MAIKEN BENT
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Born in Århus, 1980. Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Education:
2000-2006: Billedkunstner MFA, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi /
Master of Fine Art, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Solo exhibitions:
2009
Every Room has a Smell, IMO, Copenhagen
2008
Priciples of Pain and Pleasure, bendixen contemporary art, Copenhagen
2007
Maiken Bent & Torben Ribe (with Torben Ribe), Morsø Kunstforening, Nyk. M.
2005
Total 2005 bling-bling, Q, Copenhagen
Ladies en Suite (with Nanna Starck), RACA, Copenhagen
Group exhibitions:
2009
Forschungsbericht, COCO (Contemporary Concerns), Vienna, A
Kontrapunkt II - Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg
UPDATE - Kunsthal Nord, AAlborg
LYST - Overgaden, Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
Den Permanente - Irma Mørch Gallery, Copenhagen
Happy New Year(s) - bendixen contemporary art, Copenhagen
2008
We Came in Search of Immortality, but Found Reality, Golden Enterprise - Overgaden,
Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
2007
Invited to invite - Henningsen Contemporary, Copenhagen
Match Race -Modernistic remix between now and then - Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg
Form Matters - Kirkhoff, Copenhagen
Magtdemonstrationer på Kronborg - Kronborg Slot, Helsingor
Gamle mænd med yngre kvinder - AC Weinberger, Copenhagen
2006
Artists´Choice - Bendixen Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
Golden Enterprise - Koh-i-noor, Copenhagen
Boisterous - ANDERSEN_S Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
Exit 06 - Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand, Copenhagen
Fabrik Selvsving - Showroom, Copenhagen
Add X to (n) - Museet for Samtidskunst, Roskilde
2004
KRAT - Frederiksberg Have, Copenhagen
KUAKA - Udstillingsstedet Q, Copenhagen
HOHOT - Det indre Mongoliet, Hohot
2003 /2002 / 2000 / 1999
FORMSKRIFT - Udstillingsstedet Q, Copenhagen
HYG - Udstillingsstedet Under Dybbølsbro, Copenhagen
KONNEKTER BERLIN, Berlin
En Progresso, Barcelona
2009
Ragnvald & Ida Blix Fonden
The Danish Arts Council´s Commitee for Visual Arts
Scholarship, The Danish Arts Foundation
2008
Artist in Residence, Berlin - The Danish Arts Council´s
Commitee for Visual Arts
The Danish Arts Council´s Commitee for Visual Arts
Beckett Fonden
2007
De Bielkeske Legater
Ragnvald & Ida Blix Fonden
The Danish Arts Council´s Commitee for Visual Arts
Frøken Marie Månssons Legat
Selected biblography:
2009
Astrid Mania: "Rundgang durch die kopenhagener gallerien", Artnet, 19. december 2009
Solveig Lindeskov Andersen: "Markering på Carlsberggrunden", Kunsten.nu, 7. december 2009
Sandbye, Mette: “Åh så dejligt normalt…”, Weekendavisen nr. 49. december
2008
Kopenhagen: “Principles of Pain and Pleasure – Maiken Bent”, New Danish Art, 2008
Synne Rifbjerg: “De unge (latter)milde”, Weekendavisen Nr. 26-27. juni 2008
Matthias Hvass Borello: ”Underbevidsthedens sejr”, kunsten.nu, 9. juli 2008
Trine Ross: ”Nyt fra Valby-fronten”, Politiken, 11. april 2008
2007
Lars Petersen: ”Fælles for første gang”, Morsø Folkeblad, 6. juli 2007
Anne Rumland: ”Strejf af verdensklasse”, Bryggebladet, 23. maj 2007
Trine Ross: ”Familiært”, Politiken, 17. marts 2007
2006
Heidi Vesterberg: ”Heavykoncert for øjet”, Politiken, 14. juli 2006
Bente Scavenius: ”Endelig færdige”, Børsen, 30. juni 2006
2005
Kinga Santus: ”Ladies En Suite”, Kunstavisen, maj 2005
Citadel: ”Ladies En Suite” Citadel, maj 2005