Jens Faurschou (born 1960) is a

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-based art collector and art advisor. He is the founder of several art-related institutions, most notably the contemporary art institution, Faurschou Foundation. He is also founder of Copenhagen's centre for large-scale contemporary installation art, Copenhagen Contemporary, and co-founder of the Danish production company for virtual reality art, Khora Contemporary. He originally operated the commercial gallery, Galleri Faurschou (1986 - 2011), but decided to close the gallery in 2011 in order to open the non-commercial entity, Faurschou Foundation, which now has exhibition spaces in Copenhagen, Beijing and New York.

Life and career

Jens Faurschou was born on the island of

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in the central part of Denmark. As a student of Economics at the

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, he started working at an art library in Copenhagen, which introduced him to the art world. In 1986, in partnership with his now former wife, Luise Faurschou, he opened his first gallery in Copenhagen, Galleri Faurschou. During this time, he became known as a dealer for works by

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. A second gallery was opened in Beijing's art district, 798, in 2007. The galleries exhibited international artists

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, as well as Danish artists, Michael Kvium, and Christian Lemmerz, among others. After twenty-five successful years, both galleries were closed, and then transformed into private art institutions. After Jens and Luise Faurschou's divorce, Jens Faurschou continued to run Faurschou Foundation.World Art Foundations Webpage
"Faurschou Foundation Beijing"''World Art Foundations''
Spouse: Masha Faurschou Children: Christian Faurschou, Christoffer Faurschou, Tasha Faurschou, Taia Faurschou

References

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