Ann Lislegaard
Illustration — Crystal World, 2006. Lislegaard Ann Lislegaard (born 1962 in Norway) is a contemporary artist living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark and New York City, US. She is known for her 3D film animations and sound-light installations often departing from ideas found in science fiction. Through the genre of science fiction, she finds an alternative approach to language, narration, gender roles and concepts of the future. • Illustration — Portrait of Ann Lislegaard.
Also recorded as Ann Kristin Lislegaard
Ann Lislegaard

the artist, Ann Lislegaard and the photographer, Anders Sune Berg · Ann Lislegaard · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- 1962 · Tønsberg.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- artist · animator · photographer
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Honours
- Statens Kunstfonds hædersydelse · Eckersberg Medal · Thorvaldsen Medal
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Illustration — Crystal World, 2006. Lislegaard Ann Lislegaard (born 1962 in Norway) is a contemporary artist living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark and New York City, US. She is known for her 3D film animations and sound-light installations often departing from ideas found in science fiction. Through the genre of science fiction, she finds an alternative approach to language, narration, gender roles and concepts of the future. • Illustration — Portrait of Ann Lislegaard.
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Solo exhibitions selected
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Lislegaard worked across artist, multimedia artist, visual artist, sound artist and animator and 2 further recorded occupations. This article rests on 1 catalogued photograph and 4 published texts drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Ann Lislegaard studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. The recorded working language is Norwegian. Employment is recorded with Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Work by Ann Lislegaard is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Israel Museum. Distinctions recorded are Statens Kunstfonds hædersydelse, Eckersberg Medal and Thorvaldsen Medal.
2015 • Paraspace, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel 2014 • Oracles, Owls…some animals never sleep, Murray Guy Gallery, New York, NY, US 2012 • Speaking in Tongues, Paul Andriesse Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2011 • Time Machine, Murray Guy Gallery, New York, NY, US 2010 • Tapping of the Fox Sisters, Marabouparken – Contemporary Art Center, Sundbyberg/Stockholm, Sweden 2009 • What if, MOCAD – Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, MI, US • 2062, The Henry Art Museum, Seattle, WA, US • Ann Lislegaard (solo with Ultra Red, Thomas Bayrle), Raven Row, London, UK 2008 • Science Fiction, Paul Andriesse Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Left Hand of Darkness, Murray Guy Gallery, New York, NY, US 2007 • Science Fiction and Other Worlds, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway • The Crystal World, X-rummet, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark • Art–Unlimited, Ann Lislegaard, Paul Andriesse Gallery at Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland 2006 • Ann Lislegaard, NCA – Nichido Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan • Ann Lislegaard, Paul Andriesse Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Ann Lislegaard, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, Denmark 2005 • 51st Venice Biennale, Danish Pavilion (with Peter Land, Joachim Koester, Gitte Villesen, Eva Koch), Venice, Italy • Bellona, Murray Guy Gallery, New York, NY, US • Kunstpassagen, Astrup Fearnly Museet, Oslo, Norway 2004 • Sonic Construction, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT, US 2003 • Ann Lislegaard, Galleria Raucci e Santamaria, Naples, Italy • Ann Lislegaard, Murray Guy Gallery, New York, NY, US • Art-Unlimited, Ann Lislegaard, Paul Andriesse Gallery at Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland 2002 • Ann Lislegaard, Paul Andriesse Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Ann Lislegaard, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, Denmark • Eyes Wide Open, National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark • The Space Between Us, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Scotland • Empty, the room seems large to me, Arthouse, Dublin, Ireland 2001 • Slowly Spinning, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway 2000 • Corner Piece – The Space Between Us, Galleria Raucci e Santamaria, Naples, Italy • Lige med et blev alt anderledes, The Children's Reading Room, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark • I-You-Later-There, Galleri Tommy Lund, Copenhagen, Denmark • Ann Lislegaard, Huis A/D Werf, Utrecht, The Netherlands • Ann Lislegaard, Kunstpanorama, Luzern, Switzerland 1999 • Double Room, Moderna Museet Project, Stockholm, Sweden • Transparent Walls, Paul Andriesse Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 1998 • Bicycle Thieves, Crown Gallery, Chicago, IL, US 1997 • Blind Date (with Olaf Nicolai), Luthringer Strasse, Munich, Germany • Nothing But Space, Galleri Tommy Lund, Odense, Denmark 1995 • Ann Lislegaard, Schaper Sundberg Galleri, Stockholm, Sweden • Ann Lislegaard, Galleri Tommy Lund, Odense, Denmark • Ann Lislegaard, LXX, Aarhus, Denmark • Ann Lislegaard, Galleri Struds, Oslo, Norway 1994 • Liberty Bells, Lageret, Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand, Copenhagen, Denmark 1992 • A Touch of Fear, Galleri Basilisk, Copenhagen, Denmark
Recent group exhibitions (selected)
Recent group exhibitions (selected)
2015 • PARASOPHIA, Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture, Kyoto, Japan • Beam me up!, Kristianstads Konsthall, Kristianstad, Sweden • 15 favoritter fra samlingen, KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces, Køge, Denmark • I hear your voice reflected in a glass and it sounds like it is inside of me, curated by Emily Wardill in conversation with Jesi Khadivi, Carlier Gebauer, Berlin, Germany • Voyage to the Virtuel, Scandinavia House, New York, NY, US • Kvartet, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, Denmark • Kvinder, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, Denmark 2014 • You Imagine What You Desire, 19th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia • L’avenir, La Biennale de Montréal 2014, Montreal, Canada • Magnus, Scènes de l'imaginaire automate, Mamco, Geneva, Switzerland • Re:visited, Latvian Center of Contemporary Art, Riga 2014 – European Culture Capital, Riga, Latvia 2013 • 12e Biennale de Lyon, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lyon, France • Seismology, Palais De Tokyo, Paris, France • Approximately Infinite Universe, MCASD, San Diego, CA, US • Malmö Art Museum @ Malmö Konsthall, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden • The Beginning Is Always Today (Bob Smith projects), SKMU – Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, Norway • Et rum med udsigt (Bob Smith projects), Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, Denmark • 24 Spaces A Cacophony, Malmø Konsthall, Sweden • Distinguished from the melee of user comments and structurally misogynist chat rooms harbouring rapid-fire trolls, Skt. Gertruds, Malmø, Sweden • Contemporary #2, Museet for Samtidskunst, Roskilde, Denmark 2012 • Narrative Arc, GUAG – Griffith University Art Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, Australia • Theater of the World, Museum of Old and New Art, Berriedale, Tasmania • Beyond Good and Evil, Den Frie, The Copenhagen Art Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark • Dexter, Bang, Sinister, Research Program, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark • Overgaden at The Armory Show, Armory, New York, NY, US 2011 • Imagine Being Here Now, The 6th Momentum Biennial, Moss, Norway • The Smithson Effect, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, UT, US • The Man Without Qualities | L’uomo senza qualita, Teatro Margherita, Bari, Italy • Assim é, se lhe parece, Museu da Imagem e do Som, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil • VideoSpace, Astrup Fearnley Collection, Oslo, Norway • The Passenger, Paul Andriesse Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Contemporary #1, Museet for Samtidskunst, Roskilde, Denmark 2010 • Power Games, Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary • Busan Biennale, Busan Museum of Art, Busan, South Korea • Wall of Sound, Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, Auckland, New Zealand • Polis, Polis, Potatismos - Utställning om ett brott, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden • Handlinger – Performance og lydkunst, Museet for Samtidskunst, Roskilde, Denmark • Pastiche 2010, VAK, Jyderup, Denmark • Connexions, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, Denmark 2009 • Automatic Cities, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, US • Euphoria Left the Room, Scion, Los Angeles, CA, US • Entr'acte, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea • Dream, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, DK • Rotating Views – Astrup Fearnley Collection, Astrup Fearnly Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway • Nyerhvervelser 2007-2008, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark • Retreat, UNStudio, Fort Aspen, the Netherlands • Das Gespinst, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany • Until the End of the World, AMP, Athens, Greece • Helsingborg og Malmö – 22 Major Works From the Collection of Malmö Art Museum, Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden • In the search of the Unknown, Montevideo, Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Cut & Paste, Susanne Ottesen Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark 2008 • The Cinematic or Moving Images Expanded: Artists’ Film and Video Showcase 2008, Insa Art Space Seoul, Korea • Modern Ruin, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia • The Future as Disruption, The Kitchen, New York, NY, US • JG Ballard. An Autopsy of the New Millennium, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Spain • Reality Check, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark • U-Turn Quadrennial for Contemporary Art, Carlsberg Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark • Re-Enactments, DHC/ART (Foundation For Contemporary Art), Montréal, Canada • The Light Project, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, MO, US • In the Space of Elsewhere, Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, London, UK • The Map is not the Territory, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, Denmark • Danskjävlar - a Swedish Declaration of Love, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark • Auricula, Krabbesholm Højskole, Denmark • AUX, Planetariet, Copenhagen, Denmark 2007 • Off Screen, Montevideo, Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Animated Painting, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, US, travelling to: 2009 Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, US; 2009 El Cubo at Centro Cultural Tijuana, Mexico • Mind the Gap, Fabrikken, Copenhagen, Denmark • V-effekten, Kunsthal Nikolaj, Copenhagen, Denmark • space.gaze.desire, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark • LARM - From Myth Cavity to Laptop, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden 2006 • Como viver junto (How to live together), 27th Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil • Contos Dixitais/Digital Tales, CGAC, Santiago de Compostela, Spain • Realitātes arheoloģija (Archaeology of Reality), Andrejsala, Riga, Vilnius • A BRIGHTER DAY, James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY, US • News: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Art, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel • El Espacio Interior, Exhibition Room Alcalá 31, Madrid, Spain • Mission: Reality, Museet for Samtidskunst, Roskilde, Denmark • Places where Immaterials can be Obtained, Paul Andriesse Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Det Reale og Det Fantastiske, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark • Other Voices, Other Rooms, Contemporary Art from the Frac Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel 2005 • Ecstasy: In and About Altered States, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, US • More than this – Negotiating Realities, Göteborgs International Biennial for Contemporary Art, Göteborg, Sweden
Recognition
Recognition
Winning an Eckersberg Medal 2015
Commissions (selected)
Commissions (selected)
• 2014 111 White Plateaus, KØS - Museum of Art in Public Spaces, Køge, Denmark • 2009 Passage, Christies Gate, Moss, Norway
Life and work
Life and work
Ann Lislegaard was born on 1 January 1962 in Tønsberg. Lislegaard held the nationality of Norway. Lislegaard worked as artist, multimedia artist, visual artist and sound artist, and the authority record catalogues a further 3 occupations under the same name, among them animator, video artist and photographer. Lislegaard was employed by Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (2004–2013). Lislegaard worked in Norwegian.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1962
Ann Lislegaard was born in 1962 at Tønsberg.
1988
Enters Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
2004
Recorded as employer: Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
2015
Receives Eckersberg Medal.
2024
Receives Thorvaldsen Medal.
Publications
Publications
• Spiral Book. Texts by Ann Lislegaard, Lars Bang Larsen, David Velasco, Donna J. Haraway, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Motto distribution
Writings and published texts
Catalogued output
Writings and published texts
These are catalogued publications carrying the name — editions and printings, distinct from the works they contain and from writing about the subject.
4 editions carry dates between 2001 and 2009
The run opens with Ann Lislegaard and closes with Ann Lislegaard (The Danish Pavilion - Artist)
The entries follow Open Library
Thin skin
2002
Frequenzen (Hz)
2002
Ann Lislegaard (The Danish Pavilion - Artist)
2009
Collections (selected)
Collections (selected)
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, MONA, Tasmania, Australia, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, US, Museet for Samtidskunst, Roskilde, Denmark, Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, Norway, Frac Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, France, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain, MOCAD - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA, US, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, US, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, Denmark
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Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Ann Lislegaard”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4766514: Ann Lislegaard
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Honours and awards
They run from 2015 to 2024.
3 honours stand against the name
Statens Kunstfonds hædersydelse
Eckersberg Medal
2015
Thorvaldsen Medal
2024
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