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Kunsthal Charlottenborg reopens this autumn with two significant exhibitions and a major opening party
Friday 27 September, Kunsthal Charlottenborg invites to a new season with a grand opening party and two very different exhibitions. This year's major themed exhibition on artificial intelligence and the first exhibition in Scandinavia with the New Zealand sculptor Francis Upritchard. Together, the exhibitions will transform the galleries with dark interactive video installations, colourful figures and mythical creatures on both a small and large scale.
Invitation to press preview: Thursday 26 September, 11.00
Kunsthal Charlottenborg invites to a press preview, where the curators of the exhibitions, Nadim Samman and Henriette Bretton-Meyer, will welcome you and the artists will give an introduction. For registration and inquiries about interviews, contact: jmh@kunsthalcharlottenborg.dk
When Kunsthal Charlottenborg reopens at the end of the month, visitors can look forward to experience Francis Upritchard unfold a world of mermaids, mythical creatures and eccentric figures in the exhibition Any Noise Annoys an Oyster. Opening at the same time, the comprehensive group exhibition Poetics of Encryption explores the dark side of tech.
At the opening of the exhibitions, the admission is free, Santino will be playing in the foyer, and Apollo Bar will serve free bubbles to the first 100 guests. Throughout the evening, you can purchase beer, wine, drinks, and the dish of the day at Apollo Kantine.
Just before the opening of the exhibition Poetics of Encryption, curator Nadim Samman and participating artists will give an introduction to the exhibition, the works and the creation process behind them. The talk takes place in Kunsthal Charlottenborg's cinema. It is free to participate and places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis (doors open at 15.30).
After the opening, the party moves on to the legendary Culture Box’s Black Box, Kronprinsessegade 54, 1306 Copenhagen K. Here, there will be free admission for the first hour from 21.00, and until midnight, you can experience a series of musical and visual performances with Eliott Litrowski, Rhyw & Moritz Stumm LIVE A/V, and Alva Noto (DJ set) playing at the After party: Poetics of Encryption x Culture Box.
Program
16.00-17.00 Artist talk Poetics of Encryption
17.00-21.00 Opening of the autumn exhibitions
21.00-00.00 Afterparty: Poetics of Encryption x Culture Box
21.00-22.00 Eliott Litrowski
22.00-23.00 Rhyw & Moritz Stumm LIVE A/V (Fever AM / Flipping The Coin)
23.00-00.00 Alva Noto (DJ set)
Francis Upritchard: Any Noise Annoys an Oyster
Francis Upritchard (b. 1976, based in London) works in a field where visual art and craft intersect, and her references include ancient art, Asian folklore, 20th century European sculpture and science fiction. Presenting more than 100 works, ranging from large-scale figurative sculptures to ceramics, blown glass vases, jewellery and diminutive beings, this comprehensive exhibition creates a space somewhere between ideas of our past and visions for a future. Further info here
The exhibition is supported by the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen’s Foundation, the Augustinus Foundation, the Danish Art Foundation, the Knud Højgaard’s Foundation, the Obel Family Foundation, the William Demant Foundation.
Poetics of Encryption
Kunsthal Charlottenborg presents this year's major group exhibition in close collaboration with KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin. Poetics of Encryption explores the dark side of tech and artificial intelligence, bringing together 38 international artists. Installed in Kunsthal Charlottenborg’s grand south wing, the exhibition spans analogue and digital media featuring historic and newly commissioned works. Further info here
Poetics of Encryption is initiated by KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, with support by Volkswagen Group. The exhibition at Kunsthal Charlottenborg is supported by the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen’s Foundation, the Augustinus Foundation, the Beckett Foundation, the Danish Art Foundation, the New Carlsberg Foundation, the Obel Family Foundation, the William Demant Foundation.
Practical information
Poetics of Encryption: 28 September 2024 – 12 January 2025
Francis Upritchard: 28 September 2024 – 16 February 2025
Press preview: Thursday 26 September, 11.00
Artist talk: Friday 27 September, 16.00-17.00, free admission
Udstillingsåbning: Friday 27 September, 17.00-21.00, free admission
Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Kongens Nytorv 1, 1050 Copenhagen K
After party: Friday 27 September, 21.00-00.00, free admission 21.00-22.00
Culture Box, Kronprinsessegade 54, 1306 Copenhagen K
Further info here
For more information about the exhibition, please contact:
Nadim Samman
Curator, Poetics of Encryption
nas@kw-berlin.de / (+49) 176 65652742
Henriette Bretton-Meyer
Curator, Any Noise Annoys an Oyster
hbm@kunsthalcharlottenborg.dk/ (+45) 3374 4680
Press contact
Jeannie Møller Haltrup
Head of Communications, Kunsthal Charlottenborg
jmh@kunsthalcharlottenborg.dk/ (+45) 3374 4629
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Kunsthal Charlottenborg is one of the largest and most beautiful exhibition spaces for contemporary art in Northern Europe. The exhibition space presents an ambitious program with international outlook featuring talents as well as established stars from both Denmark and abroad. The exhibition program is supplemented with a large number of activities like artist talks, performances, concerts and film screenings.
