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* 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lives and works in Copenhagen and New York
Education
1997-2003 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Represented by:
Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen
Solo exhibitions
2011
Galleri Christina Wilson
2010
Jesper Just: Romantic Delusions, Tampa Museum of Art, USA
2009
With Mixed Emotions, MOCAD Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, USA
Twochange/Rio cinema, Stockholm, Sweden
KINOKINO, Senter for kunst og film, Oslo, Norway
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
Kunstnernes hus, Oslo, Norway
The Retrospective of Jesper Just, X Media Forum, 31st Moscow International Film Festival, MediaArtLab, Moscow, Russia
2008
Romantic Delusions, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France
Romantic Delusions, U-turn / Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Copenhagen, Denmark
Brooklyn Art Museum, New York, USA
La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
A Voyage in Dwelling, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK
2007
Jesper Just - A Vicious Undertow, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, USA
La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium
Ursula Blickle videolounge, Kunsthalle Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Jesper Just, Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Jesper Just, Ursula Blickle Foundation, Kraichtal, Germany
Jesper Just : No Man is an Island II, Bliss and Heaven, Something to Love, Miami Art Museum, Miami, USA
2006
Jesper Just - Something to Love, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
It Will All End in Tears, Special viewing during Frieze Art Fair: ArtProjx presentation in Prince Charles Cinema, London, UK
It Will All End in Tears, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen, Denmark
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, USA
Black Box: Jesper Just, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Jesper Just, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA
The 1st at Moderna: Jesper Just, Something to Love, Moderna Museet, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2005
True love is yet to come, PERFORMA 05, New York, USA
Something to Love Herning Art Museum, Denmark
2004
No Man is an Island, YYZ Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Bliss and Heaven, Gallery Maze, Torino, Italy
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, USA
A Fine Romance , Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen, Denmark
A Fine Romance Midway Contemporary Art, St. Paul, USA
2003
The Man Who Strayed, artnode.dk / Den Anden Opera, Copenhagen, Denmark
Group exhibitions
2010
Body/Space Mechanics, De Hallen, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Emporte-moi / Sweep me off my feet, Musee d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne MAC/Val, Vitry-sur-Seine, France
I love you, AROS, Aarhus, Denmark
Detroit, Kunsthalle Wien, Austria
National Gallery of Art Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania
Searching Songs, Yebisu International Festival, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
Fast Forward 2. The Power of Motion, group show, Media Art Sammlung Goetz, Karlsruhe, Germany
2009
It’s Raining Men!, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen, Denmark
Code share, Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) Vilnius, Lithuania
Angli - Heart, Herning Kunstmuseum, Herning, Denmark
Mi Vida, From Heaven to Hell, Mucsarnok Kunsthalle, Budapest
Damaged Romanticism: A Mirror of Modern Emotion - Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
Play - Film and Video, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Damaged Romanticism, Grey Art Gallery, NYU, New York City, NY, USA
Swing Time Free style , Charlotte Fogh Contemporary, Aarhus, Denmark
2008
LCPH, Malmöfestivalen, Malmö, Sweden
Romantic Delusions, Liverpool Biennial, UK
Damaged Romanticism, Blaffer Gallery, Houston, USA
UNCLASSIFIABLE, Overgaden. Institut for Samtidskunst, Copenhagen, Denmark
Locked In: The Visible, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Glasgow International - Festival of Contemporary Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Ciclo Video, CGAC (Galician Centre of Contemporary Art), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Danskjävlar – en svensk kærlighedserklæring, Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007
MoA (Museum of Art), Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Beijing Center for Creativity, Millennium Art Museum, Beijing, China
MediaArsLab Museum, Moscow, Russia, November
CRACK THE SKY, Biennale de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
gaze.space.desire, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Moore Space/Smoca, Miami, USA
eternal beautiful now, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, Australia
The Drake, Toronto, Canada
Timer 01, intimità/intimacy, Triennale Bovisa, Milan, Italy
Stejdelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Argos, Brussels, Belgium
KölnShow 2, European Kunsthalle, Cologne, Germany
5 Years Anniversary Show, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen, Denmark
I'M ONLY HUMAN, Contemporary Video Art, The Contemporary Art Centre of Thessaloniki, Greece
2006
EXPORTABLE GOODS - Danish art now, Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, Austria
Empathetic, Temple Gallery, Old City, Pennsylvania, USA
Die grosse Geste/The Big Scene - Emotionality in Recent Video Art, Bregenzer Kunstverein, Austria
COPENHAGEN - SAN FRANCISCO, Scandinavian Short Film Festival, ATA, San Francisco
Busan Biennale, Busan, Korea
Hot/Cold? Summerloving , Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland
Die grosse Geste / The big scene - Emotionality in Recent Video Art, Toronto film festivaI, Canada
LIAF 06, June 17th - July 13th, Lofoten International Art Festival, Lofoten, Norway
Another Worlds, Arario Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Bühne des Lebens - Rhetorik des Gefühls, Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany
Don Quijote, Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ars 06 Sense of the Real, Kiasma Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Trial Balloons, MUSACMuseo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Spain
Biennale du Havre, June, Le Havre, France
BENT: Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Scandinavian Art, Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Dreamlands Burn – Nordic Art Show 2006, Mücsarnok, Budapest, Hungary,
Artprojx, Prince Charles Cinema, Frieze Art Fair Event, London, England
2005
Gender Bender, Galleria D´Arte Moderna Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Matisse &, August - December, Royal Museum of Fine Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
Collection Lambert, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Avignon, France
Do Not Interrupt Your Activities, Royal College of Art Galleries, London, UK
Grønningen, Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning, Denmark
Something to Love Herning Art Museum, Denmark
The Final Floor Show, Objectif_exhibitions, Antwerpen
2004
No one else can make me feel the colours that you bring, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
I feel mysterious today, Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, USA
Video Killed the Radio Star, Migros Museum für Gegenwarts Kunst, Zürich, Switzerland (video-screening)
Altered Spaces, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, USA
Fabulation, VOX, Montreal, Canada
MALM I, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden
3rd Momentum 2004, the nordic festival of contemporary art , Moss, Norway
2003
Survival Strategies for Untrained Ones, Kunst und Medienzentrum Adlershof, Berlin, Germany
Something about Love, Casino Luxem bourg, Luxembourg
The man who strayed, Den anden opera & Artnode, Copenhagen, Denmark
Exit, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Rosebud, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen, Denmark
2002
The Island And The Aeroplane, SparwasserHQ, Berlin, Germany
ALIBI, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark
Brøl, Copenhagen Zoo, Copenhagen, Denmark
BIG Social Game, GAM - Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Torino, Italy
Bits and pieces,, Royal Museum of Fine Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kunstformkunst, Danmarks Tekniske Museum, Helsingør, Denmark
copkop, Gallery Asbæk, Copenhagen, Denmark
The harder they come, SparwasserHQ, Berlin, Germany
2001
Henne hos slagteren nede i kælderen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Efterårsudstillingen, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Love, OTTO, Århus, Denmark
Multiple, Kopenhagen at Overgaden, Copenhagen, Denmark
Farmands trøst, cultur.com.
Agitpop, Massproduced posters distributed in 7 Danish harbour and coastal towns.
Ornament and Finery, Ruhwald Ruhwald, Copenhagen, Denmark
2000
The Advent Calender, OTTO Artnode.org.
Open Picture Central, Charlottenborgs Efterårsudstilling, ved S. Thorsen og E. Jørgensen, Denmark
Upside Down, Main Library of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Out There, Kunstkredsen, Flensborg
Nightclubbing, FRAME, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999
The Advent Calendar , OTTO Artnode.org.
Openingshow , Nam Nam Beauty, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hard on Storm , exhibition at The Museum of Storm Petersen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Publications
Jesper Just - Romantic Delusions, Brooklyn Museum, 2008
Jesper Just - Film works 2001-2007, Witte de With/Ursula Blickle Foundation/S.M.A.K., 2007
Everyone Changes Be My Friend, Caroline Corbetta, 2004
Something to Love, Gry Høngsmark Knudsen and Holger Reenberg, Herning Kunstmuseum, 2005
Man Stripped Bare by Stories of Love, Jacob Lillemose, 2004
En feminisme for menn, Jørgen Lorentzen in Momentum, 2004
Passionate Glance, Kristine Kern, 2003
Selected magazine and book reviews
2007
NRC Handelsblatt, Manon Braat, “ Suspense en subtiliteit in verlaten parkeergarages - Mannen als lustobject in de films van de Deense kunstenaar Jesper Just “, January 3rd
2006
Frieze, Ronald Jones: "Jesper Just, Love, desire and impersonation; opera, film and masculinity", June-Aug, issue 100
Art In America, Faye Hirsch: "Crying Time; The Films of Jesper Just", February 2006
Bühne des Lebens - Rhetorik des Gefühls, Miriam Jung, Lebenbahhaus, Verlag Walther König
Artforum, Jan Avgikos, “Jesper Just”, December 2006, XLV, NO. 4
Gonzo, Renske Janssen, “Alles is suggestie”, October/November 2006
FlashArt, No. 246, Jan. Bellini, Andrea. “New York Tales: Chain Reactions,”
2005
Dansk Kunst 06, Torben Weirup, December 2005
ArtReview, Adam Budak: "Future Greats", December 2005
Magasinet Kunst, Mette Garfield Mortensen: "Forførende flygtige hologrammer", November 2005
New York Magazine, "They ain't no holaback boys", September 12, 2005
Do Not Interrupt Your Activities, London, Royal College of Art, p.54-57
ArtForum, Michael Wilson: "Jesper Just", March 2005
Flash Art, Andrea Bellini: "Reflections in a Glass Curtain".- January-February, Vol XXXVIII
1:25, Danske Scenografer, Rie Lykke "Videokunstneren Jesper Just om rum og fortælling", September 2005
Kvinfo, Svala Vagnsdatter Andersen "Something to Love", March 8th 2005
2004
Tema Celeste, Raphael Gygax: "Jesper Just", November-December 2004
Flash Art, Caroline Corbetta: "Jesper Just", - November-December, Vol. XXXVII No. 239
Rearview Mirror, Aron Van Dyke: ”Jesper Just”, May-June 2004
Frieze, Max Andrews: ”Jesper Just”, June-July-August
TimeOut, Noah Chasin, Issue no. 481/482, December 16.-29. p.102
Village Voice, Kim Levin: "Shortlist", November 17.-23. p.45
ArtUS, No. 3, Kris Douglas, Review of Midway Contemporary Art Exhibition, June – August 2004
Selected newspaper reviews
2008
Børsen, Kirsten Bødker: "Slutningen skal være uforudsigelig", September 19. 2008
2006
The New York Times, Jeffrey Kastner: "Jesper Just - It Will All End in Tears" (review), October 20. 2006
The Washington Post, Blake Gopnik:"Art Films with Hollywood Production Values", October 17. 2006
The New York Times, Roberta Smith, "17 Days of Nothing You'd ever Beheld", December 25. 2006
Nyhedsavisen, "Videokunst i verdensklasse", October 26. 2006
Weekendavisen, Poul Pilgaard Johnsen: "Det handler om mænd", October 27. 2006
Information, Toke Lykkeberg Nielsen: "Hollywood og hinsides", October 30.
Politiken, Trine Ross: "Nat i New York", October 21. 2006
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Holger Liebs "Jetzt bloß nicht sentimental werden", April 7. 2006
Svenska Dagbladet, Erica Treijs: "Varför alla dessa män, Jesper?" January 2. 2006
2005
New York Times, Roberta Smith: "17 Days of Nothing You'd Ever Beheld", December 25. 2005
New York Times, Roberta Smith: "Performance Art Gets Its Biennial", November 3. 2005
Politiken, Maria Gadegaard: "Styrtblødende Skønhed", November 20. 2005
Information, Anders...: "Det Maskuline Fængsel", November 2005
2004
New York Press, Julia Morton: "Jesper Just", November 17.-23. p.55
Politiken, Kristine Kern; ”Fortællinger om kærlighed”, January 16. 2004
Weekendavisen, Mette Sandbye: ”Kunstrevy”, February 6.-12. 2004
Information, Rune Gade: ”Mand og mand imellem”, January 14. 2004
Video productions
Sirens of Chrome, 12:38 min., 2010
Romantic Delusions,10:00 min., 2008
A Voyage in Dwelling (trilogy), 25:58 min., 2008
Some Draughty Window, 8:00 min, 2007
A Vicious Undertow, 10:00 min, 2007
It will All End in Tears, 20:00 min, 2006
Something to Love, 8:10 min, 2005
Bliss & Heaven, 7:42 min, 2004
The Lonely Villa, 4:36 min, 2004
A Fine Romance, 6:30 min, 2004
The Sweetest Embrace of All, 5:20 min. 2004
No Man is an Island II,, 4:00 min. 2004
Invitation to Love, 8:00 min. 2003
This Love is Silent 5:45 min, 2003.
The Man who Strayed. 4:30. 2003. to download from the internet: artnode.org
No Man is an Island. 4 min. 2002.
Boys Keep Swinging. 2:30 min. 2002
Miss Lonelyheart 4 min. 2002
Santa on the loose 1 min. 2002.
Victim-as-hero or: Michael Douglas, a social looser 5 min. 2001.
Montag 8 min. 2000.
Awards
Arken Prize Travel Grant, 2009
Carnegie Art Award 2008 (2nd prize)
Represented in
MoMA, New York
Cranford Collection, London
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
FRAC, Fonds Régional D´Art Contemporain Champagne-Ardenne
Tate London, UK
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y Léon, Spain
Carnegie Museum of Art, USA
Honart Museum, Iran
Sammlung Julia Stoschek, Germany
Castello di Rivoli, Italy
Arario Gallery, Korea
Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden
Musée d’Art Moderne, Luxembourg
Arken Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark
Herning Art Museum, Denmark
National Art Foundation, Denmark
ARoS, Aarhus Art Museum, Denmark
The Royal Museum of Fine Art, Denmark
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
KIASMA, Helsinki, Finland
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Private collections in USA, Germany, England and Canada
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