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Ethiopia/USA · Visual Tradition

Julie
Mehretu

Painting, Drawing
Julie Mehretu
Country Ethiopia/USA
Medium Painting, Drawing
Exhibitions 18

On film

Large-scale abstract paintings that blend architecture, cartography, and cultural history.

Exhibition record

City Sitings 2007

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA

A solo exhibition that explored the intersection of personal and public histories through large-scale paintings and pri…

"City Sitings" 2007

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA

A solo exhibition where Mehretu’s large-scale paintings and prints explored the intersection of personal and public his…

Julie Mehretu: Gray Area 2010

Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA

A solo exhibition featuring a series of large-scale paintings commissioned by Deutsche Bank, exploring the aftermath of…

Grey Area 2010

Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, Germany

A solo exhibition that featured a series of large-scale paintings commissioned by Deutsche Bank, exploring themes of ur…

"Julie Mehretu: Grey Area" 2010

Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, Germany

A solo exhibition featuring a series of large-scale paintings commissioned by Deutsche Bank. These works explore themes…

Cairo: Projections 2013

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE

A large-scale installation that reflected Mehretu's engagement with the Arab Spring and other global uprisings, using a…

Julie Mehretu: A Universal History of Everything and Nothing 2013

Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, USA

A major solo exhibition showcasing Mehretu's intricate abstract works that blend architectural drawings, city plans, an…

Cairo: Projections 2013

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE

An exhibition that featured Mehretu's large-scale installations reflecting on the Arab Spring and other global uprising…

Julie Mehretu: A Universal History of Everything and Nothing 2013

Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, USA

A solo exhibition that presented large abstract works, blending layers of architectural drawings, city plans, and abstr…

Liminal Squared 2013

White Cube, London, UK

This solo exhibition featured new works that continue Mehretu's exploration of architectural forms and the impact of so…

"Julie Mehretu: A Universal History of Everything and Nothing" 2013

Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, USA

A solo exhibition showcasing Mehretu’s intricate abstract works that blend architectural drawings, city plans, and hist…

"Cairo: Projections" 2013

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE

A solo exhibition that featured Mehretu’s large-scale installation reflecting on the Arab Spring and other global upris…

The Future is Now 2015

The Broad, Los Angeles, USA

Group exhibition where Mehretu's work was featured among other contemporary artists, focusing on how artists use abstra…

In Line: Julie Mehretu Drawings 2018

SFMOMA, San Francisco, USA

Focused on Mehretu's drawing practice, this exhibition highlighted the artist's process of layering lines and forms to …

"In Line: Julie Mehretu Drawings" 2018

SFMOMA, San Francisco, USA

A solo exhibition focused on Mehretu’s drawing practice, highlighting her process of layering lines and forms to create…

Julie Mehretu (Retrospective) 2020

LACMA, Los Angeles, USA & Whitney Museum, New York, USA

A comprehensive retrospective that spanned over two decades of Mehretu's work, showcasing her evolution from smaller sc…

"Julie Mehretu" (Retrospective) 2020

LACMA, Los Angeles, USA & Whitney Museum, New York, USA

A major retrospective that covered over two decades of Mehretu’s work. The exhibition included her early drawings, prin…

Retrospective 2021

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, USA & Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA

A comprehensive retrospective that traveled between several major institutions, covering over two decades of Mehretu's …

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