
Born in 1965 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
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.
education
1989–1994
- The Valand Academy of Fine Arts, Gothenburg, Sweden
1987–1989
- Hovedskous School of Painting, Gothenburg, Sweden
solo shows
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
2022
- Regarde-moi, Perrotin Paris, France
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
- LOVE by Pierre Yovanovitch, R & Company, New York, USA
2017
- Valand Revisited, Strandverket, Marstrand, Sweden
- Les imaginaires d’un monde in-tranquille, Abbaye Saint-André / Centre d’art contemporain Meymac, France
2016
- XVI Vilnius Painting Triennial, Vilnius, Poland
2014
- Här/Nu, Artipelag, Stockholm, Sweden
- Blueprint, Great Hall, MOCA-Tucson, USA
- Samlarens blick – konst ur samtida samlingar, Konsthallen–Bohusläns museum, Uddevalla, 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
2009
- Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
- Samtidigt, Borås Konstmuseum, Borås, Sweden
- Önskekonst, Länsmuseet Gävleborg, Gävle, Sweden
2008
- 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
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
2023
Jean-Marie APPRIOU, Iván ARGOTE, Koak, Daniel ARSHAM, Genesis BELANGER, Anna-Eva BERGMAN, Sophie CALLE, Julian CHARRIÈRE, Johan CRETEN, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, Mathilde DENIZE, ELMGREEN & DRAGSET, Lionel ESTÈVE, Jens FÄNGE, Bernard FRIZE, Laurent GRASSO, Vivian GREVEN, Hans HARTUNG, Charles HASCOËT, Thilo HEINZMANN, John HENDERSON, Leslie HEWITT, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, JR, Susumu KAMIJO, Bharti KHER, Klara KRISTALOVA, Yves LALOY, LEE Bae, Takashi MURAKAMI, Sophia NARRETT, Katherina OLSCHBAUR, Danielle ORCHARD, Jean-Michel OTHONIEL, Paola PIVI, QI Zhuo, Gabriel RICO, Claude RUTAULT, SHIM Moon-Seup, Emily Mae SMITH, Jesús Rafael SOTO, Josh SPERLING, Tavares STRACHAN, Xavier VEILHAN, Bernar VENET, Pieter VERMEERSCH, Dora JERIDI, Georges MATHIEU, Tatiana TROUVÉ
2023年10月14日 - 2023年11月10日
巴黎
60 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS
2BIS AVENUE MATIGNON 75008 PARIS
October+ group show
BALTHUS, Jean-Siméon CHARDIN, Jean-Baptiste Camille COROT, Gustave COURBET, Malù DALLA PICCOLA, Eugène DELACROIX, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, André DERAIN, Jens FÄNGE, Théodore GÉRICAULT, Alberto GIACOMETTI, Laurent GRASSO, Antoine-Jean GROS, Francis GRUBER, Charles HASCOËT, Jean-Auguste-Dominique INGRES, Alain JACQUET, Klara KRISTALOVA, Elladj LINCY DELOUMEAUX, Aristide MAILLOL, Danielle ORCHARD, GaHee PARK, Pierre PUVIS DE CHAVANNES, CHEN Ke, maxime BIOU
2023年7月6日 - 2023年7月29日
paris
8 avenue Matignon
Dans la tête de Balthus
策展人 Edwart Vignot, Isotta Bosi
Jens FÄNGE
2023年6月9日 - 2023年8月26日
上海
3/F, 27 Hu Qiu Road, Huangpu District
Night School
Jean-Marie APPRIOU, Sophie CALLE, Johan CRETEN, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, Jens FÄNGE, Laurent GRASSO, Hans HARTUNG, Thilo HEINZMANN, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, JR, Klara KRISTALOVA, LEE Bae, Gabriel DE LA MORA, Takashi MURAKAMI, Tavares STRACHAN, Pieter VERMEERSCH
2023年1月10日 - 2023年4月5日
巴黎
2BIS AVENUE MATIGNON 75008 PARIS
Salon Perrotin Matignon
2022
Jens FÄNGE
2022年10月22日 - 2022年12月1日
香港
807, K11 ATELIER Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Aura
Daniel ARSHAM, Sophie CALLE, Jiang CHENG, Johan CRETEN, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, Jens FÄNGE, CHEN Fei, GELITIN, Laurent GRASSO, Charles HASCOËT, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, JR, Izumi KATO, CHEN Ke, Klara KRISTALOVA, Trevon LATIN, ROMEO MIVEKANNIN, Danielle ORCHARD, zéh PALITO, Christiane POOLEY, Claude RUTAULT, SONG Kun, Kathia ST. HILAIRE, Xavier VEILHAN
2022年6月9日 - 2022年7月30日
巴黎
76 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS
10 IMPASSE SAINT CLAUDE 75003 PARIS
Regarde-moi
Johan CRETEN, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, Jens FÄNGE, Bernard FRIZE, Laurent GRASSO, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, Izumi KATO, Klara KRISTALOVA, ob, Otani Workshop, Paola PIVI, Gabriel RICO, Aya TAKANO
2022年2月9日 - 2022年3月19日
東京
Piramide Building, 1F, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Head in the Clouds
2021
Jens FÄNGE
2021年2月6日 - 2021年3月27日
巴黎
76 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS
Inner Songes
Iván ARGOTE, Daniel ARSHAM, Johan CRETEN, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, Jens FÄNGE, Bernard FRIZE, Laurent GRASSO, John HENDERSON, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, Hans HARTUNG, Bharti KHER, Klara KRISTALOVA, Takashi MURAKAMI, Jean-Michel OTHONIEL, Paola PIVI, Yuji UEDA
2023年9月29日
巴黎
2BIS AVENUE MATIGNON 75008 PARIS
Salon Perrotin Matignon
2020
Sophie CALLE, CHEN Ke, Jens FÄNGE, Bernard FRIZE, Laurent GRASSO, Thilo HEINZMANN, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, JR, Klara KRISTALOVA, Barry MCGEE, Takashi MURAKAMI, NI Youyu, Jean-Michel OTHONIEL
2020年7月24日 - 2020年8月29日
上海
3/F, 27 Hu Qiu Road, Huangpu District
Messenger
2019
Jens FÄNGE
2019年1月12日 - 2019年2月16日
紐約
130 Orchard Street
Alcove
2017
Jens FÄNGE
2017年1月19日 - 2017年3月10日
香港
50 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, 17TH FLOOR - HONG KONG
Sister Feelings
2016
Jens FÄNGE
2016年3月5日 - 2016年4月16日
巴黎
76 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS
The Hours Before
"DANS LA TÊTE DE BALTHUS" AT PERROTIN MATIGNON
BALTHUS, Jean-Siméon CHARDIN, Jean-Baptiste Camille COROT, Gustave COURBET, Malù DALLA PICCOLA, Eugène DELACROIX, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, André DERAIN, Jens FÄNGE, Théodore GÉRICAULT, Alberto GIACOMETTI, Laurent GRASSO, Antoine-Jean GROS, Francis GRUBER, Charles HASCOËT, Jean-Auguste-Dominique INGRES, Alain JACQUET, Klara KRISTALOVA, Elladj LINCY DELOUMEAUX, Aristide MAILLOL, Danielle ORCHARD, GaHee PARK, Pierre PUVIS DE CHAVANNES, CHEN Ke, maxime BIOU