Sebastian Mügge
Sebastian Mügge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) Bonn, Germany |
| Education | MFA, Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, 2011 |
| Known for | Contemporary art, drawing, collage, sculpture, installation, site-specific work |
| Movement | Contemporary art |
| Website | http://www.sebastianmuegge.com |
Sebastian Mügge (born 1981) is a German–Swedish contemporary artist based in Kristianstad, Sweden, working in drawing and installation. His site-specific practice often incorporates found materials, archival sources, and local histories. Since 2017, he has worked collaboratively with his brother, Christoph Mügge.
Early life and education
Mügge was born in Bonn, Germany, in 1981. He earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts in 2011.[1]
Artistic practice
Mügge works across drawing and sculptural installation, often combining media in projects exploring memory, identity, material culture, and societal documentation of everyday life. His installations frequently incorporate found and locally sourced objects, responding to the architectural or social context of the venue. Since 2017, he has worked primarily in collaboration with his brother, Christoph Mügge, beginning with the joint installation Det stora soprumsnöjet at Kristianstads konsthall.[2][3]
Selected duo exhibitions with Christoph Mügge
- 2025 – Traumatic Trash Pizza, Spazio Contemporanea, Brescia, Italy.[4]
- 2024 – Lost Library Legends, Rundetårn, Copenhagen, Denmark.[5]
- 2024 – Circular Faroe Tales, The Nordic House, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.[6]
- 2021 – Depot oder Deponie, DG Kunstraum, Munich, Germany.[7]
- 2019 – Do With Less – So They’ll Have Enough!, The Koppel Project Hive, London, United Kingdom.[8]
- 2018 – Viktigt meddelande till allmänheten, Södertälje konsthall, Södertälje, Sweden.[9]
- 2017 – Det stora soprumsnöjet, Kristianstads konsthall, Kristianstad, Sweden.[10]
Selected solo exhibitions
- 2022 – Känn ingen sorg för Insta hoarder #Trelleborg!, Trelleborgs Museum, Trelleborg, Sweden.[11]
- 2022 – Someone's Gotta Draw the Line Somewhere in Sogn og Fjordane!, Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum, Førde, Norway.[12]
- 2022 – Un paysage géant à déguster les yeux mi‑clos, Vaste et Vague, Carleton-sur-Mer, Canada.[13]
- 2021 – Allan & Co with a delicious toilet paper roll, please!, Ebelingmuseet, Torshälla, Sweden.[14]
- 2021 – Vill du förfesta med oss?, Sundsvalls Museum, Sundsvall, Sweden.[15]
- 2019 – Nässjö med extra allt, tack!, Nässjö Konsthall, Nässjö, Sweden.[16]
Selected group exhibitions
- 2025 – Shame of the Shuffled Cards, Kunstfort Vijfhuizen, Vijfhuizen, Netherlands.[17]
- 2022 – Der Bau. Hommage an Kafka, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden, Germany.[18]
- 2020 – NOK?, Viborg Kunsthal, Denmark.[19]
- 2019 – Open ART Biennale, Örebro, Sweden.[20]
- 2019 – International Symposium of Contemporary Art of Baie‑Saint‑Paul, Baie‑Saint‑Paul, Canada.[21]
- 2014 – Homeland, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa, Finland.[22]
- 2013 – Survival Kit 5: Slow Revolution, Riga, Latvia.[23]
- 2013 – Om revolutionen kommer, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden.[24]
- 2011 – 13, Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden.[1]
- 2007 – Street / Art, Kunsthistorisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany.[25]
Biennials and triennials
Selected awards and grants
- 2024–2025 – Working Grant, Konstnärsnämnden (Swedish Arts Grants Committee).[28]
- 2023 – Lengertz Art Prize.[29]
- 2019 – Region Västerbottens bildkonststipendium.[30]
- 2016 – Ester Lindahl Grant.[31]
- 2014 – Sparbanksstiftelsen Norrlands Konstnärsstipendium.[32]
- 2012 – Höga Kusten‑stipendiet.[33]
- 2011 – Stiftelsen Ann‑Margret Lindells Stipendiefond.[34]
Collections
Mügge's works are held in public collections, including Västerbottens Museum.[35]
Selected publications
- Depot oder Deponie (publication for the exhibition with Christoph Mügge, 2022).[36]
References
- ^ a b "13 – Konsthögskolans masterutställning 2011". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Sebastian Mügge – Galleri Gotland 2017". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Det stora soprumsnöjet – Kristianstads konsthall".
- ^ "Traumatic Trash Pizza". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Lost Library Legends". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Circular Faroe Tales" (in Faroese). Nordic House Faroe Islands. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Depot oder Deponie". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Do With Less – So They'll Have Enough!". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Viktigt meddelande till allmänheten". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Det stora soprumsnöjet". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Sebastian Mügge – Trelleborgs Museum". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Exhibition archive". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Paysage géant à déguster yeux mi-clos". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Ebelingmuseet – tidigare utställningar". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Tidigare utställningar – Sundsvalls museum". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Tidigare utställningar – Nässjö Konsthall". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Shame of the Shuffled Cards". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Der Bau. Hommage an Kafka". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Exhibition archive 2020". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Open Art Biennale 2019 – Artist list". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Artist page – Baie Saint Paul Symposium 2019". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Homeland". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Survival Kit 5 – Slow Revolution".
- ^ "Om revolutionen kommer". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Ausstellungsarchiv – Kunsthistorisches Institut Bonn". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Rauma Triennale 2023". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Ostrale Biennale 2021". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Arbetsstipendium 2024-2025". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Lengertz kulturpristagare". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Västerbottens kulturstipendiater 2019". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Stipendiater". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Stipendium till Umeåkonstnär". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Höga Kusten-stipendiet". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Ann-Margret Lindells Stipendiefond". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Västerbottens Museum Collection". Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Publikation zur Ausstellung Depot oder Deponie".