Sergej Jensen

Sergej Jensen is a Danish artist born in Maglegaard in 1973, currently based in New York. He is renowned for his versatile approach to art-making, particularly his textile works, which often incorporate a diverse range of fabrics such as burlap, linen, silk, and wool.

Sergej Jensen's Art Style

Drawing from the principles of minimalist painting, Jensen manipulates the canvas through sewing, bleaching, stretching, or staining the cloth. His compositions hover between abstraction and representation. Jensen's practice is deeply rooted in the ethos of the readymade and recycling, with off-cuts from previous works frequently reappearing as motifs for new paintings. He pays close attention to incidental details like flecks of wool or frayed edges, and his muted palette and gestural mark-making evoke both negative space and delineated forms.

Despite the abstract nature of his imagery, Jensen often provides titles that allude to their origins in recognizable forms, such as "Tower of Nothing" made from recycled moneybags, or "Eye of the Maker" featuring various banknotes of different currencies, underscoring his engagement with the commercial market.

While Jensen's paintings are often associated with artists like Rosemarie Trockel, Sigmar Polke, Blinky Palermo, and Michael Krebber, his practice is also influenced by his pursuits in music, film, and collaborative performances.

He has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions across renowned institutions worldwide, including Le Consortium in Dijon (2022), Kunsthalle Bern in Germany (2021), MoMA PS1 in New York (2011), and the 6th Berlin Biennale (2006), among others.