Kunsthal Charlottenborg reopens this autumn with 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 mythological creatures on both a small and large scale.
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 fascination and concerns surrounding new technological tools.
At the opening of the exhibitions, the admission is free, Santino plays in the foyer and Apollo Bar serves free bubbles to the first 100 visitors. All evening you can buy beer, wine, drinks and the dish of the day in Apollo Kantine.
Just before the opening of Poetics of Encryption, curator Nadim Samman and several of the participating artists will give an introduction to the exhibition, the works and the creation process behind them. The introduction takes place in our cinema, it is free to attend and seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis (admission from 15.30).
After the opening, the party moves on to Black Box at the legendary night club, Culture Box, Kronprinsessegade 54, 1306 Copenhagen K. Here, there will be free admission for the first hour from 21.00, and until midnight you can look forward to experiencing a series of musical and visual performances when Eliott Litrowski, Rhyw & Moritz Stumm LIVE A/V and Alva Noto (DJ set) play for Afterparty: 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