Tim Rollins and K.O.S.

Biography

Tim Rollins studied fine art at the University of Maine and earned a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. After graduate studies in art education and philosophy at New York University, Rollins began teaching art for special education middle school students in a South Bronx public school. In 1984, he launched the "Art and Knowledge Workshop" in the Bronx together with a group of at-risk students who called themselves K.O.S. (Kids of Survival). The group has exhibited extensively worldwide at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the DIA Art Foundation, New York; de Young Museum, San Francisco; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; the ICA Boston among others. Their work is represented in prestigious public and private collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Hirshhorn Museum of Art; the Tate Gallery London and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. A retrospective of the group's 20 year career opened at The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College opening in 2009 and travelled to the Frye Museum in Seattle and the ICA Philadelphia later that year. The exhibition was accompanied by a fully-illustrated hardcover catalogue, co-published by the Tang Museum and MIT Press. To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"
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Gallery Exhibitions

Art 41 Basel, Hall 2.1 Booth J8 - June 16 - 20, 2010
Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, Booth F19 - December 3 - 6, 2009
Tim Rollins and K.O.S. - October 23, 2008 - February 7, 2009
Art Basel Miami Beach 2008, Booth F14 - December 4 - 7, 2008
You & Me, Sometimes..., Curated by Sandra Antelo-Suarez/TRANS - March 20 - May 3, 2008

Museum Exhibitions

Art 41 Basel, Hall 2.1 Booth J8 - June 16 - 20, 2010
Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, Booth F19 - December 3 - 6, 2009
Tim Rollins and K.O.S. - October 23, 2008 - February 7, 2009
Art Basel Miami Beach 2008, Booth F14 - December 4 - 7, 2008
You & Me, Sometimes..., Curated by Sandra Antelo-Suarez/TRANS - March 20 - May 3, 2008

Press

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Publications

Selected Works

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Animal Farm (After George Orwell) - McCain and Palin, 2008 tbc - canvas 74 x 92 inches 188 x 233.7 cm LM11981

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. I see the promised land (after the Rev. Dr. M. L. King, Jr.), 2008 watercolor and pencil on book page 7.5 x 6.5 inches 19.1 x 16.5 cm

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Invisible man, 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 72 x 72 inches 182.9 x 182.9 cm

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Letter from Birmingham Jail #2 (after the Rev. Dr. M. L. King, Jr.), 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 70 x 90 inches 177.8 x 228.6 cm

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. By Any Means Necessary (after Malcolm X), 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 72 x 72 inches 182.9 x 182.9 cm LM11963

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. By Any Means Necessary (after Malcolm X), 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 72 x 72 inches 182.9 x 182.9 cm

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Slave Girl, 2008 satin ribbons, fabric paint and book pages on canvas painting: 84 x 108 inches 213.4 x 274.3 cm overall dimensions: 174 x 108 inches 442 x 274.3 cm

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Metamorphosen (After Richard Strauss), 2008 india ink on music score pages on canvas 48 x 120 inches 121.9 x 304.8 cm

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. A Midsummer Night's Dream (after Shakespeare and Mendelssohn), 2008 watercolor, acrylic and india ink, abaca and mulberry paper, collage, mustard seed, offset music score on paper on canvas 60 x 156 inches 152.4 x 396.24 cm In collaboration with neighborhood youth from the Henry Street Settlement House

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Where Do We Go From Here, 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 72 x 96 inches 182.9 x 243.8 cm LM11965

TIM ROLLINS AND K.O.S. Metamorphosen (after Richard Strauss) #20, 2008 india ink on music score page 11.75 x 9 inches (paper) 29.8 x 22.9 cm 14 x 11 inches (framed) 35.6 x 27.9 cm LM12000

TIM ROLLINS AND K.O.S. Metamorphosen (after Richard Strauss) #7, 2008 india ink on music score page 11.75 x 9 inches (paper) 29.8 x 22.9 cm 14 x 11 inches (framed) 35.6 x 27.9 cm LM12008

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Harlem (2) (after the Langston Hughes), 2007 tempera, watercolor, abaca paper, collage, xerograph on rag paper 6 x 4.5 inches 15.2 x 11.4 cm

Available Works

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Blossom and The Sick Rose 1 - 6 (after William Blake from "Songs of Innocence and Experience"), 2009 watercolor, acrylic ink, blood, Thai mulberry paper, chine colle, xerograph on rag paper set of two elements, each element: 4 x 2.5 inches 10.2 x 6.4 cm LM12315 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Blossom and The Sick Rose 1 - 6 (after William Blake from "Songs of Innocence and Experience"), 2009 watercolor, acrylic ink, blood, Thai mulberry paper, chine colle, xerograph on rag paper set of two elements, each element: 4 x 2.5 inches 10.2 x 6.4 cm LM12447 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S.
I see the promised land (after the Rev. Dr. M. L. King, Jr.) Triangle, 2008
matte acrylic and book pages on canvas
108 x 72 inches
274.3 x 182.9 cm
LM11960

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TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. I see the promised land (after the Rev. Dr. M. L. King, Jr.) Triangle, 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 108 x 72 inches 274.3 x 182.9 cm LM11960 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S.
By Any Means Necessary (after Malcolm X), 2008
matte acrylic and book pages on canvas
72 x 72 inches
182.9 x 182.9 cm
LM11962

To inquire about this work please contact <a href=

sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. By Any Means Necessary (after Malcolm X), 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 72 x 72 inches 182.9 x 182.9 cm LM11962 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Suffering and Faith, 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 72 x 72 inches 182.9 x 182.9 cm LM11964 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Where Do We Go From Here, 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 72 x 96 inches 182.9 x 243.8 cm LM11965 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS AND K.O.S. Invisible Man (after Ralph Ellison), 2008 india ink and pencil on book page 4.5 x 4.5 inches (paper) 11.4 x 11.4 cm 6.5 x 6.5 inches (framed) 16.5 x 16.5 cm LM12001 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS AND K.O.S. Invisible Man (after Ralph Ellison), 2008 india ink and pencil on book page 4.5 x 4.5 inches (paper) 11.4 x 11.4 cm 6.5 x 6.5 inches (framed) 16.5 x 16.5 cm LM12002 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS AND K.O.S. Invisible Man (after Ralph Ellison), 2008 india ink and pencil on book page 4.5 x 4.5 inches (paper) 11.4 x 11.4 cm 6.5 x 6.5 inches (framed) 16.5 x 16.5 cm LM12003 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS AND K.O.S. Metamorphosen (after Richard Strauss) #20, 2008 india ink on music score page 11.75 x 9 inches (paper) 29.8 x 22.9 cm 14 x 11 inches (framed) 35.6 x 27.9 cm LM12000 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

TIM ROLLINS AND K.O.S. Metamorphosen (after Richard Strauss) #7, 2008 india ink on music score page 11.75 x 9 inches (paper) 29.8 x 22.9 cm 14 x 11 inches (framed) 35.6 x 27.9 cm LM12008 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

Installation Stills

Installation at Lehmann Maupin Gallery 540 W. 26th Street

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