JENS FÄNGE
Born in 1965 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
contacter
Working at the intersection of the early-twentieth-century practice of collage and the ancient art of shadow play, Jens Fänge has developed a surrealistic matryoshka-like aesthetics that consists of assembling paintings within paintings. A master of eclecticism, he incorporates—so it seems—an entire hierarchy of genres into his composite works, juxtaposing iconic portraits, still lifes, domestic interiors, cityscapes, and landscapes with geometric abstractions, all of which he renders using a variety of media and materials, including oil paint, pencil, vinyl, cardboard, and fabric on panel. The contoured, often cut-out protagonists of the artist’s refined pictorial plays appear to be drifting into these overlapping stage-like layers of representations, giving rise to an intricate, seemingly endless maze of shifting perspectives, not only within each composition but also within each series as a whole.
Born in 1965 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
education
1989–1994
- The Valand Academy of Fine Arts, Gothenburg, Sweden
1987–1989
- Hovedskous School of Painting, Gothenburg, Sweden
solo shows
2024
- Parlour, Perrotin Tokyo, Japan
- Ett annat land (The Land Beyond), Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
- Ceramics, KKAM, Höganäs, Sweden
2023
- Night School, Perrotin Shanghai, China
2022
- Aura, Perrotin Hong Kong
2021
- Inner Songes, Perrotin Paris, France
2020
- Jens Fänge, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2019
- Alcove, Perrotin New York, USA
2018
- Drömmarna, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2017
- Sister Feelings, Perrotin Hong Kong
2016
- The Hours Before, Perrotin Paris, France
2014
- Jens Fänge, Arnstedt Östra Karup, Båstad, Sweden
2013
- Das Schauspeil, ABC Station Berlin, Germany
- Förvandlingsrummet / Room of Transformation, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2012
- Historia de la noche, Eskilstuna Konstmuseum, Sweden
- Diplopia (two-person exhibition with Carl Hammoud), Baton Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2010
- Saltarvet, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
2009
- En lång ljus vecka, Galleri Erik Steen, Oslo, Norway
- Blänk och strålar/Gleams and Beams,Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2008
- Kristianstad Konsthall, Kristianstad, Sweden
2007
- Thordén Wetterling Galleri, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Arnstedt & Kullgren Galleri, Östra Karup, Sweden
2006
- Maison du Peuple, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2005
- Östersunds Konstförening, Ahlbergshallen, Östersund, Sweden
2003
- Arnstedt Kullgren Galleri, Östra Karup, Sweden
2002
- Flat, Baroque and Berserk, Schaper Sundberg Galleri, Stockholm, Sweden
2001
- Galleri Wang, Oslo, Norway
- Galleri Wallner, Malmö, Sweden
1999
- Stalke, Köpenhamn, Denmark
1998
- Schaper Sundberg Galleri, Stockholm, Sweden
- Good Life Project, The BBQ Series, New York, USA
1996
- Gothenburg Museum of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Schaper Sundberg Galleri, Stockholm, Sweden
1995
- Lindblad Thordén Galleri, Gothenburg, Sweden
group shows
2025
- Where We Are, Sven-Harrys Konstmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
- Summer Group Show, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2024
- Chart Art Fair, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Glasstress 8 ½, Fondazione Berengo, Murano, Italy
- As Dreamers Do, Bohusläns Museum, Uddevalla, Sweden
- Glass Tableware in Still Life, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Japan
2023
- Glass Tableware in Still Life, Hiroshima City Museum Of Contemporary, Japan
- Dans la tête de Balthus, Perrotin Paris, France
2022
- Regarde-moi, Perrotin Paris, France
- Head in the Clouds, Perrotin Tokyo, Japan
- The Spring, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2021
- 1100 Degrees, CFHILL, Stockholm, Sweden
- Realism?, Konsthallen Lokstallet, Strömstad, Sweden
- Glass Tableware in Still Life, Olle Nymans ateljéer, Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Sweden
- Towards Another World, The Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden
2020
- Intermezzo, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2019
- Upptäcksfärder, Lars Göran Johanssons samling, Åbo Konstmuseum, Finland
- Midsommardagar, Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup, Sweden
- LOVE by Pierre Yovanovitch, R & Company, New York, USA
2018
- Stockholm Calling, Asia House, London, United Kingdom
- One Long Changing Body*, carlier | gebauer, Berlin, Germany
2017
- Valand Revisited, Strandverket, Marstrand, Sweden
- Les imaginaires d’un monde in-tranquille, Abbaye Saint-André / Centre d’art contemporain Meymac, France
2016
- Kristianstads konsthall 15 år!, Kristianstads Konsthall, Kristianstad, Sweden
- Strandverket Vintersalong – Valand Revisited, Strandverket, Marstrand, Sweden
- Nomadic Images, XVI Vilnius Painting Triennial, Vilnius, Poland
- Luftslottet, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Sweden
2015
- Från Hallström till Hammoud, Gävleborgs Länsmuseum, Gävle
- c/o Hotel le Manoir, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
2014
- Här/Nu, Artipelag, Stockholm, Sweden
- Blueprint, Great Hall, MOCA-Tucson, USA
- Samlarens blick – konst ur samtida samlingar, Konsthallen–Bohusläns museum, Uddevalla, Sweden
- Edstrandska stiftelsens stipendieutställning 2014, Galleri KHM, Malmö, Sweden
2013
- Syner på ögats baksida, Karlskrona Konsthall, Sweden
- Time Waits for Us, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
2012
- Sturehof, (two-person exhibition with Klara Kristalova), Stockholm, Sweden
- Konst är Dyrbarare än Korv, Varbergs Konsthall, Sweden
- Supersurrealismen, Moderna Museet Malmö, Malmö, Sweden
2011
- Stena 15, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Galleri Örsta, Kumla, Sweden
- Välkommen tillbaka! Saltarvet 10 år, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
- Pudelns Hjärna, Hellvi Kännungs, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Gotland, Sweden
2010
- Today is Yesterday Tomorrow, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
- Modernautställningen, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Thrice Upon a Time, Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
-The Armory Show, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, New York, USA
2009
- Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
- Samtidigt, Borås Konstmuseum, Borås, Sweden
- Önskekonst, Länsmuseet Gävleborg, Gävle, Sweden
2008
- Beijing International Art Biennal, Beijing, China
- The Armory Show, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, New York, USA
- Carnegie Art Award 2008, ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art, Ishoj, Danmark, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, Konstakademin, Stockholm, Kunsthalle Helsinki
2007
- Painting, Space and Society, Konsthallen Göteborg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Forest assembly, GAD Oslo, Norway
2006
- Abstract Athletics – New positions in Painting, Kusthallen Braderigården, Viborg Denmark
- Spiralhuset, Tensta Konsthall, Sweden
- The Armory Show, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, New York, USA
2005
- Erase and Rewind, Bukowskis, Stockholm, Sweden
- Arnstedt Kullgren Galleri, Östra Karup, Sweden
2004
- This sweet sickness, Rhodes+Mann Gallery, London, United Kingdom
- Natural Born Painters, Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal, Norway
- Carnegie Art Award, Victoria Miro Warehouse, London, United Kingdom
2003
- Carnegie Art Award, Konstakademin Stockholm, Kópavogur Art Museum, Island, Kunstnerernas Hus, Oslo, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland
- Contemporary Art from Sweden, ECB, Frankfurt, Germany
- Nostalgic Real, Müller De Chiara Galerie, Berlin, Germany
- Latterens uttryck, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
2002
- En samling samtida, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Necessary Fictions, De Chiara Gallery, New York, USA
2001
- Carnegie Art Award, ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art, Ishoj, Danmark, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, Konstakademin, Stockholm, Kunsthalle Helsinki
- Markers, Outdoor Banner Event at 49th Venice Biennale, Italy
2000
- Construction in Process VII, International Artists Museum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
1999
- Free Coke, Green Naftali Gallery, New York, USA
- Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, USA
1998
- Message to Pretty, Thread Waxing Space, New York, USA
- PULSE Painting Now, RARE, New York, USA
- Under Construction, Gen Art, New York, USA
- From Here, High St. Project, Christchurch, New Zeeland
public collections
- Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Sweden Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo, Norway
- Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden Skövde Konstmuseum, Göteborg, Sweden
- Borås Konstmuseum, Borås, Sweden
- Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden
- Magasin III Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
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