POUL GERNES
Born 1925 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 1996 in Ängelholm, Sweden
| 1985-1991 | Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1961 | Founded the Experimental Art School (Eks-Skolen) in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1948 1943-1948 |
Marries the fabric printer and artist Aase Seidler Jensen Apprenticeship as Litographic Artist, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Solo exhibitions
| 2019 | Paintings, Sculptures, Flags, etc., Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2016 | I Cannot Do It Alone – Want to Join In?, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark |
| 2015 | Poul Gernes, I8 Gallery, Reykjavik, iceland |
| 2011 | Poul Gernes – Retrospective, Lunds Konsthall, Lund and Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden |
| 2010 | Poul Gernes – Retrospective, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2009 | Poul Gernes, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2007 | Behind, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Berlin, Germany |
| 2005 | Poul Gernes – Graphic Works, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, Denmark |
| Poul Gernes, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2003 | Poul Gernes – Series of “Milk Cartons” and “Plaster Sculptures”, Galleri Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2002 | Poul Gernes – Arbeiten aus den Jahren 1960 bis 1996, Kunstverein Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany |
| 2001 | Invitation to a Cup of Milk – and All the Best from Poul Gernes, Kunsten – Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg and Kunstforeningen GL. STRAND, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1999 | Poul Gernes – Works From 1966-1968, Galleri Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1996 | Poul Gernes, Galleri Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Series by Poul Gernes, Clausholm Castle, Randers, Denmark | |
| 1995 | Poul Gernes 70th Birrthday Exhibition, Kunstcentrum, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1989 | Poul Gernes, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, Denmark |
| 1988 | Venice Biennale, Danish Pavillion, Venice, Italy |
| 1986 | Himmerland’s Art Museum, Aars, Denmark |
| 1985 | Fleurs, the Danish House, Paris, France |
| 1983 | Poul Gernes’ Large and Old Works, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum (now Kunsten – Museum of Modern Art), Aalborg, Denmark |
| 1982 | Galleri Specta, Aarhus, Denmark |
| 1979 | Emdrupborg, Copenhagen |
| Poul Gernes Retrospective, Sophienholm, Lyngby, Copenhagen | |
| 1978 | Archive for Decorative Art, Lund, Sweden |
| 1972 | Suggestions for a European Federation Flag, Danergalleriet, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1971 | It is Beautiful in Denmark, Jysk Kunstgalleri, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Tintin, Tranegården, Hellerup, Denmark | |
| 1965 | The Human Exhibition (censored before its opening, but Troels Anders wrote a review which was printed in “Information”), Copenhagen Central Library, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Tivolis Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 1960 | Galleri Hyber, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Group exhibitions
| 2019 | Nordic Impressions. Contemporary Art From Åland, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, And Sweden, Scandinavia House, New York, USA |
| 2018 | Villa til Ragna & Franka, Kastrupgård Samlingen, Kastrup, Denmark Nordic Impressions. Art from Åland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, 1821-2018, The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C. USA ART 2018, Wanås Konst, Wanås, Sweden |
| Furniture by Artists. Chair, Chair, Chair, Lamp, Table, Bed Sofa, David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark Transformations in Plaster, KØS museum of art in public spaces, Køge, Denmark |
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| 2017 | Owner’s Choice, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| De Kleuren van de Stijl, Kunsthal KAdE, Eemhuis, Netherlands | |
| 2016 | Unclebrother (All Summer in a Day), Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, USA |
| Three Big Paintings, Three Chairs, 57W57 ARTS, New York, USA | |
| Curtains (curated by Sarra Brill), Gallery Kristen Lorello, New York, USA | |
| Season in the Sun, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 2015 | Painting the 1960ties, BRANDTS, Odense, Denmark |
| Adam, Andy, Alexander…, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| What’s Happening?, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark Flowers for Poul, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| 2014 | Century of the Child. Nordic design for children 1900 till today, Museum Vandalorum, Värnamo, Sweden Shades of Black on White, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2013 | Sidekick (Cosima von Bonin and Poul Gernes), Artipelag, Gustavsberg, Sweden |
| Kirchners Bogenschützen. Kunstgeschlichtiche Reflexionen, Kirchner Museum, Davos, | |
| The Parergon and the Gutter, David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Cosima von Bonin//Poul Gernes, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark Color Me In, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, Denmark Anti-Academy, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, England |
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| 2012 | Punkt.Systeme – Vom Pointillismus zum Pixel, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, |
| 2011 | Geschmack. Der Gute, der Schlechte und der wirklich Teure, Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, |
| Bolt Out of the Blue – Poul Gernes and Birgir Andresson, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, USA ALL OF THE ABOVE, Carte Blanche à John M Armleder, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France |
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| 2010 | Pictures on Pictures. Discursive Painting from Albers to Zobernig. From the Daimler Art Collection, MUMOK Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria The Ex School – Experiment Art School 1961-1969, Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, Denmark |
| 2009 | Across. Acquisitions 2007-09, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| GBB 1999, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| New Model Army, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2008 | Angli, HEART – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning, Denmark |
| Painting Now and Forever Part II, The Greene Naftali Gallery, New York City, New York | |
| Whatever happened to Sex in Scandinavia?, Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Oslo, Norway | |
| Zuordnungsprobleme, Johann König, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2007 | documenta 12, Kassel, Germany |
| Fish and Ships. Maritimes in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Germany | |
| Lund Konsthall 50 years, Lund Konsthall, Lund, Sweden | |
| Match Race – Modernistic remixes between now and then, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, Denmark | |
| High Lights, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2006 | Eye catchers – highlights from the collection, HEART – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning, Denmark |
| La Boum I / La Boum II, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Berlin and Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| Never Walk Alone, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Munich, Germany | |
| Eks-Skolen, Galleri Tavi, Skagen, Denmark | |
| I Still Love the 20th Century, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria | |
| 2005 | Schwarz, Brot, Gold, Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg, Germany |
| Highlights, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 2004 | Minimalism and After III, New Acquisitions, Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, Germany |
| Color, Galleri Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark Flower Power, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lile, France Und im Winde klirren die Fahnen, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Munich, Germany |
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| 2002 | SML, Galleri Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2001 | Cosima von Bonin, Bruder Poul sticht in See, Hamburger Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany |
| 1995 | Art Against Aids, Galleri Nicolai Wallner and Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1988 | Nordic Concrete Art, Sveaborg, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1985 | Homo Decorans, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark |
| Danish Sculpture in the 20th Century, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany | |
| 1984 | Flowers for Vejle, Vejle Kunstmuseum, Vejle, Denmark |
| The Danes, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden The Triennial, Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan |
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| 1978 | Alternative Graphics in the Sixties, Kastrupgård Collection, Kastrup, Denmark Arm and Legs on Willumsen, J.F. Willumsen Museum, Frederikssund, Denmark |
| 1976 | Arms and Legs – Five Danish Artists, Museum of Art Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| 1970 | Tabernakel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark |
| 1969 | Festival 200, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1968 | Anonymities, Lunds Konsthall, Lund, Sweden Charlottenborg’s Spring Exhibition, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1967 | The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark Young Danish Art, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning Copenhagen and Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark 9 Young Danes, Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg, Sweden Presents several performances during the “Ta’-Tour”, with artists from the Eks-School and the periodical “Ta’” (Take), with cover design by Poul Gernes |
| 1966 | The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition, Den Frie Udstillningsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark The Nordic Protest Biennale, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark State of Affairs, happening festival, Eks-skolen, Copenhagen, Denmark (where Gernes’ striped “wallpaper” is the setting for Joseph Beuys’ “Eurasia-Performance”) |
| 1962 | The Experimental Art School’s first collective exhibition, Galleri Gl. Strand, Denmark |
| 1961 | The Summer Exhibition, Den Frie Udstillningsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1949 | The Artists’ Autumn Exhibition, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Maintained Public Decorations (selected)
| 1995 | Heart Centre Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1995 | CKU Centre for Communikation and Education, Viborg, Denmark |
| 1994 | Vestervang School, Herning, Denmark |
| 1992-1994 | Nexø School (Paradisbakkeskolen), Bornholm, Denmark |
| 1991 | Scandinavian Tobacco Group, Søborg, Denmark |
| 1991 | Ordrup Gymnasium, Charlottenlund, Denmark |
| 1990 | Tårnby Technical School (Next), Kastrup, Denmark |
| 1990 | Laundromat Nansensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1989 | Palads Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1988 | Dental Practice, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany |
| 1987 | Fritz Hansen A/S, Lillerød, Denmark |
| 1985-1986 | Horsens City Hall, Horsens, Denmark |
| 1984 | Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark |
| 1982-1985 | Three rocks in Køge, Køge, Denmark |
| 1982 | Morsø Theatre, Morsø, Denmark |
| 1981 | Høje-Taastrup Gymnasium, Taastrup, Denmark |
| 1980-1986 | Panum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1977-1978 | Flügger paint factory, Kolding, Denmark |
| 1977 | Carlsberg Brewery, Copenhagen, Denmark (partly maintained) |
| 1968-1976 | Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark |
Films (selected)
| 1978-1997 | Cairo, Filmed by Poul Gernes (edited by Steen Møller Rasmussen post-mortem) |
| 1974-1976 | The Normans – A Film About the Vikings, Feature film by Poul Gernes and Per Kirkeby, Denmark (89 min.) |
| 1963 | Makes experimental collective films (8mm and 16mm) in conjunction with the Eks-School, amongst other The Vomit Film |
Books (selected)
| 2018 | Poul Gernes: Decoration Projects 1970-2006, König Books, London |
| 2016 | The Brotherhood: the Experimenting Art School Copenhagen 1961-1969, Kehrer, Heidelberg |
| 2011 | Conceptual Tendencies 1960s to Today: Werke der Daimler-Kunst-Sammlung, Daimler Contemporary, Berlin |
| 2007 | Films by and with Poul Gernes, Borgen, Copenhagen |
| 2005 | Det grafiske eksperiment. Poul Gernes’ tryk 1943-1966, Thaning & Appel, Frederiksberg |
| 2003 | Farvernes medicin / Poul Gernes og amtssygehuset I Herlev, Borgens, Copenhagen |
| 2002 | Poul Gernes’ plakater 1947 – 1994, Dansk Plakatmuseum, Aabyhøj |
| 2000 | Poul Gernes: monografi, Borgen, Copenhagen |
| 1999 | Visual Art in Hospitals, Gli ori, Florence |
| 1990 | Kunst som livsform, Dansk Fritidsforum, Copenhagen |
| 1983 | Portrætter, Eks-Skolens Forlag, Copenhagen |
| 1971 | At der er dejligt i Danmark viser Poul Gernes, by Jane Pedersen, Borgen, Copenhagen |
| 1966 | Poul Gernes, Hvedekorn, Copenhagen |
Catalogues (selected)
| 2018 | Nordic Impressions. Art from Åland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, 1821-2018, Exh. Cat. The Phillips Collection |
| 2017 | De Kleuren van De Stijl. Exh. cat. Amersfoort: Kunsthal KAdE |
| 2017 | What Does Art Do at Hospitals? Exh. cat. Køge: KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces |
| 2016 | I Cannot Do It Alone – Want to Join In? Exh. cat. Humblebæk: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art |
| 2013 | Poul Gernes, Cosima von Bonin: Sidekick. Exh. cat. Gustavsberg: Artipelag Konsthall |
| 2013 | Kirchners Bogenschützen. Kunstgeschlichtiche Reflexionen. Exh. cat. Davos: Kirchner Museum |
| 2011 | Geschmack: der Gute, der Schlechte und der wirklich Teure. Exh. cat. Cologne: Kunsthalle Baden-Baden |
| 2010 | Poul Gernes: Retrospektive. Exh. cat. Hamburg: Deichtorhallen |
| 2008 | Whatever Happened to Sex in Scandinavia?. Exh. cat. Oslo: Office for Contemporary Art |
| 2007 | Continued / Poul Gernes. Exh. cat. Berlin: Galerie Ben Kaufman |
| 2007 | Documenta 12. Exh. cat. Cologne: Documenta Kassel |
| 2004 | Minimalism and After. Exh. cat. Stuttgart: DaimlerChrysler AG |
| 2003 | Flower Power. Exh. cat. Lille: Palais des Beaux-Arts |
| 2002 | Poul Gernes: Arbeiten aus den Jahren 1960 bis 1996. Exh. cat. Cologne: Kunsthalle Braunschweig |
| 2001 | Invitation til en kop mælk – og alt godt fra Poul Gernes. Exh. cat. Aalborg: Kunsten |
| 1996 | Poul Gernes. Exh. cat. Aarhus: Clausholm Slot |
| 1988 | Poul Gernes: Colour and Space. Exh. cat. Venice: La biennale di Venezia |
| 1988 | Poul Gernes. Exh. cat. Herning: Herning Kunstmuseum |
| 1985 | Danish Sculpture in the 20th Century. Exh. cat. Duisburg: Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum |
| 1979 | Poul Gernes. Exh. cat. Lyngby: Sophienholm |
| 1978 | Alternativ dansk grafik i tresserne. Exh. cat. Kastrup: Kastrupgårdsamlingen |
| 1976 | Arme og ben. Exh. cat. Lucerne: Kunstmuseum Luzern |
| 1970 | Tabernakel. Exh. cat. Humblebæk: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art |
Articles (selected)
| 2018 | “Analysis of Poul Gernes’ Painted Folding Doors at Herlev Hospital”, Anna Hansen, Heritage Science, November 2018, pp.1-8 |
| 2016 | “Poul Gernes: I Cannot Do It Alone Want to Join In?”, Ina Blom, Artforum International, May 2016, p.183 |
| 2016 | “Det moralske kompas: Kunstneren og dekoratøren Poul Gernes”, Tania Ørum, Louisiana Magasin, 2016, pp.2-19 |
| 2011 | “Birger Andresson and Poul Gernes”, Trent Morse, ARTnews, October 2011, p.105 |
| 2011 | “Poul Gernes – Werk, Praxis, Wirklichkeit?” Hans-Jürgen Hafner, Kunsforum International, Juli 2011, pp.258-271 |
| 2010 | “Soziale Farben, relationales Duschen”, Rainer Stange, Spike Art Quarterley, Winter 2010 |
| 2010 | “Poul Gernes”, Michael Stoeber, Artist Kunstmagazin, 2010, pp.34-41 |
| 2007 | “Poul Gernes”, Noemi Smolik, Artforum International, November 2007, p.381 |
Scholarships (selected)
| 1979 | The Danish Arts Foundation 3 year scholarship, Denmark |
| 1977 | C.V. Eckersberg Medal, Denmark |
| 1973 | The Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark |
| 1971 | The Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark |
| 1968-1969 | The Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark |
| 1965-1966 | Receives the first of several working grants from The Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark |
| 1961 | Thorvaldsen-Eckersberg Fondet scholarship, Denmark |
Public Collections (selected)
| ARKEN, Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, Denmark | |
| ARoS – Aarhus Museum of Art, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| Daimler Collection, Berlin, Germany | |
| Louisiana – Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark | |
| HEART – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning, Denmark | |
| KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, Denmark | |
| KØS – Museum of art in public spaces, Køge, Denmark | |
| Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, Denmark | |
| Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Denmark | |
| SMK The National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Sorø Kunstmuseum, Sorø, Denmark | |
| Skissernas Museum, Lund, Sweden | |
| European Patent Office, Munich, Germany | |
| The Copperplate Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark Sammlung Grässlin, Kunstraum Grässlin, St. Georgen, Germany |
