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2018 Kunsthal VARTe, Varde, DK
Gislaveds Konsthall, SE (Solo Show)
2017 Public Art Commission for the city of Petrozavodsk, RU
Sveriges Fängelsemuseum, Gävle, SE, September (Group Show)
Occupy Space, Limerick, IE, March (Group Show)
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International Winter Festival "Hyperborea-2017", Petrozavodsk, RU, February
126 Gallery, Galway, IE, January (Solo Show)
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2016 Residency at Karelian art residence (AiR Karelia), Petrozavodsk, RU, November
Vyhod Media Center, Petrozavodsk, Petrozavodsk, RU, November
The Swedish Arts Grant Committee´s Two Year Working Grant
"Ja, må vi leva!", Galleri GRO, Pietarsaari, FI, September 2 - October 5 (Group Show)
Artists: Albert Braun (FI/DE), Sara Braun (FI/DE), Kazuma Glen Motomura (JP/DE), Rita Leppiniemi (FI), Sture Sunabacka (FI), Anneli Holmström (FI),
Ann-Sofie Eriksson (FI), Arto Penttinen (FI), Petri Kuljuntausta (FI), Kadie Salmon (FI), Aki Koskinen (FI), Joakim Hansson (SE/FI), Timo Konttinen (FI),
Sebastian Mügge (SE/DE), Noora-Maija Tokee (FI), Esa Toivonen (FI), Barbara Tong (FI), Johanna Saarenpää (FI), Maria Westerlund (FI),
Therese Sunngren-Granlund (FI)
IASPIS / Swedish Arts Grants Committee - international cultural exchange grant
Artist Talk at Viborg Kunsthal, Viborg, DK, June 29
Residency at Riddergade AIR / Viborg Kunsthal, Viborg, DK, June 1 - July 4
"Borderlands, Spaces Between, Precipices", Temporary Art Commission in collaboration with the Swedish Prison Museum & Region Gävleborg, SE
About the project (in Swedish)
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New article (in Swedish)
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Another article (in Swedish)
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New article (in Swedish)
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Ester Lindahls Stipendiefond, travel grant
Presentation on Play Nordic (in German)
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"GROSSES TREFFEN", professional network event between Nordic artists and curators (organized by the Nordic Embassies Berlin), Berlin, DE, April 16
GROSSES TREFFEN is a yearly professional network event between artists and curators conceived by Danish curator Solvej Helweg Ovesen and
organized by the Nordic Embassies Berlin to strengthen the network between Nordic artists and the vibrant Berlin art scene. It took place for the first
time in 2013 and has established itself as a yearly happening since then. GROSSES TREFFEN - Portfolio Review is a one day network event that offers
the opportunity for Finnish, Swedish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Greenlandic, Faroese and Danish visual artists to do portfolio presentations and get
acquainted with key curators and gatekeepers of the Berlin art scene. The meetings take place in a relaxed yet concentrated atmosphere in the Nordic
Embassies Berlin where each artist has the chance to meet serial Berlin-based curators representing a selection of vibrant art institutions, residency
organisers, and festival curators and discuss their portfolio on a one-to-one bases.
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"It´s a Mügge Life", new short film (in collaboration with Véronique Dubois-Côté & Jonathan Niles)
Online portfolio on Grosses Treffen website
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2015 "You Are New to the Mountain", SIM Gallery, Reykjavik, IS, November (Group Show)
Artists: Juliette de la Mer (IE), Clairissa Stephens (US), Henry Detweiler (US), Kristin Abhalter (US), Gabrielle Kroese (NL), Elia Nunez (ES),
Sebastian Mügge (SE/DE), Sarah Gerats (NO/NL), Karen Zalamea (CA), Patricia Farrelly (IE/UK), Lucy Jane Turpin (SA)
SIMRES (Nordic and Baltic artist-in-residence program in Reykjavik run by the Association of Icelandic Visual Artists (SIM) with stipend from
Kulturkontakt Nord), IS, November - December
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"Square, sphere, and cube – geometrical poetry in the park at Kunstmuseet Brundlund Slot", Kunstmuseet Brundlund Slot, Aabenraa, DK,
August 30 - October 18 (Group Show)
Artists: Sabrina Barrios (BR/US), Karen Marie Fredslund (DK), Heidi Hove Pedersen (DK), Inka Sigel (DK/DE), Bente Sonne (DK), Jesper Kristiansen (DK),
Thomas Lunau (DK), YUNRUBIN (SG/DK), Sebastian Mügge (SE/DE), Better Lübbert (DK),
Aabenraa Artweek – Biennale for international contemporary art , Aabenraa, DK & Flensburg, DE, August 8 - August 31 (Group Show)
Artists: Pommes Fritz Crew (IT), Sebastian Mügge (SE/DE), Steve Maher (IE/FI), Casino Voltaire (IE), Steven Baelen (BE), Mary Ruth Walsh (IE), Marie
Johannessen Engelsvold (DK), BorgmanLenk (DK/DE), Sabrina Barrios (BR/US), Swaantje Güntzel (DE), Yunrubin (SG/DK)
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Residency at Ricklundgården, Saxnäs, SE
New film
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"Get it all, and more!", Väsby Konsthall, Upplands Väsby, SE, April 25 - May 17 (Solo Show)
"Homeland", Västerbottens Museum, Umeå, SE, March 1 - May 17 (Group Show)
Artists: Sylvia Javén (FI/SE), Nina Lassila (FI/SE/BE), Sebastian Mügge (SE/DE), Juha Mäki-Jussila (FI), Maria Nordbäck (FI), Mattias Olofsson (SE), Jukka
Rajala-Gran Stubb (FI), Gunilla Samberg (SE), Thinktank Imbalance/Lisa Carlson & Janne Björkman (SE), Ulla Thøgersen (SE/DK), Anna-Mari Vierikko (FI)
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New film
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2014 "Homeland", Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa, FI, October 17 - January 25 (Group Show)
Artists: Sylvia Javén (FI/SE), Nina Lassila (FI/SE/BE), Sebastian Mügge (SE/DE), Juha Mäki-Jussila (FI), Maria Nordbäck (FI), Mattias Olofsson (SE), Jukka
Rajala-Gran Stubb (FI), Gunilla Samberg (SE), Thinktank Imbalance/Lisa Carlson & Janne Björkman (SE), Ulla Thøgersen (SE/DK), Anna-Mari Vierikko (FI)
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New publication: "HOMELAND" (Publisher: Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art)
ISBN: 978-952-5559-55-2
"Tbilisi: Lost and found in transit", Kalmar Konstmuseum, SE (Solo Show)
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Georgian-Swedish Skype dinner at Kalmar Konstmuseum, SE
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Lecture at Kalmar Konstmuseum, SE
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Presentation & performance at Center of Contemporary Art, Tbilisi, GE
Residency at GeoAIR, Tbilisi, GE
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Survival Kit 6 International Contemporary Art Festival / "The Utopian City", LCCA, Riga, LV, September 4 - September 27 (Group Show)
Artists: Aglaia Konrad (BE), Alicja Karska & Aleksandra Went (PL), Alnis Stakle (LV), Alte Schweden/ Sebastian Mügge & Joakim Hansson
(SE/FI/DE), Andreas Angelidakis (NO, GR), Anouq de Clercq (BE), Augustas Serapinas (LT), Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de
Búrca (BR/DE), Catalina Niculescu (RO), Evelīna Deičmane (LV), Ēriks Božis (LV), Hiwa K (IQ), Grzegorz Klaman (PL), Inga
Erdmane (LV), Isola Art Centre (IT), Janin Walter (DE), Jesper Just (DK), Jun Yang (CA), Katarina Lundgren (SE), Katrīna
Neiburga & Andris Eglītis (LV), Kristīne Alksne (LV), Lawrence James Bailey (NL), Łukasz Surowiec (PL), Maider López (ES),
Mariam Natroshvili & Detu Jintcharadze (GE), Mārtiņš Roķis (LV), Nicolas Grospierre (PL), Nir Evron (IL), Reinis Hofmanis (LV), Timo
Toots (EE), Topp & Dubio (NL), Visible Solutions (EE) and others.
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"Street Meet", Bürgerbräu-Gelände, Würzburg, DE, September 8 - September 15 (Group Show)
"Art Camp", Gammlia / Västerbottens museum, Umeå, SE, August 10 - August 17 (Group Show)
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STEP Beyond Travel Grant, European Cultural Foundation
Artist exchange, Umeå, SE / Würzburg, DE, June 10 - June 20
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Skellefteå Konsthall, SE, June 7 - September 7 (Group Show)
Sparbanksstiftelsen Norrland Art Grant
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Residency at Art Centre Totaldobže, Riga, LV
Byggnads Culture Grant
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Workshop at Härnösands Konsthall, SE
About the workshop- Swedish Radio
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Contact / Research travel to Pristina (Kosovo) and Sarajevo / Mostar (BA)
Residency at Alternative Cultural Centre / Centre for Peace and Tolerance, Gracanica, Kosovo
New article
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Galleri Alva, Umeå, SE, February 7 - March 4 (Solo Show)
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New article (in Swedish)
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Swedish Radio about the exhibition "Om revolutionen kommer" at Kalmar Konstmuseum
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New film: documentation of performance "Black Ribbons" at Pärnu City Gallery, EE
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Workshop at Öland Art School and finissage at Kalmar Konstmuseum, SE
2013 Pärnu City Gallery, Pärnu, EE (Solo Show)
New article (in Estonian)
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Residency at Pärnu Artist House, Pärnu, EE
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Nordic Culture Point, mobility support grant
The Swedish Arts Grants Committee´s One Year Working Grant
"Om Revolutionen Kommer", Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, SE, September 28 - January 19 (Solo Show with "Alte Schweden")
Performance together with "Alte Schweden" and Johansfors Musikkår
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Artist Talk with "Alte Schweden" and Lars Vilks at Kalmar Konstmuseum
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About the exhibition in Kalmar - Swedish Radio
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Survival Kit 5 International Contemporary Art Festival / "Slow Revolution", LCCA, Riga, LV, September 5 - September 15 (Group Show)
Artists: Ane Hjort Guttu (NO), Anda Lace (LV), Ernests Klavins (LV), Eva Vevere (LV), FASTWÜRMS (CA), Francisco Camacho (CO/NL), Gabriel Lester (NL),
Gundega Evelone (LV), Harun Farocki (DE), Ieva Kaula (LV), Ingrida Picukane (LV), Ivar Veermae (EE), Ivars Drulle (LV), Johanna Billing (SE), Kanslibyrån
(SE), Kate Krolle (LV), Karlis Vitols (LV), Klavs Upaciers (LV), Kriss Salmanis (LV), Laura Kenins (LV), Laura Prikule (LV), Leonards Laganovskis (LV), Liene
Mackus (LV), Matthieu Laurette (FR), Martins Zutis (LV), Maija Mackus (LV), Minna L. Henriksson (FI), Nicoline van Harshkamp (NL), Nina Kurtela
(DE/HR), Oliver Ressler (AT), creative group “Orbita” (LV), Sasha Kurmaz (UA), Sebastian Mügge (SE/DE), The Yes Men (US), Vilnis Putrams (LV) and
Vladimirs Jakusonoks (LV)
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Glashuset2014, Umeå, SE, August 22 - August 26 (Group Show with "Alte Schweden")
New film
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Stora Nolia Fair, Culture path/Umeå2014, Umeå, SE, August 3 - August 11
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New review (in Swedish)
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Workshop at Malakta Art Factory, Malax, FI, July 29 - August 4
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New review (in Swedish)
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Shortlisted for the Nordic Art Insight Prize
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Watch a short film about it here (in Swedish)
New film
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"Dagboksanteckningar", Kramfors Konsthall, SE, June 15 - August 19 (Solo Show)
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"Man tager vad man haver", Ljusgården, Umeå, SE, June 11 - August 10 (Solo Show)
"Zuviel? Zuwenig?", Villa de Bank, Enschede, NL, May 12 - 9 June (Solo Show)
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Some impressions of the show in Enschede
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New article (in German)
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Residency at Culture Factory Polymer, Tallinn, EE, April 1 - April 30
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New publication:
4e Biennale du dessin, "Le jeu de l´illusion - Mouvement, espace, temps",
Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire, ISBN-13 978-2-922755-12-1
New film (documentation of an installation)
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New review (in Swedish)
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Workshop inspired by the exhibition "De andras liv" at Härnösands Konsthall
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New review (in Swedish)
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"De andras liv", Härnösands Konsthall, SE, January 12 - February 09 (Solo Show)
2012 Cultural Boost Grant/ Project funding by Umeå2014 European Capital of Culture
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Survival Kit 4 International Contemporary Art Festival / "Timeline Hotel", Sigulda, LV, September 8 - September 30
(Group Show)
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"2. Kunstfestival Strom", Kunsthaus Rhenania, Cologne, DE, August 30 - September 2 (Group Show)
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4e Biennale du dessin, "Le jeu de l´illusion - Mouvement, espace, temps",
Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, CA, June 21 - 16 September (Group Show)
Residency in Kramfors / Höga Kusten, SE
New publication:
"Transfer. Beiträge zur Kunstvermittlung No 8 PRAXISTEST. KÜNSTLERISCHE PROJEKTE ZUR VERMITTLUNG AKTUELLER KUNST"
Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, ISBN: 978-3-937828-25-1
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Residency at Drake Arts Centre, Kokkola, FI
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