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JAN SVENUNGSSON
* = catalogue, C = comment, P = pictures, TB = text by the artist, TO = text on the artist _________________________________________________________________________________ Born 1961 in Lund, Sweden. Lives and works in Berlin. _________________________________________________________________________________ 2007-2009 Finnish Academy of Fine Arts (professor for artistic research) 2007 RMIT University School of Art, Melbourne, Australia (artist in residence) 1996-2000 School of Photography and Film Gothenburg University (visiting professor) 1995-1996. Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (working grant) (TB) 1988-1989. L'Institut des Hautes Etudes en Arts Plastiques, Paris (TB) 1984-1989. Konsthögskolan, Stockholm (TB) _________________________________________________________________________________ One-man shows: 2008......."Zwischen Zwei Sprachen", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany 2007......."A Place on Earth & Tracking", RMIT Faculty Gallery, Melbourne, Australia ...................(with Katrin von Maltzahn) (TO, P) ..........."Being the Mirror", Ocular Lab, Melbourne, Australia ...................(with Katrin von Maltzahn) 2006......."Sprachverschmelzende Mitteilungen", Brandenburgischer Kunstverein, Potsdam, ...................Germany, (in cooperation with Dr. Dirk Naguschewski) (P, TO) 2005......."Double Act", Hobusepea Galeriia, Tallinn, Estonia (with Kai Kaljo) ..........."Course", Ocular Lab, Melbourne, Australia (with Tom Nicholson) (P,TB) ..........."Schornsteinarbeit", Buxtehude Museum, Buxtehude, Germany (P, TO, TO) 2004.......Galleri Flach, Stockholm (P) ..........."Test Paintings", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany (P) 2003......."Psycho-Mapping the Current Crisis", Moderna Museet, Stockholm (C, P, P, TO) 2002......."Schornsteinarbeit", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany (P, TO) ..........."Liverpool Project", Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, Great-Britain (P, TO). ..........."Nine Cities", Conservation Centre, Liverpool, Great-Britain 2001......."I morgon kommer något underbart att hända!", Galleri Vända Sida, ...................Linköping, Sweden (*) ........... "I morgon kommer något underbart att hända!", Statens Konstråds Galleri, ...................Stockholm (*, TO) ........... Galleri Flach, Stockholm (P) 2000......."Nine Cities", Valokuvagalleria Hippolyte, Helsinki (*, TO, TO, TO, P) ............"Schornsteinarbeit", Kunstraum Neuruppin, Germany (TO, TO, TO, TO) 1999......."Skorstensarbeten 1988-1999", Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden ...................(P, TO, TO, TO, TO, TO) ............"Jan Svenungsson's HEBDOMEROS by Giorgio de Chirico", Anders Tornberg ...................Gallery, Lund, Sweden (C, P, TB, TB, TO) 1998......."Separationsspiel", voxxx.galerie, Chemnitz, Germany (C, P) ............"Mina Man Ray/My Man Rays", Edsvik konst & kultur, Sollentuna, Sweden ...................(*, P, TB, TO, TO) ............"Psycho-Mapping Europe", Galleri Flach, Stockholm (P, TO, TO) ............"Schornsteinarbeit", Kunstverein Recklinghausen, Germany * (TO, TO, TB, P) ............"Psycho-Mappings & Photo-Mappings", h, Melbourne, Australia (with Terri Bird) ...................* (C, P, TO) ............web-installation, Svenska Dagbladet - Galleri (TO) 1997......."Detta är berättelsen om en man...", Galleri 54, Göteborg, Sweden (P) 1996......."Nachbilder", Schleswig-Holstein-Haus, Schwerin, Germany (P, TO) ............"Test 88-108", Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin * (P, TO, TO) 1995......."Stockholm", Malmö Konsthall, Galleri Gufot, Göteborg, Sweden ...................(collaboration with Ola Billgren) * (P, TB, TO, TO, TO) ............"Gå vidare", Galleri Engström, Stockholm (P, TO, TO) ............Galleri Ahnlund, Umeå, Sweden ............"10x10", Herslebsgate 10, Oslo 1994.......Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden (P) ............Galerie Anhava, Helsinki (P, TO) ............Galleria Hippolyte, Helsinki (P, TO) 1993......."Målningar", Galleri Engström, Stockholm * (P, TO, TO) 1992.......Nylistasafnid/The Living Arts Museum, Reykjavik (P) ............"Stockholm",Sweden Center, Tokyo, Japan (collaboration with ...................Ola Billgren) (P, TB, TO) ............Nordic Arts Center, Helsinki *1, *2, (P, TO) ............Galerie Etienne Ficheroulle, Brussels ............"Stockholm", Galleri Engström, Stockholm (collaboration with ...................Ola Billgren) (P, TB, TO) 1991......."10 Bilder", Galleri Engström, Stockholm (P, P, TO, TO) ............Pieni Agora, Helsinki, Finland ............Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund (P, C)("PARAD" - a book of etchings published) 1990.......Galerie Etienne Ficheroulle, Brussels ............Galleri Ahnlund, Umeå, Sweden 1989.......Galleri Engström, Stockholm *(P, P, TB, TO) ............Musée Réattu, Arles, France (in connection with "XXèmes Rencontres ...................Internationales de la Photo") * ............CREDAC, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Ivry, France * (P, TB) 1988.......Galleri Engström, Stockholm (P, TO) Group shows (selection): 2008.......Biennale Bucharest 3, Bucharest .......... "Teleport Färgfabriken", Färgfabriken Norr, Östersund, Sweden .......... "Samtid — ur Björn Springfeldts samling", Konstmuseet Galleri Astley, ...................Skinnskatteberg, Sweden 2007......."Kunst im Wald", Brandenburgischer Kunstverein, Potsdam, Germany .......... "Wanås 2007", The Wanås Foundation, Knislinge, Sweden (P, TO) .......... "Den moderna staden – det offentliga rummets estetik", Uppsala Konstmuseum, Sweden 2006......."Skissutställning Halmstad 700", Nya Stadsgalleriet, Halmstad, Sweden (C/P) .......... "Artist Migration Berlin", Heidelberg Kunstverein, Heidelberg, Germany (P, TO)....... .......... "Alles Zeichnung", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne 2005......."A Whiter Shade of Pale - Kunst aus den nordischen Ländern", Unterelbe/Buxtehude, ...................Germany * (P, P, TO, TO) .......... "XL, la collection photographique d'Arles", Musée Réattu, Arles, France .......... "Svensk Konst Nu", Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden (+ tour) 2004...... "Instabilt", Kulturhuset, Stockholm .......... "Flicka och Rep & andra verk ur samlingarna i urval av Annika von Hausswolff" ...................Norrköpings Museum, Norrköping, Sweden .......... "The Pontus Hulten Collection...", Moderna Museet, Stockholm * (TO, P) .......... "Berlin North", Hamburger Bahnhof Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin (*, TO, P, P) .......... "Innen - Aussen", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany 2003......."handlungsanweisungen - instruction", Kunsthalle Wien project space * (P) .......... "Contemporary Art From Sweden", European Central Bank, Frankfurt ...................(+ Faelleshuset, Nordische Botschaaften, Berlin) * (TB) ........... "Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall", Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden * (TO, P, P) ........... "Insert - Aspekte Schwedischer Kunst", Kulturabteilung Bayer, Leverkusen ...................(+ Dormagen) * (TO) 2002......."Zeichen><Sprache", Galerie Grita Insam, Wien (P)........... ........... "Homage à Ola Billgren", Galerie Leger, Malmö, Sweden ........... "Mare Balticum", National Museum, Copenhagen * (TO) ........... "Next-Project-Fort-Masnedoe", Masnedoe, Denmark ........... "From the Cool Light", Niels Borch Jensen Verlag und Druck, Berlin (P, P, P) ........... "5 Künstler aus Skandinavien", Galerie Nothelfer, Berlin 2001......."Skulptur-Biennale Münsterland 2001", Münsterland, Germany (P, TO, TO) * ............"Biennale de Lyon", Musée d'Art Contemporain, Lyon, France * ............"Shifte", Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden ............"Skulptur-Biennale Münsterland 2001, Die Entwürfe", Galerie Münsterland, ...................Emsdetten, Germany 2000......."Carnegie Art Award", Helsingin Taidehalli, Helsinki; Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, ...................Oslo; Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg, Sweden ...................(tours to 3 places in 2001) * (C/P) ............"Take away", Öresundståget; Copenhagen, Denmark & Malmö, Sweden * (C) ............"Norden", Kunsthalle Wien, * (P, P, TB) 1999......."X-scape", The Granary, Cape Town, South-Africa (P, C, TO) ............"X-scape", Bensusan Museum of Photography, Johannesburg, South Africa (P, C, TO) ............"X-scape", NSA Gallery, Durban, South Africa (P, C, TO) ............"Skandinavische Küstler in Berlin", Schloss Griebenow, Greifswald, Germany ............"Vit Natt/Nuit Blanche", Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg (*) 1998......."Nuit Blanche", Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland (*) ............"Nuit Blanche", Bergens Billedgalleri, Bergen, Norway (*, P) ............"Längs Strömmen", Gamla Bro, Norrköping, Sweden * (P, TO, C) ............"Arts Victoria", Melbourne, Australia (P) ............"Brandenburgische Kunsttage, Partie 6", Drewen, Germany * (TO) ............"Bild och Ord", Galleri Kamras, Borgholm, Sweden * (P, TO) ............"Nytolkningar", Smålands Konstarkiv, Värnamo * ............"Slottsbacken – 98", Uppsala, Sweden * (P) ............"Brytningstider", Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden * (P, TO) ............"Viskleken", Arkipelag/Historiska Muséet, Stockholm ............"Nuit Blanche", Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris (*, P, TO) ............"Clean & Sane", Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway * (P, TO) ............"stART 98", Stockholm * (P, C, TO) 1997......."Nytolkningar", Lunds Konsthall, Lund, Sweden (P) ............"Baltic Ikonopress", West Pomeranian Castle, Szczecin, Poland * (TO, P) ............"Clean & Sane", Edsvik, Sollentuna, Sweden * (P, C) ............"Monumental Propaganda/Stilla Flyter Fyrisån", Uppsala Konstmuseum, Sweden (C, P) 1996......."Original Copy", Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki * ............"Files", Bunker 4th Floor, Berlin ............"Hot Zone", Skovhuset, Værløse/Copenhagen * (P, TO) ............"På Tiden", Moderna Museet, Stockholm * (TO, TO, P) ............"Moderna Museet Stockholm", Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der BRD, Bonn * ............"Comp-i-box", Galerie Anhava, Helsinki ............"Fyra element", Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden ............"Brandenburgische Kunsttage, Partie 4", Drewen, Germany * (P, TB) ............"Monstrosities 1/2", Kleiner Festsaal der Hackeschen Höfe, Berlin (video-screening) ............"30 seconds + title", luxus cont, Berlin ............Künstlerhaus Bethanien, ("Leben und Sterben eines Schornsteins"), Berlin ............"Sake-Bar", Galerie Wilfriede Maaß, Berlin ............"Filmen 100 år", Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Sweden * (TB) 1995......."Europe Rediscovered II - Art, Resistance and the English Garden", ...................Galerija Gabrijel, Sarajevo ............"Super-8 Festival" within the Stockholm Film Festival ............"Magasin", Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Sweden ............"Port of Art", Kotka, Finland * (P, TO, TO) ............"Osmo Rauhala, Tuija Lindström, Jan Svenungsson", Stuart Levy Fine Arts, New York, ............"Comp-i-box", c/o Cristian Rieloff, Stockholm (C/P) 1994......."Ten Makes Ten", Galleri Ahnlund, Umeå, Sweden (collaboration with Carl Johan ...................Erikson; also in 1995 at Luleå Konstens Hus, Härnösands Konsthall, Mölndals ...................Konsthall) * (TB) ............"Jan Svenungsson / Frans Jacobi", Niels Borch Jensen, Copenhagen ............"Project For Europe", Copenhagen * ............"Sweden-Sarajevo", European Club, Sarajevo (P) ............"Rauma Biennale Balticum 1994", Rauman Taidemuseo, Rauma, Finland * (P, TB) ............"8 Rooms For Painting", Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway (P) ............"Mixed Media", Stuart Levy Fine Arts, New York, USA ............"Nordiskt Önskemuseum"; Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg, Sweden 1993......."Hem - en studie i politik", Galleri Index, Stockholm ............"Spelets Regler", Stockholm * (P, C, TO) ............Machida City Museum of Art, Tokyo * ............"Future Lies Ahead", Expo '93, Taejon, South-Korea * (P, P) ............"Udsyn", Konstföreningen, Copenhagen * 1992......."Se Människan", Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm * ............"Distances", Museum for Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland* ............Galerie Nikki Diana Marquart, Paris ............"Rum Mellan Rum/Space In-Between Space", Moderna Museet, Stockholm * (P, TB, TO) ............"El Tiempo Revela la Verdad", Swedish Pavilion, Expo 92, Sevilla, Spain * 1991......."Stillstand Switches", Shedhalle, Zürich, Switzerland * ............"Lika med/Equals", Moderna Museet, Stockholm * (also 1992 in Luleå, Lund, ...................Täby and S:t Petersburg and 1993 in Moscow and Riga) ............"Yttre", Södertälje Konsthall, Södertälje, Sweden* 1990......."Lust and Limit", Forum, Stockholm * (also in 1991 at Hårlemans Hall, ...................Malmö and Konstepidemin, Göteborg) ............"Skåp", Forum, Stockholm (C) ............"The Nordic Art Exhibition", Charlottenburg, Copenhagen * 1989......."Nouvelles Acquisitions", Musée Réattu, Arles, France ............"Lumo 89 - The Boundaries of Photography", Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland* ............"Aurora 3", Ateneum, Helsinki * (also in 1990 at Norræna Husid, Reykjavik, ...................and in Torshavn, Faroe Islands) (TB) ............"Inre", Krapperups Konsthall, Höganäs, Sweden * 1988.......Atelier place Beaubourg, Paris (P, C) ............"Sub 117", Stockholm 1987......."Nord", Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris* ............"Konstföreställningar", Kulturhuset, Stockholm * (TB) 1986.......Galleri Mejan, Stockholm (with John Stenborg) 1982.......Uppsala Konsthall, Uppsala Commissions and permanent works in public space Public Collections: ............Moderna Muséet, Stockholm ............Nationalmuseum, Stockholm ............Fotografiska Muséet, Stockholm ............Musée Réattu, Arles, France ............Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany ............Buxtehude Museum, Germany ............Expo Park, Taejon, South-Korea ............European Central Bank Collection, Frankfurt ............Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Sweden ............Malmö Museum, Sweden ............Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden ............Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Sweden ............Uppsala Konstmuseum, Sweden ............Statens Konstråd, Stockholm _________________________________________________________________________________ BACK TO INDEX JAN SVENUNGSSON