LARS ARRHENIUS lives and works in Stockholm 1966 born in Stockholm, Sweden Education 1995-96 Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, Holland 1989-94 Kungliga Konsthögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden 1986-88 Birkagårdens målarskola, Stockholm, Sweden 1985-86 Nyckelviksskolan, Stockholm, Sweden Solo Exhibitions 2012 Svarte Bubblar, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark "Tegn i tiden", KinoKino, Sandnes, Norway 2011 Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden Åbo Konstmuseum, The Dark Room, Finland The Street, Eskilstuna Konstmuseum, Eskilstuna, Sweden The Big Store, Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finnland 2010 The Exquisite Corpse Orchestra, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden & Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark The Man Without Qualities, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Sweden ftc. - Fiedler Taubert Contemporary, Berlin, 2009 Aarhus Konstmuseum, Aarhus, Denmark Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Sweden Höganäs Konstmuseum, med Martina Müntzing, Höganäs, Sweden 2008 Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 Fiedler Contemporary, Cologne, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Irland 2006 Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden Anna Akhmatova Museum, St Petersburg, Russia Art Projects Network, Dublin, Irland Centre dárt de Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark 2005 Vita Kuben, Norrlandsoperan, Umeå, Sweden Feigen Contemporary, New York, USA Box 2, Copenhagen, Denmark [with architect Jens Holm] Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden 2004 Feigen Contemporary, New York, USA Box 2 [med arkitekt Jens Holm], Copenhagen, Denmark Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden 2003 Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark 2002 Peer Trust, London, GB [artist book A-Z ] 2001 Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy 2000 Gallery Anett Gelink [The Bakery], Amsterdam, Holland Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark 1999 Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden Liste 99 [Galleri Magnus Karlsson], Basel, Switzerland 1998 Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden 1996 Galerie Serieuze Zaken, Amsterdam, Holland Preview, Galerie Serieuze Zaken, Amsterdam, Holland 1994 Galleri Mejan, Stockholm, Sweden
Group Exhibitions 2014 A FEW PIECES, taubert contemporary, Berlin 2013 "Time waits for nobody", Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden Testing the Limits of Franco-Belgian Comics, The Center for Book Arts, New York City, USA Director s Choice 7-9-13, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark 2012- Hjärta Spel", vandringsutställning bla Tekniska Museet i Stockholm och Datamuseet i, Stockholm, Sweden 2013 Linköping, Stockholm, Sweden 2012 Sänt som händer, Ystads Konstmuseum, Sweden Konst är dyrbarare än korv, Varbergs Konsthall, Sweden "All together now", Arkens konstmuseum, Denmark Eye for an Eye, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark 2011 Local global plan, Copenhagen, Denmark Sending Signals with Pictures. Each Line is a World Axis', Dresden Academy, Tyskland Home Sweet Home Galleri Specta Köpenhamn, Denmark 2010 Unfinished Diaries. Drawing about Life 1, Kunstverein, Gera, Tyskland "Silent Witnesses: Graphic Novel without Words", Lincoln Museum, GB Glück-happens, Städtische Galerie Erlangen, Mappamundi, Berardo Museum-Foundation, Lissabon, Portugal 2009 summer group show, ftc. fiedler taubert contemporary, Berlin, 103.39' minutes art movies, Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden Animationsinvation,Riksutställningar, Visby, Sweden Achtung Baby, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, Holland 2008 The real thing, Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden Nye Vaerker, Aarhus Konstmuseum, Denmark Arkens samling, Arkens konstmuseum Copenhagen, Denmark The Street, Göteborgskonstmuseum, Goteborg, Sweden Sensitive Timelines, 26cc, Rom, Italy Ur samlingen, Göteborgskonstmuseum, Sweden In different rooms, Kristinehamnskonstmuseum, Sweden Espacio movistar, Barcelona, Spanien
2007 Lovely language, Central Museum, Utrecht, Holland Big Store, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Irland Bra Konst, Vikingsbergs konsthall, Helsingborg, Sweden Histoires animeés Le Fresnoy, Fresnoy, France Piktograme Die Einsamkeit der Zeichen Stuttgart Kunstmuseum, Stuttgart, I Love Malmö Åbo konstmuseum, Åbo, Sweden Armory Show New York, USA Digital Tales CGAC Art museum, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Multiplar SAK Galleriet, Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Stockholm, Sweden 2006 The field Studies, NCCA, St Petrsburg, Russia Animated Drawings, MIMA, Middlesbrough, UK Plug in, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Yvonnes Vndue, Yvonnes vindue, Copenhagen, Denmark Pictogram a universal language?, Stuttgart, Armory Show, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Feigen Contemporary, New York, USA 2005 From Moderna Museéts collection, Moderna Museét, Stockholm, Sweden Life and Limb, Feigen Contemporary, New York, USA Tre Videos, Galleri Sinne, Helsinki, Finland HC Andesens, Galleri Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark Frame, Charlottenburg, Copenhagen, Denmark Armory Show, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, New York, USA Amore Pardiso, tour in China with start in Shanghai, China Design och Terorrism. Teater Bhopa, Göteborg, Sweden Whatever happened to social democracy?, Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden 2004 Muslim Mulliqi, Prishtina, Kosovo Amsterdamned, Kunsthallen Braenderigaarden Viborg, Denmark The Street, Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden Efterårsudstilling, Charlottenburg, Copenhagen, Denmark Blick, svensk samtidsvideo, Moderna Museet, Sweden Armory Show, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, New York, USA The Cobweb, Centro Galego de Art Contemporánea (CGAC), Spain Compostela -10 artists on Compostela, Centro Galego de Art Contemporánea (CGAC), Spain 2003 Electric Current, Nordic Video, The Hermitage St Petersburg, Russia OM, Norrköpings konstmuseum, Sweden
Ur samlingen, Arken, Copenhagen, Denmark Drawings Mjellby konsthall, Halmstad, Sweden Rijksakademie, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, GB Carnegie Art Award 2002, Reykjavik Art Museum, Hafnarhús, Reykjavik, Iceland; Kunstnernes Hus, Reykjavik, Iceland Oslo, Norway; Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Victoria Miro Warehouse, London, GB; Helsinki City Art Museum, Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland; Röda Sten, Gothenburg, Sweden 2002 VIDEOX5, Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden Art Forum Berlin [Galleri Magnus Karlsson], Stories, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Human Park, Institute de Cultura, Barcelona, Spain Carneige Art Award 2001, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki, Reykjavik, London, GB 2001 Galleri Ahnlund, Umeå, Sweden Liste 2001 [Galleri Magnus Karlsson], Basel, Switzerland 2000 Language is a virus from outer space, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Sweden Supersplit; IASPIS at Büro Friedrich, Berlin, Liste 2000 [Galleri Magnus Karlsson], Basel, Switzerland Art in Ponton, Ponton Group Ag, Hamburg, BIG Torino 2000 - Biennale Arte Emergente, Torino, Italy Het Consertium, Amsterdam, Holland 1999 Van het collectie, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Holland Image is everything, Overgaden, Köpenhamn, Denmark Liste 1999 [Galleri Magnus Karlsson], Basel, Switzerland 1998 Dangleberry, Rozengracht 207 c, Amsterdam, Holland Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Sweden Art Amsterdam, RAI, Amsterdam, Holland Leven, dood en andere omstandigheten, de Paraplufabriek, Nijmegen, Holland Het gezicht van het Bank, Den Haag, Holland Stockholm Art fair, Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Sweden 1997 Het eigen gezicht, Museum Beelden an Zee, Den Haag, Holland Rietwing!, Galerie Wolfram Bach, Düsseldorf, Het eigen gezicht, Museum Beelden an Zee, Den Haag, Holland Michael Bach selets, Galerie Wolfram Bach, Dusseldorf,
Farewell welfare, w139, Amsterdam, Holland Art Amsterdam, RAI, Amsterdam, Holland Prix NI 972, Nouvelles Images, Den Haag, Holland 1996 Open atelieers, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, Holland HOST, OB Projects, Amstel 88, Amsterdam, Holland Art Amsterdam, Westergas fabriek, Amsterdam, Holland 1995 Open atelieers, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, Holland Oude en nieuwe kunst, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Holland 1994 Sista års eleverna i excersishuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Publications (selected) 2012 Dan Jönsson, "Den som lever längst vinner", Dagens Nyheter, 21 nov 2012 Patrik Svensson, "Ta ett kort och lev lite", Sydsvenskan, 18 nov 2012 Martina Montelius, "Välkommen till samhället", Expressen, 8 nov 2012 Anton Karis, Studio Ett i P1, "Välkommen till samhället", 14 nov Dan Jönsson, Inrutad frihetslängtan, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 3 April 2012 "Ugens Kunstner", kunsten.nu, 22/8 2012 2011 Paul Gravett, 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die, 3. Oct. 2011 Håkan Nilsson, Med fokus på det ointressanta, SVD,7 april 2011 Katharine Harmon essays by Gayle Clemans, The Mapa as art Contemporary artists explore Cartography, Princeton Architectural Press Lars Backhans, Kärleken och Arkitekturen www.godbostad.org 2010 Peter Michael Hornung, Videokunst har banal pruttehumor. Politiken 24 feb 2010 Laura Li, Korporligt kærlighedsværk, Kunsten.nu 10 feb 2010 2009 Johan Croneman Bäst på tv- just nu DN, 18 dec 2009 Katharine Harmon, The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography Bjarne Baekgaard, Daglidagsantiheltetrummerum, Jyllands Posten, 8 mars 2009 Erik Meistrup, Klip fra Storbyen, Kunstavisen 6 maj, 2009 2008 Troy Schultze, Flock to "Flicker Fusion" Houston Press, January 29, 2008 Peter Borum, Marx og Anna Lindh i spöger i smuk videokunst, Politiken, 30 nov 2008 Nancy Wozny, Flicler Fusion, ArtsHouston Magazine, feb 2008 Ulrika Stahre, "Jag vill se de korta på bio!", Aftonbladet, 29 jan 2008 2007 Christian Marquart Es quietscht, wenn Strichmännchen sich paaren, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2, feb 2007 Yew Leong TOP TEN at the NY Art Fairs", NY A ts,feb 2007 2006 Monika Köhler, Einsamkeit der Zeichen, Suedkurier, 4 nov 2006 Marion Ackermann och Pirkko Dorothea Rathgaber, Piktogramme - Die Einsamkeit der Zeichen, Katalog 2006 R. Bosco, El Santa Mónica exhibe las visiones urbanas de Arrhenius y Francesc Ruiz EL PAÍS 26, mars 2006 Jesper Nordström. Konst som berättelse, Konstperspektiv, nr 4, 2006 Whitney Light, Think for yourself, The Uniter, 28 oct 2006
Lorne Roberts, Logos evoke images, but do they tell the truth?, Winniepeg free press, oct 2006 Björn Larsson, Lars Arrhenius, www.omkonst, 2006 Olofsson, Anders, Lars Arrhenius, gå och se, 2006 Billy Lehahy, Signs of the times, Village 10-16 Aug 2006 Roz Briton, Stick figures branch out, Metro, 1 aug 2006 Eimear McKeith, Signs of the times, SundayTribune, 27 aug 2006 Peter Michael Hornung, Det minimale liv, Politiken, 8 feb 2006 Per Öqvist, Lars Arrhenius, FORM #2 2006 Trine Ross, Som att slå under K, Politiken, 8 feb 2006 Torben Weirup, Spagfærdig Corner, Berlingske, 5 jan 2006 Torben Weirup, Triste skeabner, Berlingske, 19 jan 2006 2005 Timo Valjakka, Videotaide sulatta itseensä kaiken Helsingin Sanomat, 1 dec 2005 Anders Sjögren Sånt är livet på sex minuter, VK, 19 nov 2005 Håkan Nilsson, Lars Arrhenius, Merge #16, 2005 Therese Marklund, Med ett romantiskt skimmer över dåtiden, SvD 12 mars 2005 Ulrika Stahre, Allt och inget alls, Aftonbladet, 11 feb 2005 Pontus Kyander, Sepiafärgad vänsterrnostalgi, Sydsvenskan, 2 feb 2005 Noel Kelly, SPORADIC NOVEMBER SUNSHINE IN A WINTER CITY - A WALK THROUGH NEW YORK, The Contemporary Arts Review, # jan 2005 2004 Smith, Roberta, Lars Arrhenius, New York Times, 12 nov, 2004 Schwendener Martha, Lars Arrhenius, Critic Pics, Artforum.com, nov 2004 Eva Pohl, Visioner for det hektiske byliv, Berlingske Tidene, 2 oct 2004 Peter Michael Hornung, Jeg elsker rutiner, Politiken, 8 oct 2004 Nilsson John Peter, Lika och unika, Aftonbladet, 30 aug 2004 Allerholm Milou, Skyltgubbar på drift, Dagens Nyheter, 28 aug 2004 Allgårdh Sophie, Arrhenius skapar oro i en välordnad värld Svenska Dagbladet. 28 aug 2004 Allgårdh Sophie, Svensk Konst Just Nu 85 Konstnärer födda efter 1960 SAK Årsbok, 2004 Olofsson, Anders, Lars Arrhenius, www.konsten.net, 2004 Smith, Roberta, Emerging talent, and plenty of it, New York Times, march 12, 2004 O Reilly, Sally, catalogue text for Compostela, march 2004 Fernández-Cid, Miguel, catalogue text for Compostela, march 2004
2003 Hackworth, Nick, New Dutch mastery to celebrate a rebirth, London Evening Standard, 16 jan 2003 Güner, Fisun, The Rijk way to see art, Metro, London, 22 jan 2003 Coomer, Martin, Rijksakademie, Time Out, London, 22 jan 2003 Falconer, Morgan, Rijksakademie, What s on London, 29 jan 2003 Bang Larsen, Lars, Pindemanden uden egenskaper, Politiken, Copenhagen, jan 2003 2002 Ryman, Geoff, Index to questions by map pages, A-Z, Artist book, Peer trust, London, 2002 Wilson, Andrew, Lars Arrhenius, A-Z, Artist book, Peer trust, London, 2002 Montornés, Frederic, Lars Arrhenius, Human Park, Institut de cultura, La Virreina exposicions, Catalogue, 2002 ZOO, London, UK, 2002 2001 Cerizza, Luca, Lars Arrhenius, Colombo Arte Contemporanea Catalogue, 2001 Allen, Jennifer, Super Split, Contemporary Visual Arts, # 32, 2001 2000 Beil, Ralf, Kunst als Bewussteinsmaschine, Kunst-Bulletin, Dec 2000 Prod Hom, Chantal, Big Torino 2000, Big Torino Biennale Catalogue, 2000 Sandqvist, Tom, Detta är Språket från den yttre rymden, Språk är ett virus från yttre rymden, catalogue, Norrköpings konstmuseum, 2000 Heiser, Jörg, Lars Arrhenius, Jörg Heiser, Frieze, may 2000 Bang Larsen, Lars, Hvor går vi hen?, Politiken, Copenhagen, 11 feb 2000 Material III, Switzerland, 2000 ZOO, #007, November 2000 1999 Olofsson, Anders, Lars Arrhenius, www.konsten.net, 1999 Tegelaers, Theo, Schilderen zonder pretentie, Metropolis M, dec 1999 1997 Toppila, Paula, Farewell welfare, SIKSI Nordic Art review XII, 1997 1996 Lütticken, Sven, Van ein eend naar het vrouw, Volkskraant, nov 1996 Cassimar, Bart, Talking about art: Testing and sejsing, interview with Lars Arrhenius, Serieuze Zaken, Catalogue, 1996
Public Collections Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden Stuttgart Kunstmuseum, Centro Galego de Art Contemporánea (CGAC), Spain West Collection, Philadelphia, USA Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Holland Göteborgskonstmuseum Norrköpings konstmuseum Stichting Océ v.d. Grinten, Holland Stitching Koninklijke Bijenkorf Beheer, Holland SAK - Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Sweden Statens Konstråd/The Art Council, Sweden Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden Artimo, Amsterdam, Holland Norrköpings konstmuseum, Sweden Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden Uppsala Konstmuseum Västerås konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark Helmond Museum, Holland Århus Konstmuseum, Århus, Denmark Centro Galego de Art Contemporánea (CGAC), Spain
Public Commissions Sozialbürgerhaus, Meindlstraße 16, Munich,, 2012 Thorildsplan Subwaystation 2008 Facade s, Lugnets Alle, PRIMULA 2008-2010 Danshögskolan i Stockholm, Statens Konstråd Skanstulls tunnelbana, The Street, KIWI, Stockholm Platform for Art, Gloucester Road Underground Station, London, GB Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden Gävle Sjukhus, Gävle, Sweden Mälardalens Högskola, Västerås, Sweden Skaden Arps Meagher & Flom, New York, USA [Deitch Projects] Akademiska sjukhuset, Kultur i länet, Uppsala, Sweden