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// 2013.04.10 // TALK //

Where is painting heading? - a casual talk about painting.

John Peter Nilsson, SE, museum director of Moderna Museet Malmö -
Gertrud Sandqvist, SE, professor in the theory and history of ideas of
visual art at Lund University - Thomas Millroth, SE, curator and art critic,
- Marianna Uutinen, FI, artist based in Berlin - Ditte Ejlerskov, DK,
artist based in Malmö.

http://www.modernamuseet.se/sv/Malmo/Nyheter/14-april-kl-15-
Vart-ar-maleriet-pa-vag/


Moderna Museet Malmö
Lastkajen, Gasverksgatan 22
21129 Malmö
Sweden

April 14th 3.00 - 5.00

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// 2013.04.02 // TALK //

Welcome to an evening about the exotic fantasy!

In relation to the exhibition Stradanus – Hovkonstnär hos Medici at
Kulturen in Lund, SE - historian of ideas Jonnie Eriksson will uncover
the exotic world of the Renaissance. In his thesis Monstret &
människan he studied the perception of the inhuman in French
philosophy. The dissertation studies the problem of the inhuman in
relation to human nature in philosophy from antiquity to the present,
highlighting the interrelationship between science and philosophy in
the development of concepts of monstrosity in France from
mid-sixteenth century to late twentieth century.

I will present the project My African Letters and talk about the
contemporary and popcultural dreams and expectations about the
Other that streams from the colonial viewpoint of the Renaissance.
I will also talk about my copperplate etching series Beyoncé goes
Bananas and my interest in Josephine Baker's banana skirt.

Detail from Beyoncé goes Bananas
Copperplate etching on paper, 2013

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// 2013.03.31 // SHOW //


Islands, French Polynesia
Oil on canvas, 21 x 30 cm, 2012


The duo exhibition In Search of Eden at CCA, Andratx, ES is extended
until April 14, 2013.


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// 2013.02.12 // SHOW //

Detail from Beyoncé goes Bananas
Copperplate etching on paper, 2013


This weekend I am releasing my copperplate etching series Beyoncé
goes Bananas. It is a series of 10 papers (in an edition of 15 copies)
with multiple etchings on each paper.

The starting point for this project was the music video Déjà Vu by
Beyoncé Knowles. The video was partly filmed at Oak Alley Plantation
in Louisiana, USA. In the scenery of a sugarcane plantation Beyoncé is
dancing barefoot in the afternoon sun singing about the strange
phenomenon of Déjà vu. As we know, Déjà vu literally means "already
seen". And although the songs lyrics present a woman being constantly
reminded of a past lover, Déjà vu in general terms refer to the feeling of
certainty that one has already witnessed or experienced a current
situation - even though the exact circumstances of the prior encounter
are unclear and were perhaps imagined. The video is sexy and sweet
and Beyoncé does not seem to reminiscence the history of the ground
she is dancing on.

Click here to read Henrik Dahl's text about the project (in Swedish).

Beyoncé goes Bananas will be on show in the booth of Atelje Larsen
at Market in Stockholm, SE and again at Elastic Gallery in Malmö, SE in
the beginning of March.

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// 2013.01.24 // FAIR //


Art Herning opens in Herning, DK this friday and I will show works in
the booth of LARMgalleri (DK).

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// 2012.12.14 // RESIDENCY //


Now that our residency at CCA, Andratx, ES has come to an end, our
collaborative painting has been installed in the Kunsthalle.



Retelling Persian Paradise
Oil on canvas, 264 cm x 205 cm, 2012
(Painted in colllaboration with Johan Furåker)




Installation view from In Search of Eden
Centre of Contemporary Art, Andratx, ES 


The show is up until March 31, 2013.

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// 2012.12.07 // SHOW //


Welcome to the opening ofthe show Off the s{h}elf this Friday, 18 - 21.

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I will show the publication My African Letters

The exhibition brings together a variety of formats and editions that
consider the self in the artist’s book.

Participating artists: Abigail Thomas, Alice Geirinhas, Alice O'Hanlon,
Amy Owen, Anne Marte Overaa, Anne Nyyssonen, Camilla Brueton,
Catarina De Oliveira, Corinne Macdonald, Cristina Almeida, Cristina
Gozzini, Ditte Ejlerskov, E.J.Major, Elizabeth Shores, Ella De Burca,
Emilie Bell, Felicity Allen, Fritz Stolberg, Francois Boutemi, Geoff Routh,
Heather Matthew, Isabel Baraona, Ivo Dias De Sousa, J.Rosa G., Jack
Barraclough, Jamie Bradbury, Jihee Kim, Joseph Ridgeon, Julie Cook,
Katherine Mitchell, Lara Gonzalez, Fugitive Images, Lauren Winsor,
Lina Avramidou, Linda S Williams, Lucy Baxandall, Manuela Sao-Simao,
Margaret Cooter, Maria Lusitano, Marie Ange Bordas, Marion Denis,
May Magee, Michelle Avison, Mireille Ribière, Nicole Mollett, Pam
Skelton & Mare Tralla, paula roush, Pedro Andrade, Penny Stanford,
Randy Klein, Rebecca Chamlee, Sally Waterman, Sara Nunes
Fernandes, Sarah Gillett, Sarah Mccoy, Sílvia Prudêncio, Synodinou
Marilena, Teresa Paiva, Trish Scott, Veronica Rowlands, Victor Mota
and Welmoet Wartena.

The show is curated by Paula Roush, Maria Lusitano and Teresa Paiva.

Off the s{h}elf
Stockwell Studios
McCall Close, Jeffreys Road London SW46QU, UK

The show is open Dec 8 - Dec 9, 12 -18.
More info at www.offdshelf.wordpress.com


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// 2012.11.09 // FAIR //


Today ARTISSIMA 19 opens in Torino, IT. I am showing new
works at Elastic Gallery's booth.



You told me to close my eyes in concentrated blue
50 x 50 cm, oil on 4 canvases, 2012

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// 2012.10.23 // SHOW //

Travel + Leisure, The Hotels Issue
21 x 30 cm, oil on canvas, 2012


Welcome to the duo show with Johan Furåker entitled
In Search of Eden at CCA Andratx, Centre of Contemporary Art, ES.

The show is up until March 31, 2013.

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// 2012.10.18 // SHOW //


Welcome to the opening of the show The Collector this saturday at
Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala, SE.

Detail from the painting installation The hand that brushed
226 x 330 cm, polyptuch of 20 pieces, oil on canvas, 2011


The show is up from Oct 20 to Nov 25, 2012 at Uppsala Konstmuseum.

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// 2012.09.26 // SHOW //


Tomorrow the last Carnegie Art Award 2012 show opens at
Sophienholm, Lyngby/Copenhagen, DK.

The show is up from Sep 28 to Nov 8, 2012.



Unbreak my heart, say you’ll love me again
(filed in alphabetical order)

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// 2012.09.13 // FAIR //


The Nordic Art Fair - Art Copenhagen 2012 opens in Forum this Friday
and I will show a few new pieces. I am represented by Elastic (SE)
and LARMgalleri (DK).

This week Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening (SAK) presents this
years exhibition. 180 selected works by a total of 47 Swedish
contemporary artists are installed at Sven-Harrys. I am showing the
piece Blinded from 2011.

The show is up from Sep 14 - Sep 16, 2012


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// 2012.08.07 // SHOW //



Detail of Oriental Fever Dream
140 x 210 cm, oil on 9 canvases, 2012

Welcome to the opening of the group show at Elastic Gallery on the
9th of August from 5-8 pm.

Participating artists: Magnus Thierfelder, Maria Hedlund, Magnus Wallin,
Catrin Andersson, Camilla Løw, Kristina Matousch, Knut Henrik Henrik-
sen, Per Mårtensson, Luca Frei, Wessman & Sköld and Ditte Ejlerskov.

Elastic Gallery, Monbijougatan 17G i Malmö, SE

The show is up from Aug 9 - Aug 25, 2012.


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// 2012.07.23 // SHOW //

Detail of "15 Full Arches"
15 x 20 cm, oil on canvas, 2012


Welcome to the opening the 26th of July at Arnstedt. I am showing
new works in the project rooms!

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// 2012.06.15 // PUBLICATION //




Cover of PAPI - from my painting Where we have slept, 2011

Welcome to the release of the 15th issue of PAPI. Readings, paintings,
wine and a DJ! See you at Elastic Gallery, Monbijougatan 17G i Malmö,
SE on the 20th of June 2012 from 7 pm.


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// 2012.05.24 // SHOW //

Welcome to the Carnegie Art Award opening at Amos Anderson Art
Museum in Helsingfors today at 6 pm.

The show is up from 25 May – 30 July 2012.


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// 2012.05.16 // RESIDENCY//


After my short term residency on the small island of Læsø between DK
and SE I recommend Asger Jorn's studio to all artists and writers.


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// 2012.04.06 // PROJECT //


I am invited to realize a project at Atelje Larsen in Helsingborg, SE..
Yesterday I started the sketches for my copper-plate engravings
inspired by medieval woodcuts. So, new exorcisms are coming up!


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// 2012.03.15 // SHOW //


Welcome to the Carnegie Art Award opening at The Royal Swedish
Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm today at 6 pm.

The show is up from March 16 – May 13, 2012.


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// 2012.02.26 // PUBLICATION //


Correction! For those of you (readers of My African Letters) that were
confused about the names in "Correspondence 2"; here is the missing
email that belong in between the two correspondences.

Click to download the file.


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// 2012.02.17 // FAIR //


This weekend I am showing new pieces at Market in Stockholm, SE.
Find them in the booths of Elastic Gallery and Crystal Contemporary.

When reconnected to the dream, everything can be reborn
50 x 50 cm, oil on 5 cavanses, 2012


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// 2012.02.13 // SHOW //

This Wednesday Kunst og Bøger opens at Den Frie in Copenhagen
and I am presenting the publication An Open Door is Closing as a
painting installation.

The exhibition is up from the 15th - 18th of Feruary from 16-21 each
day with many interesting events. Read more here. See you there!

Participating artists: Danh Vo, Jonathan Monk, Alejandro Cesarco,
Jeuno Je Kim, Lasse Krog Møller, Anders Visti, Torben Ribe, Michal
Wolinski, Signe Frederiksen, Anne Mette Schultz, Frederik S. Nielsen,
Richard R. Jensen, Rasmus Halling Nielsen, Mette Clausen, Kasper
Hesselbjerg, Mikkel Carl, Amalie Smith, Ida Marie Hede, Rasmus Graff,
Glenn Christian, Peter Holm, Gerd Laugesen, Lorna Macintyre, Henriette
Heise, Tauba Auerbach, Wolfgang Tillmans, Andrea Fraser, Olivia
Plender, Keren Cytter, Tamar Guimaraes, Goldin+Senneby, David
Robbins, Oraib Toukan, Sue Tompkins, Christodoulos Panayiotou, Iñaki
Bonillas, Özlem Altin, Mandla Reuter, Jay Chung, Q Takeki Maeda, Sara
Mackillop, Young-Hae Chang and Josef Strau.

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// 2012.02.08 // PUBLICATION //

On Friday the book My African Letters will be released at LARMgalleri
in Copenhagen from 3-5 pm. Since my show at the gally last year the
project has evolved a bit. Therefore, when contacted by Forlaget
Siesta who wanted to publish the email correspondence, I gladly
accepted!

An introduction to the project will be held by art critic Torben Sangild.

The publication is designed by Woodpecker Projects, SE and
published by Forlaget Siesta, DK with support from the Danish Arts
Council.

Read more about the project here and the book here


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// 2012.01.27 // FAIR //


Art Herning opens today and I will show 2 new pieces in the
My African Letters series. Here is one of them. You can see both at the fair
at LARMgalleri (DK).



A perplexing keenness
50 x 50 cm, oil on 5 canvases, 2012


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// 2011.11.20 // SHOW //


Welcome to the Carnegie Art Award show at Stenersen Museum in
Oslo, NO. The show is up from Nov 17, 2011 to Jan 29, 2012.

Unbreak my heart, say you’ll love me again
(filed in alphabetical order), 2009

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// 2011.11.07 // SHOW //


Welcome to the show Full Arch at CRYSTAL in Stockholm this
thursday, the 10th of Nov 2011 17-20.





You must close the circle
24 cm x 33 cm, oil on canvas, 2011


CRYSTAL
Hudiksvallsgatan 4b
113 30 Stockholm, Sweden
www.crystalcontemporaryart.se
+46 (0) 737 23 22 58

Open Hours: Wed – Fri: 12 noon – 6 p.m. Sat: 12 noon – 4 p.m.
The show is up from Nov 11, 2011 to Dec 17, 2011

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// 2011.10.21 // PUBLICATION //






"Den Stora Nordiske Malebok" is released! It consists of 84 drawings
donated by contemporary artists from Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Everytime a book is sold, 20 kr go directly to Red Cross in the 3 countries.
You can buy the colouring book in your local bookstore or at the Red
Cross webshop. The project is initiated by Lærke Hein and published
by Life Publishing.

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// 2011.09.23 // SHOW //

On Malmö Galleri Natt - this Saturday 18 - 24, I will be showing
The Hand that Brushed at Elastic Gallery, Malmö SE

The Hand that Brushed, Polyptych, oil on 20 canvases, 2011
Installation view, Elastic Gallery, Malmö, SE


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// 2011.09.13 // FAIR //


The Nordic Art Fair - Art Copenhagen 2011 opens in Forum this Friday
and I will show a new installation called The Hand that Brushed.
I am represented by Elastic (SE) and LARMgalleri (DK).


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// 2011.08.01 // SHOW //


Welcome to the show My African Letters at LARMgalleri the 12th of
August 2011 17-20.


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// 2011.06.13 // FAIR //


This week is the Basel week. I am participating in the 1 day solo show
series with LARMgalleri at Volta7 in Basel, SW. My show is up the
18th of June. Welcome!

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// 2011.05.27 // SHOW //


Welcome to the opening tomorrow the 28th of May at Arnstedt.


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// 2011.05.14 // SHOW //

In Oslo the 17th of November the Carnegie Art Award show opens
- and I am in it!

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// 2011.05.01 // NEWS //


New link in the menu of this site: Books!


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// 2011.04.16 // PUBLICATION //


Release dates for the book An open door is closing
In Sweden at Elastic Gallery in Malmö, wednesday the 20th of April
17-20 and in Denmark at LARMGallery in Copenhagen, wednesday
the 27th of April 17-20. In Copenhagen, Lisbeth Bonde will hold a
presentation of the book at 17 at the day of the release. She has also
written the foreword in the book. On both occasions there will be a
few pieces on show in relation to the imagery in the book.




Play
3 cm x 3 cm, oil on canvas, 2010


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// 2011.03.30 // PUBLICATION //


My new book will soon be released!
The mission here is to produce, document and put forward recent
works exploring the intersection of word, image and the paper page.
Dates for releases in Denmark and Sweden will soon be posted here.

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// 2011.03.29 // WELCOME //


Welcome to the news!


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