Contact: 4ever@josefinarnell.se


Josefin Arnell (b. 1984, Sweden) is an artist and filmmaker based in Amsterdam. Her work explores how violence and social hierarchies shape everyday life. Using dark humor, she stages fragile, absurd situations in which characters struggle to navigate contemporary systems and their impossible demands. Storytelling is central to her practice, which often unfolds through participatory processes and collaborative encounters.

Josefin has an MA from Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam (2024); She was a resident at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (2015–16); won the Theodora Niemeijer Prize for emerging female artists in the Netherlands (2018); and was nominated for the Prix de Rome, Netherlands (2023). Her work has been shown at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; WIELS, Brussels; Cell Project Space, London; Index, Stockholm; UKS, Oslo; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Frac Normandie; Sissi Club, Marsielle; Athens Biennale; Auto Italia, London; Kunsthalle Münster; Nordic House, Reykjavik; Rencontres Internationales, Paris/Berlin; Riga International Film Festival; and IDFA International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam.






      HellFun - duo practice with Max Göran sporadically since 2014          

   


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  • “Josefin Arnell på Index (CRYBABY)” • Konsten.net • Astrid Elander • 30 Mar 2024. Konsten

  • “If Wishes Were Horses” (review of CRYBABY, Index, Stockholm) • Kunstkritikk • Matthew Rana • 12 Mar 2024. Kunstkritikk

  • Een fotoserie over kinderen die zich als volwassenen gedragen: ‘Er zat natuurlijk gewoon thee en limonade in de glazen’ • Het Parool (PS) • 21 Dec 2024. Parool

  • Zombies all over the place – over Buurthuis 2 van Josefin Arnell • Mister Motley • Laure van den Hout • 14 Nov 2023. Mister Motley

  • Vriend en vijand komen samen in de Rozenstraat – over de duotentoonstelling van Josefin Arnell en Margaret Haines • Metropolis M • Lotte van Geijn • 17 Mar 2022. Metropolis M

  • “Josefin Arnell et Max Göran at Cell Project Space, London” (review of brave and pathetic is better than drowning in shame) • Zérodeux • Mya Finbow • (n.d.; show: 8 Dec 2023–25 Feb 2024). zerodeux.fr

  • “Josefin Arnell, Max Göran ‘brave and pathetic is better than drowning in shame’ at Cell Project Space, London” (feature/press coverage) • Mousse Magazine • 14 Dec 2023. Mousse Magazine and Publishing

  • “Vad är det hästarna försöker säga oss?” (essay citing CRYBABY) • Svenska Dagbladet • Otto Ruin • 22 Mar 2024. SvD.se

  • Photo reportage: ‘Wild Filly Story’ at Editorial • Echo Gone Wrong • 24 Jul 2021. Echo Gone Wrong

  • ‘Josefin Arnell at Editorial’ • Artviewer • 11 Aug 2021. Art Viewer



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