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Museum Collections:

Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NY, NY Yokohama Museum, Tokyo, Japan New York Public Library, NY, NY

 Exhibitions:

2004:'Metamorphosis di una citta: architettura contemporanea a Matera,' 2004-05 Touring Matera, Bari, and Florence Italy / Madrid Spain 'Humanity,' The Underground Art Fair, NYC 'Eleven,' Bassel Art Fair, NYC 2003: 'Madonna in the Chair,' from the Humanity Series, Pels-Leusden Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland 'Limmagine della Donna nell,' Arte del 3° Millennio, Ex-Convento delle Suore Pie, Brindisi, Italy 2002:'I Santi, a Viso Aperto,' Puglia, Italy 'Eleven,' video project. Arteria, Matera, Italy 2001:'I Santi, a Viso Aperto,' Matera. Sassi, Matera, Italy 'Busted Prints,' Because Sex Sells. Nikolia Fine Art, NYC 2000: 'The Praying Mass,' The Ukrainian Institute, NY, NY 'Narcy,' (short for Narcissism), Gershwin Gallery Space, NYC 1999: 'The Irony of Ironing,' The Ukrainian Institute, NY, NY 'Karallas Corolla,' 1999 Auto Show at the Javitt Center, NYC 'Karallas Corolla,' The Orange Art-car Show, Houston, Texas 1994: 'Spaces Dressed in White,' The Wall at NYU, NYC 'Boyfriends in Rocken Shades,' Gallery U, NYC 'Virtue = Rebel,' Gubala Gallery, NYC 1993: 'The X-Girlfriend of Marcel Proust,' at The AlleyCat Gallery, NYC 'Christ,' at E.S.V. Vandam Gallery, NYC 'Nervous Collector,' The AlleyCat Gallery, NYC 'Comprachicoes in the Raw,' at The AlleyCat Gallery, NYC 1992: 'Comprachicoes in the Raw,' at The Puck Building Exhibition Space, NYC 1991: 'Eat Cake all Natural Ingredients,' National Academy of Arts, NYC 1990: 'Layers of Life,' Museum of Contemporary Arts, NYC 'Layers of Life,' Soho 20, NYC 'Layers,' Synchronicity Space, NYC 'Layers,' Under Acme Exhibition Space, NYC

Writings:

Present: 'Dilated Pupils,' in the process 1997: 'The Third World' 1992: 'Comprachicoes in the Raw'

Video Projects:

2001:'Eleven' (One minute and Eleven Seconds) 1999: 'Narcy' (Short for Narcissism)

Documentation:

2002 & 2003:'Eleven,' Shown on TV with a discussion panel 2003: TV interview in Matera Italy on the 'Saints,' July, 2002:'Mary & Jesus,' Backstage, Documenting the last night of shooting the still. 1995:'Karalla’s Rolle Back,' making a ‘Rolle Back Sculpture,’ Filmed by Tatsushi Tahara

Publications:

 La Gazzetta Del Mezzogiorno, National & Regional, Fotografia moderna, Un pianoforte fatto di sessi per rompere le barriere fra uomo e donna, Oct 12, 04 p.8 The image of the Woman in the 3rd Millennium Art, Catalog, 2003 Roundtable: Art, Religion and Censorship, Conscience, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring 2003, p. 29 Euorio 7, 2002 MATERaPACIS, 2002 p. Cover, 36 & 37 La Gazzetta Del Mezzogiorno, Sabato 16 Febbraio 2002, E New York scopri I nostri santi Mathera Luogo non luogo- Materia ­Ierofanie, 2001 Ukrainian Community Press, Hohol / Gogol: From the Traditional to the Bizarre, 1999 Chelsea Clinton News, New AlleyCat for Chelsea. January 28- February 3, 1993,