About the Exhibition
Over the past 15 years, Jeppe Hein (b. 1974, Copenhagen) has become one of Denmark’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Now based in Berlin, he is known for his perceptually engaging, sculpturally inventive, and conceptually whimsical works. Often conceived for public spaces, his art captures a generous spirit that invites audiences to become active participants.
Three bodies of work are represented in the exhibition. Appearing Rooms is a systematically changing installation with walls of water that create rooms which appear and disappear. Visitors may move from space to space as the jets of water rise and fall. Mirror Labyrinth NY is made with equidistantly spaced vertical planks of mirror-polished stainless steel. Arranged in three radial arcs, the alternating rhythm and uneven heights of the steel elements echo the Manhattan skyline. Connecting these two works and continuing along the length of the park, the artist has installed sixteen bright red Modified Social Benches. These witty sculptures reinvent the form of the park bench, turning it into a lyrical and evocative work of art. Like each of his installations, they generate spontaneous expression and social connection, giving us new perspectives on ourselves and the world we share.
This exhibition is curated by Nicholas Baume
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Appearing Rooms is on view through October 4, 2015
Location
Location
Brooklyn Bridge Park
The exhibition extends from just south of the Manhattan Bridge down along the waterfront to Pier 6. Subways: A, C to High Street; F to York Street; 2, 3 to Clark Street; R to Court Street; 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall. Buses: B63 to Pier 6; B61 to Atlantic Ave and Hicks Street; B25 to Fulton Ferry Landing; B67 to Jay Street & York Street. Ferry: East River Ferry, New York Water Taxi, or Governors Island Ferry to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Image Gallery
About the Artist
Jeppe Hein (b. 1974, Copenhagen, Denmark) lives and works in Berlin and Copenhagen. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, and the Städelschule, Frankfurt. He has had major solo exhibitions presented at institutions around the globe, including the Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm (2014); Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki (2013); Faena Arts Centre, Buenos Aires (2012); 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (2011); IMA – Indianapolis Museum of Art (2010); ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus, Denmark (2009); Barbican Centre, London (2007); and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2005), among many others. His work has also been shown in group exhibitions worldwide and is represented in major public collections, including those of the Neues Museum Nürnberg, Germany; Tate, United Kingdom; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, among others. He is represented by 303 Gallery in New York, Johann Koenig in Berlin, Galleri Nicolai Wallner in Copenhagen, and SCAI The Bathhouse in Tokyo.
Bloomberg Philanthropies is the lead supporter of Jeppe Hein: Please Touch the Art, presented as part of the Public Art Fund at Brooklyn Bridge Park Program.
Major support for the exhibition is provided by the Perelman Family Foundation, with generous additional support from the AB Foundation, The Marc Haas Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Oliver’s Realty Group/RAL Development Services, and The Silverweed Foundation.
The Leadership Committee for Please Touch the Art is gratefully acknowledged, including Jill & Peter Kraus, Sydney & Stanley S. Shuman, Sonia & Christian Zugel, Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros, Elizabeth Fearon Pepperman & Richard C. Pepperman II, Holly & Jonathan Lipton, Jennifer Napier Nolen & Malcolm Nolen, Patricia & Howard Silverstein, and Sheryl & Dan Tishman.
Support is also provided by the Danish Arts Foundation, Wendy Fisher, Caroline Gittis Werther & Daniel Werther, The William and Mary Greve Foundation, Allison & Edward Johnson, Linda Lennon & Stuart Baskin, Lori & John Reinsberg, Andrea Krantz & Harvey Sawikin, Two Trees Management Co., and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy.
Public Art Fund exhibitions are supported in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Special thanks to the Office of the Mayor, Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, Department of Cultural Affairs, and Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Jeppe Hein, Appearing Rooms, 2004
Courtesy of König Galerie, Berlin; 303 Gallery, New York; and Galleri Nicolai Wallner,
Copenhagen
Jeppe Hein, Mirror Labyrinth NY, 2015
Courtesy of König Galerie, Berlin; 303 Gallery, New York; and Galleri Nicolai Wallner,
Copenhagen
Jeppe Hein, Modified Social Benches NY, 2015
Courtesy of König Galerie, Berlin; 303 Gallery, New York; and Galleri Nicolai Wallner,
Copenhagen
Special assistance has also generously been provided by N. Glantz & Son.
