2112 x FANTASTIC FRANK
2112 and Fantastic Frank are proud to present a selection of works by late Danish artist Eva Weis Bentzon (1944 – 2018).
The exhibition includes abstract paintings from the 80s, 90s and 00s as well as four landscape paintings inspired by the artist’s travels to Greenland.
During her lifetime, Eva Weis Bentzon lived and worked in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Paris, and New York, and was driven by an ongoing curiosity in natural science and the modern human condition. Weis Bentzon’s paintings from the 80 and 90s present bold, expressionist brush strokes that bear witness to their moment of creation and embody the artist’s passion and impulsivity. Modern dance and the way a dancer’s body interact with space and gravity were also topics of investigation and she strongly admired cross disciplinary practices such as Merce Cunningham and Jasper Johns’ collaborations.
In the 80s, Weis Bentzon urged to be present in the epicentre of ‘the new’ and for a longer period she moved to New York, leaving her husband and two younger daughters in Denmark. In the US, she became a part of Manhattan’s dynamic art scene where groundbreaking artistic creation and discussions took place. She became good friends with Jasper Johns, exhibited in a group show at the infamous Leo Castelli Gallery, and had three of her works placed in the Guggenheim collection.
2112 x FANTASTIC FRANK
Fantastic Frank Copenhagen and 2112 are proud to present the group exhibition Home is where the art is presenting works by
Caroline Achaintre, Ruth Campau, Ursula Reuter Christiansen, Lars Christensen, Jeannette Ehlers,
Gun Gordillo, Imi Knoebel, Malene Landgreen and Dan Stockholm
The exhibition marks a new collaboration between Fantastic Frank and 2112. Fantastic Frank’s Copenhagen office will double as a gallery, and house ongoing exhibitions curated by art historian Caroline Bøge. Future exhibitions with Fantastic Frank Copenhagen in Bredgade 45 will include solo and group exhibitions presenting Danish as well as international artists.
