Lives and works in Copenhagen and Berlin.
Malene Landgreen’s work is shaped by concrete painting, and over time, the extended painting has become a recurring theme in her work.
With her distinctive color palette, Landgreen has moved far beyond the traditional frame of painting: Colors, shapes, line and patterns are put together in carefully tuned compositions of color relationships, which typically have the geometry as their starting point, but also instantaneous gestures of lyrical, organic and material expressions often occur in her painting, as an integrated part of Landgreens vocabulary.
With simple tools and powerful colors, she has for many years created both small and monumental InSitu projects in both private and public space.
Landgreen is known for, in a playfull and curious way, to investigate the boundaries between art, architecture, and design. Over the years, she has created significant transformations of architectural spaces, museums, hospitals, airports, and waste processing plants to create an intimate viewing experience.
Landgreen’s manipulation of existing architecture, through large scale installations, invites to physical engagement with painting allowing her space designs to be understood as forms of painting that engaged with everyday activities in everyday architectural conditions.
In her in situ work Landgreen have shown us a reoccurring ability of painting to transform, transfer and transcend its physicality while still retaining an intellectual rigor ‘as painting’.
Arbejdet med maleriet og med farven er en måde at tænke verden på og en måde at se en tingenes tilstand på. Noget i tiden og en tilstand der så at sige kan reflekteres og udmales, indsættes i en kunstkontekst. En metode der kan udvikles. Og jo tydeligere et vokabular, jo lettere at kommunikere. I kunsten med farverne råder et ikke verbalt forståelsesrum. Et parrelelt univers, men også en forskydning af virkeligheden..
Det interessante ved det, der bare er maling på flade, er endvidere, at det både kan tale til mennesket rent følelsesmæssigt og til hvordan virkeligheden ser ud. Maleriet kan på sit eget suveræne felt, vise et anderledes billede. Men muligheden for at se noget nyt er en personlig oplevelse og kan kun ses og opleves af den enkelte. Mennesket har en individuel sans, forståelse og behov og vi ser ikke det samme. Deri ligger der en frihed implisit.
Udtrykket ligger i formerne og farvernes vokalbolarium, og det er med og gennem farvernes relationer, proportioner og volumen at udtrykket kommer til orde. Jeg inviterer først og fremmest mig selv på opdagelse og i dialog med hvad jeg måtte finde på min vej. ML
(Om æstetikken og friheden siger Jean-Paul Sartre: ”Man er indforstået med, at der ikke er bestemte billeder, som skal males, at kunstneren engagerer sig ved skabelsen af sit billede, og at billedet, som skal males, netop er det billede, han får malet. Man er indforstået med, at der ikke er æstetiske værdier a priori, men at der er værdier, som viser sig siden i sammenhæng med billedet, i den forbindelse der er imellem skaberviljen og resultatet. Ingen kan sige, hvordan malerkunsten vil være i morgen; man kan kun dømme om den malerkunst, som er skabt” (Sartre (1946)1984: 52).
Recipient of the Danish Cultural Ministry’s life-long artist’s stipend, from 2011.
Work represented in the collection of
Ny Carlsbergfondet
The Danish Art Foundation
SMK – The National Museum of Art
Køge Skitsesamling- KØS
Kobberstiksamlingen
Skive Kunstmuseum
AROS
Imperial College Healthcare Art Collection, London
Sammlung Kienbaum, DE
EPO art collection. European Patent Office. DE
Jorge M Perez, The Related Group, Miami, USA
Coutts Isle of Man
Jørn Tækker (Privat) Collection
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
1984 – 1991 The Royal Academy of Fine Arts/ Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Copenhagen, DK
1987 – 1988 Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest, HU
1992 – 1994 MA Fine Arts, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Copenhagen, DK
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020 GLUE by DAG, shining 24.01. 7 pm, Berlin, DE
2020 Grønningen, KBH, DK
2020 Love Gasoline, GMW, KBH, DK (solo)
2019 Taletid, Rønnesbækholm, Næstved, DK
2019 Naked, KBH_Kabinet, CPH, DK
2018 Lysstrejf, Huset I Asnæs, Asnæs, DK
2018 FORMSIGNAGE, Sophienholm, Lyngby, DK
2018 Liquid State, DGV Gallery, Svendborg, DK (solo)
2018 Funitures by Artists, David Risley Gallery, CPH, DK
2017 Hvad gør Kunst på Hospitaler, KØS. Køge, DK
2017 Standard International #4, LIKE HOME- EXTENDED, Berlin, DE
2017 Artistic Reality, Kunstforeningen GL. Srand, CPH, DK
2016 Four Dimensional Desires, L41, Berlin/GB
2016 50X50X50. Kastrupgårdsamlingen, Kastrup, DK
2015 – 2017 IDEALER. Konkret Kunst dengang og nu.
2015 Ikke til salg. Trapholt, Kolding, DK.2015 Formen – Farven – Fladen. Special Exhibition. AROS, Aarhus, DK
2015 International Standard – Spatial Surfaces #1, Geisberg Exhibition, Berlin, DE
2015 Crossing a Line, Galleri Kirk, Aalborg, DK
2015 Formen – Farven – Fladen. Special Exhibition. AROS, Aarhus, DK
2015 Intervention ApArt, Apart Hotel Kong Arthur, CPH, DK
2015 Avantgarde Mecanique. Homage á Fransiska Clausen, PLU41, Berlin
2015 Grønningen 100 år, Den Frie, Copenhagen, DK
2014 Avantgarde Mecanique. Homage á Fransiska Clausen, Gallery Tom Christofferen, DK
2014 HOLBÆK ART, Mural in Bysøgade 2, Holbæk, DK
2014 MALENE LANDGREEN, Galerie MøllerWitt, Århus, DK
2014 Colour Me In, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, DK
2013 LUST & COLOURS, Museumsbygningen, Copenhagen, DK
2013 Ballroom, Maison du Danemark, Paris, FR (Solo)
2013 Auf Zeit, Staatlische Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, DE
2013 Form – Signage. Sophienholm, Kngs. Lyngby, DK
2013 Et rum med udsigt, Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, DK
2012 Tasted Shapes, Budapest Galéria Kiállítóházába, Budapest, HU
2012 Voyage and Rhythm, Alejandra von Hartz Gallery, Miami, USA
2012 Every Story Tells a Picture – Cubo og Kunsten, Utzon Center, Aalborg, DK
2012 Salutes in Color, Galerie MøllerWitt, Aarhus, DK (Solo)
2011 A need for reason, Rohde Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
2011 Illusions of Transparency, DAMP, Copenhagen, DK (Solo)
2011 Lysets Land II, PROJEKT SKAGEN’11, Skagen, DK
2010 Triangle, Galleri Egelund, Copenhagen, DK
2010 Landskabets Anatomi, Grafikens Hus, Stockholm, SE
2010 Grønningen, Copenhagen, DK
2010 RED BLUE MOTION TOTEM, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, DK (Solo)
2010 Sense and Sensibility, Galerie MøllerWitt, Aarhus, DK
2010 En hyldest til Ib Geertsen, Danske Grafikeres Hus, Copenhagen, DK
2009 COLOR STATE, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK (Solo) (Awarded a prize of distinction from Statens Kunstfond/The Danish Art Foundation)
2009 Dynamisk Abstraktion, Skovgaardmuseet, Viborg, DK
2009 Arena, Aarhus Kunstbygning, Aarhus, DK
2009 To The Wall, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK (Awarded a prize of distinction from Statens Kunstfond/The Danish Art Foundation)
2008 Roundabout, curated in collaboration with David Rhodes, Berlin, DE
2007 100 videoer – 100 dage. Meeting room and exhibition-installation. Kunsthal Gammel Strand, Copenhagen, DK
2007 Fairytale Cabinets, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, DK
2006 JADE, Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK (Solo) (Awarded a prize of distinction from Statens Kunstfond/The Danish Art Foundation)
2006 NuHerOgAldrigMer, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, DK
2005 Matisse &, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, DK
2005 Passion Beyond Reason, Wall Str. 1, Berlin, DE
2005 Craft in Dialog: Potential Volumes by Light, in collaboration with Astrid Krogh, Malmø Kunstmuseum, SE
2005 BODY, Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen, DK (Solo)
2004 Libertine Appearance and Disappearance, DCA Gallery New York, USA (Solo)
2004 Libertine Appearance and Disappearance, Paint Box Extensions, Copenhagen, DK (Solo)
2004 Malernes og forfatternes Danmark, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, DK
2004 Grønningen, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
2004 Puzzle Parade, Køge Skitsesamling, Køge, DK
2003 Puzzle Parade, White Box Gallery, New York, USA
2003 Kunsträume im Norden, Bayer AG, Leverkusen, DE
2003 In situ-projekter og skitser, Køge Skitsesamling, Køge, DK (Solo)
2002 Outside-Life, Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen, DK (Solo)
2001 Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, DK (Solo)
2001 Color Volume, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, DK
2001 Ingenmandsland, Galleri Hummeluhre, Aarhus, DK (Solo)
2001 Clear Red City – Transport, Overgaden, Institut for Samtidskunst, Copenhagen, DK (Solo)
2001 Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca, ES
2001 Grønningen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
2000 Samspilsramte Fænomener 1+2, Munkeruphus/Hishult Kunstmuseum, DK/ SE
2000 Galleri Jespersen, Odense, DK (Solo)
2000 Brief Encounter, Opera Paese, Rome, IT
1999 Color means and causes, Galleri Søren Houmann, Copenhagen, DK (Solo)
SELECTED IN SITU PROJECTS
2020 “Shine On Multi Colour” Kunstmuseum Brandts, Odense, DK
2019 Det Ny Rigshospital, Nordfløjen, København, DK
2019 Nyborg Gymnasium, Nyborg, DK
2018 Jane Kønig Guldsmed, Aarhus, DK
2018 Carmel House, Hotel and Restaurant, Aarhus, DK
2018-19 Lundtoftegade Boligselskabet AKB, Cph, DK
2017 Jane Kønig Guldsmed, CPH, DK
2017 Orbicon, Høje Taastrup, DK
2017 Nørgaard på Strøget, CPH, DK
2017 Nyborg Strand Hotel og Konferencecenter, Nyborg, DK
2017 Jorn + Munch, Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, DK
2016 Bikubenfonden, Fondenes Hus, Cph, DK
2015 Slagelse Psykiatrisygehus, GAPS, Slagelse, DK
2015 Kirkebjerg Skole, Vanløse DK
2014/15 Egedal Rådhus, DK
2014 Fondenes Hus, Copenhagen, DK
2013 Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, DK
2013 ROCKWOOL C2 Building, Hedehusene, DK
2012 Københavns Hovedbibliotek [Main Library in Copenhagen], DK
2012 Scenefortæppe [Stage curtain], Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg Kultur og Kongres Center, DK
2011 Hospice, Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen, DK
2011 Ørestad Skole, DK (Not realized)
2008/11 Ballerup Rådhus, DK
2010/11 Silkeborg Gymnasium, DK
2010/11 Vestforbrændingen, Glostrup, DK
2010 Postens Østlandsterminal, Oslo, NO
2009 VM pavillon 2011, Oslo, NO
2008 Vestforbrændingen, Glostrup, DK
2007 Mors Forsamlingshus, DK
2007 FMT, Forsvarets Materiel Tjeneste [The Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization], Ballerup, DK
2007 Forsvarskommandoen, Holmen, Copenhagen, DK
2006 DR Byen, Segment 3, Ørestaden, DK
2006 Egaa Gymnasium, DK
2005 Danfoss Hovedsæde, Nordborg, DK
2005 Konkurrencestyrelsen, Copenhagen, DK
2005 Vestforbrændingen, Glostrup, DK
2004 Forsvarets Helikoptertjenester [Airbase Karup], Karup, DK
2004 Frederiksberg Gymnasium, DK
2003 Teknisk Forvaltning, Aalborg, DK
2002 NOVI 6, Aalborg, DK
2002 Novo Nordisk, Hillerød, DK
2001 Aalborg Airport, DK (Awarded a prize of distinction from the Municipality of Aalborg)
2000 DONG, Dansk Olie og Naturgas, Stenlille, DK
2000 SAS Commuter, Københavns Lufthavn, DK
1999 Den Sociale Ankestyrelse, Copenhagen, DK
1999 Viborg Stadionhal, DK
Malene Landgreen præsentation af udstillingen Flow of Change på Trapholt.
Grønningens kunstnerportrætter: Malene Landgreen from Grønningen on Vimeo.
Interview med billedkunstner Malene Landgreen samt kurator Kit Leunbach i forbindelse med Landgreens soloudstilling ‘Goodness Gracious!’ på Gl. Holtegaard
8. APRIL – 3. JULI 2022
Tilrettelæggelse: Gl. Holtegaard
Video: Hannibal Andersen
Installationsbilleder: David Stjernholm / Bifrost Production
Grafisk design: Spine Studio
“Exploring Art at the European Patent Office”.
You can watch the full-length film created to mark the 40th anniversary of the EPO’s award-winning art collection.
The documentary gives unique insights into the art collection, its concept, background and history, focusing on around 50 masterpieces displayed across all EPO sites. It also emphasises the social significance of art in the workplace and how it adds value to the working environment of a public authority that plays a key role in the development of the 21st-century knowledge society.
The film is a celebration of creativity and innovation. It shows how art enhances the workplace – especially in the digital age – by creating space in which to reflect. Art in the workplace therefore directly contributes to the organisation’s capacity to foster innovation, both internally and externally.
The insitu work ‘Passage’ by Visual Artist Malene Landgreen is two, 40 meter tall wall paintings made in a stairway hall in the North wing at The new Rigshospital, the National Hospital of Denmark,
Erik Noergaard Graversen have put together a small video and Malene Landgreen is telling about her work and the proces.
Malene Landgreen, Wanderlust – Compass Rose at the exhibition ‘Auf Zeit’ at Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden.
Malene Landgreen fortæller om sin udstilling “ARTISTIC REALITY” på Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand.
Udsmykningen på Nyborg Gymnasium
Malene taler på dette seminar om billedkunst i arkitektur, om at arbejde med bygningsintegreret kunst og gennemgår et udvalg af egne arbejder.
In the studio