CV – Klas Eriksson b.1976
Education
2005 - 2010 MFA at the Royal University College of Fine Arts Stockholm
2003-05 – Painting and Sculpture Östra Grevie Folkhögskola
2003 – Video art och 3d – animation 15 credits Malmö Högskola
2001-02 – Media and communication 60 credits Lunds University
2000-01 – Pedagogics 60 credits Lunds University
1999 – History of ideas 20 credits Lunds University
1996 – Samhällsvetenskaplig linje Kungsholmens Gymnasium
Selected Exhibitions
Pandemonium, Gothenburgs International Biennale for Contemporary Art, performance/video
With Francis Alÿs, Örn Alexander Ámundsson, Zarina Bhimji, Wim Botha, Matthew Buckingham, Chen Chieh-Jen, Chimrenga, Jimmie Durham, Karolina Erlingsson, Liam Gillick, Goldin + Senneby, Mahlet Ogbe Habte, Zille Homma Hamid, Florian Hecker, Lisa Jeannin & Rolf Schuurmans, Isaac Julien, Reena Saini Kallat, John Kelly, Matts Leiderstam, Antonio Vega Macotela, Ernesto Neto, The New Beauty Council, William Pope.L, Hans Hamid Rasmussen, Viktor Rosdahl, Tino Sehgal, Bryndís Snaebjörnsdottir & Mark Wilson, Åsa Sonjasdoter, Inga Svala Thórsdotter, Yoel Díaz Vázquez, Jana Winderen, Henrik Frisk & Stefan Östersjö
Curated by Gertrud Sandqvist, Dorothee Albrecht, Sarat Maharaj and Stina Edblom
Gothenburg, Sweden 2011
Shiryaevo Biennale, Samara Russia, performative sculptures
With Hanns-Michael Rupprechter /Germany/ Martina Geiger-Gerlach /Germany/
Kathrin Sohn /Germany/ Barbara Karsch-Chaïeb /Germany/ Rosa Ruecker /Germany/
Clemens von Wedemeyer /Germany/ Emilie Pischedda /France/
Valentin Souquet /France/ Jörgen P. Platzer /Sweden/ Greta Weibull /Sweden/
Kalle Brolin /Sweden/ Kristina Müntzing /Sweden/
Ingela Ihrman /Sweden/ Mari Kartau /Estonia/ Joonas Andrus /Estonia/
Bergman Janno /Estonia/ Erbossyn Meldibekov /Kazakhstan/ Anatoly Gajduk /Russia/
Elena Dendiberja /Russia/ Oleg Elagin /Russia/ Alexander /Panov Russia/
Sergey Shutov /Russia/ Sergey Katran /Russia/ Ivan Lungin /Russia/
Vladimir Potapov /Russia/
Curated by Nelya Korzhova
Samara, Russia 2011
Return of the Losers, Kalmar Konstmuseum, sculpture and performance
With Kjersti Andvig (NO), Páll Haukur Björnsson (ISL), Conny Blom (SE), Alessan¬dra Di Pisa (SE), Sara-Vide Ericson (SE), Klas Eriksson (SE), Ivan Galuzin (NO), Tamar Guimaraes (DK), Gustav Hellberg (SE), Eva Isleifsdottir (ISL), Elin Magnusson (SE), Jumana Manna (NO) & Roxy Fahrat (SE), NUG (SE), Hanna Ojamo (SF), Kristian Skylstad (NO), Pilvi Takala (SF), Sören Thilo Funder (DK), Theis Wendt (DK), Danh Vo (DK) och YKON
Curated by Martin Schibli
Kalmar, Sweden 2011
Is There any Hope for Optimistic Art, the Qui Vive?
Biennale (Moscow Museum of Modern Art/NCCA), video and installation
With Conny Bloom, Maria Anwander, Olivier Babin, Nathalia Dyu, Oscar Guermouche,
Ivan Galuzin, Zeren Götkan, Lise Haurum Christensen,
Karin Hasselberg, Elin Magnusson, Carlos Motta,
Marina Naprushkina, Max Ockborn, Nina Slejko,
Kristian Skylstad, Sören Thilo Funder and Rasmus West
Curated by Martin Schibli
Moscow, Russia, 2010
Invisible Generation, Les Kurbas Theatre & Hudgraf Gallery Kiev, performance
With Oksana Chepelyk, Olav Westphalen and Per Hüttner,
Oksana Plysyuk, Huang Xiaopeng,
Oleg Chorny&Gena Khmaruk,
Alexander Kokhanovsky,Jean-François Robardet,
Cherkassy artists’ group
Curated by Yulia Osova & Per Hüttner
Kiev, Ucraine 2010.
Kontroll, Galleri Dag Andersson, video and sculpture
With Sara Hedberg, Olle Eriksson, David Larsson, Vanja Lindberg.
Curated by Carl Fredrik Hårleman
Norrköping, Sweden 2010
Royal University College of Fine Arts MFA graduation exhibition,
installation. performance, sculpture and ready made obejcts.
Curated by Hinrich Sachs, Olav Westphalen and Karen Diamond
Stockholm, Sweden 2010
En Annan Väg/Another Way, Wanås Skulpturpark, performance and installation
Curated by Elna Svenle
Wanås, Sweden 2010
Hit me, Galleri Mejan, Royal University College of Fine Arts.
video, sculptures, sound and performance.
Stockholm, Sweden 2009
Living in a Modern Society, NCCA Kaliningrad/Kaliningrad State Art Gallery
video installation.
With Oscar Guemouche, J Tobias Anderson, Conny Blom, Alessandra Di Pisa,
Åsa Elzén, Carl Johan Engberg, Karin Hasselberg, Jesper Nordahl,
Anna Odell, Magnus Petersson, Daniel Segerberg.
Curated by Martin Schibli.
Kaliningrad, Russia, 2009.
Living in a Modern Society, NCCA/L-Gallery – video, photo and performance.
With Oscar Guemouche, J Tobias Anderson, Conny Blom,
Alessandra Di Pisa, Nathalie Djuhrberg, Åsa Elzén, Carl Johan Engberg,
Karin Hasselberg, Jesper Nordahl, Magnus Petersson and Daniel Segerberg.
Curated by Martin Schibli.
Moscow, Russia, 2008.
Apexart - Come Out & Play , 6 days of projects organized by Azeb Worku Sibane,
Vicky Shick, Daniel Seiple, Sheree Rose, Radhika Subramaniam, and Shelly Silver June 4-14 2008. Video in the Supermasochist programme with special guest Sheree Rose at Apexart
New York, USA 2008.
’I’ve a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: The Psychedelic Salon 2008.
’ – Video installation, FAFA gallery
Curated by Lars Bang Larsen
Helsinki, Finland 2008
Be(com)ing Dutch – caucus programme at Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven
Curated by Annie Fletcher and Charles Esche,
Eindhoven, Netherlands 2007
Uddevalla Konsthall – Contemporary Chinese Art -
Identity and Transformation, opening performance
Curated by Åsa Herrgård och Agneta von Zeipel,
Uddevalla, Sweden 2007
Grants
Iaspis – Swedish Art Council, Assistent Grant 2011
Iaspis – Swedish Art Council , Cultural exchange grant Shirayevo 2011
Iaspis – Swedish Art Council, Studio rescidency grant 2010/2011
Iaspis - Swedish Art Council, Cultural exchange grant Moskva 2010
Wilhelm Smiths stipendiefond 2009
Kungliga Konsthögskolans EE-medel 2009
Wilhelm Smiths stipendiefond 2008
Werners stipendiefond 2008
Wilhems Smiths stipendiefond 2007
Kungliga Konsthögskolans EE-medel 2007.
Ida Unmans stipendiefond 2007
Wilhelms Smiths Fond 2006
Östra Grevie folkhögskola stipendiefond 2005
Publications
Dazed Digital, interview by Shwetal Patel, published at dazeddigital.com 2011-08-23
One Magazine, Bulgaria, issue #88 2010
THE NEW MILLENNIUM PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK
Author: Klara Hobza; Introductory essays by Rochelle Steiner and Liz Linden
Published by New York Public Art Fund. ISBN -978-0-9608488-5-0
Hjärnstorm issue # 92 - 93 2007