Exhibition List

Guy de COINTET

[1934 – 1983]

SOLO SHOWS AND PERFORMANCES
 
May 73            Performance ; Présentation du roman « Espahor Ledet Ko Uluner »
                        (Performer : Billy Barty) ; Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles
Nov. 73            Performance ; Présentation d’une série d’estampes « Cizeghoh Tur Ndjmb »
                        (Performer : Chantel Darget) : Galerie Sonnabend, Paris
Apr. 74             Performance : « The Paintings of Sophie Rummel » (Performer : Viva) ;
                        Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles
June 74            Performance : « The Halved Painting » (Performer : Deborah Coates) ;
                        Art Gallery, University of California, Irvine
Nov. 74            Performance : Two Drawings »
                        (Performer : Jack Been) : Otis Art Institute Art Gallery, Los Angeles
Jan. 75            Performance : « Going to the Market » (Performer : Peg Shirley) and
                        « Lost at Sea » (Performer Virginia Farmer) ; Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles
May 75             Performance : « My Father’s Diary » (Performer : Toni Lawrence)
                        Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art
Jan. 76            Performance : « An evening on Raymond Roussel » (Performers : Sami Frey,
                      Chantal Darget, Roland Bertin, Yves Lefebvre) ; Théâtre Récamier, Paris
Feb. 76            Performance : « The Halved Painting » (Performer : Deborah Coates) ;
                        Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
May 76            Drawings show ; Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles
Aug. 76            Performance : « At Sunrise a Cry was heard … » (Performer : Mary Ann
                      Duganne) ; Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, in conjunction with the American
                      Theater Convention
Nov. 76            Performance : « Ethiopia », a play, music by Bob Wilhite (Performers : Mary
                      Ann Duganne, Jesse Ferguson, Brian Jones) ; Barnsdall Park Theatre, Los
                      Angeles
Jan. 77            Performance : « Ethiopia » ; University of California, Irvine, sponsored by
                      the School of Fine Arts
Jan. 77            Drawings show and Performance : « Going to the Market » (Performer Mary
                      Ann Duganne) ; Braathen & Robert Freidus Gallery, New York
Feb. 1, 77      Performance : « Two Drawings » and « My Father’s Diary » (Performer Mary
                      Ann Duganne) ; Portland Center for the Visual Arts
Feb. 11, 77     Performance : « Ethiopia » ; University of California, Santa Barbara, sponsored
                      by the College of Creative Studies
March 77        Performance : « Cigar » (Performer : Mary Ann Duganne) ;
                      80 Langton Street Program, San Francisco
Apr. 1, 77        Performance : « Ethiopia » ; Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco,
                        sponsored by the San Francisco Art Institute.
Apr. 77             Performance (Opera) : « Iglu », in collaboration with Bob Wilhite
                        (Performers Monica Tenner, Mary Ann Duganne, Jane Zingale, Glen Prior) ;
                        Theatre Vanguard, Los Angeles, sponsored by the Otis Art Institute Humanities
                        Department and the Theatre Vanguard
Apr. 77            Show, drawings and props from Ethiopia ; Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles
Oct. 77            Performance : « Ramona » a play, music by Bob Wilhite (Performers : Gillian
                        Gordon, Echnaton, Mary Ann Duganne, Monica Tenner, Harry Frazier, Jane
                        Zingale, Corinne Wilson. Musicians : Charles Hill, Richared Newton, Cynthia
                        Kelley) ; Gates Hall, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, sponsored
                      by S.B.B. and the Baxter Art Gallery, Caltech
Nov. 77            Performance : « Two Drawings » and « My Father’s Diary » (Performed by
                      Mary Ann Duganne) ; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas
                        Performance : « At Sunrise, a Cry was heard … », « Going to the Market »
                      and «Two Drawings » (Performer : Mary ann Duganne) ; Contemporary Arts
                      Museum, Houston, Texas
Mar. 78            Drawings show ; Simon Lowinsky Gallery, San Francisco
                        Performance : « Oh, a Bear ! » (Performer : Mary Ann Duganne, Helen
                      Mendez, Jane Zingale) ; 80 Langton Street Program, San Francisco
Apr. 78            Drawings show and Performance : « Going to the Market », « Two Drawings »
                      and « My Father’s Diary » (Performer : Mary Ann Duganne) ; Wadsworth
                      Atheneum, Matrix Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut. Catalogue by Andrea Miller
                      Killer.
May 78            Performance : « Tell Me » (Performers : Mary Ann Duganne, Jane Zingale) ;
                        Franklin Furnace, New York
                        Drawings show and Performance : « Oh, a Bear ! » (Performers : Mary Ann
                        Duganne, Jane Zingale, Lucinda Ziesing) ; Braathen & Freidus Gallery, New
                      York
                        Performance : « Oh, a Bear ! » (Performers : Mary Ann Duganne, Jane Zingale,
                        Lucinda Ziesing) , Project Studio One (PS1), New York
Apr.3, 79         Performances : « Going to the Market », « My Father’s Diary » , « Two
                      Drawings » and « At Sunrise a Cry was heard… » (Performer : Mary Ann
                      Duganne) ; Joslyn Art
                        Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Feb. 11, 77      Performance : « Ethiopia » ; University of California, Santa Barbara, sponsored by
                        the College of Creative Studies
March 77         Performance : « Cigar » (Performer : Mary Ann Duganne) ;
                        80 Langton Street Program, San Francisco
Apr. 1, 77         Performance : « Ethiopia » ; Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco,
                        sponsored by the San Francisco Art Institute.
Apr. 77             Performance (Opera) : « Iglu », in collaboration with Bob Wilhite
                        (Performers Monica Tenner, Mary Ann Duganne, Jane Zingale, Glen Prior) ;
                        Theatre Vanguard, Los Angeles, sponsored by the Otis Art Institute Humanities
                        Department and the Theatre Vanguard
Apr. 77             Show, drawings and props from Ethiopia ; Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles
Oct. 77            Performance : « Ramona » a play, music by Bob Wilhite (Performers : Gillian
                        Gordon, Echnaton, Mary Ann Duganne, Monica Tenner, Harry Frazier, Jane
                        Zingale, Corinne Wilson. Musicians : Charles Hill, Richared Newton, Cynthia
                        Kelley) ; Gates Hall, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, sponsored by
                        S.B.B. and the Baxter Art Gallery, Caltech
Nov. 77            Performance : « Two Drawings » and « My Father’s Diary » (Performed by Mary Ann
                        Duganne) ; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas
                        Performance : « At Sunrise, a Cry was heard … », « Going to the Market » and «Two                               Drawings » (Performer : Mary ann Duganne) ; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston,                               Texas
Mar. 78            Drawings show ; Simon Lowinsky Gallery, San Francisco
                        Performance : « Oh, a Bear ! » (Performer : Mary Ann Duganne, Helen Mendez,
                        Jane Zingale) ; 80 Langton Street Program, San Francisco
Apr. 78             Drawings show and Performance : « Going to the Market », « Two Drawings » and
                        « My Father’s Diary » (Performer : Mary Ann Duganne) ; Wadsworth Atheneum,
                        Matrix Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut. Catalogue by Andrea Miller Killer.
May 78             Performance : « Tell Me » (Performers : Mary Ann Duganne, Jane Zingale) ;
                        Franklin Furnace, New York
                        Drawings show and Performance : « Oh, a Bear ! » (Performers : Mary Ann
                        Duganne, Jane Zingale, Lucinda Ziesing) ; Braathen & Freidus Gallery, New York
                        Performance : « Oh, a Bear ! » (Performers : Mary Ann Duganne, Jane Zingale,
                        Lucinda Ziesing) , Project Studio One (PS1), New York
Apr.3, 79          Performances : « Going to the Market », « My Father’s Diary » , « Two Drawings »
                        and « At Sunrise a Cry was heard… » (Performer : Mary Ann Duganne) ; Joslyn Art
                        Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Sept. 82           Performance : « Five Sisters » lights by Eric Orr ; Barnsdall Park Theatre, Los
                        Angeles
                        Performance : « Five Sisters » lights by Eric Orr ; Strub Theatre, Loyola
                        Marymount University, Los Angeles
1996                Guy de Cointet, MAGASIN, Grenoble. Curated by Paul McCarthy.
2004                Who’s that Guy ? MAMCO, Geneva, CH. Curated by Marie de Brugerolle.
2005                A Few Drawings, Air de Paris, Paris.
 
PUBLICATIONS
 
« ACRCIT », 1971, 17 x 22’’, 28 pages. Édition 700 ex.
« A Captain from Portugal », 1972, 5 x 7’’, 48 pages. Édition 500 ex.
« Espahor Ledet Ko Uluner ! », 1973, 5 ½ x 8’’, 80 pages. Édition 700 ex.
« TSNX C24VA7ME », 1974, 5 x 7 ½’’, 96 pages. Édition 1000 ex.
« Animated Discourse » in collaboration with Larry Bell, 1975, 5 x 15’’, 140 pages.
Édition 1000 ex., signed by both artists.
« A Few Drawings », 1975, 7 ½ x 10’’, 56 pages. Édition 1000 ex.
 
GROUP SHOWS
 
72        Books by California Artists, Newport Harbor Art Musuem, Newport Beach, CA
74        Word Works, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA. Catalogue by Jessica Parker.
75        Language and Structure, University of Toronto, Canada
76        Drawings, Ellen Sragow Gallery, New York
            Close Radio Program, KPFK Radio Station, Los Angeles, CA
77        Books by Artists, Nills College, Berkeley, CA
            International Video Encounter, Museo de Arte Comptemporaneo, Caracas,
            Venezuela
            Art Stories, Libra Gallery, Claremont College, CA
            Southland Video Anthology, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA. Catalogue
            edited by David A. Ross.
            Documenta, Kassel (Artists Books Section)
            Narratives Themes – Audio Works, LAICA, Los Angeles, CA
            Los Angeles in the Seventies, Fort Worth Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
            Catalogue by Marge Goldwater . Travelled to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Mar.79.
78        Artworks and Books, LAICA, Los Angeles, CA. Catalogue edited by Judith Hoffberg
            and Joan Hugo. Travelled to Artists Space, New York ; Herron School of Arts
            Indianapolis ; New Orleans Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans.
            Artists ‘ Books USA, Curated by The Independent Curators, Inc., NY.
            Catalogue edited by Peter Franck & Martha Wilson. Travelled to New Gallery of
            Contemporary Art, Cleveland ; Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia ;
            University of Hartford, Harford, NY, 1978 ; University of California, Irvine, CA ;
            Allen Memorial Art Gallery, Oberlin, Ohio ; School of Art, Montana State
            University, Bozeman ; University of Wisconsin at Stout, Menomonie, 1979.
79        Guy de Cointet, Tom Holste, Anthony Hernandez, Steve Kahn, Otis Art Institute of
            Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA
80        A Sound Selection : Audio Works by Artists, curated by Barry Rosen for Artists
            Space, New York in collaboration with the University of Hartford, Hartford Art
            School, NY ; travelled to Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas ; St.
            Lawrence University, New York ; Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada ;
            Tangeman Fine Art Gallery, Cincinatti, Ohio ; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque,
            New Mexico ; Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans ; Aspen Center for the Visual
            Arts, Aspen. Brochure.
            Southern Califonia Drawings, University of Hartford Art School, Connecticut
            Ecritures, Fondation Nationale des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques, Paris. Catalogue
            edited by Jérôme Peignot and Marc Dachy.
81        19 Artists, Emergent Americans, Exxon National Exhibition, Solomon R.
            Guggenheim Museum, New York.
82        New York, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
85        Nine Artists, The Temporary Contemporary, MoCA, Los Angeles, CA
 
Teaching Positions
 
Spring 75, 76, 77, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, General Studies Department,
courses focusing on Performance.


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