Björn Ross, Blegdamsvej 2, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark - bjornross@gmail.com CURRICULUM VITAE Björn Ross born 1957 in Stockholm, Sweden, living and working in Copenhagen since 1982 EDUCATION The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1982-88 Forum Collage of Fine Arts, Malmö, Sweden, 1978-82 Nyckelviksskolan, Lidingö, 1977-78 Stockholm University, Film science, 1976 SCENIC PRODUCTIONS & PERFORMANCES 2008 CLOSER, videographic setting, dance performance, Roskilde (w. Simon Christensen & Åben Dans) 2007 L'ORFEO - Hofteatret i Teatermuseet, Copenhagen 2007 - producer, stage setting 2007 VideoDanceConcert, Museet for Samtidskunst, Roskilde (w. Simon Christensen & Åben Dans) 2006 ORGAN [chicago], an incomplete map of everything, Links Hall, Chicago, 2006 2005 Konstruktion Menneske, Museet for Samtidskunst, Roskilde (w. L. Forslund & Åben Dans) SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2004 PlayDead/Landskrona, Landskrona Konsthall (w. L. Forslund) 2003 PlayDead/Albertslund, Albertslund Rådhus (w. L. Forslund) 2002 PlayDead/Vollsmose, Skulptur i Eventyrhaven, Center Øst, Vollsmose, Odense (w. L. Forslund) 2000 s/z [mapping aarhus], www.stedet3.dk, Statens Kunstfond, Copenhagen 1997 ORGAN [The Dead], Efterårsudstillingen, Charlottenborg, København 1996 The House, Editors Gallery, www2.dk-online.dk/users/petcar 1995 Dörrprincipen, Gino, Stockholm, Sweden (w. L. Forslund) 1995 ABC, Krognoshuset, Lund, Sweden (w. Claire Savoie) 1995 Montre, Box, c/o Rieloff, Stockholm, Sweden 1994 Private dele, Cafe Krasnapolsky, Copenhagen, Denmark (w Leonard Forslund) 1993 Winterreise, Atelier Suedois, Montreal, Canada 1993 H.O.M.E., Atelier Suedois, Montreal, Canada 1992 Galleri Engström, Stockholm, Sweden 1991 Galerie Leger, Malmö, Sweden 1988 Galleri Bernhardsson, Malmö, Sweden 1988 Galleri Gari, Copenhagen, Denmark * 1987 Galleri Sankt Olof, Norrköping, Sweden 1987 Galleri Sten Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden 1986 Galleri Bernhardsson, Malmö, Sweden 1986 Galleri T.V., Malmö, Sweden 1985 Centralbadet, Stockholm, Sweden (w Brita Carlens) 1984 Galleri Lång, Malmö, Sweden 1983 Krognoshuset, Lund, Sweden (w Anders Kappel) 1983 Rådskælderen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2005 Sound Facts, Museo della Musica, Bologna 2004 "folk kan godt li noise, de ved det bare ikke", Lydkunst i Ridehuset, Århus (w. Mark Booth) 2004 publikation, Traveling Magazine Table, Art in General, New York 2002 publikation, Publish and be Damned, Cubitt Gallery, London 2002 Samling publikation ( ), Ystad Konstmuseum, Ystad, Sweden 2002 publikation (20), www.rollon.net, Malmö 2001 SHIFTE - det postmoderna genombrottet i Sverige, Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö 1998 Samtid, Östergötlands Länsmuseum, Linköping, Sweden 1998 Multiples, rum46, Aarhus, Denmark 1998 Längs Strömmen, open competition, Norrköping, Sweden 1995 Comp i Box, Box, c/o Rieloff, Stockholm, Sweden 1995 Forum Final, Galerie Leger, Malmö, Sweden 1995 Forum Final, Skissernas Museum, Lund, Sweden 1994 Projekt Art Pit, Galleri Isidor, Malmö, Sweden 1993 Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Schweden/ Art Suedois Contemporain, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, Switzerland* 1993 Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Schweden/ Art Suedois Contemporain, Musee Rath, Geneve, Switzerland* 1992 Stockholm Art Fair, Galleri Engström, Stockholm, Sweden 1991 Borås-Stockholm, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden 1991 Art Against Aids, Galerie Leger, Malmö, Sweden 1990 Nordic Art Exhibition, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark * 1990 Sommeratelier, Deutsche Messe, Hannover, Germany * 1990 Neoscandia, The Museum of Fine Art, Norrköping, Sweden; * 1990 Neoscandia, Nordic Art Centre, Helsinki, Finland * 1990 Neoscandia, Kunstforeningen, Bergen, Norway * 1989 Neoscandia, The Museum of Fine Art, Borås, Sweden * 1989 Fotoskulptur, Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark 1989 Galleri Gari, Copenhagen, Denmark 1988 Six Swedes, Stalke Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark 1987 Sydnytt, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden * 1987 Galleri 29, Växjö, Sweden 1987 Galleri Gari, Copenhagen, Denmark * 1986 Subrosa, Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg, Sweden 1986 Exil, The Museum of Fine Art, Norrköping, Sweden 1985 The Museum in Varberg, Varberg, Sweden 1985 Galleri Basilisk, Copenhagen, Denmark 1985 Galleri Bernhardsson, Malmö, Sweden 1982 Lundabiennalen 1, Lunds Konsthall PUBLIC COLLECTIONS The Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden The Museum of Fine Art, Malmö, Sweden The Museum of Fine Art, Borås, Sweden The Museum of Fine Art, Norrköping, Sweden The Museum of Fine Art, Kalmar, Sweden The Swedish Art Council, Sweden Astra Draco, Lund, Sweden Convector Art Collection, Stockholm, Sweden SELECTED GRANTS Danish Art Council, Copenhagen, Project Grants 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Circolo Scandinavo per Artisti e Scienziati, Recidencies 2000, 2007 Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, 2006 Laurens Bogtman Foundation, Copenhagen 2006 Working Grant, Statens Kunstfond, Copenhagen, 2006 3-year Working Grant, Statens Kunstfond, Copenhagen, 1999 Project Grant, NKKK, Helsinki, 1999 Project Grant, Kulturministeriets Udviklingsfond, Copenhagen, 1999 Project Grant, Konstnärsnämnden, Stockholm, 1997 Studio Grant, Montreal, Konstnärsnämnden, Stockholm, 1993 Studio Grant, Nordic Art Centre, Sveaborg, Helsinki, 1990 Edstrands Foundation, Malmö, 1988 CURATING, ORGANIZATION & PRODUCTION 10 Scandinavian Sound Artists, an incomplete map of everything, Links Hall, Chicago, 2006 - curator Sound Facts, Bologna, 2005 - curator Overgaden Sound Art Festival, Overgaden, Copenhagen, 2004 - curator, organizer Runme-Dorkbot City Camp, Read_me Software Art Festival, Århus, 2004 - organizer Forum Final, exhibitions, Malmö/Lund, 1995 - organizer Fotografi: Forum - Malmö, Krasnapolsky, Copenhagen, 1993 - curator Michael Elmgreen og Henrik Olesen, Forumgalleriet , Malmö, 1992 - curator Young Danish Artists, Galleri Helene Hertzum, Copenhagen,1990 - curator CONSULTANCE Overgaden, Copenhagen, 2005-2007 - IT-consult, maintenance Break the ICE, Nordscen, Iceland, 2005 - project consultant, observer, report writer TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS Teacher at The Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Aarhus, Denmark, 1998-2003 Teacher at Forum Collage of Fine Arts, Malmö, Sweden, 1990-1995 LECTURES & TALKS Artist talk at Circolo Scandinavo per Artisti e Scienziati, Rome, 2007 Guest lecturer at The Funen Academy of Fine Arts, Odense, Denmark, 2007 Guest lecturer at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2006 Guest lecturer at The Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Aarhus, Denmark, 2005 Workshop at Folkuniversitetet, Malmö, Sweden, 1995 (with E. Toubro) Guest lecturer at Folkuniversitetet, Malmö, Sweden, 1994 Guest lecturer at Helsinki Art Academy, Helsinki, Finland, 1990 JURY & COMMITTES External censor, Virtual Reality Projects, Aarhus University, 2002 Art Gallery Committee member, NIC 2001, Bella Center, Copenhagen, 2001 Artistic censor at Forårsudstillingen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 1999 and 2000 Board member, The Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Aarhus, Denmark, 1998-2001 Censor at The Jutland Academy of Fine Arts, Aarhus, Denmark, 1998-2003 MUSIC ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival 2008 - organizer L'ORFEO - producer, stage setting, Hofteatret i Teatermuseet, Copenhagen 2007 Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival 2006 - organizer Early Sound - network for early music in denmark and around, administrator - 2008 - Nordic Network for Early Opera, www.earlyopera.org, administrator 2007 - renaissancemusik.dk, webportal for early music, administrator 2003 - Custos - magazine for early music, layout and editing, 2003 - Singer - Anna kirke, Copenhagen, 2006 - Singer - Samuels kirke, Copenhagen, 1998 - Singer - renaissance vocal ensemble Kantus København, 1999 - 2007 Singer - Lindevang kirke, Frederiksberg, 1997-98 Singer - Musikhøjskolens Kammerkor, Copenhagen, 1994-2002 WEBSITES AND INTERNET PROJECTS www.earlyopera.org, webmaster, 2007 - www.lorfeo.dk, webmaster, 2007 - www.renaissancemusik.dk, webmaster, 2003 - s/z [mapping aarhus], art project, Statens Kunstfond, 2000-2002 www.kantuskobenhavn.dk, webmaster, 2000 - Det Jyske Kunstakademi, webmaster, 1999-2003 Musikhøjskolens Kammerkor, webmaster, 1998-2003 The House, art project, 1996 CDs granular cdr005, cd-r compilation, Byteburger Records, France, 2002 PUBLICATIONS & WRITINGS L'ORFEO, program, Hofteatret i Teatermuseet, Copenhagen, Nov. 2007 "L'Orfeo - en opera og tre opførelser", Custos, Copenhagen, Sep. 2007 Custos - magazine for early music, layout and editing, 2003 - publikation (20), www.rollon.net, Malmö, 2002 "Forum - The Final Years 1990-1995", a conversational essay, Forum Final, Malmö, 1995 "Forum i Mellersta Förstadsskolan", w. White Arkitekter, Malmö, 1994 "Introduktion till en fotoskulptur", essay, Katalog, Magazine on Photography, nr 1 1989, "Björn Ross - Galleri Gari", exhibition catalogue, Copenhagen 1988 "Fotografiet - ett verkligt avtryck?", essay, Kalejdoskop nr 2 1985 Roland Barthes: Non multa sed multum, translation to swedish, Kalejdoskop nr 3 1983 BIBLIOGRAPHY Kristin Veel: "Cybercitizen: Urban identity in net art" in Christian J. Emden and David Midgley (eds.), Imagining the City, vol. 1: The Art of Urban Living, Oxford: Lang, 2006 (www.peterlang.com) Martin Schibli: “En uppmaning att acceptera nuet”, Helsingborgs Dagblad, 20. Jan 2004" SHIFTE - det postmoderna genombrottet i Sverige", Lars O. Ericsson/Malmö Konstmuseum, 2001 Jelena Zetterström: "Med ryggen mot publiken", Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 18. Sep 1995 "Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Schweden/Art Suedois Contemporain", catalogue text by Bo Nilsson, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau / Musee Rath, Geneve, 1993 Lars O Ericsson: "Suddig yta - Björn Ross osäkrar verkligheten", Dagens Nyheter, 2. Oct 1992 Sven-Olov Wallenstein: "Björn Ross - Galleri Engström", Material nr. 11, årg. 2, 1992 Åsa Nacking: "Om ambivalens och figuration i måleriet", Material nr. 10, årg. 2, 1992 Jörgen Gassilewski: "Det är på bildens kropp det händer", IDag, 12. Oct 1991 Jörgen Gassilewski: "Ögat förlorar sin oskuld". IDag, Apr 1991 Ingamaj Beck: "På jakt efter nya värden", Aftonbladet, 13. Jan 1990 Crispin Ahlström: "Ny skandinavisk konst - Slitstark skönhet", Göteborgs-Posten, 17. Dec 1989 "Neoscandia", catalogue texts by Lars O Ericsson and Per Aage Brandt, Borås Konstmuseum, 1989 Björn Ross: "Introduktion till en fotoskulptur", Katalog, Magazine on Photography, nr 1, 1989 Poul Erik Tøjner: "Og Dybbøl Mølle maler", Information, 9. Nov 1988 Henrik Wivel: "Kunst fra hinsidan og det hinsides", Berlingske Tidende, 28. Oct 1988 Gunnar Bråhammar: "Bildtext", Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 19. Sep 1988 Bo Nilsson: "Teckningen, målningen och skulpturen", Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 3.Dec 1987 Peder Alton: "Jakt på avvikelser och bortglömda former", Dagens Nyheter, 29. May 1987 "Sydnytt", catalogue texts by Bo Nilsson and Björn Springfeldt, Malmö Konsthall, 1987 Bo Nilsson: "Konstnären en Skapare?", Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 19. Apr 1986 "Fotografiets gåta", Aftonbladet, 27. Sep 1985 updated July 1, 2008 |
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