Ian Wilson
| 2021 | Ian Wilson, David. Lamelas Traces of Speech and Time in Michel Claura's Miscellanies |
Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2021 | Seth Siegelaub : How is Art History Made? Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Rosemarie Castoro, Hanne Darboven, Douglas Huebler, Robert Huot, Joseph Kosuth, David Lamelas, Lawrence Weiner and Ian Wilson |
Art Basel OVR Pioneers (24/03 - 27/03, online) |
| 2020 | I am before, I am almost, I am never |
Contemporary Art Center Parc Saint-Léger, Pougues-les-Eaux (FR) |
| 2020 | Ian Wilson. Perfect | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2020 | Not in So Many Words | Kröller Müller Museum, Otterlo |
| 2020 | Out of Order. Works From The Haubrok Collection, Part 1 and Part 2 | Neues Museum Nürnberg, Nürnberg, (DE) |
| 2019 | Harbinger II: Subtle Collisions | Gent University Botanical Garden |
| 2019 | Ian Wilson | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2019 | Points de Rencontres | Centre Pompidou, Paris |
| 2019 | Présences voyageuses | FRAC Lorraine, Metz |
| 2018 | Time extended / 1964-1978. Works and Documents from the Herbert Foundation. Part III | Herbert Foundation, Gent |
| 2018 | Bandes à part | Le Musée régional d’art contemporain |
| 2018 | Talk Show Festival | La Panacée, Montpellier |
| 2018 | The Transported Man | Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing |
| 2017 | Collective attitudes | FAHRBEREITSCHAFT, Berlin |
| 2017 | The Transported Man |
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing |
| 2017 | Modus Operandi | Société, Brussels |
| 2017 | Du verbe à la communication. La collection de Josée et Marc Gensollen | Carré d’Art, Mus.e d’art contemporain, Nîmes |
| 2017, May 16 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / A Discussion | Tate Modern, London |
Ian Wilson, There was a discussion walking in the Tate Modern, May 18, 2017, 2017, typewritten certificate signed by Ian Wilson, 28 x 21,5 cm (paper), 42 x 35,2 cm (frame), unique
| 2017, May 14 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / A Discussion | KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin |
| 2017 | Ian Wilson | KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin |
| 2017 | Ian Wilson | Taro Nasu, Tokyo |
| 2016 | Daniel Buren. A Fresco | Bozar, Brussels |
| 2015 | A Fragile But Marvelous Life | Aspen Art Museum |
| 2015 | Hotel Theory | REDCAT, Los Angeles |
| 2015 | Manon de Boer - Joachim Koester - Ian Wilson | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2015 | ArtZuid, Amsterdam | |
| 2015, May 12 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / A Discussion | P420, Bologna |
| 2015, May 9 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / A Discussion | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2015, April 4 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / Discussions | Dia:Beacon |
| 2014 | Yokohama Triennale 2014 | Yokohama Museum of Art / Shinko Pier, Yokohama |
| 2014 | Sapporo International Art Festival 2014 | Sapporo |
| 2014 | DER LEONE HAVE SEPT CABEÇAS | CRAC Alsacen, Altkirch |
| 2014 | The Distance Between You And Me | Haubrok Foundation, Berlin |
| 2014, March 15 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / Discussions | Dia:Beacon |
| 2014 | Flatland. A Plateau of Sculptures | MAMCO, Geneva |
| 2013 | There Will Never Be Silence: Scoring John Cage's 4'33 | Museum of Modern Art, New York |
| 2013, November 16 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / Discussions | Dia: Chelsea, New York |
| 2013 | Statements | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2013, May 7,8 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / Discussions | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2013, May 4 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute | Grazer Kunstverein |
| 2013 | Certificate of the discussion presented permanently at the Grazer Kunstverein | Grazer Kunstverein |
| 2013 | Art Institute Chicago | |
| 2013, April 28 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute in Art | FAHRBEREITSCHAFT, Berlin |
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2013, April 20 |
The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / Discussions | Dia: Beacon |
| 2013 | Statements | Jan Mot, Mexico City |
| 2012 | Materializing Six Years: Lucy R. Lippard and the Emergence of Conceptual Art | Brooklyn Museum, New York |
| 2012 | Discussion | Villa Reale, Milan |
| 2012 | Jan Mot, Brussels | |
| 2012, March 27, 28 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute in Art | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2012, April 7 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute | Dia:Beacon |
| 2012 | Positions on Conceptual Art | Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich |
| 2011 | The Pure Awareness of the Absolute / Discussions | Dia:Beacon |
| 2011 | People and Time | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2011 | Geste serpentine et autres prophéties | FRAC Lorraine, Merz |
| 2011 | The Passenger | Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam |
| 2011 | Underwood | Galerie 1900-2000, Paris |
| 2011 | Le moins du monde | 49 nord 6 est - FRAC Lorraine, Merz |
| 2010 | Habiter poétiquement | Musée d'art moderne Lille Métropole |
| 2010 | Art Unlimited | Art 41 Basel |
| 2010 | A l'ombre d'un doute | FRAC Lorraine, Merz |
| 2010 | Play Van Abbe - Part 2: Time Machines: In-between Minimalisms | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 2009 | Discussioni individuali | Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia |
| 2009 | Ian Wilson | Kunstverein, Amsterdam |
| 2009 | Discussion | Kunstverein, Amsterdam |
| 2009 | Dans l'abîme du Temps, Oeuvres des collections du Frac Lorraine | Musée départemental d'art ancien et contemporain, Epinal |
| 2009 | Quelque chose du temps | FRAC Lorraine, Centre de Détention, Toul |
| 2009 | Collected Things Connected | Haubrokshows, Berlin |
| 2009 | Mario Garcia Torres, Ian Wilson | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2009 | Discussion | MAMCO, Geneva |
| 2009 | Play Van Abbe, Repitition: Summer Display 1983 | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 2008 | This Is Not a Void | Galerie Luisa Strina, São Paulo |
| 2008 | Plug In #47 | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 2008 | Peripherical Vision and Collective Body | Museion, Bolzano |
| 2008 | On Early Sculpture | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2008 | Time Pieces | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2007 | In the Stream of Life | Bétonsalon, Paris |
| 2007 | A Discussion / Ian Wilson at Yvon Lambert New York | Yvon Lambert Gallery, New York |
| 2007 | Before the End | L'Usine, Dijon |
| 2007 | A Theatre Without Theatre | Museu Berardi, Lisboa |
| 2007 | A Theatre Without Theatre | MACBA, Barcelona |
| 2007 | A Spoken Word Exhibition | Swiss Institute, New York |
| 2007 | Art 38 Basel | |
| 2007 | Art & Language. Stephanie Brooks, Helen Mirra and Ian Wilson | Peter Blum Chelsea, New York |
| 2006 | Programme | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2006 | Public Space / Two Audiences. Works and Documents from the Herbert Collection | MACBA, Barcelona (ES) |
| 2006 | Inventory. Works from the Herbert Collection | Kunsthaus Graz, Graz |
| 2006 | The Known and the Unknown | Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen |
| 2006 | EindhovenIstanbul | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (NL) |
| 2005 | EA/C, Expat-art Centre | BizArt, Shanghai |
| 2005 | MNAM, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris | |
| 2005 | Frieze Projects | Frieze Art Fair, London |
| 2005 | Jan Mot | Frieze Art Fair, London |
| 2005, May 19 | A Discussion / Ian Wilson | Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf |
| 2005, May 25 | A discussion with Ian Wilson | ZKM, Karlsruhe |
| 2005 | Galerie Meyer-Riegger, Karlsruhe | |
| 2005 | Today is Just a Copy of Yesterday | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2005 | Strictement confidentiel. A partir de la collection de Marc et Josée Gensollen | Centre d'Art, Vassivière |
| 2004 | Two Works | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2004, June 4,5 | Ian Wilson will be at the Jan Mot Gallery for discussions | Jan Mot, Brussels |
| 2004 | EA / C, Expat-art Centre | ICA, London |
| 2004 | Don't expect anything. Robert Barry, Tino Sehgal, Ian Wilson | Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia |
| 2004 | MAMCO, Geneva | |
| 2003 | Les années 70 | CAPC Musée d'art contemporain, Bordeaux |
| 2002, April 19 | Ian Wilson. Discussions of the Absolute | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam |
| 2002 | Conceptual Art in the Netherlands and Belgium, 1965-1975 | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam |
| 2002 | One Early Scuplture | Jan Mot, Brussels |
Ian Wilson, Untitled (Disc), 1966, fiber glass, paint, installation view at Jan Mot
| 2001, February 11 | Ian Wilson: Discussion of the Absolute | Hallen für Neue Kunst, Schaffhausen |
| 2001 | Ian Wilson. Works from 1966 to 2001 | Peter Blum Gallery, New York |
| 2001, April 26 | Discussions of the Absolute | Peter Blum Gallery, New York |
| 2001, April 5 | Ian Wilson and Robert Ryman | Peter Blum Gallery, New York |
| 2000 | Nothing in the Main Hall | Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland |
| 2000 | Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius / Rooseum Centre for Contemporary Art, Malmö | |
| 2000, June 25 | Ian Wilson. Discussions of the Absolute | Kunsthalle Basel |
| 2000, February 29 | Ian Wilson. Discussions of the Absolute | Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva |
| 2000 | Many Colored Objects Placed Side by Side to Form a Row of Many Colored Objects, Works From the Collection of Annick and Anton Herbert | Casino Luxembourg |
| 1999, May 13 | Ian Wilson. Discussions of the Absolute | Gensollen, Marseille |
| 1999, May 9 | Ian Wilson. Discussions of the Absolute | Palais des Beaux-arts, Brussels |
| 1998 | Ian Wilson | Galerie Mot & Van den Boogaard, Brussels |
| 1996 | Perfect | Galerie Mot & Van den Boogaard, Brussels |
| 1996 | Robert Ryman + Ian Wilson | Genesta, London |
| 1995 | 1965-1975: Reconsidering the Object of Art | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles |
| 1990 | Feux Pâles | Musée d'art contemporain Entrepôt, Bordeaux |
| 1989 | L'art conceptuel, une perspective | Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris |
| 1986, June 15 | That Which is Both Known and Unknown: A Discussion With Ian Wilson (on the occasion of the printing of sections 35 and 36) | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1986, April 10 | A Discussion with Ian Wilson | Galerie Maeght Lelong, New York |
| 1985 | At 1 P.M., 13th January 1985, Ian Wilson will be at the Van Abbemuseum for a discussion | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1984 | Works of Conceptual Art from the Collection of David Bellman | Or Gallery, Vancouver |
| 1983 | At 20.00 P.M. 3rd June 1983, Ian Wilson will be at the Van Abbemuseum for a discussion | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1983, May 21 | David Bellman Gallery, Toronto | |
| 1982 | At 20:00 P.M., Tuesday 22nd June 1982, Ian Wilson will be at the Van Abbemuseum for a discussion | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1981 | At 20:00 P.M., 11th May 1981, Ian Wilson will be at the Van Abbemuseum for a discussion | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1981, May 4 | Une discussion avec Ian Wilson | Musée National d'Art Moderne (Centre Pompidou), Salon Kandinsky, Paris |
| 1980 | At 16:00 P.M., June 28th 1980, Ian Wilson will be at the Van Abbemuseum for a discussion | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1979, June 1-30 | Une exposition d'artistes invité par Ian Wilson (lui-même y compris) proposée organisée par Michel Claura | 92, rue Saint-Lazar, Paris |
| 1979, May 15, 16, 17 | Discussions | Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf |
| 1979 | On the 28th and the 29th of May 1979, Ian Wilson will be in the gallery for discussions from 2 PM to 6 PM. | Michele Lachowsky, Brussels |
| 1979, May 12, 13 | Discussions | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1979, May 3, 4, 5 | Ian Wilson sera présent à la galerie pour des discussions | Liliane & Michel Durand-Dessert, Paris |
| 1978 | On March 18, 1978 - at 20h, Ian Wilson will be at the Galerie Vega, for Discussions | Galerie Vega, Neupré |
| 1978 | March 15, 16 and 17, 1978, Ian Wilson will be in Eindhoven for Discussions | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1978 | March 11, 12 and 13, 1978, Ian Wilson will be in Basel for Discussions | Rolf Preisig, Basel |
| 1978, March 29, 30, 31 | Discussions | Villa Seurat, Paris |
| 1978, March 8, 9, 10 | Ian Wilson Will Be at the Rüdiger Schöttle Gallery for Discussions | Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich |
| 1977, April 29, May 16 | Discussions between Massimo Minini and Ian Wilson | Banco, Brescia |
| 1977, April 28 | Discussion: Ian Wilson Will Present Plato's Epistemology of The Parmenides | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1977 | Discussion | New York University |
| 1976, June 1, 2, 3 | Discussions | John Weber Gallery, New York |
| 1976 | May 2nd through 4th 1976 Ian Wilson will be in Basel for discussions | Rolf Preisig, Basel |
| 1976 | At 8:30 P.M., April 27th 1976, Ian Wilson will be at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, for a discussion | Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| 1976, May 10 | Discussion | Maison des centraux, Paris |
| 1975, March 18 | Discussion | John Weber Gallery, New York |
| 1975, March 20 | Discussion | Gian Enzo Sperone, New York |
| 1975, February 10 | Discussion | ICA, London |
| 1975 | Daniel Buren, Robert Ryman, Ian Wilson | Galerie MTL, Brussels |
| 1975, March 28 | Discussion | Galerie MTL, Brussels |
| 1974 | Contemporanea | Parcheggio di Villa Borghese, Rome, Art Section |
| 1974 | On the 20th of September 1974 Ian Wilson will be present for discussion from 7 P.M. to 10 P.M. | Rolf Preisig, Basel |
| 1974 | On the 10th of September 1974 Ian Wilson will be in the Cusack Gallery for discussions from 5 P.M to 8 P.M. | Houston, Texas |
| 1974, May 9 | Discussion | New York University |
| 1974, May 5 | Discussion | New York University |
| 1974, April 8 | Discussion | New York University |
| 1974 | Le 4 avril 1974, à 20 heures précises, 16-18 rue Littré, Paris, Ian Wilson sera présent pour un entretien dont le sujet sera lu par Michel Claura | Paris |
| 1974, March 26 | Discussion | Jack Wendler Gallery, London |
| 1974, May 29 | Discussion | John Weber Gallery, New York |
| 1973 | Museum Dhont-Dhaenens, Deurle |
| 1973, March 30 | Galleria Toselli, Milan | |
| 1973, March 29 | Discussion | Jack Wendler Gallery, London |
| 1972, November 29 | Discussion | John Weber Gallery, New York |
| 1972, May 25 | Can Something be "Made" Clear? | John Weber Gallery, New York |
| 1972 | Le mercredi 28 mars, Ian Wilson discutera un sujet dont le thème sera annoncé dans la Galerie MTL | Galerie MTL, Brussels |
| 1972, March 25 | Das Konzept ist die Form | Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster |
| 1972, February 2 | Discussion | Galleria Toselli, Milan |
| 1972, January 25, 26, 27 | Ian Wilson ist da! | Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf |
| 1971 | Arte de Sistemas | Centro de Arte y Communicación, Buenos Aires |
| 1971 | The Boardwalk Show | Protect-Rivkin, Washington, D.C. |
| 1971 | At the moment | Doorway-Hall, Zagreb |
| 1971, November 20 | Discussion | John Weber Gallery, New York |
| 1971 | California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles | |
| 1970, December 1 | Discussion | Café de la Monnaie, Paris |
| 1970, November 15, 16 | Discussions | Kunsthalle Düsseldorf |
| 1970 | Conceptual Art and Conceptual Aspects | The New York Cultural Center |
| 1970, February 12 | Discussion | Albergo Rosa, Milan |
| 1970 | Nigel Greenwood, London | |
| 1970 | The Museum of Modern Art, New York | |
| 1970, January 7, 14 | Ian Wilson | Jack Wendler Gallery, London |
| 1970 | Discussion | ICA, London |
| 1969 | 557,087 | Seattle Art Museum Pavilion |
| 1969 | 995,000 | Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver |
| 1969 | Number 7 | Paula Cooper Gallery, New York |
| 1969, March 31 | One month/March 1969, Various locations throughout the world; each artist an assigned day | |
| 1969, March 19 | Konzeption - Conception | Städtisches Museum, Leverkusen |
| 1969, March 17 | Time: A Panel Discussion | The New York Shakespeare |
| 1968 | There was a discussion, in New York in 1968, on the idea of time | Bykert Gallery, New York |
The above layout is inspired by Mousse magazine’s timeline designed to accompany the essay on Ian Wilson "A Rose Is a Rose" by Catherine Wood, published in Mousse 72 (Summer 2020).
Sections
Ian Wilson, Set of 5 Sections: 441 – 445, 2014, 5 individually numbered books, ink on paper, certificate of authenticity signed by the artist with the text “The Set of 10 (sic) Sections, 441-445, with the word Perfect, is authorised by Ian Wilson”, 30,2 x 22 x 2,2 cm (book, each), unique
Ian Wilson, Set of 10 Sections: 431 – 440, 2014, 10 individually numbered books, ink on paper, certificate of authenticity signed by the artist with the text “The Set of 10 Sections, 431-440, with the word Perfect, is authorised by Ian Wilson”, 30,2 x 22 x 2,2 cm (book, each), unique
Statements
Ian Wilson, A discussion, 1977, A typewritten sheet of paper with the text: ” A discussion.”, signed and numbered by the artist, 27,9 x 21,6 cm (paper), 43 x 34 x 2 cm (frame), edition of unlimited
Ian Wilson, There is a discussion, 1972, typewritten sheet of paper with the text: “There is a discussion”, signed and numbered by Ian Wilson, 27,9 x 21,6 cm (paper), 43 x 34 x 2 cm (frame), edition of unlimited
Ian Wilson, There was a Discussion, 1970, A typewritten sheet of paper with the text: “There was a discussion”, signed and numbered by the artist, 27,9 x 21,6 cm (paper), 43 x 34 x 2 cm (frame), edition of unlimited
Ian Wilson, Time (Spoken), 1982, typewritten sheet of paper with the text: “Time spoken, 1982. This work is installed when the word ‘Time’ is spoken.”, signed and numbered by the artist, 27,9 x 21,6 cm (paper), 43 x 34 x 2 cm (frame), edition of unlimited
Discussions
Ian Wilson
There was a discussion at the Galleria Toselli in Milan, March 30, 1973
typewritten certificate signed by Ian Wilson
27,9 x 21,6 cm (paper), 43 x 34 x 2 cm (frame)
Circles
Ian Wilson
Circle on the floor, 1968
white chalk circle on the floor
certificate of authenticity signed by Ian Wilson
⌀ 183 cm
installation view at Galerie Mot & Van den Boogaard Brussels, 1998
Paintings
Ian Wilson
Dark Grey Peripheral Rectangle, 1966 – reconstructed in 2008
acrylic paint on canvas
61 x 91.5 cm (exterior), consisting of two L-shaped elements, attached together and forming a rectangular void in the centre
Biography
Ian Wilson
1940, Durban (ZA) - 2020, New York (US)
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News
On April 6th, 2021 the gallery will participate in a special online publication event by Antinomian Press dedicated to Ian Wilson: Ben Kinmont. Project Series: Ian Wilson. The publication is an interview between Ben Kinmont and Ian Wilson that took place on the 19th of October, 1997, in Kinmont’s home in NYC and was never published before.
Occurring simultaneously in nine different cities, this printing event will be streamed live from Los Angeles, Vancouver, Sebastopol (CA), Toronto, New York City, London, Brussels, Paris, and Berlin. There will also be a conversation between MoMA curator Christophe Cherix and Ben Kinmont discussing the publication, the work of Ian Wilson, and the Antinomian Press.
The event will take place at 6 pm (CET) and in order to follow live, please register here.
