Spring Exhibition 2012

The Spring Exhibition is one of the most important open submission exhibitions in Europe, and has been held annually in Copenhagen since 1857. The 2012 exhibition features 70 participants from around the world, including many from Denmark and Northern Europe, as well as others from countries such as South Africa and the USA. As always the exhibited works cover a wide variety of genres associated with art and design, and this year’s exhibition includes a notable group of works that explores the body, performance and sexuality.

The jury for the Spring Exhibition 2012 consisted of the artists Aleksandra Mir (SE, PO, chair) and Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen (DK), the designer Henrik Vibskov (DK), the artist-architect duo Ben & Sebastian (UK-DK) and the curator Dorothée Kirch (DE). As well as selecting the exhibitors the jury also nominated ten artists for a special jury award, the overall winner of which will be announced on the opening night. This year’s exhibition also features an audience award, which will be decided by public vote and which will be announced at a special Spring Party.

For the Spring Exhibition 2012 there were 715 applicants. 69 artists have been selected, including 66 first-time participants and a total of 92 works. The youngest artist was born in 1990 and the oldest in 1949. 31 artists come from Denmark, 15 from the rest of the Nordic region, 18 from other European countries, and 6 from other countries around the world. The participating artists are as follows:

Sofie Alsbo (DK), Javier Arce (ES), Claus Bjerre (DK), Tom Bogaert (JO / BE), Gitte Broeng (DK) & Mikkel Damsbo (DK), Ann Iren Buan (NO), Ben Carey (AU), Christina Schou Christensen (DK), Julie Clifforth (DK), Maria Dabow (DE), Øystein Dahlstrøm (NO), Gair Dunlop (GB), Gerhard Eckel (AT), Guðrún Einarsdóttir (IS) Pernille Feilberg (DK), Biba Fibiger (DK), Maria Franck (DK), David Gates (GB), Sara Glahn (DK), Marcie Miller Gross (US), Ásdís Gunnarsdóttir (IS), Anne Haaning (DK), Jonas Del Pin Hamilton (DK), Katrin Hanusch (DE), Kevin Hviid (DK), Jan Ijäs (FI), Björn Oskar Jönsson (DK, SE), Tali Keren (IL), Barbara Knezevic (IE), Inge Koenen (NL), Daisuke Kosugi (JP), Karen Lise Krabbe (DK), Katrine Kofoed Kristensen (DK), Gilles T. Lacombe (FR), Kristina Lindberg (SE), Nkule Mabaso (ZA), Dorte Marcussen (DK), Gemma Marmalade (GB), Caroline May (GB), Anders Scrmn Meisner (DK), Elin Melberg (NO), Carina Sveistrup Mikkelsen (DK), Nenad Milcevic (DK), Salla Myllylä (FI), Sebastian Neubauer (DE), Olof Nimar (SE), Johanne Oesterwang (DK), Dmitry Paranyushkin (RU) & Diego Agulló (ES), Alexander Arnild Peitersen (DK), John K. Raustein (NO), Tom Reynolds (GB), Anna Edit Ring (NL), Sean Rogg (GB), Ida Rödén (SE), Anna Samsøe (DK), Gro Sarauw (DK), Fons Schiedon (DE), Asako Sengoku (JP), Jens Settergren (DK), Nicholas Sparre-Ulrich (DK), Kari Steihaug (NO), David Stjernholm (DK), Külli Suitso (DK), Kristine Sundahl (DK) & Kalle Jørgensen (DK), Laila Svensgaard (DK), Hanne Mago Wiklund (SE) and Erik Östensson (SE).

Jury and prizes

The Spring Exhibition is selected by a jury consisting of artists and other arts professionals from Scandinavia and beyond. The jury for 2012 consists of the artists Aleksandra Mir (PO, SE, chair) and Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen (DK), the designer Henrik Vibskov (DK), the artist-architect duo Ben & Sebastian (UK-DK) and the curator Dorothée Kirch (DE).

As well as selecting the exhibitors the jury also nominated ten artists for a special jury award, the overall winner of which was announced on the opening night. The award comes with a cash prize of 10.000 kr. and the ten nominated artists are: Christina Schou Christensen (DK), Biba Fibiger (DK), Jan Ijäs (FI), Katrine Kofoed Kristensen (DK), Gilles T. Lacombe (FR), Nonkululeko Mabaso (ZA), Dorte Marcussen (DK), Gemma Marmalade (GB), Nicholas Sparre-Ulrich (DK) and Kari Steihaug (NO).

Spring Exhibition 2012
Jury: Aleksandra Mir, Lilibeth Cuenca, Henrik Vibskov, Ben & Sebastian, Dorothee Kirch

Künstler: Sofie Alsbo, Javier Arce, Claus Bjerre, Thomas Bogaert, Gitte Broeng & Mikkel Damsbo, Ann Iren Buan, Ben Carey, Christina Schou Christensen, Julie Clifforth, Maria Dabow, Oystein Dahlstrom, Gair Dunlop, Gerhard Eckel, Gudrun Einarsdottir, Pernille Feilberg, Biba Fibiger, Maria Franck, David Gates, Sara Glahn, Marcie Miller Gross, Asdis Gunnarsdottir, Anne Haaning, Jonas Del Pin Hamilton, Katrin Hanusch, Kevin Hviid, Jan Ijäs, Björn Oskar Jönsson, Tali Keren, Barbara Knezevic, Inge Koenen, Daisuke Kosugi, Karen Lise Krabbe, Katrine Kofoed Kristensen, Gilles T. Lacombe, Kristina Lindberg, Nkule Mabaso, Dorte Marcussen, Gemma Marmalade, Caroline May, Anders Scrmn Meisner, Elin Melberg, Carina Sveistrup Mikkelsen, Nenad Milcevic, Salla Myllylä, Sebastian Neubauer, Olof Nimar, Johanne Oesterwang, Dmitry Paranyushkin & Diego Agullo, Alexander Arnild Peitersen, John K. Raustein, Tom Reynolds, Anna Edit Ring, Sean Rogg, Ida Rödén, Anna Samsoe, Gro Sarauw, Fons Schiedon, Asako Sengoku, Jens Settergren, Nicholas Sparre-Ulrich, Kari Steihaug, David Stjernholm, Külli Suitso, Kristine Sundahl & Kalle Jorgensen, Laila Svensgaard, Hanne Mago Wiklund, Erik Östensson