#56 Mikkel S. Andersen: "Minus Stofgæld"

Mikkel S. Andersen (b. 1978), lives and works in Copenhagen. The Danish artist Mikkel S. Andersen received his MFA from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 2009. The work titled Minus Stofgæld (Minus drug debt) was a part of the exhibition Pure Assness at Gallery Christoffer Egelund in Copenhagen. In this exhibition Mikkel S. Andersen created a compelling and disturbing universe, where innocent everyday objects where arranged in bizarre settings. In this work Andersen has taken the well-known children’s television figure Kaj from the Danish television show Kaj & Andrea. In Mikkelsens portrait of Kaj the frog is portrayed with several needles injected on him, and all his arms and legs pinned down with needles. The title of the works Minus Stofgæld (Minus drug debt) places the innocent figure of Kaj in a much more disturbing setting, where the frog is connected to a world of adult problems such as drug abuse and dept.

Artist: Mikkel S. Andersen
Title: Minus Stofgæld
Year: 2009
Size: 24 x 30 x 30 cm
Materials: Mixed media
Originally acquired for: € 1,100.00 EUR