Parkett no. 20
1989 · Journal
Museum of Modern Art
WATTS INDEXThe canonical database of visual culture
Tim Rollins
Artist
PaintingConceptual ArtPerformance Art
Representation
None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
5
Assets Indexed
0
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0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
- • Conceptual Art
- • Performance Art
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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
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Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987–1988
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.
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Conceptual Art
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Painting
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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