ISSUES

ISSUES is delighted to present an exhibition with Danish artist Magnus Andersen. The new pictures and ceramic sculptures form another iteration of Damdramaer, Pond Dramas, where little ducklings are persistently pursued by pikes, who lurk and attack from below. As the Danish title of the show suggests, in a row of ducks, the first one is taking the highest risk by being the most exposed. If looked at through the eyes of fairy tale author H.C. Andersen, the drama unfolds in a humanly relatable way. Who dares to be first in anything?

Magnus Andersen, born in Elsinore 1987, lives and works in Copenhagen. Known for his particular style in painting, drawing from everything from advertising aesthetics to Flemish still lives and employing an overly vivid and somewhat uncanny touch. Previously, Magnus has been part-taking in the first and second iteration of Downtown Issues but also in a duo show titled Desire for Passion with fellow dane Benedikte Bjerre under the name EROS, in 2019, at ISSUES. Magnus Andersen is represented by Palace Enterprise in Copenhagen and Neue Alte Brücke in Frankfurt am Main. He graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Arts as well as Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main in 2016. Selected solo shows and presentations include Damdramaer (2025), Kunsthalle Rønnebæksholm, Næstved, DK; L’Atlantique (2024), profil_paris, Paris, FR; Whisk d’or (2024), Palace Enterprise, Copenhagen, DK; LISTE art fair (2024), Basel, CH; Frischkäse Favors (2023), Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt am Main, DE; Copenhagen (2022), Page (NYC), New York, US; Mogens and Other Stories (2022), Palace Enterprise, Copenhagen, DK; Readers Remedy (2022), Damien & The Love Guru, Brussels, BE; Royaume Des Clowns (2022), Le Bicolore, Maison du Danemark, Paris, FR; Vocals and Lyrics (2021), Huset For Kunst og Design, Holstebro, DK; Agrication (2021), Tranen, Gentofte, Denmark; NIGHT CALL (2020), Bizarro, Copenhagen, DK; Stockholm Syndrome (2020), Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt am Main, DE and Danzanti Militanti (2018), Gio Marconi Gallery, Milan, IT. Select group shows include Daddy Issues (2026), Gammel Strand, Copenhagen, DK; Koloristerne (2024) and Another Surrealism (2022), Den Frie Centre for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DK; Metamorphosis. Art in Europe Now (2019), Fondation Cartier, Paris, FR; Painting: Now & Forever, Part III (2018), Greene Naftali, Matthew Marks, New York, US; Croissant (2016), Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, DE.

Magnus Andersen’s work is part of public collections such as Collection European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, DE; Danish Arts Foundation, DK; Fuglsang Art Museum, Toreby, DK; Lab’Bel, Suresnes, FR; Museum Sønderjylland, Tønder, DK; New Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, DK and SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, DK.