MARTIN CREED
Born 1968, Wakefield, England
Slade School of Art in London
Lives and works in London and Alicudi, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
2007
Feelings, Hessel Museum of Art and CCS Galleries, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Small Things, 508 West 25th Street, New York
Hauser & Wirth Coppermill, London, UK
2006
SICK FILM, Curzon Mayfair, London, UK
Michael Lett Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Big Dogs MC, Los Angeles
The Wrong Gallery @ Tate Modern, London, UK
Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milan, Italy
Work No. 547, Johnen Galerie, Berlin, Germany
The Lights Off, Haubrokshows, private apartment, Berlin, Germany
Hauser & Wirth, Zürich, Switzerland
2005
The lights going on and off, Comptoir du Nylon, Brussels, Belgium
Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, UK
Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Lachen, Saint Peter's Church, Cologne, Germany
The lights off, ACCA, Melbourne, Australia (cat.)
Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany
Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York
2004
Work No. 360, Johnen Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Hauser & Wirth, London, UK
TWG @ CCA (curated by Maurizio Cattelan), Centre for Contemporary Art, Kitakyushu, Japan
Work No. 330, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France
Centre for Contemporary Art, curated by Pawel Polit, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland (cat.)
2003
Martin Creed (curated by Bernhard Fibicher), Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland (cat.)
Beaucoup de Bruit pour Rien (curated by Emmanuel Lattreille), Frac Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, France
Work No. 300, GBE (Modern), New York
Work No. 289, curated by Cristiana Perrella, The British School at Rome, Italy
SMALL THINGS, Galerie Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland
2002
A large piece of furniture partially obstructing a door, Alberto Peola Arte Contemporanea, Turin, Italy
The Wrong Gallery, New York
2001
The lights off, Galerie Johnen & Schöttle, Cologne, Germany
Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Canada (cat.)
Work No. 265 (curated by Paolo Falcone), Micromuseum for Contemporary Art, Palermo, Italy
Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany
2000
Work No. 252, Saint Peter's Church, Cologne, Germany
Arte all 'Arte (curated by Gilda Williams and Roberto Pinto), Arte Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (cat.)
Art Now: Martin Creed, Tate Britain, London, UK
The Lights Going On And Off, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York
MARTINCREEDWORK (curated by Godfrey Worsdale), Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton (and toured to Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds and Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool), UK (cat.)
Work No. 225 (commissioned by Public Art Fund), Times Square / 42nd St, New York
1999
Mark Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles
Art Metropole, Toronto, Canada
Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France
Cabinet, London, UK
Work No. 203 (curated by Ingrid Swenson), The Portico, London, UK
Work No. 160 (curated by Matthew Higgs) Space 1999, London, UK
Alberto Peola Arte Contemporanea, Turin, Italy
1998
Galerie Analix B & L Polla, Geneva, Switzerland
1997
Galleria Paolo Vitolo, Milan, Italy
Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK
The British School at Rome, Italy
1995
Galerie Analix B & L Polla, Geneva, Switzerland
Galleria Paolo Vitolo, Milan, Italy
Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
Javier Lopez Gallery, London, UK
1994
Part 3 of Weekenders (curated by Matthew Higgs), Cubitt Gallery, London, UK
Marc Jancou Gallery, London, UK
1993
Work No. 78, Starkmann Limited, London, UK
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
2007
Concert 28 July, Hauser & Wirth Coppermill, London, England
Performance 4'33'', 20 July , 8pm, Magazin 4, Bregenzer Kunstverein, Bregenz, Austria
Concert 7 July, SummerScape 2007 Spiegeltent, Bard College, NY, USA
Concert 11 May, Goldsmiths Student's Union, Dixon Road, New Cross, London, England
Concert 10 May, Nog Gallery, 182 Brick Lane, London, England
Variety Performance 31 March, Harry De Jur Playhouse, Abrons Arts Centre, 466 Grand Street, New York, USA
Performance 10 March, The New Atheneum Theatre, RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Scotland
2006
Performance 9 December, Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Gallery of Scotland, England
Variety Performance 25 November, Tate Modern, London, England
Performance 12 November, Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA
Talk 6 November, Tate Modern, London, England
Concert 4 October, Rising Sun Auckland, New Zealand
Talk 13 September, Hayward Gallery, London, England
Concert 8 September, 'Mr Motley Feest', Studio 80, Rembrandtplein 17, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Talk 24 May, L'espresso Video Interview of 'I Like Things', Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano, Italy
Concert 16 May, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano, Italy
Performance 2 May, ICA Beck's Futures award, Judges speech ICA, London, England
Concert 7 April, Fondazione Spinola Banna Per l'Arte, Poirino, Torino, Italy
Talk 6 Feburary, Chelsea School Of Art, London, England
2005
Ding Dong Lounge. Melbourne, Australia
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
SILWEX, London, England
Supersonic Festival, Birmingham, England
Rhythm Factory, London, England
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland
Bulgari Pavilion, Basel, Switzerland
Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York, USA
2004
Paul Hughes Party, London, England
Tate Britain, London, England
ICA, London, England
Serpentine Gallery, London, England
2003
Freunde Guter Musik, Berlin, Germany
2002
CCAC, San Francisco, USA
2001
Hamilton Art Gallery, Canada
Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York, USA
Programma, Mexico City, Mexico
1999
The Scala, London, England
Passerby Stop, New York, USA
Art Metropole, Toronto, Canada
London Guildhall University, London, England
ICA (organized by Matthew Higgs), London, England
Centre Régional d'art Contemporain, Sète, France
1998
Club Beige & Sneakers, BüroFriedrich, Berlin, Germany
College of Fine Arts, Sydney, Australia
Roslyn Oxley Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Museum of Contemporary Art (part of every day, 11th Biennale of Sydney), Sydney, Australia
Dimensions Variable, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Germany (organized by The British Council)
Flex, Vienna (part of the exhibition Crossings, Kunsthalle Vienna), Austria
Konstakademien, Stockholm (part of Dimensions Variable organized by The British Council), Sweden
1997
Club 414, London (organized by Cabinet Gallery), England
The Red Eye, London, England
Waves In/ Particles Out (organized by Toby Webster), CCA, Glasgow, Scotland
ICA, London, England
Bring Your Own Walkman (organized by Jack Jaeger), W139, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Liste 97 (organized by Cabinet Gallery), Basel, Switzerland
Museum of Installation, London, ENgland
Warwick Arts Centre, England
Snowflakes Falling on the International Date Line (organized by David Lillington), CASCO, Utrecht, Netherlands
1996
Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York, USA
Chelsea School of Art, London, England
1995
Jibby's Christmas Party, Hanover Grand, London, England
Kunstlerpop, Manchester, England
Camden Arts Centre, London, England
1994
Ding Dong Twist Club, London, England
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
SHALLOW (curated by Stefan Brüggemann), I-20 Gallery, New York
Ensemble (curated by Christian Marclay), ICA | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Future of Futurism, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Bergamo, Italy
The Turner Prize: A Retrospective, Tate Britain, London, UK
The Lath Picture Show, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York
Lines, Grids, Stains, Words, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Mouth Open, Teeth Showing: Major Works from the True Collection, The Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
SILENCE: Listen to the Show, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino, Italy
How to Improve the World, Gas Hall, Birmingham, UK
Hot for Teacher, Nog, 182 Brick Lane, London, UK
Maximiminalist, Inova, Peck School of the Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Villa Arson Nice, Nice, France
Critical Mass, Kunsthalle Bern Foundation, Bern, Switzerland
Disforie 007, Palafukas, Torino, Italy
DOGS, Sorry We're Closed, Brussels, Belgium
The Invisible show, Centro Jose Guerrero, Granada, Spain
2006
Wrestle, Hessel Museum of Art, Bard Centre for Curatorial Studies, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (cat.)
How to Improve the World, Hayward Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
Into Me/ Out of Me, PS1, New York, (cat.)
Of Mice and Men: 4th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
Reality, Odense 10'55, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, Denmark (cat.)
Joy, Casino Luxembourg - Forum d'art Contemporain, Luxembourg [cat.]
Big Bang: Destruction and Creation in 20th Century Art, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (cat.)
Off the Wall, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland
SCAPE, 2006 Biennial of Art in Public Space, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, New Zealand
Out of Place, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK
I: Act Two, Secession, Vienna, Austria
Word, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, Texas
Concrete Language, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
As If By Magic, Bethlehem Peace Centre, Bethlehem, Palestine
Out of Time: A Contemporary View, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Surprise Surprise, ICA, London, UK
Coincidence, Gallery Vianuova Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
Yes Bruce Nauman, Zwirner & Wirth, New York
Other Rooms, Other Voices, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
I: Act One, Futura, Prague, Czech Republic
The Summer Show, The Royal Academy, London, UK
Good Vibrations, Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena, Italy
Draw a straight line and follow it, Centre for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, New York
Disposition, Galerie Feichtner, Vienna, Austria
Strange I've Seen that Face Before, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Crème Anglaise, LAAC, Dunkirk, France
Freeplay, Ha Gamle Prestegard, Stavanger, Norway
The Sublime is Now, Franz Gertsch Museum, Burgdorf, Switzerland
Infinity etc., Mercer Union, Toronto, Canada
Haubrokshows: Sounds of Silence, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Berlin, Germany
2005
The Art of White, The Lowry, Salford, UK (cat.)
Extra Ordinary, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (cat.)
Expérience de la Durée (curated by Nicolas Bourriaud and Jérôme Sans), Biennale d’Art Contemporain, Lyon, France (cat.)
Monuments for the U.S.A. (curated by Ralph Rugoff), CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, California (cat.)
Size Matters: Exploring Scale in the Arts Council Collection, Longside Gallery, Yorkshire (and touring), UK (cat.)
Light Art from Artificial Light, Zentrum Für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany
Ambiance — Des Deux Côtes du Rhin, K20 Kunstsammlung, Düsseldorf, Germany
L'humanité mise à nu et l'art en frac, même, Casino Luxembourg Forum d'Art Contemporain, Luxembourg
Fragile, Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland
Encore, Büyük Londra Oteli, Istanbul, Turkey
General Ideas — Rethinking Conceptual Art 1987-2005, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, California
Drunk vs. Stoned 2, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
Narrow Focus, curated by Vít Havránek, Tranzit, Bratislava, Slovakia
Reimagine: Oeuvres du Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lyon, France
Popisme, Episode IV, curated by Frank Lamy, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Tours, France
Feeling strangely fine, Galeria Estrany, Barcelona, Spain
2004
Sur la Terre Comme au Ciel, Espace Paul Riquet, Béziers, France
Art News, Three Colts Gallery, London, UK
None of the Above (curated by John Armleder), Swiss Institute, New York
Artist's Favourites: Act II, ICA, London, UK
Artist's Favourites: Act I, ICA, London, UK
Strategies of Desire (curated by Sabine Schaschl-Cooper), Kunsthaus Basseland, Basel, Switzerland (cat.)
Art & Architettura, 1900-2000, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Villa Croce, Genova, Italy
State of Play (curated by Rochelle Steiner), Serpentine Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
Live (curated by Nicolas Bourriaud and Jérôme Sans), Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (cat.)
Russian Doll, MOT, London, UK
Bad Behaviour: from the Arts Council Collection, Longside Gallery, Yorkshire (and touring), UK (cat.)
Genesis Sculpture, Experience Pommery #1, Domaine Pommery, Reims, France (cat.)
Café in Mito, Art Tower Mito, Mito, Japan
Optimo: Manifestations of Optimistm in Contemporary Art, Ballroom Marfa, USA
From Moore to Hirst: Sixty Years of British Sculpture, National Museum of Art, Bucharest, Romania
2003
Adorno, Kunstverein, Franfurt, Germany
Skulptur 03, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria
Soundsystem, Kunstverein, Salzburg, Austria
Johnen & Schöttle, Cologne, Germany
Shine, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Thatcher, The Blue Gallery, London, UK
2002
The Young And The Hung, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria
No Return, Collection Haubrok, Mönchengladbach, Germany (cat.)
Rock My World: Recent Art And The Memory Of Rock'n Roll (curated by Ralph Rugoff), CCAC, San Francisco, California (cat.)
Through a Sequence of Space, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin, Germany
Galerie Johnen & Schöttle, Cologne, Germany
To Actuality (curated by Maia Damianovic), AR/GE Kunst Galerie Museum, Bozen, Italy
Strike, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, UK
ON/OFF, Vista Mare associazione culturale, Pescara, Italy
My Head is on Fire but my Heart is Full of Love, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Tempo, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
2001
Turner Prize 2001, Tate Britain, London, UK
Nothing in the Main Hall, Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö, Sweden
Nothing, CAC Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Works on Paper, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK
Rooseum Provisorium, Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö, Sweden
Space-Jack! (curated by Yukie Kamiya), Yokohama Museum, Yokohama, Japan (cat.)
White Light/White Noise (curated by Jimena Martin), Mexico City, Mexico
Art/Music: Rock, Pop, Techno (curated by Sue Cramer), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
Makeshift (curated by David Green), Brighton University Art Gallery, Brighton, UK
Under Pressure, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tuscon, and Swiss Institute, New York
2000
Protest And Survive, (curated by Matthew Higgs and Paul Noble), Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
A casa di… (curated by Giacinto di Pietrantonio) Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy
Intelligence: New British Art 2000 (curated by Charles Esche and Virginia Button), Tate Britain, London, UK (cat.)
...sabotage... (curated by Sabine Schaschl), Shed im Eisenwerk, Frauenfeld, Switzerland (cat.)
Collector's Choice, Exit Art, New York
The British Art Show 5 (curated by Pippa Coles, Matthew Higgs and Jacqui Poncelet), Edinburgh (and touring), UK (cat.)
DON'T WORRY (curated by Tamsin Dillon), Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK (cat.)
The Invisible Touch (curated by Maia Damianovic), Kunstraum Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Proper (Vilnius Date), CAC Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
The Invisible Touch, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Perfidy: Surviving Modernism, La Tourette, Eveux-sur-Arbresle, and Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK
1999
Limit Less / Aktuelle Britische Kunst (curated by Matthew Higgs), Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, Austria
54 x 54 x 54, Museum of Contemporary Art, London, UK
Dimensions Variable — Contemporary British Art, CAC Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Porcupines / Arthinking (curated by Graham Higgin), 291 Gallery, London, UK
Searchlight: Consciousness at the Millenium (curated by Lawrence Rinder), California College of Arts & Crafts, San Francisco, California (cat.)
Getting the Corners (curated by Matthew Higgs), Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
nerve (curated by Nerve Systems), ICA, London, UK
Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, London, UK
SERENDIPITY (curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio), Watou, Belgium (cat.)
Ainsi de suite 3 (deuxième partie) (curated by Sabine Schaschl), Centre Régional d'art contemporain, Sète, France
1998
Lovecraft (curated by Martin McGeown & Toby Webster), Spacex Gallery, Exeter, UK
Imitating Christmas (curated by Jens Hoffmann), Wiensowski & Harbord, Berlin, Germany
every day (curated by Jonathan Watkins), 11th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (cat.)
Proper: Blind Date 1 (curated by Paula Toppila), Titanik, Turku, Finland (cat.)
Speed (curated by Jeremy Millar), Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
Crossings (curated by Cathrin Pichler), Kunsthalle Vienna, Austria (cat.)
Camouflage 2000 (curated by Robert Garnett), Galerie Praz Delavallade, Paris, France
Lovecraft (curated by Martin McGeown & Toby Webster), South London Gallery, London, UK
Not Today, Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York
Sunday (curated by Matthew Higgs), Cabinet Gallery, London, UK
Not Nothing, Todd Gallery, London, UK
Delfina (curated by David Gilmore), London, UK
An Idea of Art/Art and Life, Galleria Paolo Vitolo, Milan, Italy
Crossings: Kunst Zum Hören und Sehen, Kunsthalle Wien (Karlsplatz, project space), Vienna, Austria
1997
Dimensions Variable, Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden (cat.)
Laure Genillard 'Une sélection et une collection', Galerie de l'Ancien Collège, Chatellerault, France
Lovecraft (curated by Martin McGeown & Toby Webster), CCA, Glasgow, UK
Cairn Gallery, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, UK
Thoughts (curated by Carolina Grau), City Racing, London, UK
Supastore de Luxe No. 1 (curated by Sarah Staton), Up & Co, New York
Imprint 93 (and other related ephemera) (curated by Matthew Higgs), Norwich Gallery, Norwich, UK
Answer 'Affirmative' or 'Negative’, Art Metropole, Toronto, Canada
Galerie Mot & Van den Boogaard (curated by Macha Roesink), Brussels, Belgium
Snowflakes Falling on the International Dateline (curated by David Lillington),CASCO, Utrecht, Netherlands
1996
Life/Live (curated by Laurence Bosse and Hans Ulrich Obrist), Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris, France (cat.)
The Speed of Light, The Speed of Sound (curated by Jeremy Millar), Design Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Against, Anthony D'Offay Gallery, London, UK
Ace!, Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
A Century of Sculptors 'Drawings', Karsten Schubert, London, UK (cat.)
East International, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, UK (cat.)
Tracce 1995-96, Galleria Paolo Vitolo, Milan, Italy
Some Drawings: From London (curated by Kate Bernard), The Rooms, London, UK
A4 Favours (curated by Padraig Timoney), Three Month Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Banana Republic (Room curated by Padraig Timoney), Bund, London, UK
try, Royal College of Art, London, UK (cat.)
Kiss This, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, UK
weil morgen (curated by Stefan Kalmar), Eisfabrik, Hannover, Germany
Affinata (curated by Carolin Lindig), Castello di Rivara, Turin, Italy
1995
Snow Job (curated by Lionel Bovier), Forde, Geneva, Italy
My Darling Cicciolina ..., (curated by Francesca Piovano), last order(s), London, UK (cat.)
Just Do It (curated by Stefan Kalmar), Cubitt Gallery, London, UK
Laure Genillard Gallery, London, UK
Imprint 93/City Racing (curated by Matthew Higgs), City Racing, London, UK
Zombie Golf, Bank, London, UK
Unpop (curated by Bob & Roberta Smith), Anthony Wilkinson Fine Art, London, UK
Multiple Choice, Jibby Beane, London, UK
The Fall of Man, Three Rooms and a Kitchen, Pori, Finland
In Search of the Miraculous, Starkmann Ltd, London, UK
Fuori Fase, Viafarini (curated by Angela Vettese), Milan, Italy
1994
Art Unlimited: Multiples of the 1960s and 1990s, CCA, Glasgow, UK (cat.)
Todd Gallery, London, UK
Conceptual Living (curated by Macha Roesink), Rhizome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Potato (curated by Gary Thomas, Steve McIntyre & Alison Jacques), IAS, London, UK
Sarah Staton's Supastore Boutique, Laure Genillard Gallery, London, UK
The Little House on the Prairie, Marc Jancou Gallery, London, UK
Modern Art, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Imprint 93/Cabinet Gallery (curated by Matthew Higgs), Cabinet Gallery, London, UK
Domestic Violence (curated by Alison Jacques), Gio' Marconi, Milan, Italy
1993
Wonderful Life, Lisson Gallery, London, UK
1992
Inside a Microcosm (curated by Gareth Jones), Laure Genillard Gallery, London, UK
Outta Here (curated by Douglas Gordon), Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Angel Row Gallery (curated by Mark Dey), Nottingham, UK
1991
Laure Genillard Gallery, London, UK
Angel Row Gallery Touring Show (curated by Mark Dey), Nottingham, UK
1989
The Black Bull (curated by Tess Jaray), London, UK
SELECTED RECORDINGS
2004
I don't know what I want, Work No. 320, CD, 1 song, Serpentine Gallery
1999
I Can't Move, CD, 7 songs, Toronto: Art Metropole
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT, CD, 3 songs (Work Nos. 207, 208, 209), London: The Pier Trust
1997
nothing, (with the band 'owada'), piano 508, 27 songs
SELECTED INTERVIEWS
2007
“Inside Art: Martin Creed,” Dazed Digital, interviewed by Freire Barnes
2006
“35' 39," Radio New Zealand's Saturday Morning programme, Interview with Kim Hill Saturday,
2005
'Something to work for,’ interviewed by Maurizio Cattelan, Flash
“20 Questions,” text introduction by Matthew Higgs, Untitled
2004
“Twenty (More) Questions,” The Wrong Times, interview by Corinna Durland, Issue 1
“Blow and Suck: Martin Creed,” interviewed by Jérôme Sans, Live, Palais de Tokyo / Éditions Cercle d’Art,
2001
“Martin Creed,” interviewed by Chris Coombel, Tate Magazine, Issue 27
Bowditch, Gillian, “Art? Even Martin’s in the dark”, The Sunday Times, London, (December 2001), 5.
1998
Buck, Louisa, 'UK Artist Q&A', The Art Newspaper, London, (November 1998), no. 86
L'espresso Video Interview Opening night of 'I Like Things', Fondazione Nicola Trussardi
PERIODICALS
Smith, Roberta, ‘The Bearable Lightness of Martin Creed’, New York Times, (July, 2007), ill.
Shaw, Lucy, 'My London,' Evening Standard Magazine, (May, 2007), 58, ill.
Falconer, Morgan, 'The Great Entertainer', Times 2, The Times, (May, 2007), 15, ill.
Coomer, Martin, 'Exhibition of the week', Time Out, (May, 2007), 45, ill.
Roberts, Bill, 'Hauser and Wirth Coppermill', Your Gallery, www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk, (May, 2007).
Searle, Adrian, 'Beyond the Jokes', The Guardian, G2, (March, 2007), 23-25, ill.
Lack, Jessica, 'Martin Creed', The Guardian Guide, (May 2007), 37, ill.
Martin, Francessca, 'Martin Creed’s Toilets and Triangles' Arts Diary, The Guardian, (April 2007), 26.
Guest, Katy, 'The Art of Gardening', The Independent Magazine, (April 2007), 31, ill.
Stern, Steven, 'Theatre of the absurd,' Time out, New York, Issue 600, (March 2007), 70, ill.
Mattioda, Mario, Interview, Vogue Italia, Italy, Issue No. 679, (March 2007), 242, ill.
Chiles, Lawrence, 'Get Me', Wonderland, London, Issue 7, (Feb/March, 2007), 98, ill.
'Martin Creed. Words and Music', The Herald, (March 2007), 2, ill.
Vogel, Carol, 'Inside Art', The New York Times, (January 2007), 5.
Kinnes, Sally, 'What’s over you mantelpiece', The Independent, (2007).
2006
Slyce, John, 'Martin Creed', Contemporary 21, (2006), Issue 89, 49, ill.
'Oh Christams tree, Oh Christmas tree', The Guardian, G2, (December 2006), 1, ill.
Newbury, Tancred, 'How was it for them?', The Guardian, G2, (December 2006), 25
Donohue, Graeme, 'What a load of balls', The Scottish Sun, (December 2006), 13, ill.
Smith, Aiden, 'Throwing up a few surprises', Scotland On Sunday, (December 2006), 3.
Wallach, Amei, 'ART; The provocateur and his well heeled collaborator’ The New York Times, (November 2006).
Gautier, Michel, '+/- ‚ Martin Creed Ou La Solution Zero', 20/27, (2006), Issue No.1, 107, ill.
Paul, Andrew, 'Stupid like nature', Listener — The things that matter, (October 2006) ill.
Clifford, Andrew, 'Bypassing the thinking process', The New Zealand Herald, (October 2006) ill.
Sheils Rosa, 'Creed’s Credo', (2006), ill.
Guest, Katy, ' Credo', The Independant on Sunday, (October 2006), 59, ill.
Coulson, Amanda, 'Nothing', Art Review, London, (October 2006), Issue 04, 162, ill.
Vetrocq, Marcia E, 'Martin Creed, Artful Dodger', Art in America, New York, No. 8, (September 2006), 146-149, ill.
Schjeldahl, Peter, 'New and Old', The New Yorker, (September 2006), 86 / 87.
Baer-Bogenschütz, Dorothee, 'Goldschatz in Texas', Kunstzeitung, Regensburg, Nr. 121, (September 2006), 13
Schedlemayr, Nina, 'Disposition. Versponnenheit schlägt blutleere', Spike, Vienna, (Summer 2006). no. 8, 72-73
Brooks, Arma, 'Must see art,' LA Weekly, (August 2006), 60, ill.
Ollman, Leah, 'Creed’s work delivers a shock', LA Times, Los Angeles, (August 2006).
Hensher, Philip, 'That’s a Hirst? It’ll never sell...', The Independent, London, (August 2006).
Falconer, Morgan, 'Never a Hirst. Is it?', The Times, London, (August), ill.
Teodorczuk, Tom, 'The pig and the penguin: ICA trots out genius of youth', Evening Standard, (July 2006), 23, ill.
Haden-Guest, Anthony, 'Under the influence', FT Weekend, London, (July 2006).
Moore, Christopher, 'Scape set to transform city', The Press, Christchurch, (July 2006), ill.
'Martin Creed Work No 370: Balls', Art Quarterly, London, (June 2006), 134, ill.
Vetter, Christian, 'Update: Zurich', We are the Artists, Zurich, No. 7, (May-July, 2006), 7, ill.
'Ehemalige jüdische Mädchenschule, ‘Martin Creed', Kunstforum, Ruppichteroth, (May-June 3006), vol. 180242-243, ill.
Malvern, Jack, 'Art of noise kicks up a stink', The Times, London, (May 2006), 5
Bruni, Lorenzo ‘Astrazione’, Arte e Critica, Issue 45, (January-March, 2006), 54-55, ill.
Basting, Barbara, 'Glanzlichter der Woche', Züritipp (insert in: Tagesanzeiger), Zurich, (February— March 2006), 45, ill.
Hess, Ewa, 'Kunst, aber schnell!,” Sonntagszeitung, Zurich, (January 2006), 47, ill.
British Council Switzerland, 'Talking Art', Berne: British Council Switzerland (brochure)
2005
Morton, Tom, 'Lyons Biennale', Frieze, London, (November-December 2005), Issue 95, 128-129, ill.
Meltzer, Eve, 'Monuments for the USA', Frieze, London, (June-August 2005), Issue 92, 160.
Hardy, Katherine, 'Martin Creed: artist or musician?’, The Art Newspaper, New York, (June 2006), 2, ill.
Douglas, Sarah, 'Report from Basel', Artinfo, Berlin, (June 2006), ill.
Art International, Milan, (May-June 2005), vol. 38, no. 242, 110-111, ill.
Lafuente, Pablo, 'Down up', Flash Art International, Milan, (May-June), vol. 38, no. 242, 114-115, ill.
Lissmann, Christina, 'Holy Art Space!', Sleek Magazine for Art and Fashion, Berlin, (Winter), 58-63, ill.
Harding, Jessica, 'Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine', Another Magazine, New York, (Summer 2005), 98, ill.
Bishop, Claire, 'But is it Installation Art?', Tate etc., London, (Spring 2005), Issue 3, 26-35, ill.
Coles, Alex, 'Martin Creed', Frieze, London, (March 2005), no. 89, 130-131, ill.
Honigman, Ana Finel, 'Nothing Fancy', ArtNet, (February 2005).
‘A panoramic view of art in the capital. Martin Creed’, Flash Art, Milan, (January-February 2005), 73.
Steggles, Annabelle, ‘Art Gillery’, The Sun, Glasgow, (March 2005), 21, ill.
‘If you’re lonely’, The Independent, London, (July 30, 2005), 6-7, ill.
Behrman, Pryle, ‘Lyons Biennale 2005’, Art Monthly, London, (November 2005), no. 291, 21-23, ill.
Bailey, Martin, ‘Collector Relations’, The Art Newspaper, London, (January 2005), no. 154, 6
Deal, Stephen, ‘It cost £30k, but for that you get to kick his balls’, Metro, London, (March 29, 2005), 3, ill.
Duffy, Gerry, ‘Load of Balls’, The Sun, (March 29, 2005), 23.
Goodwin, Karin, ‘Gallery puts 30,000 into load of balls’, The Sunday Times, London, (March 27, 2005).
Brocklebank, Jonathan, ‘Having a ball,’ Daily Mail, London, March 28, 2005, 3, ill.
2004
--, Very New Art 2004, (2004), Vol. 56, No. 847.
Eccles, Tom (ed.), ‘Plop: recent projects of the Public Art Fund,’ New York, (2004), 68-71, ill.
Levin, Kim, 'None of the Above', Village Voice, New York, (December 23, 2004).
Herbert, Martin, 'On the ground. London', Artforum, New York, (December 2004), vol. XLIII, no. 4, 73-76.
Anderson, Hephzibah, 'Art News', Metro, London, November 26-December 2, 2004
O’Reilly, Sally, 'Martin Creed', Art Monthly, London, (November 2004), no. 281, 34-35, ill.
Chapman, Peter, 'Private View: Martin Creed Hauser & Wirth, London W1', Independent, London, (October
2004), 17, ill.
Campbell-Johnston, Rachel, 'This Week. The Best of the Arts chosen by The Times Team of Critics',
Weekend Review, London, October 23, 2004, 1
Coomer, Martin, 'Martin Creed', Time Out, London, (October 2004), ill.
Pethick, Emily, 'Martin Creed', ArtForum, New York, (October 15, 2004).
Güner, Fisun, 'Get the ball rolling', Metro, London, (October 12, 2004), 26, ill.
Akbar, Arifa, 'In art, you have to kick a few ideas around', The Independent, London, (October 8, 2004), 3, ill.
Fisher, Neil, 'First Choice', The Times, London, (October 8, 2004), 18.
Byrnes, Sholto, 'An on/off affair', The Independent Review, London, (October 2004), 6, 8, ill.
CB, 'Martin Creed', The Guide, London, (October 2004), 37, ill.
Roberts, Alison, 'This will put a smile on your face', Evening Standard, (August 2004), 41, ill.
--, 'Artists’ choice', The Independent, London, (August 2004), 16-17, ill.
Cullinan, Nicholas, 'State of Play', Frieze, London, (April 2004), no. 82, 93-94, ill.
Kent, Sarah, 'No laughing matter', Time Out, London, March 17-24, 2004, p. 46, ill.
Gingeras, Alison M., 'Painting without canvas or sculpting with paint', Contemporary, London, 2004, 22-25, ill.
--, 'My Secret Life: Martin Creed, artist', The Independent, London, January 31, 2004, p. 7
Durland, Corinna, ‘Martin Creed: Twenty (More) Questions,’ Wrong Times, no. 1, 2004, pp. 2-3
--, ‘This Week. The best of the arts chosen by The Times team of critics, Weekend Review, London, (October 2004), 1
--, ‘Top 15’, Monopol, Berlin, (October-November, 2004), no. 4, 16-17, ill.
Jennings, Rose, ‘Can everyone hear at the back?’ The Observer, (October 2004), 6
--, ‘Martin Creed: Works CCA Ujadowski Castle Warsaw,’ Contemporary, 2004, no. 62, 23
Ward, Ossian, ‘Why are you all hanging around here?,’ The Independent Review, London, (October 2004), 3
Gleadell, Colin, ‘Contemporary market,’ The Daily Telegraph, London, (October 2004).
2003
--, ‘Bad Behaviour’, Arts Council Collection, (2003), 56-57, ill.
Darwent, Charles, 'Visual Art; Go on then, delight me... ', The Independent on Sunday, London, (November 2003), 13
--, 'Dancing with myself', Work, Art in Progress, Trenton, (October-December 2003), no. 7, 14-15, ill.
Higgs, Matthew, 'Martin Creed', Work, Art in Progress, Trento, no. 7, October-December 2003, pp. 20-21, ill.
Higgs, Matthew, 'First Take', Artforum, New York, (January 2003), vol. XLI, no. 5, 120
Berwick, Carly, 'A Right Kind of Wrong', Artnews, New York, (January 2003), vol. 102, no. 1, 25, ill.
2002
Millward, David, 'Turner Prize treatment for House of Commons, Artist aims to shed some light on politicians', Daily Telegraph, London, (December 2002), 11.
Donohoe, Graeme, 'Stars are so big arted', The Sun, London, (August 15, 2002).
Sewell, Brian, 'Art', Evening Standard, London, (May 30, 2002), 9
Lafreniere, Steve, 'Top Ten', Artforum, New York, (May 2002), vol. XL, no. 9, 47
Donohoe, Graeme, 'Brave art; Exclusive', The Sun, London, (March 14, 2002), 36
Vetrocq, Marcia E., 'Arte Povera: The Recount', Art in America, New York, (March 2002), no. 3, 82-91.
Donohoe, Graeme, 'The crazy world of Martin Creed', The Sun, London, (February 15, 2002), 40, ill.
Irvine, Ian, 'A capital idea', The Independent, London, January 31, 2002, 10.
Brooks, Richard, 'Martin Creed, Biteback', Sunday Times, London, (January 13, 2002), 12.
Davies, Brian, 'Letter: Alphabet as art', The Independent, London, (January 7, 2002), 2.
McGrath, Kate, 'As easy as ABC', The Scotsman, Edinburgh, (January 7, 2002), 13.
Lubbock, Tom, 'A letter in the newspaper', The Independent, London, (January 2002), 6-7, ill.
Sans, Jerome, 'On Stage', The Curator’s Egg, no. 3, 2002.
Reindl, Uta, Review, Tema Celeste, April, 2002, 92
Mahoney, Elisabeth, ‘Art: Martin Creed’s maddening noises’, The Guardian, London, (March 2002), 14.
2001
Whitworth, Damian, 'Madonna swears by her artful defence', The Times, London, (December 2001), 3.
Bushell, Garry, 'Garry Bushel on the box: Turner this light off', The People, London, (December 16, 2001), 14.
Collings, Matthew, 'Where were you when the lights went out?', Sunday Times, London, (December 2001), 2.
Grimston, Jack, 'Turner lights have glow of earlier art', Sunday Times, London, (December 2001), 7.
McGlown, Martin, 'Protester hurls eggs at Turner Prize light show', Evening Standard, London, (December 12, 2001), 18.
Brown, Craig, 'Way of the World: The Turner dinner', Daily Telegraph, London, (December 2001), 25.
Campbell-Johnston, Rachel, 'Nothing ventured', The Times, London, (December 2001), 17.
Mullins, Charlotte, 'The tailor who created the emperor’s new clothes', The Independent, London, (December 2001), 5.
Wilson, Simon, 'Baffled? Don’t be', The Mirror, London, (December 2001), 12.
Reynolds, Nigel, 'Turner Prize won by man who turns the lights off', Daily Telegraph, London, (December 10, 2001), ill.
Jury, Louise, 'Blink and you’ll miss it, the light work that took the Turner prize', The Independent, London, (December 10, 2001), 2-3, ill.
Gibbons, Fiachra, 'Judges switched on as Turner Prize goes to the Creed of nothingness', The Guardian, London, (December 10, 2001), 3.
McGlown, Martin, 'Try this at home, says £20,000 Turner Prize winner', Evening Standard, London, (December 10, 2001), 5.
Stewart, Helen, 'You call that art?', The Scotsman, Edinburgh, (December 7, 2001), 4.
Denny, Ned, 'Tate that', The Statesman, London, (November 26, 2001).
Aidin, Rose, 'Bright lights, small islands', The Times, London, (November 24, 2001), 42-43, ill.
--, 'Pandora', The Independent, London, (November 8, 2001), 4.
--, 'Artists light up prize list', The Sun, London, (November 7, 2001), 25.
Bush, Kate, 'London Field', Artforum, New York, (September 2001), vol. XXXIX, no. 1, 85.
McGee, John, 'Space-Jack!', www.metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyoart/392/tokyoartinc.htm, Tokyo, (2001), ill.
--, 'Turner art prize judges Blu it with tacky choice', The Sun, London, June 5, 2001, 34.
Johnson, David, 'It’s pretty good rubbish and I’m not binning it', Sunday Times, London, (June 3, 2001), 2.
Alberge, Dalya, 'Familiar rubbish on Turner shortlist', The Times, London, May 31, 2001, 3.
Cummins, Fiona, 'My blu period', The Mirror, London, (May 31, 2001), 22.
Darvill, Mike, 'A blob of blu-tack in running for art prize', The Sun, London, May 31, 2001, 19
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Searle, Adrian, 'Appalling Fascination of a Career-enhancing Competition', The Guardian, London, (May 31, 2001).
Millard, Rosie, The Times, London, (June 8, 2001), 7.
Gibbons, Fiachra, ‘It’s On, It’s Off, but is it Art?’, The Guardian, London, (November 7, 2001).
Dorment, Richard, ‘Dullness and Decadence’ The Daily Telegraph, London, (November 7, 2001), 18.
Cumming, Laura, ‘What, No Elephant Dung?’, The Observer, London, (November 11, 2001), 10.
Kent, Sarah, ‘A Funny Turner’, Time Out London, London, (November 14, 2001).
McEwen, John, ‘Grave Time for Turner’, Telegraph, London, (November 11, 2001), 6.
Alberge, Dalya, ‘Turner Judges see the Lights’, The Times, London, (December 10, 2001), 3.
Vogal, Carol, ‘A Prize for Lights’, The New York Times, New York, (December 14, 2001), E36
Carsaniga, Prof G, ‘Letter: Turner Puzzle’, The Independent, London, (December 11, 2001).
Reade, Brian, ‘Prize art? Now it’s your Turner…’, The Mirror, London, (December 11, 2001), 12-13.
--, ‘Londoner’s Diary’, Evening Standard, London, (December 11, 2001).
Searle, Adrian, ‘Urban outfitters’, The Guardian, London, (December 4, 2001).
2000
Bishop, Claire, 'The Creed of Banality', Evening Standard, London, (November 14, 2000), 57.
Coles, Alex, 'Martin Creed at City Art Gallery', Art in America, New York, (November 2000), no. 11, 176, ill.
Jones, Jonathan, 'Let there be light', The Observer, London, (March 19, 2000), 16-17, ill.
Campbell-Johnston, Rachel, 'He’s got the whole world in his signs', The Times, London, (March 15, 2000), 18, ill.
Lewisohn, Cedar, 'Art & Rock Stars', Flash Art, Milan, (March-April 2000), 78-81. ill.
Buck, Louisa, 'Martin Creed', Artforum, New York, (February 2000), vol. XXXVIII, no. 6, 110-111, ill.
Searle, Adrian, 'Is this what they call pop art?', The Guardian, London, (January 18, 2000), 14-15, ill.
MacMillan, Ian, ‘I’m saying Nothing’, Modern Painters, 42-44.
Cotter, Holland, ‘Surging into Chelsea’, The New York Times, New York, (January 21, 2000).
McFarland, Dale, ‘DON’T WORRY’, Frieze, London, (May 2000), no. 52.
Buck, Louisa, ‘Moving Targets 2; A users guide to British art now’, Tate, London, (2000), 118-119.
1999
Rindler, Lawrence (ed.), 'Searchlight: Consciousness at the Millennium', London: Thames & Hudson, (1999).
Collings, Matthew (ed.), 'This is Modern Art', London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1999)
--, 'A message to our readers', The Art Newspaper, London, (December 1999), no. 98,
Buck, Louisa, 'London Calling by Louisa Buck', The Art Newspaper, London, (December 1999), no. 98
Meenaghan, Tony, 'Q: Is this a screwed up piece of paper or the star of new art exhibition? A: BOTH’, The
Mirror, London, (November 12, 1999), 15.
Cara, Page, 'This Crumpled Sheet of A4 is a Work of Art', The Daily Record, Glasgow, (November 12, 1999).
Mark, Lisa Gabrielle, 'Fresh Heir', C, International Contemporary Art Publication, Toronto, (September 1999), no. 63
Beech, Dave, 'Martin Creed', Art Monthly, London, (May 1999), no. 226.
Higgs, Matthew, 'Martin Creed: 20 Questions', Untitled, London, (Spring 1999), no. 18.
Lillington, David, 'Martin Creed', Metropolis M, Utrecht, (April 1999).
Jones, Jonathan, 'What’s so minimal about 15 000 balloons?', The Observer, London, (March 14, 1999).
--, 'Rubbish to some, but art of Creed has cult status', Daily Mail, London, (March 8, 1999), 27, ill.
Mclver, Brian, 'Meet the modern artist who admits his work in rubbish', Saturday Times, Glasgow, (March 6, 1999).
McFarland, Dale, ‘On Martin Creed,’ Frieze, London, (1999), 66-69.
--, ‘World of art gets it all screwed up,’ The Mirror, London, (November 12, 1999).
1998
Obrist, Basualdo; Bonami, Cameron [et al.], 'cream — contemporary art in culture', London: Phaidon Press, (1998).
Stephens, Craig, 'Live Scene: Owada', Revolver, Sydney, (September 28, 1998).
Buck, Louisa, 'Faces, places and spaces to watch in 1998: your cut-out and keep guide to the future of British art', New Statesman, London, (January 2, 1998).
1997
Collings, Matthew, 'Blimey. From Bohemia to Britpop', London, (1997).
Gallagher, Ann, 'Dimensions Variable — New Works for the British Council Collection', London: The British Council, (1997)
Pigott, Hadrian [et al.], 'Go into a shop and ask for nothing', Very, New York, (1997), no. 2.
Green, David, 'Minimal Interventions', Contemporary Visual Arts, London, (1997), no. 17.
Wilson, Andrew, 'Band Art', Art Monthly, London, (October 1997), no. 210.
Archer, Michael, 'The Object of Art', Art Monthly, London, (July-August 1997), no. 208.
Kyriacou, Sotiris, 'Propositions', Art Monthly, London, (July-August 1997), no. 208.
Freedman, Carl, 'Generation W(eird)', The Guardian, London, (May 27, 1997).
Joliffe, Kira, 'The Idler Presents: Owada', The Idler, London, (Spring 1997), no. 18.
Coles, Alex, 'Martin Creed — No Entry', Art + Text, Los Angeles, (February-April 1997), no. 56.
1996
Williams, Gilda, 'Martin Creed Tabula Rasa', Art Monthly, London, (April 1996), no. 195
1995
Piccoli, Cloe, 'Martin Creed', Flash Art Italia, Milan, (December-January 1995-1996).
Kent, Sarah, 'Sound & Vision', Time Out, London, (August 30 — September 9, 1995).
--, 'The Ruby Kelly Column', Art Review, London, (June 1995), vol. XLVII.
Lederman, Erika, 'Unlimited Works at Starkmann Limited', Art Monthly, London, (April 1995), no. 185
Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, 'I Like Things,' Artforum Diary, Review, (May)
1994
O’Reilly, John, 'Art for Bart’s sake', The Modern Review, London, vol. 1, no. 16, August-September 1994
Searle, Adrian, 'Martin Creed and Sam Samore', Time Out, London, July 21-July 27, 1994
1992
Collings, Matthew, 'Matthew Collings on some kind of sculpture show at Laure Genillard', City Limits, London, (1992).
BOOKS
Arts Council of England (ed.), 'Art Unlimited: Multiples of the 1960s and 1990s', London: Arts Council of England, (1994)
Creed, Martin, 'Martin Creed: the whole world + the work = the whole world' [artist’s book, text by: John O’Reilly], Geneva: Galerie Analix B&L Polla/London: Karsten Schubert Gallery, 1996
Rolo, Jane, Hunt, Ian (ed.), 'Bookworks — A Partial History and Sourcebook', London: Bookworks, 1996
Arts Council of England (ed.), 'Ace!', London: Arts Council of England, 1996
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
2006
Of Mice and Men, 4th Berlin biennial for contemporary art. Texts by Ali Subotnick (cur.), Maurzio Cattelan, and Massimiliano Gioni.
Joy, Casino Luxembourg — Forum d’art contemporain asbl, Luxembourg, Luxembourg: Imprimerie centrale S.A., Luxembourg
Strange I`ve seen that face before, Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach/Cologne:
Städtisches Museum Abteiberg/Dumont Verlag
The Invisible Show, Vigo: Museo de Arte Contemporanea de Vigo, Sardo, Delfim; MARCO, Text by Centro José Guerrero.
2005
The lights off, Engberg, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Visual Arts Program 2005, Melbourne, Text by Juliana (cur.).
Extra Ordinary, Stockholm, Text by Stella d’Ailly, Lisa Olausson and Maja Stein, 50-51.
The Art of White, The Lowry, Text by Clive Adams and Edwin Bowes, 90
‘Conversations,’ Art Basel, Text by Sam Keller, 17-18
Size Matters, Exploring Scale in the Arts Council Collection, Text by Susan May, 30
Experiencing Duration, Biennale d’art contemporain de Lyon 2005, Text by Thierry Raspail, 106-109
Joy, Casino Luxembourg, Text by Iara Boubnova and Enrico Lunghi (cur.).
Monuments for the USA, Short Term Memory, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, Text by Ralph Rugoff.
2004
'Martin Creed: the whole world + the work = the whole world', Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Text by Castle Ujazdowski
Martin Creed, Bern, Text by Kunsthalle.
Live, Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
Bad Behavior: from the Arts Council Collection, Longside Gallery, Yorkshire.
Genesis Sculpture, Experience Pommery #1, Domaine Pommery, Reims.
Communicable Action for Everybody, Café in Mito, 26-27.
State of Play, , Serpentine Gallery, London, Text by Rochelle Steiner (cur.).
2003
Shine: Wishful Fantasies and Visions of the Future in Contemporary Art, Museum Boijmans Von Beuningen, Rotterdam.
2002
My Head is on Fire but my Heart is Full of Love, The Modern Institute, Texts by Will Bradley, Henriette Bretton-Meyer, Toby Webster. Copenhagen: Charlottenborg Udstillingbygning / Glasgow.
Rock My World: Recent Art and the Memory of Rock’ n’ Roll, CCAC Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, Text by Ralph Rugoff, Ann Powers, Matthew Higgs.
Tempo, Herkenhoff, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Texts by Paolo, Marcoci, Roxana, Basilio, Miriam.
'No Return', Collection Haubrok, Mönchengladbach.
2000
Martin Creed Works, Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, New York
Intelligence. New British Art 2000, London: Tate Publishing, Texts by Button, Virginia, Esche, Charles.
Protest And Survive, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.
...sabotage..., Shed im Eisenwerk, Frauenfeld.
DON'T WORRY, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London.
1999
Contemporary Sculpture in Scotland, Craftsman House (imprint of G&B International, Sydney), Text by Andrew Patrizio.
1998
every day, Bingham, Sydney: Biennale of Sydney Ltd, Texts by Juliet; Watkins, Jonathan; Spark, Joe.
Speed, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.
Proper (blind date) 1-3, Helsinki: Frame Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Text by Paula Toppila.
1996
From Figure to Object: A Century of Sculptors, Frith Street Gallery, Karsten Schubert Gallery, London.
Norwich Gallery, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 'EAST International', Norwich: Norwich Gallery/Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
1995
My Darling Cicciolina, London: FILEF