Jeppe Hein

Jeppe Hein (1974) is a Danish artist based in Berlin. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in Copenhagen and the Städel Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Frankfurt a. M. Jeppe Hein is widely known for his production of experiential and interactive artworks. Unique in their formal simplicity and notable for their frequent use of humour, his works often feature surprising and captivating elements which place spectators at the centre of events and focus on their experience and perception of the surrounding space.
His solo exhibitions include Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2022); Rockefeller Center, New York (2022); Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (2020); Breathe with Me at UN Headquarters and in Central Park, New York (2019); Kunstmuseum Thun (2018); Château La Coste (2017); Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (2015); Brooklyn Bridge Park New York (2015); 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2011); IMA – Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis (2010); ARoS Kunstmuseum, Aarhus (2009); Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2009); Sculpture Center, New York (2007); The Curve, Barbican Centre, London (2007); Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2005), and P.S.1. MоMA, New York (2004) among others. He participated in the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019 and 50th edition in 2003.
www.jeppehein.net
@jeppehein