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18/9/2008

Art Copenhagen

Forum, Copenhagen

Each year Art Copenhagen attracts more than 12,000 art buyers, artists, curators and art enthusiasts, who come to experience works from some of the leading Nordic art galleries. The time is upon us again, and Art Copenhagen is ready to display works by 600 artists when the doors open Friday, September 19 at 1 PM. Art Copenhagen has seen nothing but progress in the five years it has spent updating and developing its profile. Danish and Nordic galleries have supported the project, and art collectors from the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe have descended on the fair. These have been good times for art, and the result has been a spike in interest and financial reward for artists as well as for galleries. The general economic decline of the past year might have presaged an imminent downturn, but Art Copenhagen has seen a steady rise in interest, and the galleries have shown great enthusiasm for experimentation, both in their exhibition booths and in the art they represent.

“Forum Copenhagen and the fair committee continually strive to develop the fair, making it larger and more distinctive. The balcony really came alive in 2007, and this year a third of the galleries will be situated there, along with our other collaborators from the art world”, says Lisbeth Kystgaard Olsen, Project Manager at Art Copenhagen. Each day artists and art experts will introduce and discuss current trends on the balcony stage, among them Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen, Peter Callesen, Helle Mardahl, Karsten Orth, U-turn — The Quadrennial for Contemporary Art and the photography magazine FILTER. The stage is also the point of departure for daily guided tours of the fair offered by art historians, and this year’s added bonus is the unveiling of a 29-meter-long work by the artist HuskMitNavn, specifically created for the space.

Each year Art Copenhagen has many collaborators beyond the galleries. This year we are proud to present the magazines Wonderland, MagasinetKunst, and Kunstavisen; the exhibit halls Gl. Strand, Stiftelsen Wanås Utställninger as well as U-turn — The Quadrennial for Contemporary Art, MTAB Danmark A/S, Konstfrämjandet Skåne, Imperfect Articles and the AIDS Foundation. Imperfect Articles from the United States sells t-shirts with prints created by international street artists. The AIDS Foundation sells its beautiful 98 x 138 cm art calendar, and the proceeds go to help people with HIV and AIDS. This year’s opening speech will be given by the director of AroS, Jens Erik Sørensen, on Friday, September 19, 2008 at 2.15 PM. Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen will present her performance piece “Miss United” on the balcony stage at 7 PM. At 8 PM she will be interviewed by curator Kristina Valborg Valberg.

Seventy-eight galleries from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, The Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland participate in ART Copenhagen —The Nordic Art Fair 2008.

Jens Erik Sørensen, director of the art museum ARoS, and the internationally recognized performance artist Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen top the programme as Art Copenhagen starts three days of art, lectures, events and discussions. Don’t miss Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen as she performs her musical art tragedy about the complex character Miss United. Cuenca Rasmussen presents Mis United’s volatile existence in a raw and seductive fashion through her own songs, which range from punk to rock and hip-hop. Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen’s performance and the subsequent interview take place on the stage on Friday September 19 at 19:00. Among Saturday’s offerings is a meeting with the artist Peter Callesen, who tells about his nuanced and dramatic paper cuts. Later in the day the businessman and designer Mads Nørgaard, the artist Helle Mardahl and the designer Sara Sachs engage in a discussion on how art influences fashion and vice versa. Helle and Sara both graduated as fashion designers from the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, but whereas Helle consciously uses her fashion background in her work as an artist, Sara has teamed with artist Tal R and photographer Noam Griegst to create the clothing company MoonSpoon Saloon on artistic premises. Mads Nørgaard has close ties to the art scene and often employs an artistic approach when presenting his designs, using film instead of fashion shows or releasing single vinyl records. He has previously collaborated with Tal R on a line of knitted sweaters featuring the artist’s unique colours and patterns.

On Sunday, the discussion focuses on the influence art and artist can exert on public spaces and urban development. Karsten Orth, director of the Danish National Gallery, presents his vision for the future of the museum. On Saturday and Sunday visitors can witness Søren Dahlgaard, a.k.a. The Dough Warrior, in a Dough Portrait session, in which everyone is welcome to participate and either become part of the Dough Portrait series or order their very own Dough Portrait. This event takes place at the exhibition booth of Stalke Gallery on Saturday and on the balcony stage on Sunday at 13:00. Don’t forget to visit the booth of the magazine Wonderland, where the art collective Ultra Grøn has transformed the booth into an installation that takes the visitor into the countryside, through green forests and past quaint little village market stalls. Ultra Grøn wishes to create a space where everyone can breathe freely, where the art is not for sale but represents an alternative way to experience the world and be a consumer. The project is a benefit for Amnesty International.

ART Copenhagen —The Nordic Art Fair has been held 13 times and has existed in its current form since 2004. The fair is owned by Forum Copenhagen, which, along with a fair committee, is responsible for the artistic management and the selection of participating galleries. The fair committee members are: Gallery owners Jesper Elg (V1 Gallery), Jens Faurschou (Galleri Faurschou), Ola Gustafsson (Elastic), Nils Stærk (Nils Stærk); art collector Leif Djurhuus; Forum Copenhagen Event Manager Jeanette Annfeldt; Project Manager Lisbeth Kystgaard Olsen and Carla C.B. Strube, Press.

Opening Friday September 19

Head of Press, Carla C. B. Strube, phone: 2685 0320; presse@artcopenhagen.dk

Forum
The City Hall Square Radhuspladsen - Copenhagen
Opening hours: Friday, September 19: First Choice 13:00 – 14:00. Opening reception 14:00 – 16:00. Open to the general public 16:00 – 21:00. Saturday, September 20: 11:00 – 18:00. Sunday, September 21: 11:00 – 18:00
Admission: Adults: 95 DKK. Students: 50 DKK (with valid student ID). Children under 12: Free. Tickets available at the door during opening hours.

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