Magnus Frederik Clausen (b. 1981 in Denmark) lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. He holds an MA from The European Graduate School, Saas-Fee (2021) where he studied Philosophy and Art under the guidance of professors Carlos Amorales, Manthia Diawara, and Siegfried Zielinski.
Selected solo and duo exhibitions include CASTLE, Los Angeles (2026 with Daniel Graham Loxton, forthcoming); Super Markt, Berlin (2025); CASTLE, Los Angeles (2024 with Yu Nishimura); Gauli Zitter, CFA, Milan (2024); CANTINA, Aarhus (2023 with Kaare Ruud); Billytown (2023 with Jason Hirata); C.C.C., Copenhagen; Freddy, Harris (with Mads Lindberg); Claas Reiss, London; BRAUNSFELDER, Cologne (all 2022); and Spazio Orr, Brescia (2021 with David Ostrowski).
Selected group exhibitions include m.simons, Amsterdam; CASTIGLIONI, Milan (both 2026); 11th edition of the Triennale of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve; Cloud Seven, Brussels; Belmacz, London (all 2025); Galleri Opdahl, Stavanger; 2nd Cannons, Los Angeles; Super Super Markt, Berlin (all 2024); MadeIn Gallery, Shanghai; KNULP, Sydney; Goya Curtain (all 2023); Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus; and Art Sonje Center, Seoul (both 2021).
Magnus Frederik Clausen's work is part of several private collections, as well as a number of public collections, including the Braunsfelder Family Collection, Cologne; the Danish Arts Foundation, Copenhagen; and the Djurhuus Collection, Copenhagen.
Brian Kennon received an MFA from Art Center College of Design in 2005. His work focuses on art as an idea that recirculates through exhibition, publication, communication, and influence. As 2nd Cannons, he has authored or collaborated on over 50 publications.
Exhibitions include: Machine For Living Color, MoMA, New York, 2008 / To Illustrate and Multiply: An Open Book, MoCA, Los Angeles, 2008 / Freaks and Geeks, Air De Paris, 2011 / Help/Less, Printed Matter, New York, 2012 / Publishing as an Artistic Toolbox, Kunsthalle Wien, 2018 / Aggressive Aggressive, Gallery Celine, Glasgow, 2023 / Turning Pages, MAK, Wien, 2024 (exhibited work misattributed to Christopher Wool)
His publications can be found in the collections of: MoCA, Los Angeles / Getty, Los Angeles / MoMA, New York / Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis / Tate Library, London / Staatliche Museen, Berlin / Centre Pompidou, Paris
He lives and works in Los Angeles.
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