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Andreas Emenius (born February 24, 1973) is a Swedish cross-disciplinary artist known for installation, painting, and performance, based in Copenhagen.[1]  Emenius has shown work in multiple global biennales as well as museums, and is currently the curator and co founder of the Nordic Contemporary, a gallery for contemporary art featuring Scandinavian artists, in Paris, France.[2] Emenius works additionally as a film director and is a contributor for SHOWstudio, a fashion and film platform founded by British photographer Nick Knight.[3]  Emenius teaches occasionally as a visual arts professor at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,[4] and is currently represented by Shin Gallery In New York.[5]

Andreas Emenius
Born	(1973-02-24) February 24, 1973 (age 49) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Education	Central Saint Martins
Known for	Painter & Performance Artist
Partner(s)	Elena Velez
Children	2
Website	www.andreasemenius.com

Career

Upon graduation from Central Saint Martins in 1999 with a degree in graphic design,[3]  Emenius moved to Paris and worked in design for Kenzo, Adidas, Nike Nederland, and collaborated with British graphic designer Neville Brody.[6]  Emenius works primarily with painting, video, and sculpture and uses different mediums to express themes including portraiture, banality, anthropomorphism, kinetics, high & low culture, and the ritualistic behaviors of man in group.[7]  UK based publication 1 Granary speaks to his work as "an exploration of figuration and abstraction" in videos, paintings, sculptures and performances.[8] Inspired by the gesamtkunstwerk school of aesthetic, his work centers on the blending of individual components to create a whole, described by Xibit Magazine as "outlandish" and "eclectic".[9]  In 2018-2019 Emenius exhibited solo shows at Nikolaij Kunsthal,[10]  Art Busan,[11]  and Shin Gallery New York.[12]  Emenius has directed film for musicians Trentemøller[13] and August Rosenbaum.[14] Emenius, alongside designer Henrik Vibskov, co-created the acclaimed Vibskov & Emenius[15]  art ventures, The Fringe Projects,[16]  and The Circular Series,[17]  described by Dazed Magazine as a series of projects that go outside of the realm of fashion, touching on a variety of aspects such as performance, art installation, film, and even tapestry.[18]  Coverage of Emenius's work has been found in Phillips Auction House,[19] Galerie Magazine,[20] The New York Times,[21] Christies,[22] Vogue Italia,[23]  Purple Magazine,[24]  Nowness,[13]  The Fader,[25]  Hypebeast,[26] and The Korea Times.[27]

In 2014 Emenius co-founded the Nordic Contemporary gallery in Republique, Paris,[21]  as a platform to create long-term visibility for Nordic art, showcasing internationally the Nordic region's increasing importance in the global art scene.[2]

Works

Biennale

• 2011 Design Not Design [5] (co-directed Seung H-Sang & Ai Weiwei), Gwangju Biennale, S. Korea
• 2010 Beyond the Crisis, Curitiba Biennale, Brazil [5]

Solo exhibitions

• 2022 ATLAS PARADISE, Shin Gallery, New York, USA[28]
• 2021 Solo private selling exhibition, Phillips Auction House, New York, USA [19]

• 2020 The Bored and the Restless, Shin Gallery, New York, USA
• 2019 When the Unknown Becomes Familiar, Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Copenhagen, Denmark [10]
• 2019 The Great Conversation, Suwon Cultural Foundation, South Korea [27]
• 2018 Muscle Memory, Shin Gallery, New York, U.S.A [29]
• 2017 Sticky minds, fluid moves, Viborg Kunsthal, Denmark [30]
• 2013 New End New End, Schunck Museum, Herleen, The Netherlands [31]
• 2012 Future heads, Jonas Kleerup Gallery Stockholm, Sweden [32]
• 2011 Pull me apart, tear me back together, WAS Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen, Denmark [33]
• 2010 The Circular Series, Wilhelm Wagenfeld Museum, Bremen, Germany [34]

Performance & video

• 2017 Coming back from the gas station, everything melts through me, Copenhagen Artweek [35]
• 2015-2017 Assorted Music videos for Trentemøller; 'Redefine', 'River In Me', 'My Conviction', 'Come Undone' [36]
• 2014 Through & Through, Reaktorhallen, with Jacob Mühlrad Stockholm, Zittern Pferd, installation, H.C Andersen Castle, Copenhagen [37]

References

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