About Martensen

 

About the artist

Martin Martensen-Larsen (born 1978) is a Danish-based conceptual artist. Besides developing the concept behind ‘Pieces of America’ (2019) about gun violence, he has in the previous years been behind a number of projects, especially about the American death penalty which have attracted both national international mention. In 2011 he sold five tickets for an execution in Texas on an online auction, in 2012 he exhibited the ashes of an executed prisoner from Texas in a hour glass and in 2013 he got permission to use a death row prisoners body after his execution for an installation. His latest project was in 2022 where he focused on forgotten wars. He is currently working on a new exhibition about the American death penalty which will be ready this summer.