Sara arrhenius, director of the bonniers konsthall. Jeppe hein extended neon cube, 2005 love at first sight sice my favorite geometric form is the sqarecube jeppe hein born copenhagen, denmark is an artist based in berlin and copenhagen. Visitors facing the mirror become irritated by the vibrating reflection of themselves and their surroundings. Often conceived for public space, his sculptures invite a relational, interactive.
Hein s first outward step of this exploration includes circulating questions about happiness in a media campaign, two parallel exhibitions in sweden at bonniers konsthall and at wanas konst and this publication. Public projects cv books press publications other activities contact privacy notes. Bonniers konsthall, stockholm, sweden wanas foundation, sweden 2012 robertjacobsenpreistrager, museum wurth, bad mergentheim, germany hexagonal water pavilion, neues museum nurnberg, germany sacra conversazione by alexander tovborg and jeppe hein, galleri nicolai wallner, copenhagen, denmark 2011. Danish artist jeppe hein s installations and sculptures play with our sensory experiences and let the audience take an active role. In light pavilion a person peddling on a stationary bicycle activates the unfolding of a bright trail of lights into a circus tent. Hein was born in copenhagen, denmark, and he enrolled at the royal danish academy of art from 1997 to 2003. What part do our memories play when we envision the future. John cage, zen buddhism, and the inner life of artists penguin press, july, 2012 and a. Art basel in america at miami beach jeppe heins mirror works working with some neon goodness for opening very soon. This exhibition and publication wishes to be a springboard for artistic ideas and visions that challenge our usual way of seeing the. Jeppe hein was born on august 1, 1974 in copenhagen, denmark. She was the curator of the third biennale in gothenburg, and contributes regularly to magazines and publications focused on contemporary art. Yesterday was no good day lost monuments was shown in the 6th cairo video festival, 5th to 19th november, 2014.
The book includes newly written as well as recently translated fiction, theoretical essays and contributions from several of the artists that took part in the eponymous exhibition at bonniers konsthall in late 20. Jeppe hein the work of jeppe hein could best be described as construction. Translated from norwegian, the word stillhet refers to a silence, and it is with this idea of silence that the conceptual underpinnings of the exhibition can be found. This time, a large mirror sculpture by danish artist jeppe hein literally sends the.
In a smile for you, bonniers konsthall takes a larger grip on jeppe hein s oeuvre. In hein s work, he attempts to unite art, architecture and technology, and his pieces are infused with his characteristic use of humor, simplicity, and playful interactions with the viewer. A smile for you, bonniers konsthall, stockholm, sweden. They are a form of diary in which the viewer can follow the artist from a deep state of depression to the first signs of recovery. A smile for you bell, kirsty, larson, kay, arrhenius, sara, larsson, camilla, hein, jeppe on. The exhibition is on view at the bonniers konsthall until july 28, 20. Jeppe hein is a sculptor and installation artist based in berlin and copenhagen. Jeppe hein is widely known for his production of experiential and interactive artworks that can be positioned at the junction where art, architecture, and technical. Happiness, a topic jeppe hein intends to research for many years, is a new focus for his art. The title of the book and eponymous exhibition at bonniers konsthall, cosmological arrows, is loosely borrowed from the book a brief history of time, by stephen hawking. Konig galerie was founded by johann konig in 2002, and currently represents 30 international, emerging and established artists, mostly belonging to a younger generation. Jeppe hein all we need is inside april 16 may 30, 2015 opening reception thursday april 16, 6 8 pm 303 gallery is pleased to present all we need is inside, our third exhibition of new work from jeppe hein. This catalogue is published on the occasion of the solo exhibition a smile for you by jeppe hein in spring and summer 20 at bonniers konsthall and wanas.
Finding inspiration in the constant regeneration of perception, hein s work asks the viewer to become aware of the elemental processes that form sensory reality. Questioning the ritualistic relationship between art and the spectator, jeppe hein creates witty and minimalist installations that intervene with both indoor and outdoor spaces deliberately blurring the boundaries between conceptual art and mechanical objects. Browse more artworks jeppe hein from saatchi gallery. Jeppe hein creates 18 whimsical installations in brooklyn park. He studied at the royal danish academy of art 1997 2003 and at stadelschule, frankfurt from 19992000.
I am the editor for the exhibition catalogue with texts in swedish and english and the writer of the exhibition essay. Due to its shape and reflective surface, the balloon produces a distorted perspective of the surrounding space, similar to a fisheye view. Appearing rooms is a systematically changing installation with walls of water. Rum for konst 915, a book about verkstad art space. It is a topic danish artist jeppe hein intends to research for many years. Danish artist jeppe heins installations and sculptures play with our sensory experiences and let the audience take an active role. Now we are working with a large exhibition by danish artist jeppe hein. Jul 28, 20 in a smile for you, bonniers konsthall takes a larger grip on jeppe heins oeuvre. This impulse was given a sculptural form in jeppe heins recent solo show, which consisted of a single work 360. May 20, 2015 sculptural park benches and a maze constructed of mirrors are among the pieces by danish artist jeppe hein featured in an outdoor exhibition in new york.
Art of memory is an anthology that moves whithin the territory of memory. In this first edition of 118 pages, barbara jeppe has illustrated and described many of the well known species as well as a number of the more unusual with 56 color plates and drawings of 284 species. At ace gallery, hein presented his social benches which invite and playfully complicate interactions of public space. Jannings book stands out because of its unconventional but forceful potpourri of philosophical, psychological, and literary anecdotes added to an emphatically written casestudy of jeppe hein, a danish artist of international acclaim, who was diagnosed with burnout at the age of 35. Jeppe hein creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Jeppe hein bases much of his practice on the relationships that exist between. Sensing the world inside yourself at sanse verden i dig selv danish and english edition. As is traditional the price is determined by demand and will increase as the item sells outwatercolour on paper paper 500 x 500mm framed 636 x 636mm8 unique watercolour artist editions by renowned berlinbased, danish contemporary artist jeppe hein, have been produced for the ngv design store in conjunction with his spectacular. On this occasion, hein presents a collection of works in disparate media, encouraging viewers to enter into their own inner dialogues. The publication is a collaboration with wanas konst and published by koenig books. When visitors approach what may seem to be a familiar thing, like a mirror, they encounter something unexpected. Hundreds of watercolors hang in the exhibition center, painted by jeppe hein at a time when he was burned out. Christine macel and others was published at koenig books just as the current. Positioned outside the entrance to the fair, they create a visually unsettling illusion, while also encouraging visitors to pause before the frenetic human activity inside the fair strucutre.
Jeppe hein born 1974, copenhagen, denmark is an artist based in berlin and copenhagen. Hein s work has been exhibited at galleries and museums including bonniers konsthall, stockholm. As visitors enter the space, the surface of the mirror begins to flutter in a subtle wavelike motion. Distance, life lieu international des formes emergentes, france. Bloomberg philanthropies is the lead supporter of jeppe hein. Danish artist jeppe heins installations and sculptures play with our. Hein, jeppe stockholm, bonniers konsthall a smile for you. Those looking for foodie critiques or nutritional treatises. Bonniers konsthall is proud to present a major solo exhibition with artist jeppe hein. Using minimal yet elegant materials that often reflect our own image, as well as forms that playfully encourage us to move our bodies and to change positions, jeppe hein creates an interactive and constantly changing dialogue between the spectator, the work. His humorous, minimalist works engage the viewer both visually and interactively.
Often conceived for public spaces, his art captures a generous spirit that invites audiences to become active participants. She is the director of the bonniers konsthall in stockholm. Born in 1974 in copenhagen, jeppe hein shares his time between his hometown and berlin these days. His interactive sculptures and installations combine elements of humour with the traditions of minimalism and conceptual art. A bombshell, parasite and brutality are shaking up the oscar race. His work is minimalist, the ideas stripped of unnecessary noise and presented in their purest form, invitingly clear for the viewer. He is known for his perceptually engaging, sculpturally inventive, and conceptually whimsical works. He studied at the royal danish academy of arts in copenhagen and the stadel hochschule fur bildende kunste in frankfurt a.
In this artist talk jeppe hein is reflecting on his art and the installations on view at bonniers konsthall. Stillhet jeppe hein exhibition at galleri nicolai wallner. Entitled a smile for you, hein proposed that the first outward step of this exploration includes presenting questions about happiness in a media campaign, a publication, a specialized and indepth roundtable discussion, and two partially parallel exhibitions with the same title at bonniers konsthall. Download cv pdf jeppe hein upcoming shows solo exhibitions group exhibitions. His sitespecific works are conceptual, interactive, and often activated by their viewers, whether through casting reflections in a rotating mirror or being startled by artwork itself, as in shaking cube 2004, an aluminum box that trembles whenever approached. Art of memory is a series of exhibitions at bonniers konsthall and surrounding museums that discusses todays conceptions of memory and history. Jeppe hein is widely known for his production of experiential and interactive artworks that can be positioned at the junction where. The programs focus is on interdisciplinary, conceptoriented and spacebased approaches in a variety of media including sculpture, video, sound, painting, printmaking, photography and performance. She has written and edited several book on contemporary art and culture most recently a trip to the moon.
Stillhet, galleri nicolai wallner, copenhagen, denmark. Arrhenius was the director of iaspis international artists studio program in sweden between 20002005. Bonniers konsthall koenig books, 20 marie lund, croy nielsen, berlin frieze, issue 152, 20 monica bonvicini, deichtorhallen sammlung falckenberg, hamburg frieze, issue 152, 20 believers, kow, berlin, 19th december, 2012 roni horn. Where now begins by elisabeth asbrink courtesy of net galley and random house, the publisher. In the multistage project a smile for you, jeppe hein has focused on the concept of happiness, questioning what happiness is. Eva funck, skadespelare och konstpedagog pa bonniers konsthall i stockholm susan sheddan, senior learning manager, tate britain and tate modern, london local a. Jeppe hein, a smile for you is now available at bonniers konsthall, wanas konst and through.
Jeppe hein news works exhibitions public projects cv books press publications other activities contact privacy notes. Invited writers are asa nyberg botshinda passagen konsthall and mikela lundahl gothenburg university. Part performance, part audience participation game, and part interview, the event invites audience members to join jeppe in an unexpected and revealing look at his practice. Sara arrhenius, kirsty bell, jeppe hein, randall krantz. From the book s first lines, hein lays the premise of this book out clearly.
All we need is inside, 303 gallery, new york, usa jeppe hein. Through lectures, performances and a publication the exhibition offers parallel stories about the past stories that question how memories, individual and collective. On the occasion of the exhibition a smile for you by jeppe hein held at bonniers konsthall, stockholm, april 23july 28, 20 and at wanas konst, knislinge, may 19october 27, 20. Sometimes its liberating to smash up against things without doing any permanent damage. Jeppe hein bases much of his practice on the relationships that exist between our internal consciousness and more physical elements. Vancouver, contemporary art gallery, please, please please, 29 january 29 march 2009 another example exhibited perth institute of contemporary arts, jeppe hein, 12 february 5 april 2010 another example exhibited stockholm, bonniers konsthall. Jeppe hein jeppe hein is a danish artist based in berlin and copenhagen. Please touch the art, presented as part of the public art fund at brooklyn bridge park program major support for the exhibition is provided by the perelman family foundation, with generous additional support from the ab foundation, the marc haas foundation, stavros niarchos foundation, olivers realty groupral.
Jeppe hein through july 28, 20 while hein s work seems to belong to the minimalist continuum, his geometrically refined objects and installations go against the grain, setting up an incongruous dialogue with the viewer. His interactive sculptures and installations combine elements of humour with the 1970s traditions of minimalism and conceptual art. Jeppe pa bjerget og 11 andre klassikere by ludvig holberg. In 2015, hein had a major solo public exhibition as part of the public art fund new york in brooklyn. Together with the exhibition and a new catalogue published by walther konig verlag they build the project a smile for you, a larger collaboration between the artist jeppe hein, bonniers konsthall and wanas konst. Jeppe hein draws together the artificial construction of the fair with the natural surroundings of the park with an installation of subtly animated trees. Right here right now jeppe hein step right up kirsty bell. See more ideas about sound healing, singing and tibetan bowls. In the spirit of his engaging and interactive show please touch the art at brooklyn bridge park, jeppe hein presents his take on the artist lecture. May 18, 20 the five questions are circulated in a publicity campaign. He has had solo exhibitions at institutions such as moma ps1, sculpturecenter, kunstmuseum in wolfsburg, bonniers konsthall in stockholm, wanas konst in. Jeppe hein through july 28, 20 while heins work seems to belong to the minimalist continuum, his geometrically refined objects and installations go against the grain, setting up an incongruous dialogue with the viewer. When we locate a thought in outer space, our given concepts of time and space are overturned. Jeppe hein a smile for you bonniers konsthall, stockholm 20.
Sensing the world inside yourself at sanse verden i dig selv danish and english edition on. I am with you at 303 gallery, new york, september 12 october 19, 2019 contemporary art with installation views. Presence 2002, a batterypowered and motion sensor triggered 70 cm steel ball with a destructive will of its own. Galleri nicolai wallner is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by jeppe hein. A mirrored balloon hangs from the ceiling above peoples heads, subtly moving with the circulation of air. You are right here right now glows in white neon letters behind a twoway mirror, layered with reflections of the visitors and the surrounding space. Jeppe hein approaches the subject of happiness by asking other people to contribute, using as his starting point a joint media campaign that includes ads, postcards and posters, facebook and even balloons inscribed with. In a smile for you, bonniers konsthall takes a larger grip on jeppe heins oeuvre. Jeppe hein is a danish conceptual artist who studied at the royal danish academy of fine arts in copenhagen. Interview with jeppe hein kopenhagen met jeppe hein to have a chat about his exhibition at galleri nicolai wallner. Jeppe hein stillhet november 7 december 20 2014 galleri nicolai wallner is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by jeppe hein. Hein is widely known for his production of experiential and interactive artworks that can be positioned at the junction where art, architecture.
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