Jeppe Hein
Jeppe Hein, Appearing Rooms, 2004. Courtesy of Jeppe Hein, KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, London, Tokyo, 303 GALLERY, New York, and Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen. Photo by Nicki Sebastian
“My artworks are intended to ideally bring together people from different contexts and origins, providing them with an opportunity for mutual exchange. Independent from background, gender, or age, no matter if it is a child or an art critic, people are encouraged to interact with the work, the surrounding and other people."
Portrait of Jeppe Hein. Courtesy of Jeppe Hein, KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, London, Tokyo, 303 GALLERY, New York, and Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen. Photo by Tom Wagner
Jeppe Hein is a Danish artist based in Berlin. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in Copenhagen and the Städel Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Frankfurt a.M.
Hein is widely known for his production of experiential and interactive artworks that can be positioned at the intersection of art, architecture, and technical inventions. Unique in their formal simplicity and notable for their frequent use of humor, his works engage in a lively dialogue with the traditions of Minimalist sculpture and Conceptual art of the 1970s. Hein’s works often feature surprising and captivating elements that place spectators at the center of events and focus on their experience and perception of the surrounding space.
Solo shows include Breathe with Me at the United Nations and in Central Park, New York (2019); Kunstmuseum Thun (2018); Château La Coste (2017); Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (2015); Brooklyn Bridge Park New York (2015); Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm (2013); and 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2011), among others.
Permanent installations on view include La Guardia Airport, New York (2020); Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles Island (2018); Kistefos-Museet, Norway (2016); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (2013); City of Perth (2012); KUNSTEN Museum for Modern Art Aalborg (2011) and Bristol University (2009).
