Andreas Emenius
{{short description|Swedish multi-disciplinary artist}}
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.andreasemenius.com/paganism|title=PORTFOLIO|website=ANDREAS EMENIUS|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordiccontemporary.com/profile.html|title=Nordic Contemporary|website=www.nordiccontemporary.com|access-date=2020-03-08}} Emenius works additionally as a film director and is a contributor for SHOWstudio, a fashion and film platform founded by British photographer Nick Knight.{{Cite web|url=https://www.showstudio.com/contributors/andreas_emenius|title=Andreas Emenius|website=www.showstudio.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} Emenius teaches occasionally as a visual arts professor at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,{{Cite web|url=https://kadk.dk/en/meet-our-staff|title=Meet our Staff {{!}} KADK|website=kadk.dk|date=11 July 2014 |access-date=2020-03-08}} and is currently represented by Shin Gallery In New York.{{Cite web|url=http://www.shin-gallery.com/Artist/|title=Shin Gallery|website=www.shin-gallery.com|access-date=2020-03-08}} Emenius is the husband of prominent New York fashion designer Elena Velez with whom he shares two children.{{Cite news |last=Testa |first=Jessica |date=2023-05-25 |title=Should Making It in Fashion Be This Hard? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/style/elena-velez-fashion.html |access-date=2023-05-26 |issn=0362-4331}}
Career
Upon graduation from Central Saint Martins in 1999 with a degree in graphic design, Emenius moved to Paris and worked in design for Kenzo, Adidas, Nike Nederland, and collaborated with British graphic designer Neville Brody.{{Cite web|url=https://www.zeeuwsmuseum.nl/nl/plan-je-bezoek/nu-in-het-museum/tentoonstellingen/the-fringe-projects|title=the fringe projects|website=the fringe projects — Zeeuws Museum NL|language=nl|access-date=2020-03-08}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://shin-gallery.com/Artist/ArtistsView.aspx?ArtistCd=48|title=Shin Gallery|website=shin-gallery.com|access-date=2020-03-08}} UK based publication 1 Granary speaks to his work as "an exploration of figuration and abstraction" in videos, paintings, sculptures and performances.{{Cite web|url=https://1granary.com/interviews/andreas-emenius/|title=The Chaotic Practice of Andreas Emenius|date=2015-11-12|website=1 Granary|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}} 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".{{Cite web|url=http://www.xibtmagazine.com/en/2018/10/coversation-with-andreas-emenius/|title=Andreas Emenius in conversation with Editor in Chief Alice Zucca |date=2018-10-16|website=XIBT Contemporary Art Mag|language=en-US|access-date=2023-05-24}} In 2018-2019, Emenius exhibited solo shows at Nikolaij Kunsthal,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nikolajkunsthal.dk/da/node/5632|title=WHEN THE UNKNOWN BECOMES FAMILIAR AF ANDREAS EMENIUS {{!}} www.nikolajkunsthal.dk|website=www.nikolajkunsthal.dk|access-date=2020-03-08}} Art Busan,{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/artbusankorea/docs/artbusan_2018___|title=ART BUSAN 2018|website=Issuu|date=16 April 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} and Shin Gallery New York.{{Cite web|url=http://shin-gallery.com/Exhibition/?ex_cd=39&view_fg=C&site_gb=1|title=Shin Gallery|website=shin-gallery.com|access-date=2020-03-08}} Emenius has directed film for musicians Trentemøller{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowness.com/story/trentemoller-redefine-asa-riton-andreas-emenius|title={{ ($root.post && $root.post.id) ? $root.post.translations[$root.lang].socialTitle : $root.seo.pageTitle | translate }}|website=www.nowness.com|access-date=2020-03-08}} and August Rosenbaum.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/august-rosenbaum-nebula|title=Danish composer August Rosenbaum unveils the stunning visuals for sweeping new track "Nebula"|website=The Line of Best Fit|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} Emenius, alongside designer Henrik Vibskov, co-created the acclaimed Vibskov & Emenius{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibskovemenius.com/index.html|title=vibskov & emenius|website=www.vibskovemenius.com|access-date=2020-03-08}} art ventures, The Fringe Projects,{{Cite web|url=http://vibskovemenius.com/fringe9.html|title=vibskov & emenius|website=vibskovemenius.com|access-date=2020-03-08}} and The Circular Series,{{Cite web|url=http://vibskovemenius.com/circular4.html|title=vibskov & emenius|website=vibskovemenius.com|access-date=2020-03-08}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/6442/1/faceless|title=Faceless|last=Dazed|date=2010-02-03|website=Dazed|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} Coverage of Emenius's work has been found in Phillips Auction House,{{Cite web|title=Andreas Emenius: New York Auction Monday, June 7, 2021|url=https://www.phillips.com/store/andreasemenius|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Phillips|language=en}} Galerie Magazine,{{Cite web|url=https://www.galeriemagazine.com/gallery-x-galerie/|title=Gallery Launches at 200 Lex With Andreas Emenius Show|date=2018-11-16|website=Galerie|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}} The New York Times,{{Cite web|url=https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/nordic-contemporary-gallery-paris/|title=A Gallery Focused on Nordic Talent Opens in Paris|last=Moroz|first=Sarah|date=2014-10-23|website=T Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}} Christies,{{Cite web|title=Collecting stories: gallerist Hong Gyu Shin {{!}} Christie's|url=https://www.christies.com/features/Collecting-stories-Korean-Hong-Gyu-Shin-10577-3.aspx|access-date=2020-07-03|website=www.christies.com|language=en}} ArtForum,{{Cite web |title=Näste |url=https://artguide.artforum.com/artguide/shin-gallery-11092/naeste-227700 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=artguide.artforum.com |language=en-US}} Vogue Italia,{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/italy/vogue-italy/20161101/page/86/textview|title=|via=PressReader|access-date=2020-03-08}} Purple Magazine,{{Cite web|url=https://purple.fr/diary/nordic-contemporary-gallery-opening-with-inaugural-group-show-fluid-flesh-paris/|title=Nordic Contemporary gallery opening with inaugural group show Fluid Flesh, Paris - purple ART|date=2014-10-29|website=Purple|language=fr|access-date=2020-03-08}} Nowness, The Fader,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2009/09/18/henrik-vibskov-andreas-emenius-launch-the-fringe-projects-book-in-nyc|title=Henrik Vibskov & Andreas Emenius Launch The Fringe Projects Book in NYC|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} Hypebeast,{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2009/9/vibskov-emenius-fringe-projects-book-release-nyc|title=Vibskov & Emenius "The Fringe Projects" Book Release NYC|website=HYPEBEAST|date=17 September 2009 |access-date=2020-03-08}} and The Korea Times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2020/03/145_269912.html|title=Korean gallerists abroad bring diversity to Art Busan|date=2019-06-02|website=koreatimes|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}
In 2014 Emenius co-founded the Nordic Contemporary gallery in Republique, Paris, as a platform to create long-term visibility for Nordic art, showcasing internationally the Nordic region's increasing importance in the global art scene.
Works
Biennale
- 2011 Design Not Design (co-directed Seung H-Sang & Ai Weiwei), Gwangju Biennale, S. Korea
- 2010 Beyond the Crisis, Curitiba Biennale, Brazil
Solo exhibitions
- 2024 Näste, Shin Gallery, New York, USA
- 2022 ATLAS PARADISE, Shin Gallery, New York, USA{{Cite web |title=Shin Gallery |url=http://shin-gallery.com/Exhibition/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=shin-gallery.com}}
- 2021 Solo private selling exhibition, Phillips Auction House, New York, USA
- 2020 The Bored and the Restless, Shin Gallery, New York, USA
- 2019 When the Unknown Becomes Familiar, Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2019 The Great Conversation, Suwon Cultural Foundation, South Korea
- 2018 Muscle Memory, Shin Gallery, New York, U.S.A {{Cite web|url=https://www.nydc.com/antique/shin-gallerys-muscle-memory-exhibition-at-nydc-in-collaboration-with-galerie-magazine/|title=Shin Gallery's "Muscle Memory" Exhibition at NYDC in Collaboration with Galerie Magazine « NYDC|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}}
- 2017 Sticky minds, fluid moves, Viborg Kunsthal, Denmark {{Cite web|url=https://kunsten.nu/artguide/calendar/the-sleepover-andreas-emenius-sticky-minds-fluid-moves/|title=The Sleepover – Andreas Emenius: Sticky Minds, Fluid Moves|website=kunsten.nu - Online magasin og kalender for billedkunst|language=da-DK|access-date=2020-03-08}}
- 2013 New End New End, Schunck Museum, Herleen, The Netherlands {{Cite web|url=https://mkjstudio.dk/new-end-new-end/|title=MKJstudio|website=MKJstudio|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-08}}
- 2012 Future heads, Jonas Kleerup Gallery Stockholm, Sweden {{Cite web|url=http://www.shift.jp.org/guide/stockholm/insider/jonas-kleerup.html|title=Jonas Kleerup|date=2013-06-27|website=Shift City Guide|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}
- 2011 Pull me apart, tear me back together, WAS Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen, Denmark {{Cite web|url=https://artfacts.net/exhibition/pull-me-apart-tear-me-back-together/343305|title=Pull Me Apart, Tear Me Back Together {{!}} Exhibition|last=ArtFacts|website=ArtFacts|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}
- 2010 The Circular Series, Wilhelm Wagenfeld Museum, Bremen, Germany {{Cite web|url=https://media.daimler.com/marsMediaSite/en/instance/ko/AvantGarde-Diaries-from-Mercedes-Benz-stop-over-in-Copenhagen-Painter-Andreas-Emenius-curates-Festival-night-dedicated-to-the-theme-of-Movement.xhtml?oid=9916836|title=Avant/Garde Diaries from Mercedes-Benz stop over in Copenhagen: Painter Andreas Emenius curates Festival night dedicated to the theme of "Movement"|website=marsMediaSite|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}
Performance & video
- 2017 Coming back from the gas station, everything melts through me, Copenhagen Artweek {{Cite web|url=https://svfk.dk/project/not-blinded-by-the-fog-but-by-the-crackling-corn-flakes-2|title=Coming back from the gas station. Everything melts through us.|website=SVFK|language=da-DK|access-date=2020-03-08}}
- 2015-2017 Assorted Music videos for Trentemøller;
'Redefine', 'River In Me', 'My Conviction', 'Come Undone' {{Cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/n/andreas-emenius|title=Andreas Emenius|website=IMVDb|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} - 2014 Through & Through, Reaktorhallen, with Jacob Mühlrad Stockholm, Zittern Pferd, installation, H.C Andersen Castle, Copenhagen {{Cite web|url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/kungliga_musikhogskolan/pressreleases/jacob-muhlrad-komponerar-spektakulaert-kulturmoete-i-reaktorhallen-1003066|title=Jacob Mühlrad komponerar spektakulärt kulturmöte i reaktorhallen|website=Mynewsdesk|date=3 June 2014 |language=sv|access-date=2020-03-08}}
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Category:Swedish contemporary artists