Paul Thek was an American artist known for his eclectic paintings, sculptures, video, and performance work. Throughout his practice, Thek combined elements of art history, existential anxiety, and contemporary culture into art that posed both formal and conceptual questions.
Selected solo exhibitions include; (2022) Fondazione Nicola del Roscio, Rome, Italy, (2021), The Watermill Center, Water Mill, New York, (2015) Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, (2013) Pace Gallery, London, (2012) Moderna Museet, Stockholm, (2012) Art Museum of The Archdiocese of Cologne (2010-2011) Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, (1995) Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, (1977) Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, (1972) Galerie M.E. Thelen, Essen, (1969) Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, (1966) Pace Gallery, New York. Selected group exhibitions; (2018) Met Breuer, New York, (2013) Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, New York, (2007) ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, (1999) Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, (1984) Hirshhorn Museum aGarden, Washington, DC, (1976) La Biennale di Venezia, (1973) documenta 5, Kassel, (1969) Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, (1968) documenta 4, Kassel.