Talk on Contemporary Art * Maria Kjær Themsen & Louise Steiwer
In the centre of the exhibition "Copenhagen Pieces II", we invite you to an engaging and timely conversation, where art critics Maria Kjær Themsen and Louise Steiwer take the pulse of contemporary art.
With insightful analyses and critical perspectives, Kjær Themsen and Steiwer open a dialogue that offers fresh perspectives on the art that surrounds us. The conversation will touch on a selection of the 230 works on display at the art centre as part of the "Copenhagen Pieces II" exhibition.
"Copenhagen Pieces II" presents works acquired by the Danish Council for Visual Arts over the past four years, providing a unique framework for a discussion on the trends, currents, and questions shaping contemporary art today.
Evening program:
6:00 PM: Doors open to the Copenhagen Pieces II exhibition
7:00-8:00 PM: Conversation on contemporary art with Maria Kjær Themsen and Louise Steiwer
8:30 PM: Closing
Read more about the exhibition Copenhagen Pieces II here: Copenhagen Pieces II: The Council For Visual Art 2022-2025 | Nikolaj Kunsthal
The ticket includes admission to the exhibition Copenhagen Pieces II.
About Maria Kjær Themsen
Maria Kjær Themsen is Arts Editor at Dagbladet Information and works as a freelance writer, curator, and lecturer. For decades, she has written extensively on contemporary art and curated numerous exhibitions. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Berørt – Om dansk kunst i det nye årtusinde (“Touched – On Danish Art in the New Millennium”) (Strandberg Publishing) and has a forthcoming book on the oldest generation of female artists in Denmark.
Kort om Louise Steiwer
Louise Steiwer har gennem de seneste ti år fungeret som kritiker, blandt andet ved kunstmagasinet Kunstkritikk og lydmagasinet Seismograf. Hun er desuden skribent på flere kunstnermonografier, senest om Gudrun Hasle og Apolonia Sokol, og har modereret talks og debatter om billedkunst på institutioner som Louisiana, Statens Museum for Kunst og Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
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