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  Knut Henrik Henriksen

 

 

born 1970 Oslo (NO), lives and works in Berlin (DE)

 

Education

1997-1998
Videreutdanning for kunstnere (NO)

1996-1997
Vestlandets Kunstakademi, Bergen (NO)

1996
Hochschule für bildende Künste, "Städelschule", Frankfurt am Main (DE)

1996-1993
Vestlandets Kunstakademi, Bergen (NO)

1991-1993
Oslo Tegne- og Maleskole (NO)

 

Solo Exhibitions

2012
Villa Savoye redrawn with an Opel Astra 2012, Sommer & Kohl, Berlin (DE)

2011
The Go-Betweens and a Black Avalanche, Elastic Gallery, Malmö (SE)
A curtain of pearls, like points, defining a line and a plane, hung to define a specific volume, Hollybush Gardens, London (UK), cat.

2010
circles, squares and a door handle, Galerie Denise René, Paris (FR)

2009
Sticks to measure volume (Sommer & Kohl) to be rebuilt somewhere else and other works, Sommer & Kohl, Berlin (DE)
Art Premiere (with Karl Holmqvist) Art Basel, Hollybush Gardens, London (CH)

2008
DUO Hans Arp / Knut Henrik Henriksen, Galleri Würth, Nittedal (NO) cat.
Monuments of Doubts, Hollybush Gardens, London (UK)

2007
Art Positions, ArtBaselMiamiBeach, Hollybush Gardens, London (USA)

2006
Scale of Proportions Which Makes the Bad Difficult and the Good Easy, Standard, Oslo (NO)
Elastic, Malmø (SE)
Hollybush Gardens, London (UK)

2004
Fri-Art Centre for Contemporary Art, Fribourg, Switzerland - ”Art Frankfurt Award” (Adam Elsheimer Prize) (DE)

2003
Laura Mars GRP., Berlin (DE)

2001
Østfold Kunstnersenter, Fredrikstad (NO)

2000
Unge Kunstneres Samfund, UKS, Oslo (NO)
Schreberjugend, Rampe 003, Berlin (DE)

1999
Akershus Kunstnersenter, Lillestrøm (NO)
Den Norske Ambassade, Berlin (DE)
Radisson-SAS, Berlin (DE) cat.

 

Group Exhibitions

2013
Drawing Room, London (UK)

2012
DRAWING : SCULPTURE, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds (UK)
Raw Materials, Museum für Konkreter Kunst, Ingolstadt (DE)

2011
Rectangle and Square, Rupf-Stiftung, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern (CH)
Jacky Strenz Galerie, Frankfurt (DE)
"Rectangle and Square". Von Picasso bis Judd. Erwerbungen der Rupf-Stiftung, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern (CH)
ABSTRAKT //// SKULPTUR, Georg-Kolbe-Museum, Berlin (DE)
Space Oddity, CCA Andratx Art Foundation, Mallorca (ES)
Portraits, GerhardsenGerner, Berlin (DE)

2010
Berliner Metallplastik, Nymphius Projekte, Berlin (DE)
The Berlin Box, curated by Friederike Nymphius, Kunsthalle Andratx/CCA, Andratx, Mallorca (ES)

2009
Paper Moon, Sommer & Kohl, Berlin (DE)
Beyond These Walls, South London Gallery, London (UK)
3 x 3 x 3 x 3, Galerie de multiples, Paris (FR)
How To Work Better, Das Büro im Atelier, Intershop Tower, Jena (DE)

2008
Paper, Scissors, Stone, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm (SE)
100 years, 100 artists, London Underground, London (UK)
abc art berlin contemporary, Postbahnhof am Gleisdreieck, Berlin (DE) cat.
Norsk Hydro’s Collection, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Oslo (NO)
Pendre la crémaillère, Sommer & Kohl, Berlin (DE)
Elastic, Malmø (SE)

2007
Minimal Guilt, Red on Green Gallery, Dublin (IE)
Extra Room, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam (NL)
The re-conquest of space, Overgaden, Copenhagen (DK), cat.
To the left of the rising sun, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester (UK)
Poor Thing, Kunsthalle Basel (CH), cat.
Form Matters, Kirkhoff Gallery, Copenhagen (DK)
Various Small Fires, Royal College of Art, London (UK), cat.
Ausgezeichnet, Kunstverein Freiburg (DE), cat.

2006
All that is solid melts into air, Frac des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou (FR), cat.
La Planck, Air de Paris, Paris (FR)
Try again, fail again, fail better, Momentum - Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss (NO), cat.
Domestic, Standard, Oslo (NO)

2005
Sehnsüchtig gleiten Ballone rund um die Welt, Green Light Pavilion, Berlin (DE), cat.
Shaping Imagination, Fri-Art, Centre for Contemporary Art, Fribourg (CH), cat.
The stars are so big, the earth so small… stay as you are, Studio Manuella Klerkx, Milan (IT)

2004
The stars are so big, the earth so small… stay as you are, Esther Schipper, Berlin (DE)
UKS-biennalen, UKS, Oslo (NO), cat.
Berlin North, Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin (DE), cat.

2003
I live by the ocean, The West Coast Festival of Nuart, Tou Scene, Stavanger (NO)

2002
Skulpturbiennalen, Stenersenmuseet, Oslo (NO), cat.

2001
Skulpturbiennalen, Lillehammer Kunstmuseum (NO), cat.
Trønderlagsutstillingen, Trønderlag Senter for Samtidskunst (NO)

1999
Statens Kunstutstilling, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (NO)

1998
Biennale-Syd, Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand (NO), cat.

1997
Fluktlinjer, Bergens Kunstforening (NO), cat.
Fremstillingen Fremstilt, USF, Bergen (NO), cat.

1996
Frisbee, Hordaland Kunstnersenter, Bergen (NO)

1995
One-Night-Stand, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (NO), cat.

 

Public Works

2009
Full Circle, Kings Cross St. Pancras Underground Station, London (UK)

2008
A-HUS, Universitetssykehuset i Akershus (NO)
Høgskolen i Vestfold (NO)

 

Prizes / Awards

2009
Ingrid Lindback Landgaards arbeidsstipend

2006-2008
Statens arbeidsstipend

2006
Frac des Pays de la Loire, residency

2005
Billedkunstnernes Verlagsfond

2004
Christian Lorch og Hustrus Legat

2003
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond

2000-2002
Statens arbeidsstipend for yngre kunstnere

2002
Ingrid Lindback Landgaards arbeidsstipend
NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, residency at Sväaborg, Helsinki
Arthur Andersens Business and Consulting Grant

Bibliography

2011
Panting, Lisa; Knut Henrik Henriksen, mag, issue six/ 2011, www.mag.com
Rectangle and Square, Rupf Collection 2, Kunstmuseum Bern, Kerber Verlag, exh. cat.
A curtain of pearls, like points, defining a line and a plane, hung to define a specific volume, Hollybush Gardens, London (UK), cat.

2010
McLean-Ferris, Laura; Knut Henrik Henriksen: Full Circle, Art Review, Issue 40, April
Mania, Astrid; Glück bei vier grad plus, artnet.de, 2 February, pp. 62–65
Heinick, Angelika; Zwanglos, FAZ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 30 January
„Paris-Berlin“: les galeries berlinois invitées des galeries parisiennes, Actu.dna, 30 January „Paris-Berlin“: les galeries berlinois invitées des galeries parisiennes, Le Matin, 30 January
Knut Henrik Henriksen à la galerie Denise René, Norvège, 29 January
„Paris-Berlin“: les galeries berlinois invitées des galeries parisiennes, Depeche AFP, 29 January
„Paris-Berlin“: les galeries berlinois invitées des galeries parisiennes, Le Point, 29 January
Bulak, Agnieszka; Galerienaustausch Berlin-Paris, art-in-berlin, 21 January 2010
Crochet, Alexandre; Bienvenue, willkommen!, Beaux Arts Magazine, January 2010
Azimi, Roxana; Les liens se renforcent entre Paris et Berlin, Le Journal des Arts, 8–21 January, p. 23

2009
catalogue: Berlin – Paris 2010, Le Journal des Arts, Ambassade de France en République Fédérale d’Allemagne
Primus, Juliane; Weiche Wände, Tagesspiegel, 2/3 October, p. 28
Müller, Dominikus; Raumvermessung, taz, 23 September, p. 27
Qpferdach; tip Berlin 17.9.09, Kunstkiez Potsdamer Strasse
Ward, Ossian: My house is an art installation!, Time Out London, 19 August 2009
Campbell-Johnston, Rachel, Playlist, 8.-14 August 09, p. 35
Inside out art, Southwarknews, 16 July 2009
catalogue: The void, a retrospective of empty gallery, Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)
Ramberg, T
ruls; Frisk kunst på sykehus, Aftenposten, 14 January

2008
catalogue: AHUS, Nye Universitetssykehuset i Akershus (NO)
catalogue: DUO Hans Arp / Knut Henrik Henriksen, Galleri Würth, Nittedal (NO)
Punj, Rajesh; Monuments of Doubts Flash Art, November
Hartmann Eriksen, Arild; Utsmykkingdesigndekorkunst, Billedkunst, 07/2008, p. 22
catalogue: abc art berlin contemporary
Schreiber, Anne; ABC - 74 Positionen von 44 Galerien www.artnet.de, 4 September
Andressen, Marit C.; Tar kunstgrep på Ahus, Romerikes Blad, March, pp. 38-39
Mania, Astrid; Grosszügige Geste, www.artnet.de, 14 February
Joly, Patrice; Berlinoscope, BC02, Be Contemporary, No 2, February
Schlaegel, Andreas; Summer’s White Nights, Flash Art, Vol. XLI, No 259, March-April, pp.116-118

2007
catalogue: Poor Thing, Kunsthalle Basel
Scharrer, Eva; Poor Thing in der Kunsthalle, Kunstbulletin, September, p. 51
Hoffmann, Annette; Der Raum schlägt zurück, Basler Zeitung Kulturmagazin, 11 June, p.8
Zeugin, Pia; Wenn wenig alles sein soll, Basellandschaftliche Zeitung, 11 June, p. 25
Ziegler, Yvonne; Linie mit Perspektive, Regioartline, N. 4, 20 April,
catalogue: Ausgezeichnet, Kunstverein Freiburg
Herbert, Martin; Various Small Fires, Time Out, 31 March
catalogue: Various small fires, Royal College of Art, London
catalogue: All that is solid melts into air, Frac des Pays de la Loire, Nantes
Larsen, Lars Bang; Scale of Proportions Which Makes the Bad Difficult and the Good Easy, Standard (Oslo), Artforum, January, p. 267
Roed, Kjetil; Knut Henrik Henriksen, Frieze, January, p. 174

2006
Ramberg, Truls; Emerging Norway, Art Review, December
catalogue:10 Jahre Hamburger Bahnhof, Nationalgalerie Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Flor, Harald; Innsyn og utsikt, Dagbladet, 3 September, p. 51
Elton, Lars; Momentum i gjenbrukens tegn, VG , 2 September, p. 47
Dagsavisen, 2 September, Haugen, Nina Marie; Momentum prøver igjen, p. 43
Aftenposten, 1 September, Sandberg, Lotte; Hvit standard, p. 9
Hervard, Thomas; Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better, Billedkunst, p. 28
Stav, Arne; Momentum i flytsonen, Kunstkritikk
catalogue: Try again, fail again, fail better, Momentum - Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss
Viereck, Matthias von; Ein Pavillion für drei, Zitty, 11/2006, p. 91
Allen, Jennifer; Sehnsüchtig gleiten Ballone rund um die Welt, Artforum, February
catalogue: Eggel, Caroline/Rekade,Christiane (ed.); Sehnsüchtig gleiten Ballone rund um die Welt. Edition Fink, Zurich
catalogue: Checkpoint Charley, 4th Berlin Biennial for contemporary art

2005
Kuhn, Nicola; Nachtigallengesang auf Norwegisch, Tagesspiegel, 31 October
Onze artistes explorent le langage architectural á Fri-Art, 1 July
Küng, Max; Sammler über Nacht, Monopol, 2/2005
Bell, Kirsty; Knut Henrik Henriksen Frieze, April
Verwoert, Jan; UKS-Biennial, Frieze, March

2004
Le Monde diplomatique, September
Uglestad, Caroline; Blikket på byen, Morgenbladet, 10-16 September
Bugge, Erling Mostue; Diskret og ultravoldelig, Kunstkritikk, 9 September
Elton, Lars; Identiteten og byen, VG, September
Sørheim, Sarah; Levende byportretter, Dagbladet, 5 September
Næss, Tore; Urbanisme med et menneskelig ansikt, Klassekampen, 5 September
Groove og prestisje, Dagsavisen, 4 September
Rød, Ketil; Mangler påstand om byens vesen, Billedkunst, 6
catalogue: You Are Here, UKS-Biennalen, Oslo
catalogue: Berlin North, Nationalgalerie Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Norsk Kulturårbok
Rød, Arve; Svensken, dansken og nordmannen, Billedkunst, 2
Strømmen, Marit; Nypropagandaens frie marked, Kunstkritikk, 11 March
Nilsson, John Petter; Was ist nordisch? Aftonbladet, 10 March
Meier, Anette; Wechselnde Horizonte, Museums Journal, 8 March
Berlin North, ExibArt, 3
Herrmann, Pitt; Berlin North, Herner Feuilleton, 28 February
Grombacher, Welf; Vitaler Ausstellungsparcours, Maerkische Allgemeine, 18 February
Sandberg, Lotte; Nordisk kunst kjøper seg inn i Berlin, Aftenposten, 18 February
Fricke, Harald; Einblicke und Fallstricke, TAZ Tageszeitung, 17 February
Hilgenstock, Andrea; Nordisches Allerlei, TIP, 6/2004
Wendland, Johannes; In der Länderfalle, Zitty, 3/2004
Becker, Leena; Berliinissä tuulee nyt pohjoiseta, Helsingin Sanomat, 16 February
Ruthe, Ingeborg; Nachtigall im Videowald, Berliner Zeitung, 6 February
Schloemann, Johan; Die Himmel über Helsinki, FAZ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 1 February
Kuhn, Nicola; Reist du noch oder wohnst du schon? Tagesspiegel, 31 January
Berliner Morgenpost, 31 January, Walde, Gabriela; Die Sauna im Exil
Strøm, Ole Kristian; Berlin North, VG, 31 January
Hartmann, Elke; Wohnsinn der Visionäre, Focus, No 8

2003
Grazile Rechtecke im White Cube, TAZ Tageszeitung, 17 December
Borgen, Trond; Banaliteten lever, Stavanger Aftenbladet, 27 September
Næsheim, Eli; Møt den nye kunsten, Stavanger Aftenblad, 25 September

2001
Olofsson, Anders; Norsk Skulpturbiennale, Konsten.net, December
Norsk Kulturårbok 2001
Ryvarden, Gunnhild Eia; Skulpturelle beretninger, Billedkunst, 5
Flor, Harald; Skulpturelle fortellinger, Dagbladet, 4 November
catalogue: Norsk Skulpturbiennale, Norsk Billedhuggerforening
Ekeberg, Jonas; Kampen om kunsten, Dagens Næringsliv, 27-28 October
Fjeld, Jan Kåre; Friksjonsskapende vegger, Fredrikstad Blad, February

1999
catalogue: Knut Henrik Henriksen, Zeichnungen 1999
Waagaard, Anne Mari; Kunstner møter veggen, Akershus Arbeiderblad, September

1998
Henmo, Ingvill; Sørlandskunst i sørlandsidyll, Morgenbladet, 24 July
catalogue: Biennale Syd, Sørlandets Kunstmuseum

1996
Kolbjørnsen, Astri; Knut og Kyklops siste reise, Bergens Tidene, 16 December
Habro, Jon; Kampen om nesten 500 kunststipender, Aftenposten, 14 December
Sweeney, Kurt G.; Ukurert utstilling av likestilte, Morgenbladet, 13 December
Lexau, Siri Skjold; Fremtidsdepartementet, Bergens Tidene, 19. November
Eide, Harriet; Kunstmylder, Dagbladet
Lexau, Siri Skjold; Flukt til Frihet, Bergens Tidene, 9 May
Bjerkestrand, Frode; Vill flukt i Kunstforeningen, Bergens Tidene, 25 April
Farestvedt, Hanne; Fluktlinjer, BA, 24 April
Frigstad, Gard Olav; Fluktlinjer, Billedkunstneren, 4
catalogue: Fluktlinjer, Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen

1995
catalogue: Fremstillingen fremstilt, Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen
catalogue: One Night Stand, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo