Life and work
Born on April 10, 1932 in Detroit.
Died on May 23, 1997 in Cairo.
Exhibitions (selection)
1958
Papierskulpturenausstellung im Notausgang-Treppenhaus, Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
„The World Question on Belgian TV", Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerpen
1970
„The Gold Curb", The Metropolitan Museum, New York
1971
„The Black Book", Galerie Michael Werner, Köln
1974
„The Perfect Love Letter", Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brüssel
1978
„The Perfect Kiss", University Art Museum, Berkeley
„The Exhibition of Perfect", Kunsthalle Bern
1980
„The Exhibition of Perfect", Busch Reisinger Museum at Harvard, Cambridge/USA
1982
„James Lee Byars im Westfälischen Kunstverein", Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster
1983
„James Lee Byars“, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
„James Lee Byars“, Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris
1984
„The Perfect Death by James Lee Byars", Philadelphia Museum of Art
1986
„The Spinning Oracle of Delphi", Delphi (1. Januar)
„The Perfect Death in Honour of Joseph Beuys by James Lee Byars", Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, München
„James Lee Byars - Palast der Philosophie/The Philosophical Palace", Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
1989
„James Lee Byars. The Palace of Good Luck", Castello di Rivoli - Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Turin
1990
„The Perfect Thought by James Lee Byars", Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
1992
„James Lee Byars“, Magasin 3 - Stockholm Konsthall
1993
„James Lee Byars", SCAI The Bathhouse, Shiraishi Contemporary Art Inc., Tokio
1994
„James Lee Byars. The Perfect Moment", IVAM Centre del Carme, Valencia
1995
„James Lee Byars. Perfect is my Death Word", Neues Museum Weserburg, Bremen
1997
„James Lee Byars. The Palace of Perfect", Fundaçao de Serralves, Porto
1998
„James Lee Byars", The Arts Club of Chicago
1999
„James Lee Byars. The Epitaph of Con. Art is which Questions have dissappeared", Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover
2000
„James Lee Byars - Briefe an Joseph Beuys", Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau
„The Treasures of James Lee Byars", Toyama Memorial House, Saitama
2004
„Leben, Liebe und Tod: Das Werk von James Lee Byars", Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
„James Lee Byars. The Pefect Silence", Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
„James Lee Byars. Life, Love and Death", Les Musées de Strasbourg/Straßburg
2006
„James Lee Byars. The Rest is Silence", Michael Werner Gallery / Mary Boone Gallery / Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York
2007
„James Lee Byars: The Art of Writing”, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
2008
„I'm full of Byars’. James Lee Byars in Bern - eine Hommage”, Kunstmuseum Bern
2009
„James Lee Byars Lived Here", Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, Venedig
„James Lee Byars", Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton
2010
„James Lee Byars – The Perfect Axis”, Schloss Benrath, Düsseldorf
2012
„James Lee Byars", Overduin and Kite, Los Angeles, CA
2013
„James Lee Byars. Early Works and the Angel", Michael Werner Gallery, London
„Il Palazzo Enciclopedico", 55. Biennale di Venezia, Venedig
„James Lee Byars. ½ An Autobiography", Museo Jumex, Mexico City
2014
„’UROBOROS’ - James Lee Byars encounters Leon Battista Alberti“, Museo Marino Marini, Florenz
„James Lee Byars. ½ An Autobiography", MOMA PS1, New York
2015
„Köln Skulptur #8", Skulpturenpark Köln
„James Lee Byars. The Diamond Floor", Michael Werner Gallery, London
„James Lee Byars. The Poetic Conceit and Other Works", VeneKlasen/Werner, Berlin
„James Lee Byars. The Figure of Death and The Moon Column", Michael Werner Gallery, New York
2016
„James Lee Byars", Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
„James Lee Byars“, Neue & Alte Kunst Basel
2017
„The Golden Tower“, Campo San Vio, Venedig
2018
"James Lee Byars - The Perfect Kiss", Museum van Heedendaagse Kunst, Antwerpen
2019
"James Lee Byars. The Palace of Perfect", Kewenig Galerie, Berlin
"James Lee Byars. Back in Detroit", Elaine L. Jacob Gallery at Wayne State University, Detroit
"James Lee Byars. Works 1974 - 1994", Michael Werner Gallery, London
"James Lee Byars", Michael Werner Gallery, New York
2024
"James Lee Byars", Pirelli HangarBiccoca, Milano, and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
