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Michael Kvium

Michael Kvium

  • Selected works
  • Gallery exhibitions
  • External Exhibitions

  • Michael Kvium Born in Horsens, DK, 1955 Lives and works in Copenhagen, DK Michael Kvium portrays the follies of humankind....
    Photo: Anders Sune Berg

    Michael Kvium

    Born in Horsens, DK, 1955
    Lives and works in Copenhagen, DK

     

    Michael Kvium portrays the follies of humankind. For almost half a century, his artistic exploration of the suppressed aspects of humanity, has led him across a wide array of artistic mediums. Creating images resonant with theatrical qualities, rooted in his early engagement with performance art in the 80s. Kvium’s paintings are like scenes of a play engaging in grandiose or gloomy emotions, while posing critical questions about morality, idiocies, and the rise and fall of Western civilization. The works are an invitation to the viewer, to engage in reflective introspection, to share the stage and ponder. 

     

    In 2017 Kvium presented his largest exhibition to date, Circus Europa, a giant total installation first presented at ARKEN (DK) and later traveled to Kunsthal Rotterdam. The show fused painting, sculpture, film and installation in a kaleidoscopic vision exploring the state of the world. Kvium’s work has also been the center of various solo exhibitions including SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen; ARoS – Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus; Kunsten – Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg; Horsens Art Museum, Horsens; The Today Art Museum, Beijing; Shenzhen Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen; and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.

     

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  • Selected works
    • Michael Kvium Couple, 2023 Oil on canvas
      Michael Kvium
      Couple, 2023
      Oil on canvas
    • Michael Kvium Looser, 2019 Oil on canvas
      Michael Kvium
      Looser, 2019
      Oil on canvas
    • Michael Kvium Dark Hand, 2019 Oil on canvas
      Michael Kvium
      Dark Hand, 2019
      Oil on canvas
    • Michael Kvium Next to Orange, 2022 Oil on canvas
      Michael Kvium
      Next to Orange, 2022
      Oil on canvas
    • Michael Kvium Radical Monochrome II, 2022 Oil on paper, and ink, charcoal and pastel on paper
      Michael Kvium
      Radical Monochrome II, 2022
      Oil on paper, and ink, charcoal and pastel on paper
    • Michael Kvium Radical Monochrome III, 2022 Oil on paper, and ink, charcoal and pastel on paper
      Michael Kvium
      Radical Monochrome III, 2022
      Oil on paper, and ink, charcoal and pastel on paper
    • Michael Kvium Krøllet Maleri, 2020 Oil on canvas
      Michael Kvium
      Krøllet Maleri, 2020
      Oil on canvas
    • Michael Kvium Sammenhængsfad, 2022 Ceramic
      Michael Kvium
      Sammenhængsfad, 2022
      Ceramic
    • Michael Kvium Den cirkulær forbindelse, 2022 Ceramic
      Michael Kvium
      Den cirkulær forbindelse, 2022
      Ceramic
    • Michael Kvium Crybaby 7, 2024 Bronze
      Michael Kvium
      Crybaby 7, 2024
      Bronze
    • Michael Kvium Crybaby 4, 2024 Bronze
      Michael Kvium
      Crybaby 4, 2024
      Bronze
    • Michael Kvium Crybaby I – XI, 2024 Oil on canvas
      Michael Kvium
      Crybaby I – XI, 2024
      Oil on canvas
    • Michael Kvium The Pattern, 2024 Oil on canvas
      Michael Kvium
      The Pattern, 2024
      Oil on canvas
    • Michael Kvium Evindeligt maleri #2, 1995 - 1996 Oil on canvas
      Michael Kvium
      Evindeligt maleri #2, 1995 - 1996
      Oil on canvas
    • Michael Kvium Farveblind, 2002 Oil on canvas
      Michael Kvium
      Farveblind, 2002
      Oil on canvas
  • Gallery exhibitions
    • Michael Kvium, An Eye For An Eye
      Exhibitions

      Michael Kvium

      An Eye For An Eye March 1 - April 13, 2024
    • Michael Kvium, Pale Male Tales
      Exhibitions

      Michael Kvium

      Pale Male Tales January 18 - March 7, 2020
    • Michael Kvium, Painter's Nest
      Exhibitions

      Michael Kvium

      Painter's Nest May 23 - July 12, 2014
    • Michael Kvium, Tail to Tail
      Exhibitions

      Michael Kvium

      Tail to Tail March 16 - May 5, 2012
    • Daniel Guzmán, Michael Kvium, Gert & Uwe Tobias
      Exhibitions

      Daniel Guzmán, Michael Kvium, Gert & Uwe Tobias

      April 7 - May 12, 2018
  • External Exhibitions
    • Michael Kvium, Wetland, The Nivaagaard Collection
      Exhibitions

      Michael Kvium

      Wetland, The Nivaagaard Collection October 5, 2024 - February 16, 2025
    • Michael Kvium, Circus Europa, ARKEN & Kunsthal Rotterdam
      Exhibitions

      Michael Kvium

      Circus Europa, ARKEN & Kunsthal Rotterdam September 2, 2017 - May 6, 2018
    • Michael Kvium, Saligia, Dunkers Kulturhus; Kunsthalle Göppingen
      Exhibitions

      Michael Kvium

      Saligia, Dunkers Kulturhus; Kunsthalle Göppingen October 30, 2015 - June 12, 2016

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