‘Work’ by Copenhagen based Magnus Frederik Clausen at Claas Reiss in September 2022 was Clausen’s first solo show in the UK and formed part of three solo presentations of his recent body of works, all titled ‘Work’, at C.C.C. (Copenhagen), Claas Reiss and Braunsfelder (Cologne) during 2022.  The inaugural edition of NEXT at Art Düsseldorf 2023 is the artist’s second cooperation with the gallery.

Clausen’s recent solo/duo exhibitions include Braunsfelder, Cologne (2022), Claas Reiss (2022), Freddy Gallery (with Mads Lindberg), Harris (2022), C.C.C., Copenhagen (2022), Rinomina (with Claus Haxholm), Paris (2021), Spazio Orr (with David Ostrowski), Brescia (2021), AGA Works/Tørreloft (with Sónia Almeida), Copenhagen (2020), The Uffizi (with Mads Lindberg), NY (2020), CGK, Copenhagen (2018), Magasin Lotus, Copenhagen (2018), JIR SANDEL, Copenhagen (2018), Matèria Gallery (with Giulia Marchi), Rome (2018), Years, Copenhagen (2015), Palazzo Lucarini, Trevi (2014). Group exhibitions and film screenings include Goya Curtain, Tokyo (2023), Catherine Zeta, Cologne (2022), Haus Wien, Vienna (2021), Art Sonje Center, Seoul (2021), Kunsthal Aarhus, Århus (2021), Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen (2019), Heine Onstad Art Center, Høvikodden (2018), Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2016), Ringsted galleriet, Ringsted (2016), 56th Venice biennale collateral events, Venice (2015), Bruch & Dallas, Cologne (2015), Luma, Arles (2015), Kunstraum, London (2014), Accademia di Romania, Rome (2012), Arti, Amsterdam (2011), Kenya International Film Festival, Nairobi (2011), Traneudstillingen (with TTC), Hellerup (2011), Maison du Danemark, Paris (2010), Berlin International Film Festival, Berlin (2010).

He also curator and co-founder of Jir Sandel in Copenhagen, editor and contributor of various art publications, and recipient of the prestigious Niels Wessel Bagges Kunstfond (2020) and Danish Arts Foundation grants (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017).

Clausen lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.