Croy Nielsen

Charlotte Johannesson

Images

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Radical Software – Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991, MUDAM, Luxembourg, 2024, photo by Mareike Tocha

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Radical Software – Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991, MUDAM, Luxembourg, 2024, photo by Mareike Tocha

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Take Me to Another World, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2021, photo by Museo Reina Sofía

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Take Me to Another World, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2021, photo by Museo Reina Sofía

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Take Me to Another World, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2021, photo by Museo Reina Sofía

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Take Me to Another World, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2021, photo by Museo Reina Sofía

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Take Me to Another World, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2021, photo by Museo Reina Sofía

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Take Me to Another World, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2021, photo by Museo Reina Sofía

Charlotte Johannesson, Native American, 2019, wool, digitally woven

Charlotte Johannesson, Native American, 2019, wool, digitally woven

Charlotte Johannesson, Compute, 2019, wool, digitally woven, 108 × 57 cm

Charlotte Johannesson, Compute, 2019, wool, digitally woven, 108 × 57 cm

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Take Me to Another World, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2021, photo by Museo Reina Sofía

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Take Me to Another World, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2021, photo by Museo Reina Sofía

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Between Pixel and Pigment. Hybrid Painting in Postdigital Times, Museum Marta Herford, 2024

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Between Pixel and Pigment. Hybrid Painting in Postdigital Times, Museum Marta Herford, 2024

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Between Pixel and Pigment. Hybrid Painting in Postdigital Times, Museum Marta Herford, 2024

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Between Pixel and Pigment. Hybrid Painting in Postdigital Times, Museum Marta Herford, 2024

Charlotte Johannesson, Brain Cell, 2019, wool, digitally woven

Charlotte Johannesson, Brain Cell, 2019, wool, digitally woven

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Between Pixel and Pigment. Hybrid Painting in Postdigital Times, Museum Marta Herford, 2024

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Between Pixel and Pigment. Hybrid Painting in Postdigital Times, Museum Marta Herford, 2024

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Save as art?, Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg, Fribourg, 2023, photo by Guillaume Python

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Save as art?, Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg, Fribourg, 2023, photo by Guillaume Python

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Save as art?, Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg, Fribourg, 2023, photo by Guillaume Python

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Save as art?, Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg, Fribourg, 2023, photo by Guillaume Python

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Compute, Croy Nielsen, Vienna 2024, photo by Kun​st​doku​men​ta​tion​.com

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Compute, Croy Nielsen, Vienna 2024, photo by Kun​st​doku​men​ta​tion​.com

Charlotte Johannesson, A Note in Space, 1983, computer graphics plotted on paper, 42 × 52 × 3.5 cm (framed), photo by Kun​st​doku​men​ta​tion​.com

Charlotte Johannesson, A Note in Space, 1983, computer graphics plotted on paper, 42 × 52 × 3.5 cm (framed), photo by Kun​st​doku​men​ta​tion​.com

Charlotte Johannesson, Texture 1, computer graphics plotted on paper, photo by Andy Keate

Charlotte Johannesson, Texture 1, computer graphics plotted on paper, photo by Andy Keate

Charlotte Johannesson, Vote, computer graphics plotted on paper, photo by Andy Keate

Charlotte Johannesson, Vote, computer graphics plotted on paper, photo by Andy Keate

Charlotte Johannesson, Untitled, 1984, computer graphics plotted on paper, 42 × 52 × 3.5 cm (framed), photo by Kun​st​doku​men​ta​tion​.com

Charlotte Johannesson, Untitled, 1984, computer graphics plotted on paper, 42 × 52 × 3.5 cm (framed), photo by Kun​st​doku​men​ta​tion​.com

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Compute, Croy Nielsen, Vienna 2024, photo by Kun​st​doku​men​ta​tion​.com

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Compute, Croy Nielsen, Vienna 2024, photo by Kun​st​doku​men​ta​tion​.com

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view CHART Art Fair, Copenhagen, 2024, photo by Jan Sondergaard

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view CHART Art Fair, Copenhagen, 2024, photo by Jan Sondergaard

Charlotte Johannesson, Three Humans, 1990, bobbin lace, 69 × 30 × 3 cm (framed), photo by Jan Sondergaard

Charlotte Johannesson, Three Humans, 1990, bobbin lace, 69 × 30 × 3 cm (framed), photo by Jan Sondergaard

Charlotte Johannesson, VOTE, 2023–2024, bobbin lace, 64 × 30 × 3 cm (framed), photo by Jan Sondergaard

Charlotte Johannesson, VOTE, 2023–2024, bobbin lace, 64 × 30 × 3 cm (framed), photo by Jan Sondergaard

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Charlotte Johannesson, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, 2023, photo by Lewis Ronald

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Charlotte Johannesson, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, 2023, photo by Lewis Ronald

Charlotte Johannesson, Apple, 2019, wool, digitally woven, 102 × 56 cm

Charlotte Johannesson, Apple, 2019, wool, digitally woven, 102 × 56 cm

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Charlotte Johannesson, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, 2023, photo by Lewis Ronald

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Charlotte Johannesson, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, 2023, photo by Lewis Ronald

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Charlotte Johannesson, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, 2023, photo by Lewis Ronald

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Charlotte Johannesson, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, 2023, photo by Lewis Ronald

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Charlotte Johannesson, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, 2023, photo by Lewis Ronald

Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Charlotte Johannesson, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, 2023, photo by Lewis Ronald

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Charlotte Johannesson
*1943, Malmö, Sweden — Lives and works in Skanör, Sweden

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024
Compute, Croy Nielsen, Vienna

2023
Charlotte Johannesson: Save as art?, Kunsthalle Friart, Fribourg
Charlotte Johannesson, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham 

2022
ALL LINED UP, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe
Circuit, Hollybush Gardens, London

2021
Take Me To Another World, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid

2018
SOLO, Hollybush Gardens, London
…Dust and Shadow…Space and Time…, Hollybush Gardens, London

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025
Radical Software: Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (upcoming)

2024
Between Pixel and Pigment. Hybrid Painting in Postdigital Times, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld and Museum Marta Herford, Herford
Key Operators: Weaving and Coding as a Means of Feminist Historiography, Kunstverein München, Munich
Radical Software Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991, Mudam Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Do it yourself, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm

2023
Re-materialized: The Stuff That Matters, Kaufmann Repetto, New York and Milan

2022
the future looms, Emanuel Layr, Vienna
The Milk of Dreams, The 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Venice
Unweaving the binary code – Hannah Ryggen Triennale, Kunsthall Trondheim, Trondheim
End of History?, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm
HEM (HOME), Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö

2021
Our Silver City, 2094, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
Amor Spiritus Computatoris, Galleri CC, Malmö

2019
The Blazing World, S|2 Gallery, Sotheby’s, London
Mud Muses, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Still I Rise: Feminisms, Gender, Resistance, Act 2, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill On Sea

2018
pressure | imprint, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö

2017
Mirrored, Nordic Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice
Textila Undertexter, Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö

2016
32nd São Paulo Biennale, São Paulo
Textila Undertexter, Marabouparken Konsthall, Sundbyberg

2014
DROP DEAD, Petra Lilja design-galleri, Malmö

2013
Samhället utan egenskaper (The Society without Qualities), Tensta Konsthall, Spånga

2012
Caravan, New Jerseyy, Basel
Dexter Bang Sinister, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen

2007
Vormen van verzet (Forms of Resistance), Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Tänd mörkret, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg

2005
Electrohype, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg
Nordiska pionjärer, DAM Gallery, Berlin

2004
Electrohype, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
Caravan, Staffanstorps Konsthall, Staffanstorps

2000
Pyramid of Mars, Barbican Centre, London; Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh; Trapholt Museum, Kolding

1994
Ny grafik, Datorbaserad grafik på papper, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg

1990
Digitala drömmar (Digital Dreams), Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping; Sandvikens Konsthall, Sandviken

1986
Computer Graphic Arts 86/87, Pratt Center, New York; Galleri Glemminge, Glemmingebro

1985
School of Visual Arts Gallery, New York

1984
Galerie Green, Malmö

1983
Datorgrafikdagar, Tekniska Högskolan, Linköping, Sydkraft Konstförening, Malmö

1981
Sweden Comes to New York, A.I.R. Gallery, New York

1980
Galerie Green, Malmö

1978
FORM, Malmö
Konstmuseet, Ystad
Pejling-78, Frederikshavn

1977
REGNBUE-UDSTILLINGEN, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
STUDIO 11, Malmö

1976
Om Tyskland – i tiden (Contemporary Germany – Reflections), Kulturhuset, Stockholm
Skånes Konst, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
Renströmska Museet, Gothenburg
Galerie St Petri, Lund

1975
Arbetets Galleri, Malmö

1973
INTRA‑X, Rickarums Kvarn

1970
Galleri Nordvästen, Helsingborg

Selected Press

2024
New Voices in the Nordics: Charlotte Johannesson, interview by Fafaya Morgensen, CHART

2022
Ward, Dan, Charlotte Johannesson: Circuit”, Artforum, May
Stasinkski, Robert, Pixel Pioneer”, Kunstkritikk, May

2021
Bang Larsen, Lars and Stjernstedt, Mats, Charlotte Johannesson: Take Me To Another World”, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

2018
Vistrup Madsen, Kristian, pressure | imprint”, ArtReview, January

2017
Stjernstedt, Mats, Mirrored: the Nordic Pavilion”, 57th International Art Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia

2015
Essvik, Olle and Nordqvist, Joel, Den här datorn – Svensk Datorkonst 1983–2015 (This computer: Swedish computer art 1983–2015)”

2012
Dall, Rhea, Rhea Dall and Charlotte Johannesson: STATION TO STATION”, Bulletins of the Serving Library

1981
A.I.R. Gallery, Sweden comes to New York: an exhibition of six Swedish women artists” 

Awards

2022
Malmö City Culture Prize, Malmö

2016
Aase & Richard Björklunds Fund, Malmö

1986–9
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts scholarship, Stockholm

1976
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts scholarship, Stockholm

Selected collections

Centre Pompidou, Paris, Moderna Museet, Malmö, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Museum Ludwig, Cologne