Hvad skal du se i week-end´en?

I den kommende week-end bugner København med kunstoplevelser. Selv hopper jeg op på cyklen og cruiser rundt i gaderne. Der er nemlig ikke kun kunst at se, men debatter, artist talks og performances spredt ud over byen. Du kan finde programmer på de forskellige arrangørers hjemmesider.

I Forum er der Art Copenhagen - den årlige kunstmesse, hvor etablerede skandinaviske gallerier viser og sælger deres kunst.

På fabrikken for kunst og design er der Alt_Cph - den alternative kunstmesse, der viser det de selv kalder rodnettet på den skandinaviske kunstscene - den del af kunsten, der lever udenfor de etablerede institutioner og kommercielle udstillingssteder, men som absolut ikke er mindre spændende af den grund!

På Charlottenborg holder Carnegie Art Award fernisering. Carnegie Art Award er en af verdens største kunstpriser. Den støtter kunstnere i norden med fokus på maleriet i samtidskunsten. Denne gang har den danske kunstner Marie Søndergaard Lolk fået stipendiatet til en ung lovende kunstner på 100.000 SEK.

Og så er der Kopenhagen Contemporary - der rummer spændende arrangementer på de københavnske gallerier, kunsthaller og museer.

Et væld af tilbud - som jeg opfordrer enhver kunstinteresseret til at begive sig ud i. Lad være med bare at tage ud i Forum - jo jo, der vises meget kunst på ét sted, men der sker så meget andet spændende i byen, så und dig selv nogen reelle kunstoplevelser ved de mange performances eller artist talks rundt omkring.

Jeg glæder mig, til vi ses derude ;-)

Birgitte

Flere galleriåbninger

Det har været en lang sommer på den danske kunstscene. Men nu er det slut. Nu pibler de frem igen - gallerierne - i nye fine lokaler og med fornyet gejst og energi.

I fredags var der åbning hos Larm Galleri og Peter Lav fotogalleri, der nu er flyttet sammen i store flotte lokaler på Bredgade. Nærmere bestemt beliggende i skønne rolige Sankt Annæ Passage.

De er absolut et besøg værd. Larm viser skønne skæve og humoristiske værker af Jiri Geller under titlen Series of Disappointments. Især vil jeg fremhæve værket Do not Touch the Artwork, som ét der skal opleves - skønt, ukompliceret og lige til at leve på resten af dagen ;-)

Peter Lav viser Sergei Sviatchenko og Michael Mørk - to meget forskellige tilgange til fotografiet. Men det er også hos Peter Lav at én af mine yndlings fotokunstnere har til huse. Adam Jeppesen (foto). Tag ind til galleriet og gå om i det bagerste lokale - der står et par af hans værker - ikke som en del af udstillingen - bare opbevaret. De er skønne. De skal opleves. Og du kan garanteret få Peter til at fortælle om Adams særlige kompromisløse måde at arbejde på - kompromisløsheden findes i hans billeder. De trænger helt ind bag min hærdede kunstfacade!

God fornøjelse!

Birgitte

Kender du Skulpturiet?

Skulpturiet er et skønt lille sted i en baggård i Store Kongensgade. Det er et kunstnerdrevet sted, der viser samtidsskulpturer.

Jeg kan godt lide, når gallerier vælger sig en niche. Jeg synes, det er skønt at gå på Peter Lavs fotogalleri, hvor jeg ved, at fotokunsten er i fokus. På samme måde er det skønt med skulpturiet - her er det samtidsskulpturen, der udforskes, dyrkes og får liv. Ikke at de andre gallerier ikke viser god fotokunst eller gode skulpturer - på niche gallerierne er de bare specialiseret. Og det virker. I hvert tilfælde for mig.

For øjeblikket kan du se Manuel Gorkiewicz og Antonia Low udstille. Især Antonia Low er forrygende, synes jeg. Se bare det her eksempel (foto) - et indviklet system af ledninger, pærer, plastik slanger osv. sat i forbindelse med en levende stuebirk, hvis jord spreder sig ud over gulvet. Hvad skal der til for at naturen bliver til kultur uden at naturen dør? Hvor meget kan vi byde naturen? Hvad er kunst? Hvad er liv? Er det adskilte størrelser eller eksisterer de i forening? Desuden er værket smukt på sin egen konstruerede og skrøbelige måde.

For al kunst gælder det, at fotogengivelser måske nok gengiver værkets fysiske fremtoning men ikke gengiver bare en brøkdel af oplevelsen. Det gælder måske i ekstraordinær grad for skulpturer, der er tredimensionelle og kræver, at vi er i rummet med dem. Antonia Lows værk er ingen undtagelse. Det skal ses i sit eget rum. Så når du alligevel er på de kanter, så tag ind forbi Skulpturiet - udstillingen kører til d. 10. oktober.

God fornøjelse!

Birgitte

Wauwwww

Ok... It's cool. It's new. It's different and it's just the kind of change we need on the Copenhagen gallery scene.

Everyone was there and everyone was happy and excited. For too long galleries have been slowing down or even closing down. Finally the day came for this grand opening - it has been awaited. The gallerists were proud - proud, tired and relieved - now the move is over and the new hood is a reality. The artists were on top of the world and it was great being a part of it all.

This new Carlsberg art hood sets a certain stardart. The galleries have to compose spectacular shows in these spectacular surroundings.

This first show is a promising start, however, it is as if the old feathers are hard to get rid of.

I want to see art that Copenhagen galleries couldn't show me before. I love Olafur Eliasson's small candle works - but I have seen them before and these new surroundings make me want to see the Sunrise or the Waterfalls or ... you name it - the things that I used to have to go to New York to see.

The dynamics of this new art hood is no doubt going to turn this place into something big. I am looking forward to coming here again and again. And I recommend you to go there too.

I wish the Carlsberg art scene every bit of luck and succes!

Art regards

Birgitte

(Photo taken by Julie Mikines)

Will you be at the Opening at Carlsberg?

This week on Wednesday 3rd the big turn around on the Copenhagen gallery scene is more or less complete. Before the crisis Copenhagen galleries were situated in three different areas: Valby, Islands Brygge and Bredgade. During the last six months a number of galleries have closed down. Fortunately most of them have re-opened in new fascilities. Now Copenhagen galleries are situated in three new areas: Kødbyen, Carlsberg and Bredgade. And this week - is the week for the big opening of the new art area in Carlsberg.

In Carlsberg you will meet two of the established Copenhagen galleries: Galleri Nicolai Wallner and Nils Stærk. But apart from them you will also meet IMO - a new gallery run by artists, Garagen - a new exhibitionplace for student of the Danish Art Academy and Kopenhagen.dk - the onlineplace to be if you want to be updated on the Danish art scene.

The opening in Carlsberg isn't just about creating a stir it is a very ambitious project that creates a entirely new setting for the Copenhagen gallery scene. Up until now Danish galleries have looked more or less the same: small exhibitionplaces shoving small but precise shows.

In Carlberg the galleries will have huge spaces with lots of space for huge art works. Not that huge in itselft is good - it is however a fresh alternative and it will give room for exhibitions unlike the ones we see all the time in Denmark.

I sure am looking forward to seeing the new galleriespaces in Carlsberg. And I wish them the best of luck.

I hope to see you at 5 pm Wednesday 3rd on Ny Carlsbergvej 68, 1760 Kbh V. Will you be there?

Art regards

Birgitte

What do you think?

Right now Stephen Ives has a solo show at ADCO:Venue in Copenhagen. The show is called: The Resistible Rise of a Bear of Little Brain.

At the show you see the once innocent Pooh Bear from The Hundred Acre Forrest mixed with images of war. It is a story about power, corruption, hypocrisy, war and propaganda and in connection with the Pooh Bear the story becomes even more disturbing. Or would you rather argue, that the Pooh Bear adds a twist of humour that makes it more easy to digest?

What do you think?

I recommend you go and see the show or at least see Stephen Ives' artworks at www.gallery-venue.com.

Unlike previous blog posts I will not say more about these works right now. Instead I invite you to see the show for yourself and give your comment here on the blog.

Tell me what you think about it - how it makes you feel - does it make you think, wonder and ponder - or are you left numb?

I am curious and looking forward to hearing from you.

Art regards

Birgitte

Art Communicates - What do you want to say?

I want to share this photo When a Country Falls in Love with Itself by Elmgreen & Dragset with you. It is one of my favourite examples of how art communicates.

A mirror in front of The Little Mermaid. A small change with a big effect. Suddenly the essence of the Danish landmark changes. The mermaid no longer gazes towards far horizons instead she is more occupied with her own reflection. Her interest in others is replaced by self-absorbation.

As the tittle suggests the photo is meant as a critique of the Danish foreign policy. And the dialogue is about nationalsymbols, nationalism as opposed to globalisation and global resposibility.

But the themes of this work: the others/myself, curiosity/self-sufficiency, development/being deadlocked are essential themes that start our inner dialogue.

When I help my clients finding the right art for their company my main focus is on art as communication not just decoration. We always work carefully with what it is they want to communicate with their art. And this a fine example of art that makes you stop and wonder. It talks to you and makes you think.

I am curious... what do you think when watching When a Country Falls in Love with itself?

Art Regards

Birgitte