Yngve Holen
Leichtmetallräder, 2017
Drawn to the spaces where humans and machines meet and exchange information, Holen’s work often uses the objects and technologies of corporate culture. CT scanners, aviation equipment, 3D printing and bisected vehicles have all featured in his recent work. For this exhibition he is showing a series of sculptures created by using a five-axis water-jet cutter to extract the center from the alloy of bespoke rims. Shorn of their utility, the resulting forms take on the appearance of decorative snowflakes adhered to the chalet’s facade—a sly comment on a culture of mass-produced individuality.
Leichtmetallräder, Schloss, Oslo (2016)
Norwegian, born in Braunschweig, Germany, 1982
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Education
2010 Meisterschüler Bildhauerei, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste – Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2006 Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Vienna, Austria
Solo Exhibitions
2016
Schloss, Oslo, Norway
VERTICALSEAT, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2015
Earthling, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
World of Hope II, Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
World of Hope, Galerie Neu, Berlin, Germany
2014-2015
ars viva 2014/15, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Galerie der Gegenwart, Hamburg, Germany; Bonner Kunstverein und Artothek, Bonn, Germany; Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, Austria
2014
Economy Class Legs, 032c Workshop, Berlin, Germany
Original Spare Part, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
2013
Extended Operations, Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger, Norway
Launch of Hater Head, Société, Berlin, Germany
2012
Deutschland Du Opfer Gib Handy, Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2011
sensitive to detergent, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
Parasagittal Brain, Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
2010
Half Asleep to the 2010 Hot 1001, Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2009
Bed Call, Landings Project Space, Vestfossen, Norway
Group Exhibitions
2016
Joining Forces with the Unknown, Fondation Galeries Lafayette, Paris, France
III Seen III Said, White Flag Projects, St Louis, MO, USA
Theories of Modern Art, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
9th Berlin Biennale, Berlin, Germany
WAR GAMES, Curated by Benjamin Godsill, Moran Bondaroff, Detroit, MI, USA
Quiz 2, based on an idea by Robert Stadler, Mudam Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2015
System of a Down, Ellis-King, Dublin, Ireland
Life. Within Such Limits, Carl Kostyal, Stockholm, Sweden
The Noing Uv It, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
2014-2015
REFRACTION. THE IMAGE OF SENSE, Blain|Southern, London
2014
Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, France
Works from selected collections, Mehringdamm 72, Berlin, Germany
Chat Jet (Part 2) Sculpture in Reflection, Künstlerhaus KM, Graz, Austria
Platform, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Shattered Preface, OSL Contemporary, Oslo, Norway
And Life Goes On, Between Bridges, Berlin, Germany
surplus living, km temporaer, Berlin, Germany
Second View, Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
Archeo, High Line Arts, New York, NY, USA
2013
Open Shape, Fall, curated by Jasper Spicero, Eisenhower park in East Meadow, Long Island, NY, USA
Speculations on Anonymous Materials, Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany
Unstable Media, curated by Anne de Vries, Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Open Shape, Spring, curated by Jasper Spicero, Waterside Park Playground 11th Ave & W 23rd St, New York, NY, USA
Smiler’s Delicatessen in Times Square, New York, NY, USA
___340&CA NNOT&DINNER&782___, No5A, New York, NY, USA
Out of Memory, curated by Eleanor Cayre, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY, USA
False Optimism, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Open Shape, Winter, curated by Jasper Spicero, Generation Works, Witchita, KS, USA
2012
Shell-Reflexives, curated by Agatha Wara, Downtown ArtHouse, Miami, FL, USA
Domino Effect, Catherine Bastide, Brussels, Belgium
Neue Alte Brücke and Real Fine Arts, Galerie Valentin, Paris, France
Pinot Noir, Tomorrow, Toronto, Canada
Standard Operating Procedures, curated by Piper Marshall, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Nicolas Ceccaldi / Yngve Holen, Pro Choice, Vienna, Austria
Entourage VIP Backstage Pt.1, Gasmesserhaus, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Zürcher Bildhauer, Schlieren, Switzerland
Images Rendered Bare. Vacant. Recognizable., Stadium, New York, NY, USA
2011
FREEBIES, Emanuel Layr, Loos Bar, Vienna, Austria
Grouped Show, Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin, Germany
TruEYE surView, W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
based in Berlin, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
2010
The Smart Frrridge, Kunstverein Medienturm, Graz, Austria
Absolventen Austellung, Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Garden of Ilja, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Something Blue, Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Enchanted, school of development, Berlin, Germany
Kiss-You-Through-The-Phone, Paloma Presents, Zürich, Switzerland
21st Century, Chisenhale Gallery, London, UK
2009
What is not but could be if (Part 2), Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2008
Approximately Infinite Universe, New Jerseyy, Basel, Switzerland
2007
For a Blank Implies Space, Torstrasse 165, Berlin, Germany
Further Projects
2010
Co-curator of the exhibition The Smart Frrridge, Kunstverein Medienturm, Graz, Austria
Co-curator of the exhibition Kiss-You-Through-The-Phone, Paloma Presents, Zürich, Switzerland
Awards and Grants
2014
ARS VIVA 2014/15, Kulturkreis Prize for Fine Arts