Ovartaci & the Art of Madness + Tori Wrånes: Ældgammel Baby + Mediated Matter

This Friday night we celebrate the opening of our three new exhibitions Ovartaci and the Art of Madness, Tori Wrånes: Ældgammel Baby, and the group show Mediated Matter.

At the opening, speeches will be given by Danish Minister of Culture Mette Bock, Chairman of the Board for the New Carlsberg Foundation Karsten Ohrt, and Professor at the Royal Danish Art Academy Martin Erik Andersen. The opening includes drinks from Apollo Bar and dj. The event is open for all, and admission is free.

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Ovartaci & the Art of Madness
The unique artist Ovartaci is the most significant and important exponent in Denmark for what is known as Art Brut or outsider art. With the exhibition Ovartaci & the Art of Madness, Kunsthal Charlottenborg presents the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of Ovartaci outside of the psychiatric hospital in Risskov, Aarhus. The exhibition also includes a number of contemporary artists whose works reflect Ovartaci’s art and the themes of madness, psychiatry, gender and identity. The exhibition is curated by Mathias Kryger and produced in collaboration with Museum Ovartaci. Read more about the exhibition.

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Tori Wrånes: Ældgammel Baby
The enigmatic exhibtion title Ældgammel Baby (Ancient Baby) sets the tone for Norwegian performance artist Tori Wrånes’ first solo exhibition in Denmark. In her imaginative and disturbing universe, one can never be sure what will happen; the colour of the ceiling can change, a purse might sing, trolls can float, sculptures can be in motion. For Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Tori Wrånes has created an exhibition which can be considered as a single installation consisting of many individual elements, several of them created specifically for the high-ceilinged exhibition halls of the kunsthalle. The exhibition is curated by Henriette Bretton-Meyer. Read more about the exhibition.

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Group show: Mediated Matter
Artists: Amalie Smith, Amitai Romm, Anna Moderato, Anna Ørberg, Anne Eckersberg, Anne Friis, Anne Nora Fischer, Franco Turchi, Fredrik Tydén, Jacob Alrø, Jean Marc Routhier, Jesper Carlsen, Joakim Almroth, Karen Harsbo, Katya Sander, Lydia Hauge Sølvberg, Marco Spörle, Martin Erik Andersen, Matilde Duus, Maja Malou Lyse, Morten Modin, Rene Schmidt, Sebastian Hedevang, Sophus Ejler Jepsen, Theodor Walldius, Tinne Zenner, Veronica Riget

More than 20 Danish contemporary artists are presented in the exhibition Mediated Matter which unfolds the interaction and discusses the potential between contemporary art and the newest 3D design technology in relation to sculpture, installation, video, and performance. The three-year research project behind the exhibition was launched by Martin Erik Andersen, Karen Harsbo, Katya Sander, and Franco Turchi, who have also curated the exhibition. Read more about the exhibition.