Camille Henrot

Artists

Camille Henrot

Press release

In 2026, Copenhagen Contemporary presents the first in a new series of solo exhibitions dedicated to leading international contemporary artists, featuring the acclaimed French artist Camille Henrot (b. 1978). Spanning painting, sculpture, installation, and video, the exhibition offers a wide-ranging introduction to her practice and is Henrot’s largest solo presentation in Scandinavia.

Henrot is considered one of the most influential contemporary artists today and gained major international recognition when receiving the Silver Lion at the 2013 Venice Biennale for her film Grosse Fatigue. Her cross-disciplinary practice draws on literature, social media, self-help, and everyday life to explore how we navigate an increasingly connected and overstimulated world, often with a sharp and humorous eye for social norms, labels, and systems.

At CC, Henrot presents a performative survey – central to the exhibition is the Scandinavian premiere of her new film In The Veins (2025), developed over five years as a reflection on care, change, and the paradox of raising children amid ecological crisis and technological dependence. Across media, the exhibition explores the emotional landscape of a world marked by delegated care, technological systems, and environmental uncertainty.