DAVID ALTMEJD, born Canada, 1974. Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Solo Exhibitions: 2003 Galerie Optica, Montreal; 'Sarah Altmejd', Galerie SKOL, Montreal 2002 'Clear Structures for a New Generation', Ten in One Gallery, New York 1999 'Mod les d'esprit et jardins int'rieurs', Galerie B-312, Montreal 1998 'Jennifer', Galerie Clark, Montreal; 'Table nû2', Galerie SKOL, Montreal

Group Exhibitions: 2003 'Material Eyes', LFL Gallery, New York; 8th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul; 'D'touenements', Maison de la Culture C™te-des-Neiges, Montreal; 'Corporate Profits vs. Labor Costs', D'Amelio Terras Gallery, New York; 'LIFE/LIKE', Apartment 5BE Gallery, New York; 2002 'Point de chute', Centre d'Art Contemporain, Brussels; 'Demonclownmonkey', Artist Space, New York 2001 'Interval', Sculpture Center, New York; 'How I learned to stop worrying and love the recession', Ten in One Gallery, New York; 'Point de chute', Galerie de l'UQAM, Montreal 1998 'Stimuli', Maison de la culture Frontenac, Montreal; 'Artifice 98', Saidye Bronfman Art Center, Montreal; 'Les Bricolos', Galerie Clark, Montreal

Bibliography: 2002 Johnson, Ken, 'Demonclownmonkey', New York Times; Saltz, Jerry, 'Something Else', Village Voice; Smith, Roberta, 'Clear Structures for a New Generation', New York Times 2001 Ninacs, Anne-Marie, Point de chute, Montreal, Galerie de l'UQAM 1999 Crevier, Lyne, 'Perles du diable', Ici; Mavrikakis, Nicolas, 'Perle rare', Voir

SUE DE BEER, born Tarrytown, NY, 1973. Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2003 'Hans & Grete', Kunst Werke, Berlin and Postmasters Gallery, New York 2002 'Photographs', Kunstlerhaus Bethanian, Berlin 2001 Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles, CA 2000 'Heidi 2' (with Laura Parnes), Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA and Deitch Projects, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 'Flesh and Blood', Michael Steinberg Fine Art, New York. 2002 'Melodrama', ARTIUM, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain and Palacio de los Condes de Gabia, Granada; 'M_ARS - Art & War', Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria; 'Yesterday was Dramatic... But Today is Okay!", Marella Arte Contemporanea, Italy; 'Guide to Trust', Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco, CA 2001 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap', The Nexus Center, Atlanta GA; 'Dear Dead Person', Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
Selected Performances: 2002 'Prom Fur Deutschland', Kunstlerhaus Bethanian, Berlin 1998 'Pitfall', Ohio Theater/Here, New York and Cleveland Annual Performance Art Festival, Cleveland 1997 'Endurance', Momenta Art, Brooklyn; 'Together', Exit Art, New York 1996 'Try', Exit Art, New York

Bibliography: 2003 Johnson, Ken, "Sue de Beer, Hans & Grete", New York Times 2002 Bennet, Alissa, Cooper, Dennis, Hilger, Stephen, 'Hans Und Grete', Monograph, American Academy in Berlin / Philip Morris; Greene, Rachel. "Sue de Beer - Recent Photographs', BE 8: Kunstlerhaus Bethanian, Berlin; 2001 Hilger, Stephen, 'Sue de Beer at Sandroni Rey Gallery', Tema Celeste; Ollman, Leah, 'Pop Violence: Sue de Beer', Los Angeles Times; 2000 Rush, Michael, 'Sue de Beer and Laura Parnes at Deitch Projects', Art in America; Smith, Roberta, 'Sue de Beer and Laura Parnes, Heidi 2,' The New York Times

BROCK ENRIGHT, born 1976. Lives and works in New York, NY
Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2002 'Putty Watches', The Dealership, Brooklyn

Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 'The Horror of Art', Grazer Kunstverein, Graz; 'The Tresspassers', Lyonsweir Gallery, New York; 'No, Tresspassing', Priska Juschka Fine Art, Brooklyn; 'Trampoline', Markus Ritter Gallery, New York. 2001 '3-person Show', P.S.1, New York; 'Dismal Garden', American Fine Arts, New York; 'Video Marathon', Art in General, New York. 2000 'Video Showcase #4, Bridge Arts, New York; 'Group Exhibition', Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York; 'Society of Control', New York. 1999 'Polkadots and Shotguns', H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore

Productions: 2001 'Debbie Does Dallas', director, Fringe Festival, New York 1995-Present VIDEOGAMES Adventure Services, co-founder director-in-residence, New York

CAMERON JAMIE
Bibliography: 2003 Hoffmann, Jens, 'Interview with Cameron Jamie ' Flash Art; Gambari, Olga, 'How Latitudes Become Forms ', Flash Art 2001 Indiana, Gary, 'Openings Ð Cameron Jamie ', Artforum 2000 Cotter, Holland, "God Bless America", New York Times; Gilman, Frantiska & Sevcik, Tim, "God Bless America", Flash Art, Summer Lindgaard, Jade, 'Ring Parade ', Les Inrockuptibles 1999 Angus, Denis, "Poete' Catcheur Extension du Domaine du Catch ', Omnibus; Ardenne, Paul, "Close to Me Against You", Artpress; Johnson, Ken, "After the Gold Rush", New York Times; Liu, Jenny, "Boys Keep Swinging", Frieze; Sanders,Mark, "Come Wrestle With Me", Dazed & Confused 1998 Kimmelman, Michael, "Pop Surrealism", New York Times; Zimmer, William, "Recipe for a Good Time: Surrealism and Pop Culture", New York Times; Murakami, Takashi, "Cameron Jamie", Studio Voice; Saltz, Jerry, "Cameron Jamie", Time Out New York

MATTHEW GREENE, born 1971. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2003 'Return to the Cemetery of Rock', Sandroni Rey, Venice

Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 'Retreat', Peres Projects, Los Angeles; 'K-48 Now Plays, D'Amelio Terras, New York; 'Transnational Monster League', Derek Eller Gallery, New York. 2001 'Ghost Stories', Sandroni Rey, Venice 1999 'Tri-Annuale, part one', Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles 1997 'Group Exhibition', Solomon Projects, Atlanta

Publications: 2003 Into the Abyss, contributor. 2002 'Dear Scary Girl', contributor, Fishwrap Art Center, Pasadena 2001 Gothslut, self-published 2000 'Greater New York', contributor, P.S.1, Long Island City, NY 1999 Mallpunk Magazine, contributor 1998 Pee Stories Magazine, self-published 1997 Snowflake, contributor, Smart Art Press

DORA LONGO BAHIA, born Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1961. Lives and works in Sáo Paulo, Brazil

Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2003 'Marcelo do Campo 1969-1975', Centro Cultural Maria Antonia, Sao Paulo 2002 Galeria Luisa Strina, Sáo Paulo 2001 'Quand les attitudes d'eforment les altitudes', Forum d'Art Contemporain, Sierre, Switzerland 2000 Crown Gallery, Brussels, Belgium; Noname Gallery, Rotterdam, Holland 1998 CitŽ Internationale des Arts, Paris, France 1996 Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 'Compressores e Condensadores', Museum of Modern Art of Sáo Paulo, Espao Villa Lobos, Sao Paulo; 'Media Arts Prize', Centro Cultural Sergio Motta, Museum of Contemporary Art of Goias, Goiania; 'Skin, Soul', Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Sáo Paulo 2002 'My Friends', Museum of Modern Art of Sáo Paulo, Espao Villa Lobos, Sáo Paulo; 'Territ—rios', Instituto Tomie Ohtake, Sáo Paulo 2001 'Die Photografhische Sammlung', Galerie 68 Elf, Kšln, Germany; 'Sulsouth- Voyages into Mutant Technologies', Cam'es Institute of Portuguese Cultural Centre, Maputo, Mozambique; 'Photography Ð no Ð Photography', Museum of Modern Art of Sáo Paulo 2000 'Taller Internacional de Artistas', LA LLAMA, Foundation CELARG, Caracas, Venezuela 1999 'Open Ateliers', Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, Holland

BJARNE MELGAARD, born Trondheim, Norway, 1938
1959 It is really a feast of the plague
1962 Feel so soft the first time he saw it
1969 Repeat
1975 In France
1979 Did not do it again
1988 "If we ask so many questions and there is no answer maybe we just should ask different questions"
1999 This is what I have to do to make money...
2001 pethorny
2003 "I was always a recording artist but I recorded all the tracks in my head"

AMY SARKISIAN, born Cleveland, OH, 1969, Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2003 'Valley of Unrest', Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles 2002 'Amy Sarkisian', Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan 1999 'The Perfect Ham', Algemaxx 1234 Gallery, Los Angeles

Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 'We Are Electric', Dietch Projects, New York; 'Light and Spaced Out', Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris 2002 'Play it as it Lays', The London Institute Gallery, UK; 'Funeral Home' Marc Foxx, Los Angeles 2001 'Bastard,(son of hot sauce)', The Law Office, Chicago 2000 'Mysterious Prey', Roberts & Titlon Gallery, Los Angeles; 'Young and Dumb' Acme, Los Angeles 1999 'Vasquessarkisianpestonilattuhuges', Studio 870, Los Angeles 1997 'Malibu Sex Party', Purple, Los Angeles
Selected Bibliography: 2003 Renard, Emilie, 'Critic's Picks,' Artforum.com; Ollman, Leah, 'Art tests our openness,' Los Angeles Times 2002 Jana, Reena, 'Amy Sarkisian', Tema Celeste; Charlesworth, JJ, 'Play it as it Lays', Artext; Cooper, Dennis, 'First Take: New Art, New Artists', Artforum 1998 Hainley, Bruce, 'Malibu Sex Party', Artforum

BANKS VIOLETTE, born Ithaca, NY, 1973. Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Solo Exhibitions: 2002 'Arroyo Grande, 7.22.95', Team Gallery, New York 2000 Team Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 'Flesh and Blood', Michael Steinberg, New York; 'An Enquiry into those Kinds of Distress which excite agreeable Sensations (1773): Slater Bradley & Banks Violette', Team Gallery, New York; 'Melvins', Anton Kern Gallery, New York;'The Return of the Creature', Kunstlerhaus Palais Thurn und Taxis Gartnerhaus, Bregenz, Austria 2001 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap', Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta; 'Ghost Stories', Sandroni Rey Gallery, Venice 2000 'Summer with Friends', Team, New York; Two 'Friends and So On', Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York 1999 'Rachel Lowther and Banks Violette', Momenta Art, Brooklyn

Selected Bibliography: 2003 Iles, Chrissie, "Best of 2003," Artforum; Harris, Jane, "Review of 'An EnquiryÉ', Time Out New York; Schwendener, Martha, "Review of 'Back in Black'," Time Out New York; Cohen, Michael, "The New Gothic," FlashArt International 2002 Jones, Jonathan, "Stop Spreading the News," The Guardian; Worth, Alexi, "Art Choice," The New Yorker; Johnson, Ken, "Art In Review: 'Banks Violette'" The New York Times; Honigman, Ana Finel, "Review", Time Out New York

Curatorial Projects: 2003 'Trans-national Monster League', Derek Eller Gallery, New York 2001 'Dear Dead Person', Momenta Art, Brooklyn 1998 'Fearless Vampire Killer', ABC No Rio, New York

MICHAEL WETZEL, born Mount Kisco, NY, 1966. Lives and works in New York, NY

Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2003 'Lucky Man', Clementine Gallery, New York 2002 'Michael Wetzel', Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston
Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 'Today's Man', John Connelly Presents, New York and Hiromi Yoshi+Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; 'Assume Vivid Astro Focus VII' (collaboration with Eli Sudbrack), Dietch Projects, New York; 'Clementine at Hallwalls', Hallwalls Center for Contemporary Art, Buffalo; 'New Visions, Small Work', Danforth Museum, Framingham 2002 'Where the Boys Are', Clementine Gallery, New York; 'Friends and Family', Lombard-Fried Fine Art, New York 2001 'The Yellow Brick Road', White Columns, New York 2000 'A New Day Dawning', Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston 1999 'Summer SurReality', Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston

Selected Bibliography: 2003 "Today's Man," Exhibition Catalogue, Hiromi Yoshi+Gallery, Tokyo; Bollen, Christopher, "Todayâs Man", Time Out New York; Cotter, Holland, "By and About Men and Theyâre Running With It," The New York Times; Smith, Roberta, "Grand Finale of Group Show Fireworks," The New York Times; 'Assume Vivid Astro Focus VII,Ó The New Yorker; Watson, Simon, "Artist Collectives," Issue Magazine; Glueck, Grace, "Lucky Man," The New York Times; Gorden, Amanda, "Painted Preps," The New York Sun 2002 McQuaid, Cate, "Probing the Darkness" The Boston Globe 2000 McQuaid, Cate, "Iconic Figures Emerge,", The Boston Globe