Born in 1973 Maglegaard, Denmark
Lives and works in Berlin
Education
Studied at Städelschule, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Sergej Jensen, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen
Sergej Jensen, Hydra Workshop, Hydra
The Last Twenty Minutes of 2001, White Cube, London
2008
Sergej Jensen. Pictures and Paintings, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Sergej Jensen. Pictures and Paintings, Galerie Neu, Berlin
Sergej Jensen (with Henrik Olesen), Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Sergej Jensen , Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
Sergej Jensen, Kunsthalle Bergen, Norway
2007
Nomadic bags and bag faces, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
2006
La chambre de la peinture, White Cube Hoxton Square, London
Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo
2005
Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Bad Dreams, Patrick de Brock Gallery, Knokke
2004
Die Jahresrückblicklampe, Glass Pavilion, Galerie Meerrettich Volksbühne, Berlin (with Josef Strau)
Galerie Neu, Berlin
Kunstverein Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven
2003
Stürme der Jugend, Dépendance, Brussels
Kunstverein Braunschweig, Braunschweig (with Stefan Müller)
Greene Naftali, New York (with Stefan Müller)
2002
Kreishaus Hofheim/Taunus (with Stefan Müller)
Galerie Nicolas Krupp, Basel
2001
Galerie Neu, Berlin
2000
Galerie Nomadenoase, Hamburg
Group Exhibitions
2010
More Carpets, Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin
The House of Wonder, Galerie Neu, Mehring Damm 72, Berlin
2009
Getting Nowhere, Galleria Gentilli, Prato
The Splendour of Fear, Michael Benevento, Los Angeles
Sergej Jensen, Wolfgang Breuer, Annette Kelm , KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
Nothing to say and I am saying it, Kunstverein Freiburg, Freiburg
2008
Une Saison à Bruxelles, Dépendance, Brussels
MD 72, Mehringdamm 72, Berlin
Painting Now and Forever, Part II, Greene Naftali Gallery and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Boxer, Literaturhaus Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Rauschende Gaste. Die Sammlung Rausch und die Stadelschule zu Gast im Hotel Marienbad, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
Johanna Billing, Isa Genzken, Sergej Jensen and Josef Strau, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden
Terms and Conditions, De Ateliers, Amsterdam
2007
Very Abstract and Hyper Figurative, Thomas Dane Gallery, London
Tension; Sex; Despair- Aber hallo/na und, WUK Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna
Helmut Draxler: SHANDYISMUS..., Kunsthaus Dresden
Von Bill Viola bis Aernout Mik, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
IT TAKES SOMETHING TO MAKE SOMETHING, Portikus, Frankfurt
Albrecht Schnider, Rebecca Morris, Sergej Jensen, Grieder Contemporary, Küstnacht bei Zürich
Filaturen, Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf (kuratiert von Bettina Klein)
Made in Germany, Sprengel Museum, Hannover
Josef Strau and Galerie Meerrettich, Vilma Gold, London
Dekade 1993 – 2007, a project by Dirk von Lowtzow, Open Space, Art Cologne,
Booth: Galerie Neu / Galerie Buchholz, Cologne
Conditions of Play, The Moore Space, Miami
2006
Under Pressure, Art:Concept, Paris (curated by Bill Cournoyer)
Of Mice and Men, 4th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, Berlin
Down By Law, A Wrong Gallery Project for the Whitney Biennale, New York
Day for Night, Whitney Biennale, New York
Infinite Painting, Villa Manin Centre for Contemporary Art, Codroipo
Momentum 2006, Momentum – Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Oslo
A Reverie Interrupted by the Police, Galeria S.A.L.E.S., Rome
FASTER! BIGGER! BETTER!, ZKM, Karlsruhe
Optik Schröder. Werke aus der Sammlung Schröder, Kunstverein Braunschweig
Implosion, 10 Years Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Delete / How to Make a Perfect Ghost, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, (curated by Michael Clifton)
2005
Nolens volens, Galerie Neu, Berlin
Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca
Artis, Amsterdam
2004
Art Contemporain, Luxemburg
São Paolo Biennial, São Paolo
David Zwirner Gallery, New York
Eclipse: Towards the Edge of the Visible, White Cube, London
Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg
Werke aus der Sammlung Boros, Museum für neue Kunst, zkm, Karlsruhe
2003
Westen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
Anke aus Kork, Galerie Arkade, Mödling
New Abstract Painting, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen
Galerie Nagel, Cologne
deutschemalereizweitausenddrei, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt
Dirty Pictures, The Approach, London
2002
Hossa, Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca
Lothringer 13 Städtische Kunsthalle, Munich
Fluten, Hamburg
Urgent Painting, ARC, Paris
Waiting for the Ice Age, Galerie Georg Kargl, Vienna
Schöne Aussichten Herr Schweins, Galerie Otto Schweins, Cologne
2001
Frankfurter Kreuz, Schirn-Kunsthalle, Frankfurt
Gesellschaft der Freunde junger Kunst, Baden Baden
Bernadette Mittlup, Papierarbeiten, Cologne
Viva November, Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg
2000
1.o.w., Frankfurt am Main
G.M., Berlin
Deutsche Kunst in Moskau, Moscow
1999
Otto hat Besuch, OTTO, Copenhagen
Malerei 1.9.-31.10., Berlin
1998
Miles, Mannheim
Wisconsin, Frankfurt am Main
1997
Downtown, Städich Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Playground, Portikus, Frankfurt am Main
W5, Munich
Collaborations
Since 1998 Jensen has performed with Claus Richter and Oliver Husain, and Michaela Meise joined in 2003. Since 2004 they have performed under the name Da Group (www.dagroup.de). They have performed extensively throughout Europe including Ledermuseum, Offenbach; Kunstverein, Stuttgart; Kunstverein, Frankfurt; Expo, Hannover; Golden Pudel Club, Hamburg; C/O, Offenbach; TAT, Frankfurt; Museum Fridericaneum, Kassel; Galerie Wintergarten, Wien; Hamburg Kunstverein; List Basel, Basel; Migros Museum, Zurich.
Projects
seit 1998 Performances/Exhibitions with Claus Richter and Oliver Husain.
seit 2001 featuring Michaela Meise.
seit 2004 „Da Group“ www.dagroup.de
Concerts, Releases, Filmmusic etc.
»Sud I« & »Sud II« (LP)
»Vivienne« (7“)
»Sergej Jensen Group« (7“)
»Tolerantes Brandenburg« (7“ Kraus Glucke)
»Songs of Nico« (CD - Neu Acustics)
