b. Waynesboro, Va 1975
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 (Upcoming)
TBD, New Discretions Gallery, New York, NY. United States
2019
¡Revisionista!, ltd los angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Black Hole Network, Rich Picture LED billboards on Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States
2017
A Clean Glitch, Marlborough Contemporary, New York, NY, United States
2015
HUMUS, LTD, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
2014
Laundered Paintings, Marlborough Broome Street, New York, NY, United States.
Analog dispersion piece/to be named upon dissemination, if/to scatter a parse to scale/inaccessible volume and phase out of order/descendent/aspirational/and reverse, Invisible Exports, New York, NY, United States.
2013
Walks & Talks, w/ Julien Bismuth, Invisible Exports, New York, NY, United States.
2012
Casual Relays. and laundry, LTD, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
2011
Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt, Germany.
2010
Les Tristes: Invisible Exports, w/ Julien Bismuth, Invisible Exports, New York, NY, United States.
2008
Les Lettres Tristes, w/ Julien Bismuth, Foxy Production, New York, NY, United States.
Litanies, Marches, Stutters, and Stammers, Kirkhoff, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2007
From Beyond, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France.
Einmal ist Keinmal. Galerie Iris Kadel, Karlsruhe, Germany.
2006
From Beyond, Kirkhof, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2005
Fake Black Book, Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt, Germany.
2004
The Haunt, Kirkhoff, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2003
How You Know It, Prischka Juschka Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
The Annex, Artist’s Space, New York, NY United States
1999
Velocity of Paralysis, TBA Exhibition Space, Chicago, IL, United States.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
The Love Thrill Murders, Catskill Octagon House, Catskill, NY. curated by Benjamin Tischer
2020
ZWANG, KunstRaum C.G Boerner, New York, NY. curated by Kylie Manning
2019
Notebook, 56 Henry, New York, NY. curated by Joanna Greenbaum
2018
Defacement, The Club, Tokyo, Japan. curated by Amanda Schmidt
2017
Feedback, Marlborough Contemporary, New York, NY. curated by Leo Fitzpatrick
American Genre, Portland ICA, Portland, ME. curated by Michelle Grabner
Darren Bader, MADRE museum, Naples, Italy
2015
Second Chances, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO. curated by Heidi Zuckerman (catalog)
2013
Endless Bummer II/Still Bummin', Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY. curated by Jan Tumler & Drew Heitzler
2011
One is the Loneliest Number, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA. curated by Kate Krakzon
2010
Amateur/Auteur, Galerie Layr-Wuestenhagen, Vienna, Austria. curated by Julien Bismuth
After Image, Frontier Projects/School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD. curated by Jamillah James
INTERMISSION, James Cohan Gallery, Shanghai, China.
2009
MINIMUMZWEI, Galerie Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria. curated by Axel Huber
Beyond Process, Renwick Gallery, New York, NY, United States.
Awake are only the Spirits, PHOENIX Halle, Dortmund, Germany.
2008
Garage, Layr-Wuestenhagen Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
Eclipse - Art in a Dark Age, Moderna Museet's 50th Anniversary Show, Stockholm, Sweden. curated by Magnus af Petersen (catalog)
Signals: A Video Showcase, Orange County Museum, Orange County, CA. curated by Carol Cheh
U-Turn Quadrennial of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2006
Undo-Redo, Friederichanum, Kassel, Germany curated by Solvej Helweg Ovesen (catalog)
October Salon, Beograd, Serbia. curated by Rene Block (catalog)
2005
Strich Zeichnung Bild, BAWAG Foundation, Vienna, Austria. curated by Axel Huber (catalog)
2004
e-flux video rental, e-flux, New York, NY. traveling (catalog)
2003
Hoverings, Peres Projects, Los Angeles, CA. curated by Daniele Balice
MOMENTA, White Columns, New York, NY, United States.
25hours Video Festival, Barcelona, Spain.
Space & Subjectivity, Prague Biennale, Prague, Czech Republic. curated by Lauri Firstenberg (catalogue)
2001
Sound, Video, Images, Objects, Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, IL.
SELECTED PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
2010
ACF Sings the Palm D’Or!, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York, NY (w/ Julien Bismuth, Mike Bouchet, Sebastien Clough, and Seth Williamson + Giorgio Carpet)
2009
Quiet American, Renwick Performance Series, Renwick Gallery, New York, NY
2008
Erotic Oeuvre, Palm d’Or Social Club: American’s Cabaret, Karrierr Bar, Copenhagen, DK
From Beyond, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, SE
U-TURN KANON! U-Turn Quadrennial of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark, curated by Solvej Helweg Ovesen (catalog) From Beyond, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise/Passerby, performance, New York, NY
2007
From Beyond, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR
2006
Palm D’Or Television, Frankfurt Art Fair, Frankfurt, Germany (w/ Julien Bismuth, Mike Bouchet, Sebastien Clough, Christian Jankowski and Seth Williamson)
2004
Palm D’Or First International Film Festival, Art Forum Berlin, Berlin, Germany (together w/ Mike Bouchet, Henrik Capetillo, Stephanie Conway and Seth Williamson)
TEACHING & COLLOQUIUMS
2017
Artist’s Talk, Class of James Clark, School of Visual Art, New York, NY
2012
Artist’s Talk & Workshop, Class of Lisa Kirk, School of Visual Art, New York, NY
2011
On Inefficiency, ICA, University of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
2008
Visiting Artist, Class of Olav Westphalen, Statens Konst Acedemie in Stockholm, SE
Art in a Dark Age Panel Discussion, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, SE
2007
Artist’s Talk & Workshop, Royal Danish Academie, Copenhagen, DK
2000-2001
Instructor: Beginning and Intermediate Sculpture, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
Susanna Hudson, World of Art: Contemporary Painting, Thames & Hudson
Marie de Brugerolle, Post Performance Painting series, Mouse Magazine, August 2021
2020
Closer to Life drawings and works on paper from the Marieluise Hessel Collection, catalog
2015
Walter Robinson, Review: Yoko Ono, Artist?: A Reputation in Flux at MoMA, New York Observer, June 17, 2015
2014
Susanna Hudson, Lucas Ajemian at Marlborough Broome St, Artforum, Vol. 53, No.2, October 2012
2013
Whitney Kimball and CorinneKirsch, We Went to the Lower East Side: John, Julien, Judith, and Lucas, www.artfcity.com, April 4
2011
Christoph Schütte, Kletterhilfe, Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung, December 8, 2011
2010
Staff, Artists Lucas Ajemian and Julien Bismuth Think It’s Time You Redecorated Your Kitchen, [Interview] bbook.com, February 26, 2010
2008
Peter Kirkhoff Erickson, American’s Cabaret: Interview with Lucas Ajemian, Karriere #03, Autumn 2008
Nanna Grunnert, Lucas Ajemian, U-Turn Quadenniel of Contemporary Art exhibition catalog and field guide
Solvej Hedwig Oveson, Food For Thought, exhibition catalogue
Magnus af Petersen, Twilight Vision, Eclipse: Art in a Dark Age exhibition catalog,
Zach Barron, No Context, Sound of the City, http://.blogs.villagevoice.com February 14, 2008
Jason Dean, From Beyond@Passerby, www.bigredandshiny.com. February 25, 2008
Kristine Kern, Forhindringens Løb, Politiken(DK), October 4, 2008
Swantje Karich, Die Testperson verhält sich ungewöhnlich ruhig, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (DE),
Steven Henry Madoff, Eclipse: Art in a Dark Age, Artforum, Vol. 47, No.3 November 2008
Lance Wakeling, Indirect Articles, http://vertexlist.blogspot.com, December 2
2007
Denis Gielen, Laurent Busine, Atlas of Contemporary Art Edition of the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Le Grand-Hornu (MAC’s), Belgium, publisher
2006
Lucas Ajemian, Self Portrait, Tema Celeste Magazine vol.118 Nov/Dec 2006
Rene Block, Lucas & Jason Ajemian, 47th October Salon, exhibition catalog 2005
Babette Richter, Anything Goes* The dilemma of individualism, Strich Zeichnung Bild, exhibition catalog 2006
Henrikke Nielson, Lucas Ajemian at kirkhoff, Flash Art International No 250, September-October 2006
Christoph Schütte, Französische Verhältnisse, Frankfurt Allgemeine (DE), December 18, 2006
2005
Lauri Firstenberg, Lucas Ajemian, Contemporary Magazine No 70, January 2005
2004
Julieta Aranda, u/t, e-flux video rental catalog
2003
Lauri Firstenberg, Space & Subjectivity, Prague Biennale 1: Peripheries Become the Center, exhibition catalog
Lucas Ajemian, Statement, 25hrs Video Festival, festival catalog
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
MoMA, New York, NY, USA
Herning Museum of Contemporary Art. Herning, DK
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, SE
Marieluise Hessel Collection, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson NY, USA
EDUCATION
1997 BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2001 MFA, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL