KAMROOZ ARAM
Born 1978 Shiraz, Iran
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
EDUCATION
2003 MFA, Columbia University, New York, New York
2001 BFA, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Generation After Generation, Revolution After Revolution, LAXART, Los Angeles, CA
January 30 - March 20, 2010
2009
Of Flame and Splendour, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Night Visions and Revolutionary Dreams, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
2006
Kamrooz Aram: Realms and Reveries, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art,
North Adams, MA
Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone and Fire, Wilkinson Gallery, London, UK
2004
Beyond the Borders, Between the Trees, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
Fresh From Chelsea: 21 New York Artists, The University Galleries, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
NEWAGERIOT, Country Club Projects, Los Angeles, CA
State of Mind, Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin
2008
Empire and Its Discontents, Tufts University Art Gallery at the Aidekman Arts Center,
Medford, MA
Microwave 6, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
A Sorry Kind of Wisdom, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
Wall Rockets: Contemporary Artists and Ed Ruscha, curated by Lisa Dennison,
The Flag Art Foundation, New York, NY
Warlord, Amy Smith Stewart Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Collector's Choice III, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Cosmologies, James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY
Dream of Today, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
I will be alright, Country Club Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Kamrooz Aram/Takahiko Iimura, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Merging Influence: Eastern Elements in New American Art,
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2006
Bricks In The Hood, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
A Tale of Two Cities, Busan Biennale 2006 Contemporary Art Exhibition,
Busan, Korea
2005
The Common Room, Wilkinson Gallery, London, UK
Greater New York 2005, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and
the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
KA/VH:RA/AG, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
The Most Splendid Apocalypse, P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York, NY
Time's Arrow -> Twelve Random Thoughts on Beauty, Rotunda, Brooklyn, NY
2003
The Broken Mirror, Columbia University, New York, NY
Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York, NY
Prague Biennale, Prague, Czech Republic
2002
Multitude, Artists Space. New York, NY
Process/ion, Columbia University, New York, NY
2001
Calligraphic Legacy, Transamerica Pyramid Building, San Francisco, CA
2000
Mirror of the Invisible, Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, San Bernardino, CA
November, The H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
SELECTED BOOKS AND CATALOGUES
2008
Art Asia Pacific Almanac 2008. New York, NY: Art Asia Pacific Publishing LLC, 2008.
Empire and Its Discontents. Medford, MA: Tufts University Art Gallery, 2008.
Wall Rockets. Curated by Lisa Dennison. New York, NY: Flag Art Foundation, 2008.
2007
Art Asia Pacific Almanac 2007. New York, NY: Art Asia Pacific Publishing LLC, 2007.
Collector's Choice III-Audacity in Art: Selected Works from Central Florida Collections.
Orlando, FL: Orlando Museum of Art, 2007.
2006
Kamrooz Aram: Realms & Reveries. North Adams, MA: CLARK @ MASS MoCA and
The Getty Foundation, 2006.
2005
Greater New York 2005. Ed. Klaus Biesenbach. New York, NY:
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, 2005.
2003
The Broken Mirror. New York, NY: Columbia University, 2003.
Prague Biennale. Prague, Czech Republic, 2003.
2002
Multitude. New York, NY: Artists Space, 2002.
Process/ion. New York, NY: Columbia University, 2002.
2000
Mirror of the Invisible. San Bernardino, CA: Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, 2000.
SELECTED ARTICLES
2009
Vali, Murtaza. "New York, Kamrooz Aram: 'Of Flame and Splendour,'
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, February 26-April 9, 2009."
Review of Of Flame and Splendour, by Kamrooz Aram,
at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. Bidoun Magazine on the Web.
Summer 2009 http://bidoun.com/18_kamrooz.php.
Wolin, Joseph R. "Kamrooz Aram, 'Of Flame and Spledour.'"
Review of Flame and Splendour by Kamrooz Aram at Perry Rubenstein Gallery.
Time Out New York. 2-8 April 2009: 45.
Rosenberg, Karen. "East in the Eye of This Beholder."
Review of Of Flame and Splendour, by Kamrooz Aram, at Perry Rubenstein Gallery.
The New York Times. 22 March 2009: 26.
"Kamrooz Aram." Review of Of Flame and Splendour, by Kamrooz Aram,
at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. The New Yorker. 16 March 2009: 27.
Indiana, Gary. "Kamrooz Aram: Uneasy Delights." Art In America.
March 2009: 110-121.
2008
Dumett, Mari. "Feature Anterior: an index to contemporary art's imminent history."
Review of Empire and Its Discontents, at Tufts University Art Gallery. Art Papers.
November-December 2008: 64-65.
McQuaid, Cate. "'Empire' strikes back: Artists examine identity politics of East and West."
Review of Empire and Its Discontents and Contrapuntal Lines: Rania Matar and
Buthina Abu Milhem, at the Tufts University Art Gallery. Boston Globe on the Web.
26 October 2008 http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/10/25/
empire_strikes_back/?page=1.
"Microwave." Review of Microwave 6, at Josee Bienvenu Gallery. New Yorker on the Web.
15 September 2008 http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/art/2008/09/
15/080915goar_GOAT_art?currentPage=all.
Tappis, Jordan. "Art Basel." Review of Kamrooz Aram. Malibu Magazine.
February-March 2008: 18, 42, 48.
Bishop, Philip E. "Roots are showing at OMA; 'Audacity' may be misnamed,
but the artworks do a fine job referencing the past." Review of Audacity in Art,
at the Orlando Museum of Art. Orlando Sentinel on the Web. 12 January 2008
http://www.orlandosentinel.com.
Moshayedi, Aram. "The Burdens of Imaging: Kamrooz Aram's Painted Elsewhere."
Reading Room: A Journal of Art and Culture. 2008: 138-150.
2007
Caviness, Todd. "Daring displays." Review of Audacity in Art,
at the Orlando Museum of Art. Orlando Sentinel on the Web. 14 December 2007 http://www.orlandosentinel.com.
Aram, Kamrooz. "Kamrooz Aram." NY Arts Magazine on the Web.
November-December 2007 http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_
content&task=view&id=20127&Itemid=713.
Azimi, Negar. "Night Visions and Revolutionary Dreams."
Review of Night Visions and Revolutionary Dreams, by Kamrooz Aram,
at Oliver Kamm 5BE Gallery. Bidoun-Arts & Culture from the Middle East.
Winter 2007: 16.
Lew, Christopher. "Projects in the Making…Kamrooz Aram: Trial By Fire."
Art Asia Pacific. July-August 2007: 127.
Baker, R.C. "Best In Show" Review of Kamrooz Aram, at Oliver Kamm/5BE.
The Village Voice. 28 February-6 March 2007: 55.
Saltz, Jerry. "The Biggest Picture." Review of Cosmologies, at James Cohan Gallery.
The Village Voice on the Web. 30 January-6 February 2007
http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-01-30/art/the-biggest-picture/.
2006
Bayliss, Sarah H. "East Meets West Meets East." ARTnews. November 2006: 162-164.
Mitchell, John E. "Iran Native Crossing Cultures with Mural."
Review of Realms and Reveries, by Kamrooz Aram,
at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. North Adams Transcript on the Web.
12 January 2006 http://www.thetranscript.com/.
2005
Smith, Roberta. "KA/VH:RA/AG." Review of KA/VH:RA/AG, at Oliver Kamm/5BE.
The New York Times on the Web. 18 March 2005 http://www.nytimes.com/
2005/03/18/arts/design/18Art.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=2005%20kamrooz%20aram&st=cse.
2004
Price, Matt. "Mixed Paint: A Survey of Contemporary Painters." Flash Art.
November-December 2004.
Cotter, Holland. "Art in Review: Kamrooz Aram." Review of Kamrooz Aram,
at Oliver Kamm/5BE. The New York Times on the Web. 19 March 2004 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE1D71331F93AA25750C0A9629C8B63&
scp=1&sq=2004%20Kamrooz%20aram&st=cse.
Genocchio, Benjamin. "How the Art Scene Became a Youthscape."
The New York Times on the Web. 23 January 2004 http://query.nytimes.com/
gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E5D71039F930A15752C0A9629C8B63.
2002
Cotter, Holland. "Multitude." Review of Multitudes, at Artists Space.
The New York Times on the Web. 11 October 2002
2002%20Kamrooz%20aram&st=cse.