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Tim Rollins

Tim Rollins

Artist
WA-00031756
PaintingConceptual ArtPerformance Art
Representation
None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
5
Assets Indexed
0
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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For 20 Years: Editions Schellmann
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989–1990
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Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989–1990
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Committed to Print
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
No image
Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987–1988

Source Registry (1)

About

Why this artist matters now

Tim Rollins was an American artist and educator known for collaborative practice that merged conceptual art with social pedagogy. Working primarily with young people from underserved communities in New York, he created large-scale paintings, installations, and performances that engaged literary texts and archival material as sites of collective meaning-making. His practice refused the separation between art-making and teaching, positioning creativity as a tool for critical consciousness and community solidarity.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement
Conceptual Art
Medium
Painting
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Museum Collections

Canonical record

Artworks (2)

Artwork sources (2)

2 published of 3 catalogued · 2 with image
  • MoMA
    1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources
  • The Nature Theater of Oklahoma
    1983 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Study for Amerika (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Study for Amerika (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4
Movements2
Conceptual ArtPerformance Art
Collections2
Cleveland Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern Art
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionFor 20 Years: Editions Schellmann
New York · 1989
Group ExhibitionContemporary Works from the Collection
New York · 1989
Group ExhibitionCommitted to Print
New York · 1988
Group ExhibitionContemporary Works from the Collection
New York · 1987