Jeppe Hein (born 1974,

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) is an artist based in

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s and installations combine elements of humour with the 1970s traditions of

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Education

Hein studied at the

Royal Danish Academy of Art The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dani ...

between 1997 and 2003 and at the Städelschule in

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between 1999 and 2000 (while registered as an associate student of the Danish Academy). As a student Hein was co-founder of OTTO, a non-commercial organisation that organised art exhibitions at various venues in Denmark between 1997 and 2000.

Work

In 2008, Hein collaborated with Dan Graham on a temporary pavilion in Cologne. Between September 2009 and January 2010, Hein stayed at

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’s studio in Saché, France, as a part of an artist in residence programme. ''Modified Social Benches'' located in the Montenmedio Sculpture Park, Cadiz, Spain. These benches are also located in other places around the world, including Miami, Helsinki, Auckland and Thun, Switzerland. They are also found on the campus of

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, his first work for a U.S college.

Folly

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, the Marquess of Cholmondeley commissioned an "artlandish"

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in a scale appropriate for a five-acre walled garden.McCarthy, Anna. "Focus on Jeppe Hein,
''Houghton Hall Education Newsletter,''
January 2009, p. 3. Hein created a site-specific outdoor sculpture for this space. In all seasons, this jet of water surmounted by a ball of flame illustrates a 21st-century folly on a smaller scale than other contemporary

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pieces in the parkland outside the garden enclosure.Donald, Caroline
"The new garden at Houghton Hall, King’s Lynn, Norfolk,"
''The Times'' (London). May 11, 2008. The work is intended "to surprise viewers and make them question what they are seeing." Hein wants to elicit : "... an incongruous dialogue between the art and the viewer and to use humour to broaden the limits of conceptual art. I want to show that the work isn’t anything on its own, it is only what the public informs it with. The viewers’ role brings the piece to the centre of attention."

Karriere Bar

Hein is co-founder of

Karriere Bar Karriere Bar was a bar and restaurant in the Meatpacking District of Copenhagen, Denmark, co-founded by Berlin-based, Danish artist Jeppe Hein in 2007. The establishment featured interactive and Site-specific art by a range of international arti ...

, a bar and restaurant in

featuring site-specific artworks by international artists, which he founded with his sister Lærke Hein.

Exhibitions

Hein has had solo exhibitions at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa; and Art Tower, Mito; the Neues Museum, Nürnberg;

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(2010);

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) is a contemporary visual and performance arts venue located in a heritage-listed building in Perth, Western Australia. History 1896–1959: Schools The building at 53 James Street, Northbridge, which ...

;

ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum The ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Aarhus, Denmark. The museum was established in 1859 and is the oldest public art museum in Denmark outside Copenhagen. On 7 April 2004, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum opened with exhibitions in a brand new ...

, Århus (2009);

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, New York; and P.S.1 MOMA, New York (2004). He has participated in solo and group exhibitions at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; Tate Modern, London; Barbican Art Centre, London (2007);Distance
/ref> Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; MOCA, Los Angeles; and 50th

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(2003). Catalogues of Hein's work have been published by ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Musée d'art contemporain de Nîmes, Koenig Books, Villa Manin, and the Centre Pompidou. Hein lives and works in Berlin.

Catalogs

* ''Jeppe Hein Until Now'', catalog, Koenig Books, London, 2005. * ''Invisible Labyrinth'', catalog of the exhibition at the Pompidou Center (Paris), Area 315, Sept. 15-14 November 2005. * ''Take a Walk in the Forest at Sunlight'', an exhibition catalog to the Kunstverein Heilbronn, 2003. -

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hein, Jeppe 1974 births Living people 21st-century Danish artists Artists from Copenhagen Danish contemporary artists Danish expatriates in Germany Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Städelschule alumni Danish installation artists