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Christopher Williams

Artist

WA-00005073

PrintmakingPhotography

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

107

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90%

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Tabula Rasa

Paula Cooper Gallery

2024

Field Verification (5 fields)

0 cross-verified · 5 single-source

LocationGallery Generic + Gallery· 72%
BiographyGallery· 60%
Birth yearGallery· 60%
NationalityGallery· 60%
Profile imageGallery· 60%

Source Registry (4)

Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/christopher-williams
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/christopher-williams
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
David-Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists
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Paula-Cooper
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

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Printmaking

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (67)

Untitled (The Art Institute of Chicago, 2014)

2014 · Offset lithograph

composition and sheet: 33 7/8 x 22" (86 x 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2014)

2014 · Offset lithograph

composition and sheet: 27 7/8 x 21 7/8" (70.8 x 55.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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TecTake Luxus Strandkorb grau/weiß, Model no.: 400636, Material: wood/plastic, Dimensions (height/width/depth): 154 cm ×, 116 cm × 77 cm, Weight: 49 kg, Manufactured by Ningbo Jin Mao Import & Export Co., Ltd, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China for TecTake GmbH, Igersheim, Germany, Model: Zimra Geurts, Playboy Netherlands Playmate of the Year 2012, Studio Rhein Verlag, Düsseldorf, February 1, 2013, (Zimra stretching)

2013 · Gelatin silver print

19 7/8 × 23 3/4" (50.5 × 60.3 cm);

Museum of Modern Art

Fig. 2: Loading the film (ORWO NP15 135-36 ASA 25, Manufactured by VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen, Wolfen, German Democratic Republic) Exakta Varex IIa 35 mm film SLR camera Manufactured by Ihagee Kamerawerk Steenbergen & Co, Dresden, German Democratic Republic Body serial no. 979625 (Production period: 1960 - 1963) Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 lens Manufactured by VEB Carl Zeiss Jena, Jena, German Democratic Republic Serial no. 8034351 (Production period: 1967 - 1970) Model: Christoph Boland Studio Thomas Borho, Oberkasseler Str. 39, Düsseldorf, Germany June 25th, 2012

2012 · Inkjet print

Image/paper, approx./sight: 49 × 55.5 cm (19 5/16 × 21 7/8 in.); Frame: 84.5 × 94.6 × 3.8 cm (33 5/16 × 37 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Williams Klasse, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany, 2012)

2012 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 23 3/8 x 16 1/2" (59.3 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst, Bremerhaven, Germany, 2012-2013)

2012 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 19 5/8 x 18 7/8" (49.8 x 47.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Fig. 2: Loading the film (ORWO NP15 135-36, ASA 25, Manufactured by VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen, Wolfen, German Democratic Republic), Exakta Varex IIa, 35 mm film SLR camera, Manufactured by Ihagee Kamerawerk Steenbergen, & Co, Dresden, German Democratic Republic, Body serial no. 979625 (Production period: 1960–1963), Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar, 50mm f/2.8 lens, Manufactured by VEB Carl Zeiss Jena, Jena, German Democratic Republic, Serial no. 8034351 (Production period: 1967–1970), Model: Christoph Boland, Studio Thomas Borho, Oberkasseler Str. 39, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 25, 2012

2012 · Inkjet print

17 1/2 × 21 1/2" (44.5 × 54.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (David Zwirner, New York, NY, 2011)

2011 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 16 15/16 x 11" (43.1 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Williams Klasse, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany, 2011)

2011 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 23 3/8 x 16 9/16" (59.4 x 42 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Weimar Lux CDS, VEB Feingerätewerk Weimar, Preis 86,50 Mark GDR, Filmempfindlichkeitsbereich 9 bis 45 DIN und 6 bis 25000 ASA, Blendenskala 0,5 bis 45, Zeitskala 1/4000 Sekunde bis 8 Stunden, ca. 1980, Models: Ellena Borho and Cristoph Boland, November 12th, 2010

2010 · Inkjet print

Image: 55.9 × 44.5 cm (22 1/16 × 17 9/16 in.); paper: 61 × 50.8 cm (24 1/16 × 20 in.); frame: 95.3 × 82.6 × 3.8 cm (37 9/16 × 32 9/16 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Fachhochschule Aachen, Fachbereich Gestaltung, Studiengang: Visuelle Kommunikation, Fotolabor für Studenten, Boxgraben 100, Aachen, November 8, 2010

2010 · Inkjet print

Approx 24 × 20" (61 × 50.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bergische Bauernscheune, Junkersholz, Leichlingen, September 29th, 2009

2010 · Inkjet print

Approx 20 × 24" (50.8 × 61 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Clockwise from Manufacturer Name (Outer Ring), Michelin zX, Treadwear 200, Traction A, Temperature B, Clockwise from Tire Size (Inner Ring), 135 SR 15, 723 E2 0177523, Tubeless, Radial X, Made In France, TN 2148 20-2044, Tread: 1 Polyester Ply, + 2 Steel Plies, Sidewall: 1 Polyester Ply, DOT FH PI AID X0607, Canada and U.S. Codes Only, Max Load 355 Kg (780 Lbs), Max Press. 350 kPa (51 PSI), V-1, Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Glendale, California, December 27, 2007–January 2, 2008

2008 · Gelatin silver print

Approx 24 × 20" (61 × 50.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cutaway model Nikon EM. Shutter:, Electronically governed Seiko metal blade shutter vertical travel with speeds from 1/1000 to 1 second with a manual speed of 1/90th., Meter: Center-weighted Silicon Photo Diode, ASA 25-1600, EV2-18 (with ASA film and 1.8 lens), Aperture Priority automatic exposure, Lens Mount: Nikon F mount, AI coupling, (and later) only, Flash: Synchronization at 1/90 via hot shoe, Flash automation with Nikon SB-E or SB-10 flash units, Focusing: K type focusing screen, not user interchangeable, with 3mm diagonal split image rangefinder, Batteries: Two PX-76 or equivalent, Dimensions: 5.3 × 3.38 × 2.13 in., (135 × 86 × 54 mm), 16.2 oz (460g), Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Glendale, California, September 9, 2007–September 13, 2007

2008 · Chromogenic print

Approx 20 × 24" (50.8 × 61 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Kunsthalle Zürich (Opening), Switzerland, 2007)

2007 · Poster

42 × 59.5 cm (16 9/16 × 23 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Sammlung Haubrok, Berlin, Germany, 2007)

2007 · Poster

70 × 49 cm (27 9/16 × 19 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Kunsthalle Zürich, Switzerland, 2007)

2007 · Poster

128 × 89.5 cm (50 7/16 × 35 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Sammlung Haubrok, Berlin, Germany, 2007)

2007 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 27 1/2 x 19 5/16" (69.9 x 49.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Kunsthalle Zürich, Switzerland, 2007)

2007 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 16 1/2 x 23 3/8" (41.9 x 59.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Kunsthalle Zürich (Opening), Switzerland, 2007)

2007 · Offset lithograph

composition: 47 1/2 x 32 3/8" (120.7 x 82.2 cm); sheet: 50 3/8 x 35 1/4" (128 x 89.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Museu de Serralves, Porto, Portugal, 2006)

2006 · Poster

172.5 × 120.1 cm (67 15/16 × 47 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

One of 406 Ceiling Panels (23 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches each). Covered on the back with striped paper (green and white). Each Stripe is 8.7 cm. From “Frost and Defrost: A Work In Situ By Daniel Buren.” Otis Art Institute Gallery, 2401 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. January 28 - March 4, 1979, Hal Glicksman, Gallery Director; Christopher D'Arcangelo, Assistant to Daniel Buren, Photography by the Douglas M. Parker Studio, Los Angeles, California, May 4, 2006

2006 · Chromogenic print

Image, sight: 67.1 × 66.7 cm (26 7/16 × 26 5/16 in.); Frame: 107.5 × 105.5 × 3.7 cm (42 3/8 × 41 9/16 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Museu de Serralves, Porto, Portugal, 2006)

2006 · Offset lithograph

composition and sheet: 68 7/8 x 47 1/4" (175 x 120 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Radio Danièle, Bologna, Italy, 2006)

2006 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 23 3/16 x 16 1/2" (58.9 x 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

67 published of 67 catalogued · 59 with image

MoMA
35 published30 img
Art Institute Chicago
29 published29 img
The Met
3 published

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Images

12 assets

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Relationships

Peers & Context56

Sarah Charlesworthco-exhibited Sam Durantco-exhibited Douglas Hueblerco-exhibited Sara VanDerBeekco-exhibitedLiu Shiyuanco-exhibitedLuciano Pernaco-exhibited

Movements1

Photography

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's Paula Cooper Gallery David Zwirner

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Paula Cooper Gallery

Gallery

David Zwirner

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

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Auction house

Christie's

Network

Related Artists

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Art Basel Miami Plus: Additional Works From This Year's Featured Artists

2025

Group Exhibition David Zwirner: 30 Years

2024

Group Exhibition Tabula Rasa

2024

Group Exhibition I Love NY Benefit