Anders Jensen

Function: Director Holstebro Art Museum, Holstebro Country: Denmark Visiting period: 22 - 25 November Visiting year: 2018

Anders Gaardboe Jensen is a Danish art historian who graduated from the University of Copenhagen and University of California San Diego.

The Holstebro Kunstmuseum was founded in 1967 and has collections primarily of Danish modernism and contemporary art, international contemporary art, a collection of prints as well as extensive collections of Balinese and African art. Jensen has curated and co-curated exhibitions featuring amongst others: Elmgreen & Dragset, Uffe Isolotto, Peter Linde Busk, Ulrik Heltoft, Maiken Bent, Steinar Haga Kristensen, Marie Lund, Daniel Richter, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Jonathan Meese, Georg Baselitz, Adrian Piper, and Alex Da Corte. He holds a number of positions of trust and memberships (the Danish Association of Art Historians, The Danish Arts Foundation, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, ICOM, Danish Visual Artists, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts).