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MILLE KALSMOSE
Born in Horsens, 1972, lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark & New York, USA
STUDIES:
2009
Master in Contemporary Art and Aesthetics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain
2015
School of Visual Art’s (SVA’s) Bio Art Lab, New York, US
RESIDENCIES:
2024
Casa Wabi, Oaxaca, Mexico
2019
ALMA Space Observatory, Atacama, Chile
Danish Art Workshops (Statens Værksteder For Kunst / SVKF), Copenhagen, Denmark
2018
Danish Art Workshops (Statens Værksteder For Kunst / SVKF), Copenhagen, Denmark
2017
CCA Andraxt, Mallorca, Spain
MANA Residencies, NJ, New York, US
2016
Residency Unlimited, (RU), New York, US
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS:
2023
Magic Materialism, Martin Asbæk Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
2020
Politikens Forhal, JP/Politiken Mediahouse, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019
United Nations, New York Headquarters
2018
The Shape of Us, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, Denmark
2017
Re-Sounding Organs, Center of Contemporary Art, Andratx, Spain
2015
Ressurection/Opstandelse, (in cooperation with Rikke Topp), Kuben, Horsens, Denmark
2014
Searching for a Mother, (in cooperation with Alberto Garcia-Alix ), Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, Denmark
2013
Searching for a Mother, (in cooperation with Alberto Garcia-Alix ), La Virreina, Centre de Imagen, Barcelona, Cataluña
2012
Siteseeing, Traneudstillingen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009
Outrospective, WAS-Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
2024
Cosmic Bonds, L'Space Gallery, New York, USA
2024
Market Art Fair 2024, Stockholm, Sweden
2024
Sketches, Arden Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2023
Chart Art Fair, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022
Collective Memory at 59th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
2022
Ten Years Later - Highlights from the Mana Collection, New York, US
2022
New acquisitions, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, Denmark
2021
Work It Out!, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, Denmark
Chart Art Fair, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark
2020
Sculpture Bienalle, Interdimensionale, Copenhagen, Denmark
Renderings/Synliggørelser, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark
Inherited Sentiment, Mana Contemporary, NJ, US
2019
14th Media Arts Biennial of Chile, Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago, Chile
Cosmic Existence, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark
Drawing Show, Mana Contemporary, New Jersey, USA
Every Womans Biennale, New York, USA
Crazy Matter, Group show featuring contemporary sculpture with C. Overvad Hansen, M.
Kølbæk Iversen & A. Myntekær, Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018
Cool, Calm and Collected, Aros, Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Århus, Denmark
2017
Yell, Nicolaj Bergmann, Tokyo, Japan
2016
Trust me if you can’t, Sabsay, Copenhagen, Denmark
Repeating Patterns, Fundacion MNAC Montenmedio, Spain
Fundacion Valentin de Madarigada, Andalusia, Spain
Afterimage, InCube Art Space, New York, US
2012
How am I, Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011
Copenhagen Art Fair, Gallery Rohde Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
Artist+Artist, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Gallery Rohde Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010
Copenhagen Art Fair, Gallery Rohde Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009
Reality on Fire, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA
Your Documents Please, Galeria Ajolote Arte Contemporaneo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Different Lives, La 20 Edición de la Biennal D’Eivissa, Museu D’Art Contemporani, Spain
Triangle Project, Different Lives, Danish Consulate, New York, US
Gershwin Hotel, New York, USA
2008
Fill in Blank Spaces, Gallery Karsi sanat Calismalari, Istanbul.
Your Documents Please, ITAMI, (Museum of Arts and Crafts) Hygo, Japan,
Zaim Gallery, Kanagawa, Japan,
2006
Kunstnernes Sommerudstilling, Janus Bygningen, The Art Museum of West Jutland (Juried Group Show), Tistrup, Denmark
DCFK, Filosofgangen, The exhibition Hall of Funen for art and design, (Juried Group Show), Odense, Denmark A-huset, Copenhagen Denmark
2003
BAC, Festival Internacional de Barcelona, Spain
FUNDINGS & GRANTS:
2022
Valby Lokaludvalg
2021
Statens Kunstfond
Bikubefonden
Fibertex
Egetæpper
2020
Danish Art Foundation
Augustinus Fondet
Beckett Fonden
2019
NASA
Championiron
Knud Højgårdsfond
Danish Art Foundation
Danish Embassy in Chile
2018
Hede-Nielsen Fonden
Tove og Carsten Løvbjergs Almene Fond
Beckett Fonden
Danish Art Foundation
Horsens Kulturudvalg, MærkByen
2017
Danish Arts Foundation Working Grant 2017
Danish Arts Foundation
2014
Horsens City Council for arts and culture
2013
Danish Art Council for Fine Arts
Ajuntament de Barcelona
2012
Danish Agency for Culture / International Coordination
Danish Art Council for fine arts
Danish Art Council for International Fine Arts, Denmark
Brødrene Hartmanns Fond
Knus Højgaards Fond
Koncul Georg Jorck & Hustru Emma Jorck’s Fond
Aage og Johanne Luise-Hansens Fond
Montana
Det Obelske Familiefond
Oticon Fonden
Overretssagfører L. Zeutens Mindelegat
(For the group show at Kastrupgårdsamlingen How Am I), Denmark
2008
Danish Art Council, Denmark
New York State Council of the Arts, NYC, USA
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC, USA
Kaj Houmann Nielsens Fond til almene formål, Denmark
Grosserer L.F.Foghts Fondstøtte, Denmark
2005
Traveling scholarship (with suvi Andrea Helminen), by Danish Film Instructors Committee, Denmark
2001
Grant by the Art School in Ærø
COLLECTIONS:
The Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark
MANA Contemporary, New York, USA
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
Horsens Artmeseum, Denmark
MAVI, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Chile
SITE-SPECIFIC COMMISSIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS:
2024
Memorial Stones for Copenhahgn Municipality, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022
Kirsebærbæltet, Folehaven, Valby, Denmark
2019
Public installation at Horsens Town Hall, funded by Hede-Nielsen Fonden
2015
Lets Play, MPP, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark
2012
The Core, Gentofte Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
Towards a whole Picture, IKL, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg , Denmark
2009
Planes of Thought, LPF, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark
PUBLICATIONS:
“The Shape of Us – New Materialism” with contributions by i.e.: Barbara Pollack, Maria Kappel Blegvad, Daniel Hjort, Natalia Gutman, Richard Vine and Emilia Van Hauen
Re-Sounding Organ, Natalie Gutmann, CCA Andratx, Spain
Mnemoric Archive, Barbara Pollack, Beijing
Tribe, Richard Vine, Beijing
Searching for a Mother, Claus Hagedorn-Olsen, Horsens Kunstmuseum
Ressurection, Julie Horne Møller, Kuben, Horsens Kunstmuseum
Searching for a Mother, Palau La Virreina Centre de Imagen, Barcelona
The Core, Angelika Dahl-Serritzlev, Gentofte Hospital
Site-Seeing, Aukje Lepoutre Ravn, Traneudstillingen
How Am I – Danish and Indian contemporary Art, Catalogue, Trine Ross, Else Marie Bukdahl & Anirudh Chari, Kastrupgårdsamlingen
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2023
EN NÆRMEST SAKRAL OPLEVELSE, anmeldelse af Connie Boe Boss, Coboboblog
"Mille Kalsmose - En magisk materialisme" Interview & Portræt Af Matilde Lu Ettrup.
for Magasinet Kunst
2022
"Med 'Collected Memory' forener Mille Kalsmose det individuelle, det fælles og det universelle" af Iben Tendal, Bo Bedre
Mille Kalsmose: “Kunsten gør NFT’en håndgribelig og viser potentialet for at tage ejerskabet af data tilbage” Interview af Ole Bak Jakobsen, Kunsten.Nu
»Det er som OL i kunst«: Dansker udstiller sit bud på hypet kunsttrend i Venedig, Af Anne Thora Lykkegaard, Kultur Monitor
Radio 4 interview: Digital kunst bliver for første gang repræsenteret ved verdens ældste og mest prestigefylde kunstbegivenhed, Venedig Biennalen, Interview med Maja Hald fra KRÆS, Radio4
Go' Morgen Danmark interview om NFT-værket "Collected Memory - A Diary of the World" som udstilles på Venedig Biennalen i den camerounske pavillon, TV2
2021
MILLE KALSMOSE, Interview for My Magazine
Work It Out: New Art Exhibition Reflects on Modern Working Life, By Mette Frydensbjerg Jacobsen, Egecarpets
Fast arbejde er ikke altid, hvad vi tror, det er, viser omfattende udstilling på Kunsten i Aalborg, Jyllandsposten
2019
Supreme scale and sensuality – sculpture through the lens of Mille Kalsmose and Alicja Kwade, I DO ART
Mille Kalsmose overrasker med banebrydende udstilling BO BEDRE
Relations are Sensations about Cosmic Communities, POV International, Emilia van Hauen
2018
Ugens Kunstner, Kunsten Nu
A Conversation With Artist Mille Kalsmose, ARTLAND
Lyden af tid, stjernestøv og Milles kunst, Horsens Folkeblad, Christian Rimestad
Jeg har altid været draget af jern, Horsens Folkeblad, Christian Rimestad
Man er blot et redskab, Magasinet Kunst, af Anne Siggaard
Dansk kunstner har succes i New York, Berlingske Tidende af Torben Weirup
Cool, Calm and Collected, ARoS, Erlend G. Høyersten og Maria Kappel Blegvad
2017
Hun skabte en jernfamilie for at udfylde tomrummet i sin egen, Jyllands-Posten af Maria Juel Glasius
IDOART, Når Alger giver genlyd af Maria Grzywacz
CLOT Magazine, Mille Kalsmose Re-Sounding Organs
Min Kunst er en æstetisk måde at lære om verden på, Magasinet IN
2016
KunstenNU, Kunsten vender tilbage i Storestrandstræde af Jan Falk Borup
2014
Magasinet Kunst, Searching for a Mother, Helene Olesen
2013
Searching for a Mother, Anne Jerslev
About Mille Kalsmose, Ole Fogh Kirkeby
2012
Politiken, Alle mine selvmord har gjort mig til den, jeg er i dag, Michael Bo
Kristligt Dagblad, Kunstner udstiller egne selvmord, Heidi Højgård
All My Suicides,The Quest for a new identity, Trine Ross
TV-Interview, TV2-Lorry
TV-Interview, DR-Aftenshowet
2010
Personal Identity in Contemporary Art, Disturbis online Magazine, Barcelona
2009
At forvilde sig ind i en organisation, Ole Fogh Kirkeby, Copenhagen
2007
Girl with pram, Wonderland-mag, Copenhagen
Alice i eventyrland på speed, Lone Sønderby, Q-Magazine, Copenhagen