Born in Norway (1980), Anders Gjennestad’s artistic topic is the kinetic energy of people and the laws of gravity. His impactful works first popped up in the early 2000s.
Referencing his own photographs of people in motion, Gjennestad explores the fragmentation of narratives and frozen moments, complementing them with tactile textures of worn walls and materials, using spray paint and meticulous multi-layer stencils. Gjennestad's theme creates subjects that seem to inhabit an alternative universe, where there are no familiar laws of physics, giving each character a unique ability to interact with space and the viewer.
Anders Gjennestad has exhibited and carried out projects internationally. He lives and works in Berlin.
SELECTED SHOWS
2023
'10 years anniversary | Out in the Open' | KIRK Gallery | Aalborg | Denmark
Anders Gjennestad | Galerie Mathgoth | Paris
2022
Anders Gjennestad | 'Flow' | Galerie Friedmann-Hahn | Berlin | Germany
2020
Anders Gjennestad | 'Allies' | Vertical Gallery | Chicago | USA
Anders Gjennestad | Galerie Wolfsen | Aalborg | Denmark
2019
Anders Gjennestad | 'Nubes' | Zone Contemporaine | Bern | Switzerland
Anders Gjennestad | 'Parallax' | Galerie Mathgoth | Paris | France
2018
Anders Gjennestad | 'Gravity' | Galerie Friedmann-Hahn | Berlin | Germany
2017
Group Show | 'Urban Eye' | Galerie Wolfsen | Aalborg | Denmark
2016
Group Show | 'Welcome Back' | Colab Gallery | Weil Am Rhein | Germany
Anders Gjennestad | 'Enter Title Here' | Galerie Mathgoth | Paris | France
2015
Anders Gjennestad | Galerie Friedmann-Hahn | Berlin | Germany
2014
Anders Gjennestad | 'Flux' | Galerie Mathgoth | Paris | France
Anders Gjennestad | 'Tracks' | Galerie Wolfsen | Aalborg | Denmark
2013
Anders Gjennestad | 'Tall Tales' | Artendal | Arendal | Norway
Anders Gjennestad | 'Platform' | Galleri A | Oslo | Norway
2012
Anders Gjennestad | Galerie Friedmann-Hahn | Berlin | Germany
Group Show | 'Public Provocations III' | Colab Gallery | Weil Am Rhein | Germany
2011
Anders Gjennestad | 'Noe Har Hendt' | Galleri Kjeldaas | Oslo | Norway
2010
Anders Gjennestad | Josef Fischnaller | Galerie Friedmann-Hahn | Berlin | Germany
2009
Anders Gjennestad | 'Lost & Found' | Galleri Kjeldaas | Oslo | Norway
2008
Group Show | 'Inn I Galleri' | Galleri Kjeldaas | Oslo | Norway
2006
Group Show | 'A-Laget' | Galleri A | Oslo | Norway
SELECTED PROJECTS
2022
'Curieuse Nocturne' - Live Performance | Musée d’Orsay | Paris | France
2021
'Artwalk Festival' | Patras | Greece
2019
'Nuart Aberdeen' | Aberdeen | Scotland
2017
'Splash & Burn' - Awarness Campaign | Bukit Lawang | Indonesia
2016
'Arturb - Artistas Unidos Em Residencia' | Lagos | Portugal