Artist
Rose Eken
1976, Copenhagen, Denmark · Copenhagen, Denmark
CeramicsSculptureInstallation
Rose Eken creates hand-painted ceramic miniatures and large-scale installations that document the detritus of everyday life and subculture, in particular the punk and music scenes. Her work functions as a contemporary archaeology, preserving ephemeral objects in clay to explore memory and cultural heritage.
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Dead Bird - Bronze Sculpture by Rose Eken, 2022
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Oysters and Cigarettes - Bronze Sculpture by Rose Eken, 2022
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Oysters and Lemons - Bronze Sculpture by Rose Eken, 2022
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Ashtray and Lighter - Bronze Sculpture by Rose Eken, 2022
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Represented by
- V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
Selected solo exhibitions
- 2025Scenes from the Second Story, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2024Christmas Window, Magasin du Nord, Copenhagen
- 2023Rose Eken Bronzes, Nørgaard på Strøget, Copenhagen
- 2022Aftermath, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens
- 2021And the Forests Dream Eternally, Eighteen, Copenhagen
- 2020What Makes Nancy So Great By Sidney, Outpost Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2019Rose Eken, New Works, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus
- 2019Pogo, Nørgaard på Strøget, Copenhagen
- 2018Afterbeat, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens
- 2018Resistance, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2018In Residence, MOCA Tucson, Tucson
- 2017The Show, Huset i Asnæs, Asnæs
- 2017Kitchen Confidential, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus
- 2016CAN, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2016Artefakt, Bornholms Keramik Museum, Rønne
- 2015Tableau, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2014Remain in Light, The Hole Gallery, New York
- 2014On The Road, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus
- 2014Friday's Child, Politikens Forhal, Copenhagen
- 2013Murder One, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2013Love is the Drug, Munch Gallery, New York
- 2012Everything Louder than Everything Else, MOHS Exhibit, Copenhagen
- 2012Hit The Lights!, Unspeakable Projects, San Francisco
- 2011Forever is a Slow Moment, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus
- 2011Tomorrow is a Long Time, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
- 2011There is a Light That Never Goes Out, Die Raum, Berlin
- 2010Sindet Har Ingen Tid, Overgaden, Copenhagen
- 2010Falling and Laughing, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense
Selected group exhibitions
- 2025Fortune Teller II, V1 Salon, Copenhagen
- 2025Diana, Copenhell, Copenhagen
- 2025Is This Thing On, Abject Gallery, Sunderland
- 2025LOVE, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus
- 2024Fortune Teller, V1 Salon, Copenhagen
- 2024CHART in Tivoli, Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
- 2024The Fool's Journey, Eighteen, Copenhagen
- 2023Light Your Shine, Gammelgaard, Herlev
- 2023Det Materielle Liv, Sophienholm, Kgs. Lyngby
- 2023Business in the Front, Party in the Back, V1 II, Copenhagen
- 2023Keramikkens Sprog, Museum CLAY, Middelfart
- 2023Nye Kunststykker, Faaborg Museum, Faaborg
- 2022Don't Worry, Everything's Cool, Alchemy, New York
- 2022I See a Darkness, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus
- 2022V1 XX, Twenty Years of V1 Gallery, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2022Æg og Aske, Slim og Krystal, C4 Projects, Copenhagen
- 2021Beyond, Charlotte Fogh Gallery, Aarhus
- 2020Eros Unlimited, Eighteen, Copenhagen
- 2020Billboard Festival, Istanbul Biennial 2020, Istanbul
- 2020Norman Fucking Rockwell, CHART, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2020New Domestics, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer
- 2020T!NG, Janus, Vestjyllands Kunstmuseum, Tistrup
- 20195994 is Just a Number, ADN Galeria, Barcelona
- 2019MINE III, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2019The Birds, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
- 2019Work Hard Play Hard, PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp
- 2019Paris, Londres, Music Migration, Palais de la Porte Dorée, Paris
- 2018European Ceramic Context, Bornholm Art Museum, Gudhjem
- 2017EAT ME, Trapholt, Kolding
- 2017Aloud, Transformer Gallery, Washington DC
- 2017New Wave, Red Bull Arthouse, Detroit
- 2017Horses, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
- 2017Look at Me!, Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden
- 2016No Man is an Island, The Satanic Verses, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus
- 2016When The Darkness Comes, It's All Good, Varbergs Kunsthall, Varberg
Education
- 2003MA, Royal College of Art, London
- 2001BA, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
Public collections
- ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen
- Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens
Awards & grants
- 2015The Anne Marie Telmányi Grant
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