ART WORLD MAGAZINE - no 7 in top 10 in UK;-)

Art World Magazine writes about our show at Standpoint. It seems that we are number 7 at the top 10 UK exhibitions this month! Please go see it if you are in London, - and you are interested;-) until oct 22.

Danish Art Council

Returning from London, I found the answer on my application for my videoproject, 35.000,- from the Danish Arts Council. I am thankful and full of relief, ´cos I allready went and spent all the money;-)

"The ruins of the Future", w. Mary Mattingly at Standpoint Gallery, London 23. oct

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ART NEWS - Review of my last London Show

September 08 Issue under "International Reviews".

OPENING SHOT IN BLUEPRINT MAGAZINE.

When I studied Architecture I often read Blueprint mag at the libary. I thought it was pretty cool.

Opening Shot of Blueprint Magazine, UK. Oct. 2008. "Ruins of the Future", w. Mary Mattingly at Standpoint Gallery, London, UK.

NIELS WESSEL BAGGE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS

Niels Bagge(1908-1990) was a great Danish Collector, who collected Art as well Ancient Ceramic work, he travelled the world and lived in London, Los Angeles - Hollywood, a modern man, engaged in the Performing Arts. In his Art Collection was works from Robert Rauschenberg, Rafael Canogar, Andy Warhol, Edward Kienholtz and Rinaldo Paluzzi. He generously donated his impressive Collection to Aarhus Museum of Art in Denmark, and after his death in 1990, the Niels Wessel Bagge Foundation was established: each year 4 artists are awarded the grant of 100.000 dkr.
I am very thankful and happy to accept one of the 2008 grants, which I will spend on my new projects in Iceland and Tokyo;-)
- Edward Kienholz - Sawdy.
Previously Michael Kvium, Lise Malinovsky, Christian Lemmerz, Tal R, Kaspar Bonnen, Malene Landgren are among the receivers of the Grant.

LIVERPOOL BIENNALE - John Moores 25th Painting Prize

I went to Liverpool for the opening of John Moores 25th, to have dinner with the other artists and the judges. It was very inspiring to see all the work and meet the great people.

MY TRIP TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

I went to The Pyramid City in August 2008, second time. This time I brought along Film Photographer Simon Ladefoged, and we shot some film, and I made a performance at the empty square in front of the Lenin Statue. Playing aloud a piece of music composed by genious Goodiepal(from part one of my pyramid Project, exhibited at the 10th Istanbul Biennale) live on-site for the seaguls and possible polarbears.

Film will be edited, one with music composed by brilliant pianist, Nikolaj Hess; and 2. part of the project will be exhibited at STANDPOINT Gallery, London. An exhibition curated by Fiona MacDonald, and alongside my collegue, Photographer, Mary Mattingly.

YOUKOBO ARTIST RESIDENCY TOKYO

Summer 2009 for 3 months I am going to TOKYO to occupy a live and work space at the Youkobo Residency. I am looking forward to study japanese architectural constructions, to paint, film, write and draw;-)) in my little japanese style new home...

Shortlisted for the 25th JOHN MOORES PAINTING PRIZE.

MIE OLISE KJÆRGAARD shortlisted for the John Moores Painting Prize in Liverpool.

Juried by a.o. Jake and Dinos Chapman John Moores Painting Prize is the biggest and most influential Painting competition in the UK. 40 people of 3500 applicants got through to the exhibition that opens 20. september at Liverpool Museums´ Walker Art Centre.

180x170 cm "watchtower with a green stick".

Berlin Residency from the JP Foundation.

Mie Olise Kjærgaard receives the JP residency in may 2009.

Live-work Space in one of Europes greatest art centres.

Mie Olise will study the History and Art of Berlin, and draw a little.

NES Residency at ICELAND.

Mie Olise Kjærgaard has been rewarded the NES Residency at Iceland. The residency will take place february-march 2009. It is situated at the seaside at a fish plant! Kjærgaard will be reading, writing, painting and filming at the residency.

ART FORUM - Mie Olise Kjærgaard: Penetrating Pores of Construction.

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Featured as critics Pick in Art Forum.

solo show: PENETRATING PORES OF CONSTRUCTION at BARBARA DAVIS GALLERY, Houston, TX

Solo Exhibition at Barbara Davis Gallery july 12 - august 9.

painting and installation.

ISCP residency New York

I have been accepted to the ISCP - International Studio and Curatorial Programme in New York. The ISCP is one of the greatest opportunies for International artists, curators and guest critics to meet and develop their work in New York, discuss work and thoughts. I will be there for 9 months from late 2009.

First US solo exhibition at BARBARA DAVIS GALLERY.

July 12 I am opening my first solo show in the US. 

www.barbaradavisgallery.com

Danish Art Council 2008 Grant

I received the Danish Art Council´s 2008 Grant, 100.000 DKR - I will spend the money on this US trip, the Standpoint show and on my trip to the arctic circle, I am going there in internal sunshine in August, to record video and photograph what can´t be made-up in painting.

NEW YORK PREVIEW

Preview before I load the Truck with all the works and send them to Houston.

at 7.30 pm. Hess is playing Hess - Solo Piano.