Niels Munk Plum (b. 1992, he/him) is a Danish visual artist currently living and working in Copenhagen. His practice stages the body and language in performance-based explorations of participation and the horizontalisation of art. Through his performative and material work, Plum interrogates the concept of artistic and institutional “expertise” and has staged ambitious multimedia interventions in museums, art academies, public spaces, and artist-run venues.
He holds a BFA from the Oslo National Academy of Fine Art (2020) and was the recipient of the FKDS studio grant at Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo (2020–21). In 2022, he obtained his MFA from Malmö Art Academy. His graduate exhibition, RIGID ROOM, later travelled to Stockholm as part of Konstväxlingar, an ongoing presentation of public art in a city metro station. That same year, he was one of three artists commissioned to present a new performance as part of the opening exhibition Jeg kaller det kunst at the National Museum in Oslo, where he presented () New Loop ().
Plum has also staged performances and works at institutions such as Lars (Lisboa), Podium (Oslo), Kunstnernes Hus (Oslo), and Rundetårn (Copenhagen). He has produced several artist zines and publications. In autumn 2024, he was one of four residents at the prestigious Art Hub Copenhagen residency programme.
Image 1: Hosting/performing in the exhibition “RIGID ROOM” Niels Munk Plum (2022) KHM2, Malmö
Image 2: Conversation as a part of the tour A NEW LOOP 2, Niels Munk Plum (2022) The National Museum, Oslo
Image 3: Opening performance in EASY FORM HARD, Niels Munk Plum (2024) Galleri REDAN, Malmö
