AL MASSON
Store Kongens gade 89, 4 fl
DK. 1264 Copenhagen. K
TEL: (45) 33 13 84 78)
Email: al@almasson.com
Mobil: (45) 26 17 58 07
http://www.almasson.com
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French/Danish, born in Marseille, France
Lives in Copenhagen
Solo show
”Tâche Sur Papier”, Gallery Maria Friis, 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2023”Closing Up”, Møsting Hus, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2020
”Elevation”, M100-Udstillingssted For Samtidskunst, Odense, Denmark, 2019
“Surfing”, Museumsbygningen, Banja Rathnov, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2017
“Play Time”, Brandts Kunsthalle, Odense, Denmark, 2013-2014
”So, You Want More?” installation/performance-Documenta-13 Critical Art Ensemble project ”Winning Hearts and Minds”, Kassel, Germany, 2012
“Mermaid/Hamlet” a presentation at CAGE 83, New-York, USA, 2012
Le Commisariat, ”CBO concept” Paris, France, 2011
Danske Grafikere Huse, ”Into Intimacy”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
RACA, ”Responding to the Needs of Real People”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
Knut Hartwich Gallery, Preview Art Fair, Berlin, Germany, 2008
Esplanaden, ”Magasin”, Installation, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2008
Modul Kunstraum, Dresden, Germany, 2007
Knut Hartwich Gallery, Sellin, Rügen, Germany, 2007
Centro Cultural Andratx Kunsthalle, Asbæk Gallery, ”Collaboration”, Mallorca, Spain, 2006
Galleri Mini, Christiansborg, “Tider skal kom…” Copenhagen, Denmark, 2004
Window Space, ”La Boutique Dorée”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2003
4 Barbiers, ”Ce qu’on va mettre sur les murs”, Nimes, France, 2003
Overgaden, Institut for Contemporary art ” Changing Room”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2002
Hovedbibliotek ” Good-will folket”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2002
Asbæk Gallery, ”Andy’chocolate”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001
”Ideal Atelier”, Traneudstillingen, Gentofte Hovedbibliotek, Hellerup, Denmark, 2000
Linde Gallery, Lübeck, Germany, 1999
”Magnify”, med (Karina Nomi Hansen), NORTH-udstillingssted, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1999
Entrée 9, Avignon, France, 1998
L’Art Et la Manière, Apt, France, 1995
Espace Gibert, Lézignan-Corbière, France, 1993
Foundation Laurent Vibert, Chateau de Lourmarin, France, 1990
BACA Downtown, Brooklyn, New York, USA 1988
Simon Cerigo Gallery, New York, USA, 1987
Group show
“Mama Mia” “Dancing Queer” Willumsens Museum, Frederikssund, Denmark, 2022“Længsel” “I Love Old People” Plejeboligerne Beringshaven, Holstebro, Denmark, 2022
”Streg&Menneske”, Sydhavn Station Gallery, Copenhague, Denmark, 2021
“Mellemting Mellem Ting” “Plastic Wedding” Performance Festival, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2019
“Drawing Attention” Den Frie Kunstnersammenslutning, guest, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2019
“Så Længe Lager Haves” gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018
Svens Bibliotek, Supermaket Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden, 2018
“Entropie” Knut Hartwich Gallery, Sellin, Rügen, Germany, 2017
“Dimension”, Rundtarn, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2016
“Bokkunst” Bomulds Fabriken Kunsthal, Arendal, Norway, 2016
“Avantgarde Mecanique” Kunsthalle Plus41, Berlin, Germany, 2015
“Avantgarde Mecanique” Tom Christoffersen Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014
“Reading Corner/Boghjørner” TYS Space, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014
Artist books, Svends Bibliotek/Nivaagaards Museum, Denmark 2014
“Coming From” Overgaden-Institut for Samtidskunst, Denmark, 2014
”Palais Idéal” festival, Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, Denmark 2014
"Die Liebe zu den Dingen", Kunsthalle Münster, Germany, 2013-2014
“Present”, Projektraum Bethanien, Michaela Zimmer curator, Berlin, Germany 2014
“Zeigen” Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013
“Baltic Sea Record”, Art Museum Stadtgalerie, Kiel, Germany, 2013
”Talk”, Spor KLÜBÜ, Berlin, Germany, 2013
”Air” curated by Stefanie Mayer, Berlin, Germany, 2011
” Apedibus usque ad caput” Rigshospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010
”Den som bøjer sig har tabt”, Backyard Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010
”Gesture” Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark, 2010
”Lost and Found” Umea Museum, Umea, Sverige, 2010
Skulpturi.dk, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010
”Fri Porto”, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
”Lost and Found”, Nikolaj Copenhagen, Center of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
Bispegaarden, Kalundborg, Denmark, 2009
”We Are What We See”, Copenhagen Office, Copenhagen, 2009
”Jeder Mensch ist ein Künstler”, Spor Klübü, Berlin, Germany, 2008
”Gi til de rige tage fra de fattige”, RACA, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2008
”Emergency Room”, Ps1/MOMA, New York, 2007
”Invited to Invite” Henningsen Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007
”Wellness Institut”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007
”Installation Champêtre” Ebessen Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007
”Spend it”, Brussels, belgium, 2007
”OVKIDOVKI”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007
Knut Hartwich Gallery, Sellin, Rügen, Germany, 2007
Artists Choice, Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2006
NU HER OG ALDRIG MER, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2006
15/1. Institut for Contemporary Art, Overgaden, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005
”Plastic Interior”, den Gyldne, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005
”Nr2”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005
Sammenslutningen af Dansk Kunstforeninger, vandre usdstilling, Denmark, 2004
”5 Million Peace March”, Institut for Contemporary Art, Overgaden, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2004
”Salon” installation, Efterårsudtilling Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2003
”Idéboxing”, Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden, 2003
”Omstilling”, Rovaniemi Kunst Museum, Rovaniemi, Finland, 2001
”CAMP”, Lejre, Denmark, 2001
”Karelian Diary”, Petrozavodsk, Art Museum, Karelia, Russia, 2001
”Omstilling”, Jyväskylä Kunst Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland 2001
”Omstilling”, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköpings, Sweden, 2000
”Omstilling”, Jungersted&Brostrøm, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1999
”C-Line project”, Klaipeda, Lituanie, 1999
”That”, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1999
”C-line project”, Kotka, Finland, 1998
”Romantisk”, (som Alane Denossames), Underdybbelsbro, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1998
”Forårsudstillingen”, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1998
”Undervand”, Underdybbelsbro, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1997
”Up date”, Turbinehallerne, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1996
IV St Petersburg Biennal, Russia, 1996
”L’arche”, itinerary exhibition, Marseille, Toulon, Frankrig, 1996
APE, Gallery, New York, USA, 1995
Baca Downtown, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1987
Simon Cerigo Gallery, New York, USA, 1986
Performances/videos
“Little Bird” Malene Landgreen´s ”Goodness Gracious”, GL.Holtergaard, Holte, Denmark, 2022
”Mellemting Mellem Ting” ”Plastic Wedding” Performance Festival, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2019
“My Body Collapse my Head is Full”, Statens Museums for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018
“Me first” Rum46, Åarhus, Denmark, 2018
”Things that makes me go hmmm” Den Frie- Copenhagen, Denmark, 2017
”Sur La Plage suite”, ”A Night of Live Performance at Ok Corral", Copenhagen, Denmark, 2016
”Sur la Plage”, Åbend Hus, Fabrikken For House and Design, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2016
Staten Kunstfond commisionned Performance/Event/Installation, “A Thousand Years Old Tree We Find Beautiful, An Old Human Being Not" in collaboration with Naskov Campus, Denmark 2015
”The Empire of Love”, Symposium Valand Akademi, Göteborg, Sweden, 2015
”Play Time”, performances, Brandts Kunsthalle, Odense, Denmark, 2014
”While Changing”, video/installation, Kunsthalle Münster, Germany 2014
Evighedsblog/Christian Yde Frostholme, ”Sur Ses Pas La Neige”, Internet, 2012
Dexter Bang Sinister, seminar, ”Pink Floyd Ballet”, Charlottenborg Kunsthalle, Copenhagen, 2012
Music Theater/ Holstebro Art Museum ”territorium“ dvd compilation. ”Arranged”, video, 8 mn, 2012
”Messe”, Alt_Kph, Kunstmesse, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
”Did You Grow Today?” , Raca, Performance, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
”Magasin”, video 7mn, 2008, Vimeo/Youtube
”I n Between”, Birgit Ostermeier Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2008
Statens Kunst Museum, International Experimental Music Festival, Copenhagen, 2007
”Plug In” video, 3.50mn, Wellness Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007
Hygum Kunstmuseum, ”La Danse des Ruban ”, Hygum, Denmark, 2004
Skræp, ”inter-vision” med Olga Magieres, Den Anden Opera, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2002
”Changing Room”, video, 3.17mn Copenhagen, (Vimeo) Denmark, 2002
Moviebox III, NORTH-Udtstillinssted, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1998
”Malévitch”, Underdybbelsbro, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1997
”Den Lille Havfrue”, Bibliotekskongressen, Helsinor, Denmark, 1997
”False emergency to be reported”, 30 performances/installations på to kvadrat meter
Kulturfabrikken, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1996
”Célébration des espaces”, L’Art Et la Manière, Apt, France, 1994
”Stamping ground”, Espace Gibert, Lézignan-Corbière, France, 1993
”Claudia, Louise, La Loulou”, APE Gallery, New York, USA, 1991
Education
Art Student League, New York, USA
Ecole des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium
Residency
Danish Institute Athen, Greece, 2014
San Cataldo Institutionen, Italy, 2009
Rawart center, Berlin, Germany, 2008
Modul Kunstraum, Dresden, Germany, 2007
Gallery Asbæk, Centro Cultural Andtratx, Mallorca, Spain, 2004 and 2006
Det Danske Institute Rome, Accademia di Danimarca, Rome, Italy 2002
Atelier
Fabrikken For Kunst og Design- Copenhagen
Grants
Præmier Kunstfond, for the group exhibition ”Mama Mia” Willumsens Museum, 2022
Præmier Kunstfond, for the solo exhibition ”On Closing Up” Møsting Hus, 2020
Sven Hols Hæders Pris, 2017
Statens Kunstfonden arbejdslegater, 2013-2014-2015-2016
Statens Kunstfonden rejselegat, 2004
Akademiraadet legat portion 2015
Akademiraadet legat portion, 2009
Arne Meyers travel grant, 2009
Klara Karolines Fond Aase og Paul Gernes, 2006
Akademiraadet, Billedhugger Edouard Eggeling og hustru fond for dansk Billedhuggere, 2006
Dronning Ingrids Romerske fond, 2002
Henry Heerups legat, 2003
Membership
Member of the Akademi Kunstner Samfundet/Akademiraadet and BKF (Billedkunstner Forbund)
Publication
About ”On Closing Up” Møsting Hus, https://bastard.blog/tror-du-pa-mig/ ,2020
”On closing up” around A.P.M. An unknown Danish artist, 2021
”Surfing” Katalog, Museumsbygningen-Banja Rathnov Gallery, 2017
Artistoftheweek. http://artistoftheweek.dk/78-al-masson/ 2016
Kopenhagen.dk, interview with Christa Zenth and Torben Zenth, 2014
Kunsten nu, interview with Philipe Tonda, 2011
Talende Bilder, Mathias Danbolt, scandinavian Academic Press, 2010
North-Art Magazine, 2010
Kopenhagen.dk, interview med Gitte Smed, 2008
”Installer”, text by Al Masson, Spacepoetry, 2007
Mare Articum nr. 2, 1999
Dansk Kunst, 1998/1999
La fabrique nr.3 (editor in chief)-1994
Gallery
https://gallerimariafriis.dk
Public Collections
National Gallery (SMK) Denmark
Statens Kunstfond
Council for Visual Arts, Copenhagen
København Kunst Udvalgt
Kiel Stadt Gallerie (Germany)
Public Art commission
Mjølnerparken, Kunstnerstie, København, Denmark, 2009
Guest teacher
Fyn Kunstakademi
Holbæk Kunsthøjskole
Det Kongelige a Kunstakademi billedkunstskolernes grunduddannelse
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSzVBZbprkU
3D film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCigJppzcBY
Links: www.ffkd.dk
www.kunstdk.dk