Magnus Frederik Clausen (b. 1981). 2018–21 MA from The European Graduate School, Saas-Fee, under the professors Carlos Amorales and Siegfried Zielinski.
RECENT PROJECTS
2025
between the object and the floor. Group exhibition with Gillies Adamson Semple, Jacob Blackaller, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Kim Stolz and Alison Yip. Dorp (forthcoming).
Magnus Frederik Clausen Potato, potato. Exhibition catalogue. Published by Super Super Marktt, Berlin.
Potato, potato. Solo exhibition. Super Super Markt, Berlin.
2024
Subject Seconds. Duo exhibition with Yu Nishimura. CASTLE, Los Angeles.
Work. Solo exhibition. Gauli Zitter, Milan.
I KNOW WHAT I DO, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WHAT I DO, DOES. Group exhibition with Kenneth Alme, Leda Bourgogne, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Dag Erik Elgin, Angelique Heidler, Max Ruf, Maria Wæhrens and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung. Curated by Kenneth Alme and Magnus Frederik Clausen. Galleri Opdahl, Stavanger.
Magnus Frederik Clausen Clock Paintings – Brian Kennon. Artist's book. Published by 2nd Cannons Publications, Los Angeles.
3 Days 15 Hangings 168 Photos (The Tail edit). Solo exhibition. The Tail, Brussels.
Magnus Frederik Clausen and Brian Kennon, with works by Finn Reinbothe. Group exhibition with Magnus Frederik Clausen, Brian Kennon and Finn Reinbothe. 2nd Cannons, Los Angeles.
Escape strategies. Group exhibition with Andrea Istvan Franzini, Jesse Hogan, Stano Filko, Július Koller, David Horvitz, Emi Mizukami, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Miltos Manetas, Anna Gonzalez-Noguchi, James Fuller, Satoshi Hashimoto, Manami Seki, Hiroshi Sugito, Leonardo Magrelli, Marco Strappato, Seongmin Lee, Aoi Michimae, Beatrice Zito, Robin Waart, Robert Moy, Nataliya Chernakova, Kvêta Fulierová, et.al. Curated by manos & Shared Praxis at Via Watt Projects, Milano.
In the studio: Magnus Frederik Clausen. Published online by Super Super Markt.
Magnus Frederik Clausen. Solo exhibition. ECC, Chieri.
Magnus Frederik Clausen, Débora Delmar, Laurent Dupont. Group exhibition with Magnus Frederik Clausen, Débora Delmar and Laurent Dupont. Super Super Markt, Berlin.
2023
What Kind of Us Does Painting Need. Group exhibition with Ei Arakawa, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Tatjana Danneberg, GU Lei, John Kelsey, LIU Wei, Seth Price, Pieter Slagboom, Josh Smith, WANG Jianwei, Angharad Williams, XU ZHEN® and ZHENG Guogu. Curated by XU ZHEN®. MadeIn Gallery, Shanghai.
CLOUD & TOE / 雲とつま先. Group exhibition with Andrea Istvan Franzini, Miltos Manetas, Anna Gonzalez-Noguchi, James Fuller, Satoshi Hashimoto, Manami Seki, Hiroshi Sugito, Yuki Okumura, Kei Murata, Rintarou Takahashi, Emi Mizukami, Magnus Frederik Clausen, et.al. Curated by Jesse Hogan. KNULP, Sydney.
Funding Emotions. Duo exhibition with Kaare Ruud. CANTINA, Aarhus.
In conversation Magnus Frederik Clausen and Daniel Graham Loxton. Published in Turps Painting Magazine Issue 27, London. Read here.
Werkgelegenheid. Solo exhibition. Billytown, The Hague. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library.
Art Brussels. Solo presentation. Claas Reiss, Brussels.
Art Düsseldorf. Solo presentation. Claas Reiss, Düsseldorf.
Simple Banalities Against Women. As Nina Manobra with Claus Haxholm. PFA, Copenhagen. Exhibition text.
TRACK, DASH, STROKE. Group exhibition with André Piguet, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Yusuke Muroi and Yu Nishimura. Organized by Christopher L G Hill and Joel Kirkham. Goya Curtain, Tokyo.
WORK. Exhibition catalogue. Published by Braunsfelder, Cologne.
2022
3 Days 15 Hangings 168 Photos. Artist's book. Published by JIR SANDEL, Copenhagen.
WORK. Solo exhibition. Braunsfelder, Cologne.
TIERE. Group exhibition with Perihan Arpacilar, Lutz Braun, Yvo Cho, Whitney Claflin, Larry Clark, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Martin Galle, Sophie Gogl, Ellen Gronemeyer, Behrang Karimi, John Kayser, Harmony Korine, Stanislava Kovalcikova, Cécile Lempert, Jochen Lempert, Mads Lindberg, Paul Maciejowski, Birgit Megerle, Simon Mielke, Ebecho Muslimova, Yu Nishimura, Albert Oehlen, David Ostrowski, Christos Pappas, Tobias Pils, Joanna Piotrowska, Michail Pirgelis, Sophie Reinhold, Torbjørn Rødland, Mark von Schlegell, Tobias Hohn & Stanton Taylor, Rosemarie Trockel, Angharad Williams, Amelie von Wulffen, Mark van Yetter and Marco Zumbé. Catherine Zeta, Cologne. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library.
Magnus Frederik Clausen in conversation with Michael Schmidt. Published online by Claas Reiss.
Work. Solo exhibition. Claas Reiss, London.
Recent Paintings. Duo exhibition with Mads Lindberg. Freddy, Harris. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library.
Work. Solo exhibition. C.C.C., Copenhagen.
Magnus Frederik Clausen in conversation with Jordan Derrien. Published online by émergent magazine.
Time & Life. Artist's book in collaboration with David Ostrowski. Published by JIR SANDEL, Copenhagen.
Flowers and horses. Interview with Magnus Frederik Clausen by Tom Lingnau. Published online by Weinspach.
Twentytwoseven. Zine published by Weinspach, Cologne.
Landschaftsverbot. Group exhibition with Peter Bonde, Claus Carstensen, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Constant, Steffan Danielsen, Jörg Immendorff, Per Kirkeby, Ferdinand Ahm Krag, Søren Martinsen, Kurt Schwitters, Christian Vind and Maria Wæhrens. Curated by Claus Carstensen. Galerie MøllerWitt, Copenhagen.
CCA Artist-in-Residence. Magnus Frederik Clausen is amongst the selected artists for CCA's residence program.
2021
&zines. A compilation of contemporary artists’ zines by Martin Belou, Victor Boullet, Merlin Carpenter, Nicholas Cheveldave, Masaya Chiba, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Penny Davenport, Michaela Eichwald, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Dag Erik Elgin, Fergus Feehily, Francesca Gabbiani, Athene Galiciadis, Joanne Greenbaum, Tom Hardwick-Allan, Masanao Hirayama, Agata Ingarden, Nicolas Jasmin, Brian Kennon, Takuro Kuwata, Christoph Meier, Sophie Nys, B. Ingrid Olson, Sarah Ortmeyer, David Ostrowski, Julia Scher, Amy Sillman, Odessa Straub, Zin Taylor, Ariane Vonmoos and Yui Yaegashi. Published by Antenne Publishing, At Last Books, Black Pages, Bunk Club, Frenetic Happiness, Innen, Misako & Rosen, The Institute of Social Hypocrisy, Ve.Sch Kunstverein, Weinspach and self-published. Organized by Tom Lingnau. Zarinbal Khoshbakht, Cologne. Project archive on edcat. Exhibition page on Weinspach.
IKEA TEST. Self-published Artist's Book, Copenhagen.
Self-titled. As Nina Manobra with Claus Haxholm. Rinomina, Paris.
Hetton Lawn. Group exhibition with Clément Rodzielski, Hélène Fauquet, Jermaine Francis, Jordan Derrien, Josephine Meckseper, Magnus Frederik Clausen and Marie de Brugerolle. Curated by Jordan Derrien. Haus Wien, Vienna. Exhibition page on Daily Lazy.
Time & Life. Duo exhibition with David Ostrowski. Spazio Orr, Brescia. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library.
Standard Error (SE). Duo exhibition with Sonia Almeida. Organized by Sarah McNulty. AGA Works, Copenhagen. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library. Self-published Artist's Book in collaboration with Sonia Almeida, Barry Schwabsky and Andreas Peitersen.
Niels Wessel Bagges Kunstfond. Magnus Frederik Clausen is amongst the selected for the Niels Wessel Bagges Kunstfond Award 2020. The grant is amongst of the largest art scholarships in Denmark, and it represents both a considerable financial support and an honorable recognition of the artist’s career. Link to Niels Wessel Bagges Kunstfond.
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RECENT PROJECTS
2025
between the object and the floor. Group exhibition with Gillies Adamson Semple, Jacob Blackaller, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Kim Stolz and Alison Yip. Dorp (forthcoming).
Magnus Frederik Clausen Potato, potato. Exhibition catalogue. Published by Super Super Marktt, Berlin.
Potato, potato. Solo exhibition. Super Super Markt, Berlin.
2024
Subject Seconds. Duo exhibition with Yu Nishimura. CASTLE, Los Angeles.
Work. Solo exhibition. Gauli Zitter, Milan.
I KNOW WHAT I DO, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WHAT I DO, DOES. Group exhibition with Kenneth Alme, Leda Bourgogne, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Dag Erik Elgin, Angelique Heidler, Max Ruf, Maria Wæhrens and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung. Curated by Kenneth Alme and Magnus Frederik Clausen. Galleri Opdahl, Stavanger.
Magnus Frederik Clausen Clock Paintings – Brian Kennon. Artist's book. Published by 2nd Cannons Publications, Los Angeles.
3 Days 15 Hangings 168 Photos (The Tail edit). Solo exhibition. The Tail, Brussels.
Magnus Frederik Clausen and Brian Kennon, with works by Finn Reinbothe. Group exhibition with Magnus Frederik Clausen, Brian Kennon and Finn Reinbothe. 2nd Cannons, Los Angeles.
Escape strategies. Group exhibition with Andrea Istvan Franzini, Jesse Hogan, Stano Filko, Július Koller, David Horvitz, Emi Mizukami, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Miltos Manetas, Anna Gonzalez-Noguchi, James Fuller, Satoshi Hashimoto, Manami Seki, Hiroshi Sugito, Leonardo Magrelli, Marco Strappato, Seongmin Lee, Aoi Michimae, Beatrice Zito, Robin Waart, Robert Moy, Nataliya Chernakova, Kvêta Fulierová, et.al. Curated by manos & Shared Praxis at Via Watt Projects, Milano.
In the studio: Magnus Frederik Clausen. Published online by Super Super Markt.
Magnus Frederik Clausen. Solo exhibition. ECC, Chieri.
Magnus Frederik Clausen, Débora Delmar, Laurent Dupont. Group exhibition with Magnus Frederik Clausen, Débora Delmar and Laurent Dupont. Super Super Markt, Berlin.
2023
What Kind of Us Does Painting Need. Group exhibition with Ei Arakawa, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Tatjana Danneberg, GU Lei, John Kelsey, LIU Wei, Seth Price, Pieter Slagboom, Josh Smith, WANG Jianwei, Angharad Williams, XU ZHEN® and ZHENG Guogu. Curated by XU ZHEN®. MadeIn Gallery, Shanghai.
CLOUD & TOE / 雲とつま先. Group exhibition with Andrea Istvan Franzini, Miltos Manetas, Anna Gonzalez-Noguchi, James Fuller, Satoshi Hashimoto, Manami Seki, Hiroshi Sugito, Yuki Okumura, Kei Murata, Rintarou Takahashi, Emi Mizukami, Magnus Frederik Clausen, et.al. Curated by Jesse Hogan. KNULP, Sydney.
Funding Emotions. Duo exhibition with Kaare Ruud. CANTINA, Aarhus.
In conversation Magnus Frederik Clausen and Daniel Graham Loxton. Published in Turps Painting Magazine Issue 27, London. Read here.
Werkgelegenheid. Solo exhibition. Billytown, The Hague. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library.
Art Brussels. Solo presentation. Claas Reiss, Brussels.
Art Düsseldorf. Solo presentation. Claas Reiss, Düsseldorf.
Simple Banalities Against Women. As Nina Manobra with Claus Haxholm. PFA, Copenhagen. Exhibition text.
TRACK, DASH, STROKE. Group exhibition with André Piguet, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Yusuke Muroi and Yu Nishimura. Organized by Christopher L G Hill and Joel Kirkham. Goya Curtain, Tokyo.
WORK. Exhibition catalogue. Published by Braunsfelder, Cologne.
2022
3 Days 15 Hangings 168 Photos. Artist's book. Published by JIR SANDEL, Copenhagen.
WORK. Solo exhibition. Braunsfelder, Cologne.
TIERE. Group exhibition with Perihan Arpacilar, Lutz Braun, Yvo Cho, Whitney Claflin, Larry Clark, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Martin Galle, Sophie Gogl, Ellen Gronemeyer, Behrang Karimi, John Kayser, Harmony Korine, Stanislava Kovalcikova, Cécile Lempert, Jochen Lempert, Mads Lindberg, Paul Maciejowski, Birgit Megerle, Simon Mielke, Ebecho Muslimova, Yu Nishimura, Albert Oehlen, David Ostrowski, Christos Pappas, Tobias Pils, Joanna Piotrowska, Michail Pirgelis, Sophie Reinhold, Torbjørn Rødland, Mark von Schlegell, Tobias Hohn & Stanton Taylor, Rosemarie Trockel, Angharad Williams, Amelie von Wulffen, Mark van Yetter and Marco Zumbé. Catherine Zeta, Cologne. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library.
Magnus Frederik Clausen in conversation with Michael Schmidt. Published online by Claas Reiss.
Work. Solo exhibition. Claas Reiss, London.
Recent Paintings. Duo exhibition with Mads Lindberg. Freddy, Harris. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library.
Work. Solo exhibition. C.C.C., Copenhagen.
Magnus Frederik Clausen in conversation with Jordan Derrien. Published online by émergent magazine.
Time & Life. Artist's book in collaboration with David Ostrowski. Published by JIR SANDEL, Copenhagen.
Flowers and horses. Interview with Magnus Frederik Clausen by Tom Lingnau. Published online by Weinspach.
Twentytwoseven. Zine published by Weinspach, Cologne.
Landschaftsverbot. Group exhibition with Peter Bonde, Claus Carstensen, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Constant, Steffan Danielsen, Jörg Immendorff, Per Kirkeby, Ferdinand Ahm Krag, Søren Martinsen, Kurt Schwitters, Christian Vind and Maria Wæhrens. Curated by Claus Carstensen. Galerie MøllerWitt, Copenhagen.
CCA Artist-in-Residence. Magnus Frederik Clausen is amongst the selected artists for CCA's residence program.
2021
&zines. A compilation of contemporary artists’ zines by Martin Belou, Victor Boullet, Merlin Carpenter, Nicholas Cheveldave, Masaya Chiba, Magnus Frederik Clausen, Penny Davenport, Michaela Eichwald, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Dag Erik Elgin, Fergus Feehily, Francesca Gabbiani, Athene Galiciadis, Joanne Greenbaum, Tom Hardwick-Allan, Masanao Hirayama, Agata Ingarden, Nicolas Jasmin, Brian Kennon, Takuro Kuwata, Christoph Meier, Sophie Nys, B. Ingrid Olson, Sarah Ortmeyer, David Ostrowski, Julia Scher, Amy Sillman, Odessa Straub, Zin Taylor, Ariane Vonmoos and Yui Yaegashi. Published by Antenne Publishing, At Last Books, Black Pages, Bunk Club, Frenetic Happiness, Innen, Misako & Rosen, The Institute of Social Hypocrisy, Ve.Sch Kunstverein, Weinspach and self-published. Organized by Tom Lingnau. Zarinbal Khoshbakht, Cologne. Project archive on edcat. Exhibition page on Weinspach.
IKEA TEST. Self-published Artist's Book, Copenhagen.
Self-titled. As Nina Manobra with Claus Haxholm. Rinomina, Paris.
Hetton Lawn. Group exhibition with Clément Rodzielski, Hélène Fauquet, Jermaine Francis, Jordan Derrien, Josephine Meckseper, Magnus Frederik Clausen and Marie de Brugerolle. Curated by Jordan Derrien. Haus Wien, Vienna. Exhibition page on Daily Lazy.
Time & Life. Duo exhibition with David Ostrowski. Spazio Orr, Brescia. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library.
Standard Error (SE). Duo exhibition with Sonia Almeida. Organized by Sarah McNulty. AGA Works, Copenhagen. Exhibition page on Contemporary Art Library. Self-published Artist's Book in collaboration with Sonia Almeida, Barry Schwabsky and Andreas Peitersen.
Niels Wessel Bagges Kunstfond. Magnus Frederik Clausen is amongst the selected for the Niels Wessel Bagges Kunstfond Award 2020. The grant is amongst of the largest art scholarships in Denmark, and it represents both a considerable financial support and an honorable recognition of the artist’s career. Link to Niels Wessel Bagges Kunstfond.
Kunstnernes Kooperative ApS | Kochsgade 31D, 2. sal | 5100 Odense C | 6617 9758 |