Sergei Jensen
Sergej Jensen (* 1973 in Maglegaard , Denmark ) is a Danish painter and musician as well as performance and installation artist . He is known for his abstract paintings , which he makes from used, only partially painted textiles . He describes these as "paintings without paint".
life and work
Jensen was born in Maglegaard, Denmark and grew up in Frankfurt am Main . He studied at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste - Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main with Thomas Bayrle .
Jensen not only uses canvas or nettle for his paintings , but also uses used materials such as jute or linen sacks and other scraps of fabric. He sometimes makes his picture frames himself. He exposed some pictures to external influences such as sunlight or precipitation. Other works consist of pieces of fabric sewn together or show inclusions within the applied colors. B. from scotch tape or other office supplies.
Jensen owns a large collection of dog drawings that he made, which gave the name to the Dog Show Painting Show exhibition in 2010 .
Jensen has been working with the Ye Olde Rope group, which includes Oliver Husain and Claus Richter , since 1998 .
Jensen lives and works in Berlin and New York City .
Prizes and awards
- 2013: Fred Thieler Prize
Exhibitions
- 2018: Sergej Jensen , Buchholz Gallery , Manhattan , New York City, United States.
- 2017: Sergej Jensen, State Art Gallery Baden-Baden
- 2016: Sergej Jensen, The National Gallery of Denmark
- 2016: Sergej Jensen - Moneybags , White Cube Bermondsey , London.
- 2015: Sergej Jensen , Buchholz Gallery , Manhattan , New York City, United States.
- 2014: Sergej Jensen - Evan , White Cube , Hong Kong .
- 2013: Sergej Jensen - Fred Thieler Prize for Painting , Berlinische Galerie , Berlin.
- 2012: Collection Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg. Selected works from Carl Andre to Sergej Jensen , Wolfsburg Art Museum , Wolfsburg.
- 2011: Sergej Jensen , MOMA PS1 , New York City, United States.
- 2011: Sergej Jensen - Master of Color , Galerie Neu , Berlin.
- 2010: Sergej Jensen - Dog Show Painting Show , Portikus , Frankfurt am Main.
- 2010: Sergej Jensen , Kunst-Werke Berlin , Berlin.
- 2008: Sergej Jensen , Bergen Kunsthall , Bergen , Norway; thereafter: Malmö Konsthall , Malmö , Sweden.
- 2006: Sergej Jensen , White Cube , London, England.
- 2004: Sergej Jensen , Kunsthalle Bremerhaven , Bremerhaven.
- 2003: Sergej Jensen and Stefan Müller , Kunstverein Braunschweig , Braunschweig.
- 2001: Husain | Richter | Jensen , Frankfurter Kunstverein , Frankfurt am Main.
literature
- Karola Kraus : Stefan Müller and Sergej Jensen: Hofheim, New York, Braunschweig . Kunstverein Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-929270-43-9 .
- Uta Grosenick (editor): Sergej Jensen , de. / En. Editor among others: Portikus, Frankfurt am Main 2011, ISBN 978-3-942405-06-5 .
- Michael Collies and Annette Fugmann-Heesing : Sergej Jensen. Fred Thieler Prize for Painting 2013 . Berlinische Galerie, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-940208-27-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberta Smith: Sergej Jensen's Textured Visions Without Paint - Review . ( nytimes.com [accessed June 15, 2018]).
- ↑ Sergej Jensen. 11.3.2017 - 18.6.2017. Baden-Baden State Art Gallery, accessed on June 15, 2018 .
- ^ State art gallery Baden-Baden: Current program - State art gallery Baden-Baden. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 28, 2016 ; accessed on March 7, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ National Gallery of Denmark: Past Exhibitions - SMK. Retrieved March 31, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Don't say it is too abstract for you. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung . November 11, 2010, page 30
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jensen, Sergei |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish painter, musician, performance and installation artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Maglegaard , Denmark |