The Artist's Guide to the L.A. Galaxy
KADAR BROCK
Born New York, NY 1980
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2002
BFA Cooper Union School of Art; New York, New York
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Conjuring and Dispelling, Motus Forty, Tokyo, JAPAN
2008
Heaven is a place on earth, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
You only live once, Angell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
2006
Painting can you take me to heaven, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2010
In Dialogue, The New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY
In.flec.tion, Hudson Valley Center of Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
The Artist’s Guide to the L.A. Galaxy, West Los Angeles College Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Quick While Still, Heist Pop-up, New York, NY
New Mirrors, Exit Art, New York, NY
2009
Too Big To Fail, sponsored by NADA and LaMontagne Gallery, 395 Flatbush Extension, Brooklyn, NY
Quick While Still, Motus Fort, Tokyo, JAPAN
The Cursed Chateau, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
Night Shift, Hudson Guild, New York, NY
Candygrammar, curated by Michael Wilson, 999 Metropolitan, Brooklyn, NY
Heart Break Hotel, Freight + Volume, New York, NY
ACRIA Silent Auction, 15 USW, New York, NY
2008
HVCCA Benefit Auction, Yvonne Lambert, New York, NY
I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl, Curated by Anat Ebgi, Terence Koh, and Jenny Schlenzka,
Asia Song Society, New York, NY
Cover Version, Curated by Timothy Hull, Taylor De Cordoba Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
eFlux PawnShop, New York, NY
Stuff: international contemporary art from the collection of Burt Aaron, Detroit MOCA, Detroit, MI
The Dominant Planets, High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA
Invisible Jet, BUIA Gallery New York, NY
2006
MASH, Design District, Miami, FL
Breezer, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
New York Style, Curated by David Hunt, Angel Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Junge Abstrakte, Temporary, Düsseldorf, GERMANY
2005
NBC curated by Matt Jones, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
In The Ring, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
Human After All (two person exhibition with Matt Jones), BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
2004
The Frisbee Art Fair, Miami, FL
Crystalis, The Peekskill Project, Peekskill, NY
One for GrandMa, Capsule Gallery, New York, NY
NINETEENEIGHTY: Art Show, RARE, New York, NY
Deceptively Naïve, W/O Walls, ScopeNY, New York, NY
2003
We Do What We Like and We Like What We Do, Atlantic Conference, Brooklyn, NY
The Beginning is the End, Atlantic Conference, Brooklyn, NY
2002
Native, The House, Miami, FL
Press
2009
Goodman, David. "Compositions Based on Chance," BOMBlog, October 12, 2009
peng, qi. “Assassination: Kadar Brock,” Examiner.com, March 2, 2009
Finel Honigman, Ana. “New Work,” FUTURECLAW, February, 2009
2008
“Young Bloods,” City Magazine, November, 2008
Russel, John. "Hot Box," Useless Magazine #8, October, 2008
Bors, Chris. "Weekend Picks: Kadar Brock in New York." Artinfo.Com, May 30, 2008
Adler, Dan. "Art in Review: You Only Live Once," ARTFORUM, May, 2008
Finel Honigman, Ana. "Bright Now," Style.Com Style File Blog, May 2, 2008
Davies, Jon. "Reviews; Kadar Brock:You Only Live Once," Artrush, Issue 80, March 19, 2008
Baker, RC. "Spring Preview: Spring Picks," The Village Voice, March 5, 2008
2007
Russe, Christopher. "Reviews: The Dominant Planets Of," Artillery, Summer 2007
"The Wisemen," Japanese GQ, Nov-Dec, 2007
2006
Lombardi, D. Dominic. "Man Bites Consciousness," NY ARTS, Sept/Oct 2006
Lombardi, D. Dominic. "Painting Can You Take Me To Heaven?," DART, Fall 2006
Smith, Roberta. "Last Chance," The New York Times, May 26, 2006
Smith, Roberta. "Art in Review," The New York Times, May 19, 2006
2005
Smith, Roberta. “Making An Entrance At Any Age,” The New York Times, New York, NY, May 6, 2006
Finch, Charlie. “The Decline and Fall of Painting,” Artnet, New York, NY, April 27, 2005
2004
Laster, Paul. NINETEENEIGHTY, Flavorpill, July 23, 2004.
2002
Hamersly, Michael. “Everyday Things Take on New Twists,” The Miami Herald. June 21, 2002
Awards/Lectures
2005
Guest Lecturer/Visiting Artist, Parsons MFA Program, New York, New York
Guest Lecturer/Visiting Artist, School of Visual Arts MFA Program, New York, New York
Born New York, NY 1980
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2002
BFA Cooper Union School of Art; New York, New York
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Conjuring and Dispelling, Motus Forty, Tokyo, JAPAN
2008
Heaven is a place on earth, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
You only live once, Angell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
2006
Painting can you take me to heaven, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2010
In Dialogue, The New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY
In.flec.tion, Hudson Valley Center of Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
The Artist’s Guide to the L.A. Galaxy, West Los Angeles College Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Quick While Still, Heist Pop-up, New York, NY
New Mirrors, Exit Art, New York, NY
2009
Too Big To Fail, sponsored by NADA and LaMontagne Gallery, 395 Flatbush Extension, Brooklyn, NY
Quick While Still, Motus Fort, Tokyo, JAPAN
The Cursed Chateau, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
Night Shift, Hudson Guild, New York, NY
Candygrammar, curated by Michael Wilson, 999 Metropolitan, Brooklyn, NY
Heart Break Hotel, Freight + Volume, New York, NY
ACRIA Silent Auction, 15 USW, New York, NY
2008
HVCCA Benefit Auction, Yvonne Lambert, New York, NY
I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl, Curated by Anat Ebgi, Terence Koh, and Jenny Schlenzka,
Asia Song Society, New York, NY
Cover Version, Curated by Timothy Hull, Taylor De Cordoba Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
eFlux PawnShop, New York, NY
Stuff: international contemporary art from the collection of Burt Aaron, Detroit MOCA, Detroit, MI
The Dominant Planets, High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA
Invisible Jet, BUIA Gallery New York, NY
2006
MASH, Design District, Miami, FL
Breezer, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
New York Style, Curated by David Hunt, Angel Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Junge Abstrakte, Temporary, Düsseldorf, GERMANY
2005
NBC curated by Matt Jones, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
In The Ring, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
Human After All (two person exhibition with Matt Jones), BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
2004
The Frisbee Art Fair, Miami, FL
Crystalis, The Peekskill Project, Peekskill, NY
One for GrandMa, Capsule Gallery, New York, NY
NINETEENEIGHTY: Art Show, RARE, New York, NY
Deceptively Naïve, W/O Walls, ScopeNY, New York, NY
2003
We Do What We Like and We Like What We Do, Atlantic Conference, Brooklyn, NY
The Beginning is the End, Atlantic Conference, Brooklyn, NY
2002
Native, The House, Miami, FL
Press
2009
Goodman, David. "Compositions Based on Chance," BOMBlog, October 12, 2009
peng, qi. “Assassination: Kadar Brock,” Examiner.com, March 2, 2009
Finel Honigman, Ana. “New Work,” FUTURECLAW, February, 2009
2008
“Young Bloods,” City Magazine, November, 2008
Russel, John. "Hot Box," Useless Magazine #8, October, 2008
Bors, Chris. "Weekend Picks: Kadar Brock in New York." Artinfo.Com, May 30, 2008
Adler, Dan. "Art in Review: You Only Live Once," ARTFORUM, May, 2008
Finel Honigman, Ana. "Bright Now," Style.Com Style File Blog, May 2, 2008
Davies, Jon. "Reviews; Kadar Brock:You Only Live Once," Artrush, Issue 80, March 19, 2008
Baker, RC. "Spring Preview: Spring Picks," The Village Voice, March 5, 2008
2007
Russe, Christopher. "Reviews: The Dominant Planets Of," Artillery, Summer 2007
"The Wisemen," Japanese GQ, Nov-Dec, 2007
2006
Lombardi, D. Dominic. "Man Bites Consciousness," NY ARTS, Sept/Oct 2006
Lombardi, D. Dominic. "Painting Can You Take Me To Heaven?," DART, Fall 2006
Smith, Roberta. "Last Chance," The New York Times, May 26, 2006
Smith, Roberta. "Art in Review," The New York Times, May 19, 2006
2005
Smith, Roberta. “Making An Entrance At Any Age,” The New York Times, New York, NY, May 6, 2006
Finch, Charlie. “The Decline and Fall of Painting,” Artnet, New York, NY, April 27, 2005
2004
Laster, Paul. NINETEENEIGHTY, Flavorpill, July 23, 2004.
2002
Hamersly, Michael. “Everyday Things Take on New Twists,” The Miami Herald. June 21, 2002
Awards/Lectures
2005
Guest Lecturer/Visiting Artist, Parsons MFA Program, New York, New York
Guest Lecturer/Visiting Artist, School of Visual Arts MFA Program, New York, New York
