Jens Fänge
Jens Fänge (b.1965 in Gothenburg, Sweden) lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. Education at Valand Art Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1989–1994. He has exhibited regular at galleries and institutions since the mid 90s. He got international recognition in the early 2010s and has since then been shown in e.g. Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, and Shanghai. In 2018 Bonniers Konsthall in Stockholm presented the highly acclaimed solo exhibition Drömmarna (The Dreams). Fänge has executed several public commissions, for e.g. The University of Lund, Sweden, Bonniers konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm Konst, Sweden, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden and also made the diplomas for the laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2014–2016). He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts since 2017.
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Chart Art Fair 2024
Charlottenborg, Copenhagen 29 Aug - 1 Sep 2024We are delighted to present the group exhibition Scenes and Arrangements at Chart Art Fair in Copenhagen, Denmark. Participating artists: Amy Bennett, Jens Fänge, Tommy Hilding, Johanna Karlsson, Bruno Knutman...Read more -
Jens Fänge | Ett annat land
(The Land Beyond) 3 Feb - 9 Mar 2024Reception Saturday February 3, 12–4 pm Vernissage lördag 3 februari kl. 12–16 (Scroll down for Swedish text) We are delighted to announce Jens Fänge’s fifth solo exhibition at the gallery,...Read more -
Showroom presentation | October-November
Works by gallery artists 14 Oct - 18 Nov 2023In our showroom we regurarly display artworks by gallery artists. Please click on the link below to explore what we have currently on view: Showroom presentation, October-November 2023Read more -
Källan / The Spring
Group Exhibition with Gallery Artists 2 Jun - 16 Jul 2022
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Summer Group Show
Group Exhibition with Gallery Artists 12 - 24 Jun 2021(Scroll down for Swedish) We are pleased to present a summer group show with works by gallery artists. Participating artists: Mamma Andersson, Idun Baltzersen, Amy Bennett, Helene Billgren, Anna Bjerger,...Read more -
Jens Fänge | Ljusår / Light Years
22 Aug - 26 Sep 2020(Scroll down for Swedish) We are pleased to announce Jens Fänge’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Light Years presents a series of works made especially for the rooms of...Read more -
Stilla liv / Still Life
Group exhibition at Hellvi Kännungs, Gotland 13 Jul - 2 Aug 2020(Scroll down for Swedish) We are pleased to announce the ninth summer exhibition at Hellvi Kännungs, Gotland, Sweden. The exhibition Still Life presents a personal selection of paintings, sculptures and...Read more -
Intermezzo
Group exhibition with gallery artists 26 Mar - 2 May 2020(Scroll down for Swedish) Texts by the artists about the exhibited works: I can distinguish both of you against the mountainface. On the other side of the river where small...Read more
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Stockholm Calling, London
Asia House, London, UK, 2.10–7.10 2018 2 - 7 Oct 2018Galleri Magnus Karlsson moves to London this autumn! After nearly 20 years at art fairs in Europe and the USA we are trying out new ways of presenting our artists...Read more -
Till Bruno / For Bruno
mamma andersson, jockum nordström, carl hammoud, klara kristalova, jens fänge & bruno knutman 26 May - 30 Jun 2018(Scroll down for Swedish) We are proud to present Bruno Knutman's (1930-2017) second solo exhibition at the gallery: Night Piece. Bruno Knutman was working on this exhibition at the time...Read more -
Painting | Chart Art Fair 2017
Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1.9–3.9 2017 1 - 3 Sep 2017We are pleased to be a part of Chart Art Fair in Copenhagen for the fifth consecutive year. At this year's edition of Chart we will show a wide variety...Read more -
Frieze Art Fair, New York
Thomas Broomé, Carl Hammoud, Lisa Jonasson, Jens Fänge, Maria Nordin, Sara-Vide Ericson, Mamma Andersson & Susanne Johansson 5 - 8 May 2016Frieze New York opens today! We are pleased to participate for the third time. This year we will present new works by gallery artists Lisa Jonasson, Thomas Broomé & Carl...Read more
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c/o Hotel le Manoir
Group exhibition with gallery artists 14 Sep - 31 Dec 2015(Scroll down for Swedish) Galleri Magnus Karlsson has partnered with Hotel le Manoir in Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. We will make on-site exhibitions with gallery artists and also work towards an exchange...Read more -
Frieze Art Fair, New York
Mamma Andersson, Anna Bjerger, Jens Fänge & Charlie Roberts 14 - 17 May 2015We are pleased to present new works by Mamma Andersson, Anna Bjerger, Jens Fänge and Charlie Roberts in our stand (#C28) at Frieze New York. It is our second year...Read more -
Frieze Art Fair, New York
Dan Wolgers, Jockum Nordström, Klara Kristalova, Hans Lannér, Carl Hammoud & Jens Fänge 9 - 12 May 2014More information: www.friezenewyork.comRead more -
Das Schauspiel
ABC, Berlin, Germany, 19.9—22.9 2013 19 - 22 Sep 2013Galleri Magnus Karlsson is pleased to present a solo presentation with artist Jens Fänge at ABC in Berlin (Stand #B56). The installation Das Schauspiel presents new paintings, assemblages and objects...Read more
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Time Waits for Us
Gallery Artists 30 May - 18 Aug 2013(Scroll down for Swedish) Galleri Magnus Karlsson is pleased to announce a group exhibition that will be on display throughout the summer. In conjunction with the inauguration of Nationalmuseum’s temporary...Read more -
Jens Fänge | Förvandlingsrummet / Room of Transformation
25 Apr - 26 May 2013(Scroll down for Swedish) Galleri Magnus Karlsson is pleased to present Jens Fänge’s third solo exhibition in the gallery. Room of Transformation presents new paintings, assemblages and objects in an...Read more -
Frieze Art Fair, London
Maria Nordin, Mamma Andersson, Jens Fänge, Jockum Nordström, Thomas Broomé, Lisa Jonasson, Peter Köhler & Amy Bennett 11 - 14 Oct 2012We are proud to announce the gallery’s participation at the Frieze Art Fair in London for the ninth consecutive year. This year we show a solo presentation by Maria Nordin...Read more -
Idag är igår imorgon / Today is Yesterday Tomorrow
Gallery Artists 24 Aug - 1 Oct 2010In the autumn of 2010 Galleri Magnus Karlsson celebrates its first 20 years with the exhibition “Today is Yesterday Tomorrow”. Since the inception the gallery has presented Swedish contemporary art...Read more
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Jens Fänge | Gleams and Beams
27 May - 27 Jun 2009(Scroll down for Swedish) Galleri Magnus Karlsson is pleased to present Jens Fänge's second solo exhibition in the gallery. Jens Fänge's new paintings take us to a dream-like city where...Read more -
Jens Fänge | Maison Du Peuple
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Prognos
Group exhibition 31 Aug - 1 Oct 1995Participating artists: Pernilla Dure, Hans Frode, Jens Fänge, Tomas Gustavsson, Maria Hedlund, Tommy Hilding, Anders Hultman, Kent Iwemyr, Peter Johansson, Anne-Marie Nordin, Michael Reuter & Per Wennerstrand.Read more
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Drömmarna
Jens Fänge, Magnus af Petersens, Martin Herbert Jens Fänge, Olov Jonason, Martin af Petersens, Martin Herbert, Caroline Elgh Klingborg, 2018 Read more -
Ett annat land (The Land Beyond)
Jens Fänge Jens Fänge, 202420x25 cm, 40 pagesRead more
Publisher: Galleri Magnus Karlsson
ISBN: 9789198435856
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Jens Fänge at Perrotin, Tokyo
"PARLOUR", Perrotin, Tokyo, 20.11–28.12 2024 November 13, 2024Working 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...Read more -
Jens Fänge & Maria Nordin at Bohusläns museum
”As Dreamers Do”, Bohusläns museum, Uddevalla, Sweden, 1.6–3.11 2024 May 30, 2024From press release: The title As Dreamers Do refers to the role of artists as dreamers, observers and co-workers in a complex contemporary world. A...Read more -
Jens Fänge at Fondazione Berengo
”Glasstress 8½”, Fondazione Berengo, Murano, Italy, 20.4–24.11 2024 May 7, 2024From press release: 3… 2… 1… Action! Fondazione Berengo and Berengo Studio open Glasstress 8½ in Murano! The eighth edition of the internationally acclaimed exhibition...Read more -
Jens Fänge at KKAM
”Keramik / Ceramics”, KKAM, Höganäs, Sweden, 15.6–25.8 2024 May 7, 2024From press release: Jens Fänge is known for his figurative and surreal paintings and is a leading representative of the “new figuratives”. Realism and dreams...Read more
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Conversation between Mamma Andersson & Jens Fänge
Listen to the conversation on our Instagram April 11, 2024Conversation between Mamma Andersson and Jens Fänge in the gallery. In connection with Mamma Andersson’s exhibition After Hill which runs until April 20. The Conversation...Read more -
Conversation between Jens Fänge & Mamma Andersson
Listen to the conversation on our Instagram February 21, 2024A conversation between Jens Fänge and Karin Mamma Andersson in connection with Fänge’s exhibition Ett annat land at the gallery. The conversation is in Swedish...Read more -
Exhibition walk-through with artists Jens Fänge & Thomas Elovsson
Saturday, February 24, 2 pm February 20, 2024We welcome you to a joint presentation of Thomas Elovsson’s exhibition Non-Site Karaoke at Björkholmen Gallery and Jens Fänge’s exhibition Ett annat land at Galleri...Read more -
Conversation between artists Jens Fänge and Karin Mamma Andersson
Wednesday February 21 at 6 pm February 15, 2024We welcome you to a conversation between Jens Fänge and Karin Mamma Andersson, starting in Jens Fänge’s ongoing exhibition ”Ett annat land”. The exhibition will...Read more
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Anna Bjerger, Jens Fänge, Carl Hammoud & Maria Nordin at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
”Glass Tableware in Still Life”, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Japan, 17.1—24.3 2024 January 19, 2024From press release: 'Ms. Yamano, how about making a book based on your glass works?' This suggestion was the spark of inspiration for the project...Read more -
Anna Bjerger, Jens Fänge, Carl Hammoud & Maria Nordin at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
”Glass Tableware in Still Life”, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan, 3.11 2023—8.1 2024 November 3, 2023From press release: 'Ms. Yamano, how about making a book based on your glass works?' This suggestion was the spark of inspiration for the project...Read more -
Sara-Vide Ericson & Jens Fänge, book release and artist talk
Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden, 25.10 2023, 6—7 pm October 23, 2023Sara-Vide Ericson i samtal med Jens Fänge Välkommen att fira Sara-Vide Ericsons nya monografi i Bonniers Konsthalls café! Kl 18 samtalar Sara-Vide Ericson tillsammans med...Read more -
Jens Fänge at Perrotin Shanghai
”Night School”, Perrotin Shanghai, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 9.6—19.8 2023 June 5, 2023From press release: Perrotin Shanghai is pleased to announce the solo exhibition Night School by Swedish artist Jens Fänge, showcasing his captivating new series of...Read more
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Jens Fänge at Riche
”Rilkes hundar på riche”, Lilla Baren, Riche, Stockholm, Sweden, 22.11–5.12.2022 November 22, 2022Jens Fänge in a group exhibition at Lilla Baren, Riche. From Press Release (in Swedish only): Varmt välkomna på vernissage den 22 november, kl 17–19....Read more -
Jens Fänge at Perrotin Hong Kong
”Aura”, Perrotin Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 22.10–10.12 2022 October 18, 2022From press release: Perrotin Hong Kong is pleased to present the second solo exhibition by Jens Fänge in Hong Kong since 2017, featuring a body...Read more -
Jens Fänge at Teatergrillen
Teatergrillen, Stockholm, Sweden, 27.4–27.6 2022 April 27, 2022Opening Wednesday 27.4, 16-19 pm Teatergrillen Nybrogatan 3 114 34 Stockholm Sweden For more information: teatergrillen.se -- Från pressrelease: Varmt välkomna på vernissage onsdag...Read more -
Jens Fänge & Klara Kristalova at Perrotin Tokyo
”Head in the Clouds”, Perrotin Tokyo, Japan, 9.2–19.3 2022 March 1, 2022From press release: Perrotin Tokyo is pleased to present Head in the Clouds, a group exhibition featuring thirteen Perrotin artists. The concept of this presentation...Read more
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Helene Billgren, Jens Fänge, Carl Hammoud, Tommy Hilding & Jeff Olsson at Bohusläns Museum
”Art Attack—52 Contemporary Artists”, Bohusläns Museum, Uddevalla, Sweden, 15.6—16.8 2020 June 15, 2020From press release: Welcome to our summer exhibition Art Attack delivering a real injection of contemporary art to you! Art Attack was born out of...Read more -
Lars Arrhenius, Helene Billgren, Thomas Broomé, Jens Fänge & Peter Köhler at Konstnärshuset
”SKF/Showroom—Invited”, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 7—12.3 2017 March 7, 2017From Press Release (in Swedish only): Några av landets mest intressanta samtida konstnärer har bidragit till denna visning, till förmån för Svenska Konstnärernas Förening/Konstnärshuset. Intäkterna...Read more -
Lisa Jonasson, Peter Köhler and Jens Fänge in the underground station Zinkensdamm
SL, Zinkensdamm underground station, Stockholm, Sweden March 1, 2017Konstväxlingar – färgbilder på stationerna Gärdet och Zinkensdamm June 2016–June 2017, original work from the series Plain Air by Peter Köhler, Zinkendamm. May 2014–April 2015,...Read more -
Duda Bebek, Helene Billgren, Thomas Broome, Jens Fänge & Carl Hammoud at Strandverket
”Strandverket Vintersalong — Valand Revisited, Strandverket, Marstrand, Sweden, 26.11 2016—15.1 2017 November 26, 2016Participating artists: LARS LERIN/ERNST BILLGREN/HELENE BILLGREN MARIA LINDBERG/ELIN WIKSTRÖM/JENS FÄNGE KARIN WIKSTRÖM/THOMAS BROOMÉ/MARIA HALL ANNA PERSSON/PATRIC LARSSON/LINDA TEDSDOTTER CARL HAMMOUD/MAURITS YLITALO/DUDA BEBEK TOMAS LUNDGREN/MARTHA OSSOWSKA...Read more
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Sara-Vide Ericson & Jens Fänge at Norrköpings Konstmuseum
”Luftslottet”, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Sweden, 13.2—28.8 2016 February 13, 2016From Press Release (in Swedish only): Amara Por Dios, Bigert & Bergström, Olle Bonniér, Johanna Byström Sims, Åsa Cederqvist, Jacob Dahlgren, Sara-Vide Ericson, Jens Fänge,...Read more -
Sara-Vide Ericson, Jens Fänge & Carl Hammoud at Gävleborgs Länsmuseum
”Från Hallström till Hammoud”, Gävleborgs Länsmuseum, Sweden, 1.10 2015—3.1 2016 October 1, 2015Från Hallström till Hammoud Konst ur museets samling - från 1960-tal till idag Konstsalarna på plan 3 med den samtida och moderna konsten är nu...Read more -
Jens Fänge, Jeff Olsson, Helene Billgren & Carl Hammoud at Bohusläns museum
”Samlarens blick — konst ur samtida samlingar”, Konsthallen — Bohusläns museum, Uddevalla, Sweden, 26.4—8.6 2014 April 26, 2014Some of the participating artists: Jens Fänge, Tuija Lindström, Peter Johansson, Annica Karlsson Rixon, Jacob Dahlgren, Andreas Eriksson, Lotta Hannerz, Ann Eringstam, Jeff Olsson, Maria...Read more
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Interview on Sveriges Radio, Jens Fänge
Gunnar Bolin, Sveriges Radio, March 2, 2024 -
Review in Dagens Nyheter, Jens Fänge
Magnus Bons, February 14, 2024Magnus Bons, Dagens Nyheter, February 14, 2024 -
Review in Konsten.net, Jens Fänge
Joanna Persman, February 10, 2024Joanna Persman, Konsten.net, February 10, 2024 -
Review in Omkonst, Jens Fänge
Otto Ruin, Omkonst, February 7, 2024
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Review in Konsten, Jens Fänge
Masha Taavoniku, Konsten.net, September 9, 2020 -
Review in SvD, Jens Fänge
Dan Backman, SvD, September 6, 2020 -
Review in Omkonst, Jens Fänge
Emil Ivedal, Omkonst, September 2, 2020 -
Review in Omkonst, Jens Fänge
Mattias Lundblad, Omkonst, January 31, 2019
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Review in Uppsala Nya Tidning, Jens Fänge
Sebastian Johans, UNT, February 20, 2018 -
Review in Kunstkritikk, Jens Fänge
Andreas Mangione, Kunstkritikk, February 19, 2018 -
Review in Omkonst, Jens Fänge
Susanna Slöör, Omkonst, February 13, 2018 -
Review in SvD, Jens Fänge
Joanna Persman, SvD, February 9, 2018
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Review in Dagens Nyheter, Jens Fänge
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Review in Artforum, Jens Fänge
Bean Gilsdorf, Artforum, March 5, 2016 -
Review in Omkonst, Jens Fänge
Leif Mattsson, Omkonst, May 7, 2013 -
Review in Konsten, Jens Fänge, Lisa Jonasson & Bruno Knutman
Annika Marusarz, Konsten.net, July 23, 2011