We are excited to invite you to the opening of Michael Kvium's solo exhibition: An Eye For An Eye, which marks the first show in our additional space in Holbergsgade 19, located in central Copenhagen, opening on Friday, March 1st, from 16:00 to 19:00!⁠

One once said, ‘An Eye for an Eye Will Make the Whole World Blind’. An eye for an eye – a concept as old as time itself, speaking for the desire for justice, for balance in the face of injustice. But is justice truly served by inflicting an equal wound for a wound? If I give you my eyes and my perspective alone, how will you learn that there are other ways to see the world? As we immerse ourselves in Michael Kvium’s solo exhibition, we’re compelled to ponder these questions.

Human figures are meticulously staged against monochrome backgrounds and grey skies; each accompanied by a prop, whether it be a swimsuit, a skull, a blue rubber glove, or an eyeball – each laden with profound symbolism. The interpretation and contextualization of these props are left to the viewer’s discernment.

Central to the narrative of the seven oil paintings on display is the concept of reciprocity – a belief that those who cause suffering should experience an equal measure of it themselves. Yet, as viewers delve deeper into Kvium’s work, they are confronted with the futility of this notion – the realization that vengeance only begets more suffering, ultimately leading to emptiness and despair.

At the heart of the artist’s exploration lies the concept of perspective – how we perceive the world around us and how our perceptions shape our reality. Through his work, Kvium delves into the notion of shifting viewpoints, where objects take on different meanings depending on the observer. This interplay between subjectivity and objectivity catalyzes introspection, prompting us to question our assumptions and biases.

Rather than providing answers, Michael Kvium’s works in An Eye For An Eye invite us to embrace uncertainty and ambiguity, encouraging us to explore the nuances of the human experience. Through minimalistic compositions yet evocative imagery, Kvium creates space for contemplation – a space where emotions are stirred, and thoughts are provoked; a chance to see the world through the eyes of the artist. 

SUPERFLEX's Vertical Migration installation will be featured among an array of large-scale installations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Noor Riyadh light festival. The festival runs until December 16, showcasing 120 public installations across 5 hubs in Riyadh. ⁠ ⁠

Displayed on a building within the King Abdullah Financial District, Vertical Migration offers a close encounter with a siphonophore, a jellyfish-like organism entirely distinct from humans. As sea levels rise, humanity is projected to also undertake vertical migration in the forthcoming centuries, relocating to higher grounds and elevated structures. The narrative of the siphonophore mirrors our own impending journey.⁠ ⁠

Lea Porsager is part of the group exhibition: There Should Have Been Roses at HFKD, HUSET FOR KUNST & DESIGN in Holstebro, Denmark. 

The exhibition is curated by Bizarro, displaying artworks by Lea Porsager, Chino Amobi, and Ursula Reuter Christiansen. Inspired by J. P. Jacobsen's "There Should Have Been Roses", the exhibition reimagines an indoor garden landscape. This unique display explores the symbolism of flowers in the artists' works, drawing from Jacobsen's short story.

By treating art as a synthetic form of nature, the exhibition invites the viewer to traverse a literary garden. Here, they can immerse themselves, find sustenance, and contemplate the complex interplay between reality and artistic representation. This exploration offers a multifaceted experience, navigating the spectrum between fear and flourishing.

The exhibition is on view until 10.03.2024. 

Photo credit: David Stjernholm

Carlos Amorales' solo-exhibition BLACK CLOUD is currently on view at Kunstmuseum Brandts and on view until 04.08.2024. ⁠

"The work Black Cloud by @carlos_amorales_ appears as gloomy and poetic as its title. More than 30,000 black butterflies in laser-cut paper swarm everywhere, in cloud-like clusters - on walls and posts, in windows, down from ceilings, up in corners. Individually, the fine paper insects are beautiful and fragile. In large clusters, they become a potential threat, bringing to mind biblical plagues and something completely uncontrollable. The seductive beauty goes hand in hand with the horrifying. In other words, it is a wildly growing installation that is set free when a completely new version of Black Cloud occupies the art gallery at Kunstmuseum Brandts.

In harmony with the installation, Black Cloud, Carlos Amorales has also created a series of new paintings especially for the exhibition in Kunsthallen at Brandts. The paintings show both organic and structured repetitions of motifs and thus contain a form of encrypted poems."⁠ ⁠ - Kunstmuseum Brandts⁠

- Kunstmuseum Brandts⁠ ⁠

Mads Gamdrup is part of the group-exhibition GRØNNINGEN 2023 at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art. 

The exhibition spans painting, objects, photography, sculpture, installation, video, textiles and much more. While the 35 artists begin from diverse perspectives, they are also interconnected, engaging in an ongoing artistic conversation that evolves in different directions each year.⁠

The exhibition is on view until January 28th, 2024. 

Torbjørn Rødlands solo-exhibition 'Oh My God You Guys' is currently on view at Consortium Museum, Dijon, France. ⁠

The exhibition is curated by Éric Troncy and on view until 31.03.24. ⁠ ⁠

"The two photographs that open and close Torbjørn Rødland’s exhibition at the Consortium Museum represent a baby and an old man, respectively. The exhibition is designed as a journey leading from one to the other, namely from childhood to old age. It is therefore a highly narrative project, and for Rødland, an unusual approach to the concept of exhibition.⁠ ⁠

The exhibition highlights Rødland’s photographs in which two contradictory characters are featured. The artist often employs this type of “disruptive casting” to emphasize the oddness in the photographed scenes. The “scenario” created by the curator for this exhibition – titled “Oh My God You Guys” as agreed with the artist – takes the viewers on a journey from the dawn to the dusk of life, exploring sophisticated and troubled human relationships.⁠ ⁠ “Oh My God You Guys” unfolds across eight different rooms, with each featuring increasingly older characters – starting with the baby and progressing through children, teenagers, adults, and ultimately the elderly – and producing a large fresco reminiscent of Edward Steichen’s 1955 landmark exhibition “Family of Man” at MoMA." 

- Éric Troncy⁠ ⁠

Photo credit: Rebecca Fanuele © Consortium Museum.⁠

NILS STÆRK is pleased to announce a temporary pop-up space in Østergade 24, central Copenhagen, featuring a single installation by FOS.

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The Danish artist FOS' artistic practice is diverse and moves through many genres and materials. It encompasses sculpture, installation, music, architecture, and design in the broadest sense. FOS is generally interested in how art can function as an alternative to the systems that typically regulate our behavior in our civil societies. His art often resides in social spaces, which enables new possibilities of sociality to arise – a hybrid form often referred to as Social Design. 

Vi søger studentermedhjælpere, der har interesse for at arbejde med kunst, og som vil arbejde i galleriet 12-20 timer pr. uge. ved siden af studiet. 

Vi kan tilbyde et godt kollegialt miljø med fokus på samarbejde og professionalisme omkring løsningen af galleriets opgaver. Vi søger studentermedhjælpere, der har lyst til at hjælpe os med en række opgaver omkring registrering af kunstværker, systematisering og opdateringer af diverse data, bidrag til løsningen af salgs- og artist liaisonopgaver og diverse forfaldende opgaver i forbindelse med planlægningen af messer, udstillinger m.v.

Arbejdstiden er 12-20 timer pr. uge, og det er en forudsætning, at du har mulighed for at arbejde ca. hver anden lørdag i tidsrummet 11-15. 

Hvis det kunne være noget for dig, hører vi gerne fra dig senest den 14. december 2023. Fortæl os om din motivation for at arbejde i et galleri og om hvilke kompetencer du vil kunne bidrage med til vores samlede team. 

Du kan læse mere om galleriet på vores hjemmeside www.nilsstaerk.dk og du kan sende din ansøgning til gallery@nilsstaerk.dk

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We are looking for student assistants who are interested in working with art and who would like to work in the gallery 12-20 hours a week.

We can offer a good collegial environment with a focus on collaboration and professionalism whilst solving the gallery's tasks. We are looking for student assistants who wants to assist with several tasks related to the registration of works of art, systematization and updating of various data, contributing to sales and artist liaison tasks and various tasks in connection with the planning of fairs, exhibitions, etc.

The working hours will be 12-20 hours per week, and it is required that you can work approx. every second Saturday between 11am and 3pm.

If this could be something for you, we would like to hear from you no later than 14 December 2023. Tell us about your motivation for working in a gallery and about what skills you would be able to contribute to our overall team.

You can read more about the gallery on our website www.nilsstaerk.dk. Please send your application to gallery@nilsstaerk.dk