Possible Result Of A Crafty Noise, A 11, 2016, black mexican onyx, 51 x 146 x 83 cm
Kirsten Ortwed
Kirsten Ortwed was born in 1948 in Copenhagen and has since 1982 lived and worked in Cologne and Pietrasanta, close to the famous quarry of Carrara in Italy. Her solo exhibitions include Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (2008), Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum Aalborg (2002), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes (1994), City Museums Heilbronn (1993), The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik (1992) and the joint exhibition with Lawrence Weiner and Barry Le Va in Malmö Kunsthal (1999). Ortwed realised many sculptures for public spaces, her major commissions include Full Length (2008) in Copenhagen, Monument to R.W. (2001) in Stockholm, Bering Iceland (2002) in Horsens and Platform (2006) for the state prison in Horsens. In 1997 she was representing Denmark at the Venice Biennale. She was honoured in 2002 with the Thorvaldsen Medal of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Installation view "Kirsten Ortwed – West Dealer", Galerie Nordenhake Berlin 2016
Possible Result Of A Crafty Noise, A13, 2016, black mexican onyx, 90 x 80 x 30,5 cm
Installation view "Kirsten Ortwed – West Dealer", Galerie Nordenhake Berlin 2016
Powder Combat, 2016, aluminium, overall dimensions 265 x 230 x 14 cm
Powder Combat, 2016, detail
The Pressure Does It, 2016, aluminium, 32 x 60 x 32 cm
Installation view "Kirsten Ortwed – Run Time", Galerie Nordenhake Stockholm 2013
Pusher, 2013, bronze, 220 x 50 x 100 cm
Kritzeleien, 2013, majolica technique, 200 x 70 x 30 cm
Kritzeleien, 2013, majolica technique, 200 x 70 x 30 cm
Untitled, 1987, bronze, 135 x 70 x 75 cm
Addition, Part 1, 1990, aluminium, steel, dimensions variable
Installation view "Kirsten Ortwed – Tons of Circumstances", SMK Copenhagen 2009
Syntax, 2004, site specific, Entrance area of Lund University, Sweden 2004
Installation view "Kirsten Ortwed – Raoul Wallenberg Monument", Berzelii Park, Stockholm 2010
14–7–2006, 2016, site specific, Nesparken in Moss, Norway