl, Asia Song Society, New York
Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection, Astrup Fearnely Museet for
Moderne Kunst, Oslo
Jekyll Island, Honor Fraser, Los Angeles
Self-Portraits 1966-2008, James Fuentes LLC, New York
The Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of America Art, New York
2007
In/Out of Me, curated by Klaus Biesenbach MACRO - Museo d'arte
Contemporanea di Roma, Milan and Kunste Werke, Berlin
The Perfect Man, curated by Rita Ackermann, White Columns, New York
2006
Bring the War Home, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York and Q.E.D. Gallery,
Los Angeles
The Process, Binz39, Zurich, Switzerland, curated by Georg Gatsas
No Sleep 'til Albany, Downtown for Democracy Benefit. GBE Modern
2004
Indigestible Correctness, Concurrent Exhibition, Participant Inc. & Kenny
Schachter/Rove, New York, curated by Rita Ackermann & Lizzi Bougatsos
Out of Bounds, Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France
Angelblood Tour Works ‘01-‘03, Printed Matter Inc., New York
The Face is an Empty Force, A field of Death, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, curated by Angelblood
Levitation Under Moons Influence, Champion Fine Art, Brooklyn, New York, curated by Steven Perrino.
2003
The Nada Art Fair, Miami Beach, Florida
Club in the Shadow, Kenny Schacter ConTEMPorary, New York, curated by Kim Gordon and Jutta Koether
The Process, Kunsthalle, St. Gallen, Switzerland, curated by Georg Gatsas.
Dazed and Confused Benefit, New York
Anti-Pure, Kunsthalle, St. Gallen, Switzerland and Ursula Blickle Stiftung Foundation, Kraichtal, Germany, curated by Gianni Jetzer
Angelblood Performance, Peacock House, New York, curated by Jonathan Horowitz & Rob Pruitt
Impact Festival: Art, Music & Politics, Utrecht, Holland
Angelblood Performance, Purple Institute, Paris, France
Black Bonds, Swiss Institute, New York, curated by Jutta Koether & Steven Perrino
2002
Out of Bounds, Le Conforte Moderne, Poitiers, France
Violence the True Way, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, curated by Angelblood
Boug & Worth: Shoot the Singer, Music on Video, Institute for Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA, curated by Bennett Simpson
Art Heals Benefit, New York
Power Ballads, Rupert Goldswerthy Gallery, New York
2000
This is the Modern World, Modern Culture at the Gershwin, New York
Ralph Nadar Benefit, Pat Hearn Gallery, New York
The Animal Show: The East Village, 1980's Revisited, Bodi Modern Art Galleries, Providence, RI
Dope X-MasXXX, American Fine Arts, New York
1999
Criss-Cross: Some Young New Yorkers, P.S. 1 Institute for Contemporary Art, Queens, curated by Klaus Biesenbach
Actress Performance, Green Naftali Gallery, New York
Paradise Now, Exit Art, New York
Lifer, An Art Exhibition, Kenny Schacter/Rove, New York
Bibliography
2008
Rose, Aaron, “I.U.D.,” ANP Quarterly, Winter 2008
Colly, Joe, “Gang Gang Dance: Feral Art Rockers,” Xlr8r, November 2008
Dunn, Cheryl, “Random Acts,” Paper, October 2008
Valloire, Delphine, “The Art Gang of New York, Les Enfrants Terribles,” Jalouse, September 2008
Interview for WOW: A New Perspective on Women and their World, Fall 2008
“Gang Gang Dance at the Whitney Biennial,” interview with Tyler Coburn, artreview.com, March 2008
Mayer, Aubrey, “Artist Residency: Brian DeGraw and Lizzi Bougatsos of Gang Gang Dance,” Papermag.com, March 2008
Grayson, Kathy, "New York Art Girls," I-D Magazine, February 2008
Rian, Jeff, "Lizzi Bougatsos," Purple, February 2008
Davis, Ben, “Genre-Jumping at James Fuentes’s New Gallery,” Village Voice, February 2008
Moriam, Scott, "Parties: Lizzi's Gang," V Magazine, Spring Preview 2008
Maine, Stephen, "Report fom the Lower East Side: Mapping New Territory," Art in America, February 2008
2007
Cotter, Holland, "An Upbeat Moment for a Downtrodden Area," New York Times, December 2007
Abbott, Jeremy, "Gang Gang Dance," I-D Magazine, November 2007
"Featured Artist," Paper Magazine, November 2007
"Short List - Downtown Galleries," Thw New Yorker, November 2007
Sherwin, Skye, "Lizzi Bougatsos on Living in the Present," Art Review, October 2007
Honigman, Ana Finel, "Rare Bird," Style.com, October 2007
Baron, Zach, "No Context," Village Voice, July 2007
2006
“Bring the War Home,” Artforum.net, 2006
“Reena Spaulings Group show,” Artforum.net, 2006
2005
Higgs, Matthew, "Top Ten, April 2005”, ArtForum.net, 2005
Featured artist, Me Magazine, Spring 2005
2004
McColl, Katy, "It’s Tough being a muse these days," Jane, April 2004
“Greetings from Miami,” V Magazine, Spring 2004
Walzak, Antek, “Out of Bounds, Angelblood,” Pacemaker No.4, March 2004
Kelsey, John, “Angelblood,” Artforum, March 2004
Hezard, Daphne "Confort Punk," Jalouse, March 2004
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2003
Alexia Sailer, "Bloss keine Ideologien," Suedkurier, 11 July 2003
"Anti-Pure," (red.), Saiten, July/August 2003
Nicol, Michelle, "Stadt im Trend," Bilanz, July 2003
Kroner, Magdalena, "Anti-Pure," Kunstforum, June 2003
"Alles ausser sauber," Ursula Badrutt Schoch, St. Galler Tagblatt, June 2003
"Der auserwaehite Seele des Schweines," (sib), St. Galler Tagblatt, June 2003
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Gatsas, Georg, "Martyrertum der Verzweiflung," Heute Eroffnung, 2003
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“Music,” Purple, Spring/Summer 2003
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Jetzer, Gianni, "Anti-Pure Catalog," Ursula Blickle Stifung, 2003
Steinberg, Claudia, “Wenn Gefallene Engel Bluten,” Kunstzeitung, May 2003
Knox, Rosalie, "New York Girls: Rita Ackermann & Lizzi Bougatsos,” Relax, November 2003
"Geeky Glamour-Chloe Sevigny," Vogue, August 2003
“Purple Stars,” Purple, printed in Japan, 2003
2002
“Angelblood, Gang Gang Dance,” Ryuko Tsushin, 2002
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2001
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2000
Simpson, Bennett, "Actress," Artext, May 2000
Aroch, Guy, "Meet a Daring Duo," Interview, 2000
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1999
"Easy E, Frayed Jeans, Mohawk," Purple, Winter 99-00
"Actress," Self-Service, 1999
Bernadette Corporation, "Actress," Made in U.S.A., 1999
Art Club 2000, "Artforum Top Ten List," Artforum, 1999
McGraw, Gary, "Null New York," Music Magazine, Summer 1999
"Besides on Changes, Soho is still very much Soho," New York Times, 1999
Bag, Alex, "A Night Without Armour Series II," Purple, Summer 1999
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Schachter, Kenny, "Russia," ZingMagazine, 1999
Publications
The Process V, 2007, Nieves Edition, Zurich
The Process III, 2004, Nieves Edition, Zurich
Simpson, Bennett, "Boug & Worth Take Manhattan," International Center for
Contemporary Art Catalogue, 2002
Public Collections
Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst
Discography
Gang Gang Dance, Retina Riddim, DVD, Social Registry, New York
Gang Gang Dance, God's Money, Social Registry,New York
Gang Gang Dance, Hilleluh, Social Registry.New York
Gang Gang Dance, s/t. Fusetron Records, New York
Gang Gang Dance, Revival of the Shittest, Social Registry, New York
Angelblood, Labia Minoraptain Trip Records and Printed Matter Inc., Japan, New York
Angelblood, Mass for the Daggersptain Trip Records, Japan
Angelbloodptain Trip Records, Japan
Angelblood,Mambo Mange, New York
U-Sounds, Black Magic, Parallelism, December 1
Lizzi Bougatsos
Mr. Limpy
2009
street sign, silicone soft-pack, wood, plastic crutch holder, paint
Lizzi Bougatsos, Untitled, 2009, found poster, ceramic, metal wire, decal, 68,5x98,5 cm
Lizzi Bougatsos, My heritage dilemma and in God we trust Nikki de St. Phalle, 2009, duct tape, rubber suit, aluminium crutches, American flag, cracked egg
Lizzi Bougatsos, Untitled (Istanbul), 2008,found poster, ceramic, glass, horsehair , Diptych, each 21" x 25" framed
Lizzi Bougatsos, Hey Jack (Don't worry I won't embarass you), 2009, found poster, plastic dildo, liquid nails, wood, plexi-glass, 65x95 cm
Lizzi Bougatsos, 2009, installation views, playroom, Athens
Lizzi Bougatsos, 2009, installation view, playroom, Athens
Lizzi Bougatsos, 2009, installation view, playroom, Athens
Lizzi Bougatsos
Love Comes in X's like marking 'em out instead of #'s. I also can't give any love 'cause everyone is dead or I can do this to your house., 2007, Twelve knives on the wall , Variable dimensions, flat or corner wall
Lizzi Bougatsos, Untitled, 2007, found poster, ceramic, wire
25" x 35.5" framed
Lizzi Bougatsos, Success!!!, 2005, plaster, newspaper, gold leaf , 13" x 6" x 6"
Lizzi Bougatsos,Birdhouse for Humans, 2007, cardboard, metal grating, wood, carpet, vegetable oil, music player, pork loins,
97" x 93" x 113"
Lizzi Bougatsos, Birdhouse for Humans (detail), 2007, cardboard, metal grating, wood, carpet, vegetable oil, music player, pork loins,
97" x 93" x 113"
Lizzi Bougatsos, Splatfly, 2007, mixed media assemblage with stop sign, 36" x 5" x 88"
Thank God, 2007
Lizzi Bougatsos, collage with coin, cardboard, magazine clippings, 18.5" x 22.5" framed
Lizzi Bougatsos, Untitled, 2008, ceramic, knife ,12" x 12" x 24"
