Biography
Lars Bergström born 1962 in Stockholm.
Mats Bigert born 1965 in Stockholm.
Collaboration since 1986.
Education
1985-90
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm
Grants
2000
IASPIS, Stockholm
1999
ISP, New York
1994-95
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2012
"The Weather War," Moderna Museet, Stockholm
"The Storm," Gallery Niklas Belenius, Stockholm
"The Mouse," CIS Art Lodgers, Convent de Sant Agusti, Barcelona
"CO2 Lock-In," public performance: Sergels Torg, Stureplan, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm
2011
"Meditations on Divinations," Forum, Stockholm
"Know Yourself," Världskulturmuseet, Göteborg
2010
"Temporary Truth", Milliken Gallery, Stockholm
"Know Yourself" Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2009
"Short Circuit No.18," Cabinet Magazine, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Conference Of Birds Gallery, Bangkok
Kunstverein Wiesbaden
"If You Don’t Like The Weather, Change It", Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
2007
Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Uppsala Art Museum
2006
Black Box, Norrköping, Sweden
Nelson Gallery, UC Davis, San Francisco
Galeria Noua, Bucarest, Romania
2005
"Last Supper", Milliken, Stockholm
2004
"4 for four", Milliken, Stockholm
2003
"Digital Space," Kunstmuseen der Stadt Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany
"Full Stop", Rum för berusning I, Vin & Sprithistoriska Museet, Stockholm
2002
"The Waiting Room", Zinc Gallery, Stockholm
"Triviality Inverted", Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
Yeans project room, Gothenburg
1999/2000
"Peptalk," Galleri Axel Mörner, Stockholm
"Peptalk," Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
1998
"Climate Chambers II," Swedish Pavillion, EXPO 98, Lisbon
1997/1998
"Love Is In The Air," Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
1997
"Therapy Taxi," Galerie Ursula Walbröl, Düsseldorf
"h-Project," Melbourne, Australien
1996
"Bubblegum Pink," Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm
"Bubblegum Pink," Galerie Gebauer und Thumm, Berlin
1995
"Climate Chambers," Kabelfabriken, Galleri Anhava, Helsinki
"LOOP," Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
1994
"Climate Chambers," with Riksutställningar, Travelled through: Atlas Copco (Galleri Lars Bohman), Stockholm, Buskerud Kunstnersenter Drammen (Galleri Riis), Oslo, "Pulpfabriken" (Galleri Stefan Andersson), Umeå, Konstens Hus Luleå, "Kabelfabriken" (Galleri Annhava), Helsinki
1993
"Amygdala," Galleri Eklund, Umeå
1992
"Super Cells," Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm
1991
"Collapsed Gallery," View Gallery, Stockholm
1990
"Biosphere III," Galleri Riis, Oslo
Selected Group Shows
2012
New Vision Award, Copenhagen Dox
Sofia Contemporary, Bulgaria
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
Spring/Break Art Show, NY
"Clouds," Museum of Public Art, Lund
2011
"Flash Light Bar," performance, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
"Swedish Art in India," Emami Chisel Art in collaboration with Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata
2010
"Eattopia-2010," International Video Art Exhibition, Hung-Gah Museum, Taipei
Biennale für Internationale Lichtkunst, Kulturhauptstadt Europas RUHR.2010
2009
Documentary Fortnight, MoMA, NY
"Digital Gardens," Staatliches Kunst Museum, Schwerin
2008
"6808," Färgfabriken, Stockholm
"Anima(e)," Villa Nigra-Anema, Italy
"Teleport Färgfabriken," Färgfabriken Norr, Östersund, Sweden
"Under Pain Of Death," Austrian Cultural Forum, New York
2007
International Photo festival, Kunstverein Ludvigshafen
Documentary Fortnight, MoMA, NY
2nd Moscow Biennial
2006
1st. Singapore Biennial
"Crime & Punishment," Tallin Art Hall
"Summer of Love," Virserums Konsthall
2005
"Lichtkunst Aus Kunstlicht," ZKM, Karlsruhe
"No Man is an Island," Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
”Alterità X Adattamento,” Polish Institute, Rome
2004
"Copy-art.net," IBID proj., ICA. London
"Making Differences," Historiska Museet, Stockholm
"Berlin North," Contemporary artists from the nordic countries in Berlin, Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin
2003
"Outlook," Athens
"Svezia Extra<->Ordinaria," Change+Partner Contemporary Art
"Contemporary Art From Sweden," European Central Bank, Frankfurt Main, Swedish Embassy, Berlin
"Break," New Swedish Design, Palazzo Isimbardi, Milan
"What is Important?," 3rd Ars Baltica Triennial of Photographic Art," Stadtgalerie Kiel; Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow, Germany;, Kunsthall Bergen, Norway and further venues in Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Poland and Malmö
"In/Out," Trafo, Budapest
2002
"Over the Moon," Kunstamt Kreutzberg, Berlin
2001
"The Future is Now!," Louisiana Museum for Modern Art
Yokohama Triennale 2001, Japan
"Utopian Landscapes," Zinc Gallery
"ZONE," Swedish style at Mori Art Center, Tokyo
"Todays Utopia," Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen
2000
Kwangju Biennial 2000, Korea
Norrtälje Konsthall, together with Carl-Michael von Hausswolff
Artspace 1%, Copenhagen, together with Carl-Michael von Hausswolff
"Circus Circus," Norrtälje Konsthall
"No Vacancies," Berlin
1999
"Surveing the Landscape," Lombard & Freid, NY
"Game Over," Watari-Um, Tokyo
1998
"Deathwatch," INSYN, Cultural Capital project, Stockholm 98
1997
"Des Histoires en Formes," Le Magasin, Grenoble
"Umedalens Skulptur 97," Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå
"Performa 97," with Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin
1996
"Comp in Box," Galleri Anhava, Helsinki
"Files," Bunker Vierte Etage, Berlin
"Original Copy," Kunsthalle, Helsinki
"INTERPOL," Färgfabriken, Stockholm
"Disneyland After Dark," Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
Rauma Biennial, Rauma Art Museum
"Geben und Nehmen," Schloss Plüschow
1995
"Disneyland After Dark," Uppsala Konstmuseum
1994
"Erzig," Moderna Museet, Stockholm
"What’s in your mind," Technical Museum, Stockholm
1993
Aperto, Venice Biennial
Public Works
2012
"Tomorrows Weather Stockholm Grand Central"
"Cymatic Pool", Ericsson new head ofice, Kista
2010
"Sun Passage," Familjebostäder, Hammarby, Stockholm
"Tornado Touch Down," Borås Travel Center
2009
"Tomorrows Weather Copenhagen," Aller, Copenhagen
"Mirage," Artcenter, Gävle
2005
"Peptalk 2," Älta Icehall, Stockholm
2004
"Reflecting Pool," Artcenter, Gävle
2003
"Ecco Humour," Parking garage, Dunkers Culturehouse, Helsingborg
2002
"Flash Of Genius," Nacka Culturehouse, Stockholm
2001
"Thought Incognito," K-Huset, Linköpings University
2000
"WishingWell," Autostadt VW, Wolfsburg
1993
"Red/Greenhouse," Subway Station Odenplan, Stockholm
Films
2012
"The Weather War," 58 min. HD
2011
"The Mouse," 27.30 min. HD
2009
"Life Extended," 57 min. HD
2008
"Tunnel Vision", 27 min. HD
2007
"If You Don't Like The Weather, Change It", 4 ch. 20 min. DV
2005
"Last Supper", 58 min. dv, 16 mm
1999
"The Big Feed", 11 min. dv
CD's
2002
Ash 6.6 - X - The 10th Anniversary of Elgaland-Vargaland
2001
"Ringtones", Various Artists - TOUCH # Tone 14
1996
"Therapy Trax", Music for Therapy Taxi Projekt in collaboration with Chister Linder and Johan Vävare
1994
"Last Supper", part of the CD-collection project AUDIOVISION by Carl-Michael Von Hausswolff
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