Fredrik Værslev, La Renne
October 14, 2022 - January 15, 2023, Frac Bretagne, Rennes, France
Fredrik Værslev, La Renne
October 14, 2022 - January 15, 2023, Frac Bretagne, Rennes, France
Fredrik Værslev, La Renne
October 14, 2022 - January 15, 2023, Frac Bretagne, Rennes, France
Fredrik Værslev, La Renne
October 14, 2022 - January 15, 2023, Frac Bretagne, Rennes, France
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
World Paintings, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
November 13 - December 19, 2020
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
World Paintings, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
November 13 - December 19, 2020
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
World Paintings, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
November 13 - December 19, 2020
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
World Paintings, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
November 13 - December 19, 2020
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
World Paintings, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
November 13 - December 19, 2020
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
World Paintings, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
November 13 - December 19, 2020
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
World Paintings, Gio Marconi, Milan
September 23 - January 22, 2021
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
World Paintings, Gio Marconi, Milan
September 23 - January 22, 2021
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
World Paintings, Gio Marconi, Milan
September 23 - January 22, 2021
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Window Paintings, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Germany
August 31 - October 20, 2019
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Window Paintings, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Germany
August 31 - October 20, 2019
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Window Paintings, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Germany
August 31 - October 20, 2019
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Window Paintings, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Germany
August 31 - October 20, 2019
Fredrik Værslev
Fenstermalerei #5, 2019
Spray paint, acrylic paint and turpentine on cotton canvas / wooden stretcher, mounted in wooden frames
94 1/2 x 31 7/8 x 2 in (240 x 81 x 5 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Window Paintings, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Germany
August 31 - October 20, 2019
Fredrik Værslev
Fenstermalerei #6, 2019
Spray paint, acrylic paint and turpentine on cotton canvas / wooden stretcher, mounted in wooden frames
94 1/2 x 31 7/8 x 2 in (240 x 81 x 5 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Fenstermalerei #7, 2019
Spray paint, acrylic paint and turpentine on cotton canvas / wooden stretcher, mounted in wooden frames
47 5/8 x 63 3/4 x 2 in (121 x 162 x 5 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Window Paintings, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Germany
August 31 - October 20, 2019
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Window Paintings, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Germany
August 31 - October 20, 2019
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Window Paintings, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Germany
August 31 - October 20, 2019
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Overlyssalen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
August 15 - September 15, 2019
Fredrik Værslev
Installation View
Overlyssalen, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
August 15 - September 15, 2019
Fredrik Værslev as I Imagine Him, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo
September 21, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Fredrik Værslev as I Imagine Him, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo
September 21, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Fredrik Værslev as I Imagine Him, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo
September 21, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Fredrik Værslev as I Imagine Him, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo
September 21, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Fredrik Værslev as I Imagine Him, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo
September 21, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Tan Lines, Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
November 11 - January 14, 2018
Tan Lines, Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
November 11 - January 14, 2018
Tan Lines, Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
November 11 - January 14, 2018
Tan Lines, Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
November 11 - January 14, 2018
Tan Lines, Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
November 11 - January 14, 2018
Merman, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
January 7th - February 11, 2017
Merman, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
January 7th - February 11, 2017
Merman, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
January 7th - February 11, 2017
Merman, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
January 7th - February 11, 2017
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2016
Primer, spray paint, acrylic, white spirit, cotton canvas on wooden stretcher
114 15/16 x 77 3/16 x 1 1/4 in (292 x 196 x 3.2 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2016
Primer, spray paint, acrylic, white spirit, cotton canvas on wooden stretcher
115 3/4 x 81 1/8 x 1 1/4 in (294 x 206 x 3.2 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2016
Primer, spray paint, acrylic, white spirit, cotton canvas on wooden stretcher
118 1/8 x 81 1/2 x 1 1/4 in (300 x 207 x 3.2 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2016
Primer, spray paint, acrylic, white spirit, cotton canvas on wooden stretcher
118 15/16 x 80 5/16 x 1 1/4 in (302 x 204 x 3.2 cm)
Home is where my art is, Giò Marconi, Milan
September 16 - November 11, 2016
Home is where my art is, Giò Marconi, Milan
September 16 - November 11, 2016
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Black green), 2016
House sculpture with two terrazzo paintings House: MDF, finer (plywood), pine, acrylic paint, acrylic spray paint, acrylic transparent varnish with UV-filter and galvanised screws Painting: Spray paint, turpentine on cotton canvas wooden stretcher
House: 81 x 203 x 62 cm Paintings: each 44 x 33,5 x 1,8 cm Plinth: 35 x 201 x 62 cm
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Black green), 2016
House sculpture with two terrazzo paintings House: MDF, finer (plywood), pine, acrylic paint, acrylic spray paint, acrylic transparent varnish with UV-filter and galvanised screws Painting: Spray paint, turpentine on cotton canvas wooden stretcher
House: 81 x 203 x 62 cm Paintings: each 44 x 33,5 x 1,8 cm Plinth: 35 x 201 x 62 cm
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Black green), 2016
House sculpture with two terrazzo paintings House: MDF, finer (plywood), pine, acrylic paint, acrylic spray paint, acrylic transparent varnish with UV-filter and galvanised screws Painting: Spray paint, turpentine on cotton canvas wooden stretcher
House: 81 x 203 x 62 cm Paintings: each 44 x 33,5 x 1,8 cm Plinth: 35 x 201 x 62 cm
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Crema), 2016
House: MDF, finer (plywood), pine, acrylic paint, acrylic spray paint, acrylic transparent varnish with UV-filter and galvanised screws Painting: Spray paint, turpentine on cotton canvas wooden stretcher
House: 67,4 x 203,3 x 62 cm Paintings: each 44 x 33,5 x 1,8 cm Plinth: 35 x 202 x 61,5 cm
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Crema), 2016
House: MDF, finer (plywood), pine, acrylic paint, acrylic spray paint, acrylic transparent varnish with UV-filter and galvanised screws Painting: Spray paint, turpentine on cotton canvas wooden stretcher
House: 67,4 x 203,3 x 62 cm Paintings: each 44 x 33,5 x 1,8 cm Plinth: 35 x 202 x 61,5 cm
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Crema) Detail, 2016
House: MDF, finer (plywood), pine, acrylic paint, acrylic spray paint, acrylic transparent varnish with UV-filter and galvanised screws Painting: Spray paint, turpentine on cotton canvas wooden stretcher
House: 67,4 x 203,3 x 62 cm Paintings: each 44 x 33,5 x 1,8 cm Plinth: 35 x 202 x 61,5 cm
La Constance du Jardinier, Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus
August 31 - October 23, 2016
La Constance du Jardinier, Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus
August 31 - October 23, 2016
La constance du jardinier, CNEAI, Chatou
October 17 – December 5, 2015
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2012-2015
Primer, spray paint and white spirit on canvas
50 2/5 x 45 in (128 x 114.5 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2012-2015
Primer, spray paint and white spirit on canvas
50 2/5 x 45 in (128 x 114.5 cm)
Inner Beauty, Museo Marino Marini, Florence
April 20 - June 10, 2015
Inner Beauty, Museo Marino Marini, Florence
April 20 - June 10, 2015
Inner Beauty, Museo Marino Marini, Florence
April 20 - June 10, 2015
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2015
Spray paint, primer and turpentine on linen canvas
78 3/4 x 59 in (200 x 150 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2015
Spray paint, primer and turpentine on linen canvas
59 x 78 3/4 in (150 x 200 cm)
Querelle of Brest, Passerelle Centre d’art contemporain, Brest
February 7 - May 2, 2015
Querelle of Brest, Passerelle Centre d’art contemporain, Brest
February 7 - May 2, 2015
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (-FR #13), 2015
Primer, spray paint, silkscreen acrylic paint and white spirit on cotton canvas, steel construction
82 3/4 x 57 1/8 x 13 1/8 in (145 x 210 x 33.5 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (-FR #12), 2015
Primer, spray paint, silkscreen acrylic paint and white spirit on cotton canvas, steel construction
82 3/4 x 57 1/8 x 13 1/8 in (145 x 210 x 33.5 cm)
Querelle of Brest, Passerelle Centre d’art contemporain, Brest
February 7 - May 2, 2015
A Shore Thing, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
September 11 - October 25, 2014
A Shore Thing, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
September 11 - October 25, 2014
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2014
Spray paint, white spirit on cotton canvas
78 3/4 x 59 1/2 in (200 x 151 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2014
Spray paint, white spirit on cotton canvas
78 3/4 x 59 1/2 in (200 x 151 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2014
Spray paint on cotton canvas
78 3/4 x 59 1/2 in (200 x 151 cm)
Nobody's Chant, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
April 17 - May 16, 2015
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2015
Spray paint on canvas
125 1/4 x 79 1/8 in (318 x 201 cm)
Sea Salt and Cross Passes, The Modern Institute, Glasgow
September 7 - October 7, 2013
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Trolley Painting:Blue stripes), 2012
Spray paint on canvas
200.5 x 150.5 x 3.5 cm
Sunny Side Up!, Indipendenza, Rome
May 25 - September 8, 2012
Sunny Side Up!, Indipendenza, Rome
May 25 - September 8, 2012
Jag trivs bäst i öppna landskap, nära have vill jag bo, Drøbak Kunstforening, Drøbak
August 2013
Jag trivs bäst i öppna landskap, nära have vill jag bo, Drøbak Kunstforening, Drøbak
August 2013
Lanterne Rouge, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
August 24 - September 29, 2012
Lanterne Rouge, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
August 24 - September 29, 2012
Lanterne Rouge, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
August 24 - September 29, 2012
Lanterne Rouge, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
August 24 - September 29, 2012
Choppy Times, Giò Marconi, Milan
September 26 - November 11, 2013
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled (Canopy Painting), 2013
Acrylic primer and pigment on cotton canvas
90 1/2 x 77 1/2 x 1 3/8 in (230 x 197 x 3.4 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2013
Acrylic primer, pigment, and white spirit on cotton canvas
109 x 77 1/2 in (277 x 197 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled , 2013
Spray paint on frosted acrylic glass, wooden support, bulb socket, light bulb, electric cable
26 3/8 x 37 3/8 x 6 1/2 in (67 x 95 x 16.5 cm)
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2013
Spray paint on frosted acrylic glass, Elm wood support, bulb socket, light bulb, electronic cable
28 1/2 x 35 3/8 x 6 3/4 in (72.5 x 90 x 17 cm)
East Bound and Down, The Power Station, Dallas
April 9 - June 20, 2014
That came out a little country, Front Desk Apparatus, New York
May 1 - June 30, 2012
Fredrik Værslev, Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmö
November 13 - December 19, 2010
Fredrik Værslev, Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmö
November 13 - December 19, 2010
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2013
Spray paint, primer, pigment and finishing oil on pine, Siberian larch frame, and steel support
63 x 35 5/8 x 6 3/8 in (160 x 90.52 x 16 cm)
I'm gonna keep a happy thought and assume this is just a negotiation tactic, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
January 14 - February 2, 2011
I'm gonna keep a happy thought and assume this is just a negotiation tactic, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
January 14 - February 2, 2011
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2012
Spray paint, house paint, enamel paint, cellulose paint, corrosion protective spray and white spirit on canvas /wooden stretcher
195 x 145 x 3,5
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2010
Spray paint, house paint, acrylic paint, corrosion protective spray, red spirit and white spirit on canvas /wooden stretcher
185 x 145 x 3,5 cm
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2010
Spray paint, house paint, acrylic paint, corrosion protective spray, red spirit and white spirit on canvas /wooden stretcher
195 x 145 3,5 cm
Fredrik Værslev
Untitled, 2011
Spray paint, house paint, corrosion protective spray and white spirit on canvas/wooden stretcher
280 x 195 x 3,5
Fredrik Værslev’s Garden Paintings first appeared in 2011
The works, which consist of wooden planks mounted on steel supports, at first look deceptively like found objects, like standard industrial pallets. Upon closer study they are obviously handcrafted, not manufactured.
One of the most original and recognised voices in contemporary painting, Norwegian artist Fredrik Værslev navigates between different pictorial traditions. In his practice, he focuses on the process of painting, demonstrating the possibilities and relevance of the medium today.
Fredrik Værslev has a solo exhibition at Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst. Titled Fenstermalerei, the show is open August 31 to October 20.
Fredrik Værslev has a solo exhibition at the Kunstnerforbundet in Oslo, Norway from August 15 to September 15.
Fondazione Giuliani is pleased to present Tan Lines, a solo exhibition by Norwegian artist Fredrik Værslev. Værslev’s practice is a reflection on the act of painting as the result of a creative process dominated by the tension between careful planning and randomness. Interested in upending definitions, convictions and the limits of the pictorial medium, the genesis of his paintings is largely the result of a perpetual encounter/clash between control and chance. After having conceived an artwork with absolute rigour, Værslev often alters it through the intervention of fortuitous circumstances (exposing it to the weather, leaving it in nature or public places), or asking friends to freely modify and complete it, pushing the idea of appropriation to an extreme. In Værslev’s paintings, abstraction and figuration coexist, traditional materials alternate with the industrial, painting and graphic design merge, as well as the planned gestures of the artist with the accidental ones of fate.
Astrup Fearnley Museet is proud to present a solo exhibition by the Norwegian contemporary artist Fredrik Værslev.
The present exhibition shows 10 series from the last 10 years of Værslev’s artistic production. Værslev himself has determined how the paintings should be displayed, which make the exhibition an artwork in itself. The individual works become elements of a larger installation, whose structure avoids all obvious, orthodox solutions. Without introducing new walls or coming into conflict with the existing architecture, Værslev has hung the works in parallel formations that reflect the shape of the museum building, but in an unconventional way.
The complex relationship between image and reality has long been one of the most important topics in art.
In this exhibition, the National Museum shows works from the last four decades by close to forty prominent artists. Using a variety of approaches, they all address the surfeit of images we see all around us.
The visual deluge that supposedly represents our lives, our times, our world. News clips, holiday snaps, flickers from the depths of the internet. A fragmented intermediate world, half illusion, half reality. Excerpts and selections. And in the midst of it all: glimpses of truth. Images with the power to change the world.
The large-scale abstract paintings of Fredrik Værslev confront established conventions, definitions and limitations within the medium of painting. Using both traditional and industrial materials and techniques he creates compositions that draw influence from diverse sources including Abstract and Minimialist painting and graphic design. His exhibition at Bonner Kunstverein will present a series of new works that are co-commissioned with Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen and Fondazione Giuliani, Rome.
