Jan Svenungsson




JAN SVENUNGSSON


Born 1961 in Lund, Sweden. Lives and works in Berlin and Vienna.
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2011- University of Applied Arts Vienna (Professor and head of Department for Graphics and Printmaking)
2007-2009 Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki (Visiting Professor for Artistic Research)
2007 RMIT University School of Art, Melbourne, Australia (artist in residence)
1996-2000 School of Photography and Film Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden (Visiting Professor for Photography)
1995-1996 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (working grant) TB
1988-1989 L'Institut des Hautes Etudes en Arts Plastiques, Paris TB
1984-1989 The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm TB

ONE MAN SHOWS
2020 "Monstruösiteter" (Monstrosities), Galleri Flach, Stockholm PIC, C
2019 "Making Prints and Thinking About It", Bildraum 01, Vienna
"Katrin & Jan", Galleri CH, Borrby, Sweden (with Katrin von Maltzahn)
"Making Prints and Thinking About It", Borch Editions, Berlin
"Paintings", A house, Stockholm		 PIC, C
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2017 "Det eviga nuet", Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala, Sweden
"ÄR HÄR NU", Bror Hjorths Hus, Uppsala, Sweden
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2015 "Europe Crumpled", ACUD, Berlin
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2014 "The Secret Paintings", Galleri Flach, Stockholm
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2013 "Les Livres de l'artiste", La Boîte, Paris
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2012 "Uppsala | Morgon", Konsthuset Uppsala Konsthall, Uppsala, Sweden
"Real Fiction", Degeberga Konsthall, Degeberga, Sweden (with Katrin von Maltzahn)
"Psycho-Mapping Europe", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany
"Tools and Tricks", Konstlitografiska Museet, Tidaholm, Sweden (with Katrin von Maltzahn)		 PIC, TO, TO
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2010 "58°35’22”N, 16°10’57”E", Galleri Dag Andersson, Norrköping, Sweden PIC, TO
2009 "Psycho-Mapping Europe 2009", Galleri Flach+Thulin, Stockholm
"Schornsteinkünstler — Stadt, Wald, Feld, Park, Fluss", Museum für Baukultur Neutal, Austria 		PIC
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2008 "Zwischen Zwei Sprachen", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany TO, PIC
2007 "A Place on Earth & Tracking", RMIT Faculty Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (with Katrin von Maltzahn)
"Being the Mirror", Ocular Lab, Melbourne, Australia (with Katrin von Maltzahn)
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2006 "Sprachverschmelzende Mitteilungen", Brandenburgischer Kunstverein, Potsdam, Germany (in cooperation with Dr. Dirk Naguschewski)
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2005 "Double Act", Hobusepea Galeriia, Tallinn, Estonia (with Kai Kaljo)
"Course", Ocular Lab, Melbourne, Australia (with Tom Nicholson)
"Schornsteinarbeit", Buxtehude Museum, Buxtehude, Germany 		TO
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2004 "Chimney Works", Galleri Flach, Stockholm
"Test Paintings", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany 		PIC
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2003 "Psycho-Mapping the Current Crisis", Moderna Museet, Stockholm C, PIC, PIC, TO
2002 "Schornsteinarbeit", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany
"Liverpool Project", Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, Great-Britain
"Nine Cities", Conservation Centre, Liverpool, Great-Britain 		PIC, TO
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2001 "I morgon kommer något underbart att hända!", Galleri Vända Sida, Linköping, Sweden
"I morgon kommer något underbart att hända!", Statens Konstråds Galleri, Stockholm
"Test Paintings", Galleri Flach, Stockholm 		CAT
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2000 "Nine Cities", Valokuvagalleria Hippolyte, Helsinki
"Schornsteinarbeit", Kunstraum Neuruppin, Neuruppin, Germany 		CAT, TO, TO, TO, PIC
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1999 "Skorstensarbeten 1988-1999", Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden
"Jan Svenungsson's HEBDOMEROS by Giorgio de Chirico", Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden 		PIC, TO, TO, TO, TO, TO

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1998 "Separationsspiel", voxxx.galerie, Chemnitz, Germany
"Mina Man Ray/My Man Rays", Edsvik konst & kultur, Sollentuna, Sweden
"Psycho-Mapping Europe", Galleri Flach, Stockholm
"Schornsteinarbeit", Kunstverein Recklinghausen, Recklinghausen, Germany
"Psycho-Mappings & Photo-Mappings", h, Melbourne, Australia (with Terri Bird)
Web-installation, Svenska Dagbladet - Galleri 		C, PIC
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1997 "Detta är berättelsen om en man...", Galleri 54, Göteborg, Sweden PIC
1996 "Nachbilder", Schleswig-Holstein-Haus, Schwerin, Germany
"Test 88-108", Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 		PIC, TO
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1995 "Stockholm", Malmö Konsthall, Galleri Gufot, Göteborg, Sweden (with Ola Billgren)
"Gå vidare", Galleri Engström, Stockholm
Galleri Ahnlund, Umeå, Sweden
"10x10", Herslebsgate 10, Oslo 		CAT, PIC, TB, TO, TO, TO
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1994 Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden
Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
Galleria Hippolyte, Helsinki 		PIC
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1993 "Målningar", Galleri Engström, Stockholm CAT, PIC, TO, TO
1992 Nylistasafnid/The Living Arts Museum, Reykjavik
"Stockholm", Sweden Center, Tokyo, Japan (collaboration with Ola Billgren)
Nordic Arts Center, Helsinki
Galerie Etienne Ficheroulle, Brussels
"Stockholm", Galleri Engström, Stockholm (collaboration with Ola Billgren)		 PIC
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1991 "10 Bilder", Galleri Engström, Stockholm
Pieni Agora, Helsinki, Finland
Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund 		PIC, PIC, TO, TO

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1990 Galerie Etienne Ficheroulle, Brussels
Galleri Ahnlund, Umeå, Sweden
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1989 Galleri Engström, Stockholm
Musée Réattu, Arles, France (in connection with "XX:èmes Rencontres Internationales de la Photo")
CREDAC, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Ivry, France 		CAT, PIC, PIC, TB, TO
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1988 Galleri Engström, Stockholm PIC, TO

GROUP SHOWS (SELECTION)
2024 “Frihetens språk”, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden
2023 “Future Lies Ahead : Daejeon 1993/2023”, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, South-Korea
"Tredje Utställningen", Ståhl Collection, Norrköping, Sweden
"BEST OF 2022", Galerie Druck & Buch, Vienna
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2021 "No Plan At All", Borch Editions, Berlin
"Diversity United", New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
"Liljevalchs 100 år", Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
"Diversity United", Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin
“You Don't Love Me Yet”, Norrköpings  Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden
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2020 STOA169 (opening), near Polling, Germany PIC, CAT, TO
2019 "Realitäten", ORF Funkhaus, Vienna
"1989", Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
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2018 "Divided We Stand", Busan Biennale 2018, Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan, South Korea
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2017 "6 aus 165", oqbo | raum für bild wort ton, Berlin
"Melange Remix", Galerie Hochdruck, Vienna
"Luther und die Avantgarde", Wittenberg old prison, Wittenberg, Germany

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2016 "Samhällsmaskinen", Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden
"Scandinavia: A Celebration of the Nordic Province", Willesden Green Library Gallery, London		 PIC, TO, CAT
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2015 "Oser la photographie: 50 ans d'une collection d'avant-garde à Arles", Musée Réattu, Arles, France
  
2014 "35 + 15, Celebrating 50 Years of Niels Borch Jensen", Gallery Niels Borch Jensen, Berlin
"Mellan verkligheter. Fotografi i Sverige 1970-2000", Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden
"Symbolismus / Surrealismus", Galerie Hochdruck, Vienna
"Between Realities – Swedish Photography 1970-2000", Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden
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2013 "Old Masters, Young Masters", Galerie Hochdruck, Vienna
"Anonymous", BKV Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
"Exlibris, Piktogramm, Signatur", Galerie Steyerdorf, Steyr, Austria
"Back to Earth", Herbert Gerisch-Stiftung, Neumünster, Germany
"Skulptur im Städel Garten", Städel Museum , Frankfurt am Main, Germany
"Andratx on Paper", CCA Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
"Mind the Gap", MUMUTH, Graz, Austria
"Artists in Multifunctions", Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India		 CAT
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2012 "PhotoGraphik – Wirklichkeit und Druck", RennerInstitut, Vienna
"Tidslinjen", Galleri Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden
"Overlapping Biennial", Biennial of Young Artists, Galeria Foto Anexa, Bucharest
"Changing Perspectives", European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
"Neue Realitäten. FotoGrafik von Warhol bis Havekost. Das Kupferstichkabinett Berlin zu Gast in Waiblingen", Galerie Stihl Waiblingen, Waiblingen, Germany


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2011 "paperfile on tour", Galerie oqbo, Berlin
"Chinese-Austrian Print Exchange Exhibition", Hongqiao Gallery, Shanghai, China
"Spiele im Park", Museum Villa Schöningen, Potsdam, Germany
"Neue Realitäten – FotoGrafik von Warhol bis Havekost", Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin
"El mapa: cartografias criticas", Museo de Arte Moderno, Medellín, Colombia
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2010 "Struck Modernism – An evening with Florian Dombois and guests", Tiergarten Eins, Berlin
"El mapa: cartografias criticas", El Parqueadero/Museo de Arte del Banco de la República, Bogotá
"2000 - 2010. 10 Jahre Galerie Werner Klein", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany
"Svensk Konceptkonst", Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden
"Man könnte es die Elastizität des Raumes nennen", Forgotten Bar Project, Berlin
"Schnittstelle Druck", Museum der bildenden Künste & Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig, Germany
"Utan titel – Bo Siesjös samling av svensk samtidskonst", Ystads konstmuseum, Ystad, Sweden 		C



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2009 "Berlin : l’effacement des traces 1989-2009", Musée de l’histoire contemporaine, Paris
"Musée Réattu, chambre d’echo", Musée Réattu, Arles, France
"The Map: Navigating the Present", Konsthall C, Hökarängen, Sweden 		CAT, PIC, TB
2008 "5 Zeichner", Galerie Hübner, Frankfurt, Germany
"Von Munch bis Beckmann, von Jorn bis Gertsch. 100 Jahre Holzschnitt", Kunsthalle Emden, Emden, Germany
"The Map: Navigating the Present", Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden
"Due North", BCA Gallery, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Biennale Bucharest 3, Bucharest
"Teleport Färgfabriken", Färgfabriken Norr, Östersund, Sweden
"Samtid — ur Björn Springfeldts samling", Konstmuseet Galleri Astley, Skinnskatteberg, Sweden

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2007 "Kunst im Wald", Brandenburgischer Kunstverein, Potsdam, Germany
"Wanås 2007", The Wanås Foundation, Knislinge, Sweden
"Den moderna staden – det offentliga rummets estetik", Uppsala Konstmuseum, Sweden
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2006 "Skissutställning Halmstad 700", Nya Stadsgalleriet, Halmstad, Sweden
"Artist Migration Berlin", Heidelberg Kunstverein, Heidelberg, Germany
"Alles Zeichnung", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne 		C, PIC
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2005 "A Whiter Shade of Pale - Kunst aus den nordischen Ländern", Unterelbe / Buxtehude, Germany
"XL, la collection photographique d'Arles", Musée Réattu, Arles, France
"Svensk Konst Nu", Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden (+ tour in Sweden)		 CAT, PIC, PIC, TO, TO
2004 "Instabilt", Kulturhuset, Stockholm
"Flicka och Rep & andra verk ur samlingarna i urval av Annika von Hausswolff", Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden
"The Pontus Hulten Collection...", Moderna Museet, Stockholm
"Berlin North", Hamburger Bahnhof Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin
"Innen - Aussen", Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany

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2003 "handlungsanweisungen - instruction", Kunsthalle Wien project space, Vienna
"Contemporary Art From Sweden", European Central Bank, Frankfurt (+ Faelleshuset, Nordische Botschaften, Berlin)
"Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall", Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
"Insert - Aspekte Schwedischer Kunst", Kulturabteilung Bayer, Leverkusen, Germany (+ Dormagen) 		CAT, PIC

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2002 "Zeichen><Sprache", Galerie Grita Insam, Wien
"Hommage à Ola Billgren", Galerie Leger, Malmö, Sweden
"Mare Balticum", National Museum, Copenhagen
"Next-Project-Fort-Masnedoe", Masnedoe, Denmark
"From the Cool Light", Niels Borch Jensen Verlag und Druck, Berlin
"5 Künstler aus Skandinavien", Galerie Nothelfer, Berlin 		PIC

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2001 "Skulptur-Biennale Münsterland 2001", Münsterland, Germany
"Biennale de Lyon", Musée d'Art Contemporain, Lyon, France
"Shifte", Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden
"Skulptur-Biennale Münsterland 2001, Die Entwürfe", Galerie Münsterland, Emsdetten, Germany 		PIC, TO, TO, CAT
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2000 "Carnegie Art Award", Helsingin Taidehalli, Helsinki (+ Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo; Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg, Sweden as well as 3 places in 2001)
"Take away", Öresundståget, between Copenhagen & Malmö, Sweden
"Norden", Kunsthalle Wien 		CAT, C, PIC

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1999 "X-scape", The Granary, Cape Town, South-Africa (+Bensusan Museum of Photography, Johannesburg & NSA Gallery, Durban)
"Skandinavische Küstler in Berlin", Schloss Griebenow, Greifswald, Germany
"Vit Natt/Nuit Blanche", Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg 		PIC, C, TO


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1998 "Längs Strömmen", Gamla Bro, Norrköping, Sweden
"Arts Victoria", Melbourne, Australia
"Brandenburgische Kunsttage, Partie 6", Drewen, Germany
"Bild och Ord", Galleri Kamras, Borgholm, Sweden
"Nytolkningar", Smålands Konstarkiv, Värnamo
"Slottsbacken – 98", Uppsala, Sweden
"Brytningstider", Norrköpings Konstmuseum,Norrköping, Sweden
"Viskleken", Arkipelag/Historiska Muséet, Stockholm
"Nuit Blanche", Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris (+Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland & Bergens Billedgalleri, Bergen, Norway)
"Clean & Sane", Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway
"stART 98", Stockholm 		CAT, PIC, TO, C
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1997 "Nytolkningar", Lunds Konsthall, Lund, Sweden
"Baltic Ikonopress", West Pomeranian Castle, Szczecin, Poland
"Clean & Sane", Edsvik, Sollentuna, Sweden
"Monumental Propaganda/Stilla Flyter Fyrisån", Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala, Sweden 		PIC
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1996 "Original Copy", Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki
"Files", Bunker 4th Floor, Berlin
"Hot Zone", Skovhuset, Værløse/Copenhagen
"På Tiden", Moderna Museet, Stockholm
"Moderna Museet Stockholm", Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der BRD, Bonn
"Comp-i-box", Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
"Fyra element", Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden
"Brandenburgische Kunsttage, Partie 4", Drewen, Germany
"Monstrosities 1/2", Kleiner Festsaal der Hackeschen Höfe, Berlin (video-screening)
"30 seconds + title", luxus cont, Berlin Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin ("Leben und Sterben eines Schornsteins")
"Sake-Bar", Galerie Wilfriede Maaß, Berlin
"Filmen 100 år", Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Sweden 		CAT

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1995 "Europe Rediscovered II - Art, Resistance and the English Garden", Galerija Gabrijel, Sarajevo
"Super-8 Festival", Stockholm Film Festival
"Magasin", Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Sweden
"Port of Art", Kotka, Finland
"Osmo Rauhala, Tuija Lindström, Jan Svenungsson", Stuart Levy Fine Arts, New York, USA,
"Comp-i-box", c/o Cristian Rieloff, Stockholm


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1994 "Ten Makes Ten", Galleri Ahnlund, Umeå, Sweden (collaboration with Carl Johan Erikson; also in 1995 at Luleå Konstens Hus, Härnösands Konsthall, Mölndals Konsthall)
"Jan Svenungsson / Frans Jacobi", Niels Borch Jensen, Copenhagen
"Project For Europe", Copenhagen
"Sweden-Sarajevo", European Club, Sarajevo
"Rauma Biennale Balticum 1994", Rauman Taidemuseo, Rauma, Finland
"8 Rooms For Painting", Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway
"Mixed Media", Stuart Levy Fine Arts, New York, USA
"Nordiskt Önskemuseum"; Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg, Sweden
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1993 "Hem - en studie i politik", Galleri Index, Stockholm
"Spelets Regler", Stockholm
Machida City Museum of Art, Tokyo
"Future Lies Ahead", Expo '93, Taejon, South-Korea
"Udsyn", Konstföreningen, Copenhagen
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1992 "Se Människan", Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
"Distances", Museum for Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
Galerie Nikki Diana Marquart, Paris
"Rum Mellan Rum | Space In-Between Space", Moderna Museet, Stockholm
"El Tiempo Revela la Verdad", Swedish Pavilion, Expo 92, Sevilla, Spain 		PIC, CAT
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1991 "Stillstand Switches", Shedhalle, Zürich, Switzerland
"Lika med | Equals", Moderna Museet, Stockholm (also 1992 in Luleå, Lund, Täby and S:t Petersburg and 1993 in Moscow and Riga)
"Yttre", Södertälje Konsthall, Södertälje, Sweden 		CAT

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1990 "Lust and Limit", Forum, Stockholm (also in 1991 at Hårlemans Hall, Malmö and Konstepidemin, Göteborg)
"Skåp", Forum, Stockholm
"The Nordic Art Exhibition", Charlottenburg, Copenhagen 		CAT
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1989 "Nouvelles Acquisitions", Musée Réattu, Arles, France
"Lumo 89 - The Boundaries of Photography", Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
"Aurora 3", Ateneum, Helsinki (also in 1990 at Norræna Husid, Reykjavik, and in Torshavn, Faroe Islands)
"Inre", Krapperups Konsthall, Höganäs, Sweden
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1988 Atelier place Beaubourg, Paris
"Sub 117", Stockholm 		PIC, C
1987 "Nord", Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris
"Konstföreställningar", Kulturhuset, Stockholm 		CAT
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1986 Galleri Mejan, Stockholm (with John Stenborg)
1982 Uppsala Konsthall, Uppsala

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Moderna Muséet, Stockholm
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin
Berlinische Galerie, Berlin
Musée de l'histoire contemporaine, Paris
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, South-Korea
Musée Réattu, Arles, France
Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany
Buxtehude Museum, Germany
European Central Bank Collection, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Tangen Collection, Kunstsilo, Kristiansand, Norway
Kastrupgårdsamlingen – Museum for Moderne Grafisk Kunst, Kastrup, Denmark
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Sweden
Malmö Museum, Sweden
Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden
Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Sweden
Uppsala Konstmuseum, Sweden
Skissernas Museum, Lund, Sweden
Statens Konstråd, Stockholm

 Commissions and permanent works in public space