Kunsthal versus museum Der er bl.a. i Formkraft og over for Kulturministeriet rejst en debat, hvor udøverne efterlyser en kunsthal for samtidens kunsthåndværk og design. Er museets planer for særudstillingerne et forsøg på at imødekomme dette ønske? Christian Holmsted Olesen: Ja og nej. Ja på den måde, at vi skal udstille mere samtidigt design […]
[…] have a strong tradition of aesthetics and craftsmanship. I really want to help share some of the exciting and powerful stories from Greenland. Both from the past and the present.’ That's why she took the initiative for the upcoming exhibition, which runs from September 2025 to February 2026 at the Greenland National Museum in Nuuk.
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[…] here on behalf of the Danish Arts Foundation’s fund for crafts and design with a fellow Danish curator with the purpose of networking with independent organizations and museums. After a long taxi ride to the outlying neighbourhood of Austin, the taxi driver dropped us off, a little reluctantly in an area dominated by grey, […]
[…] at least four strong pillars as part of its infrastructure: continuity, diversity, initiative and the collaborative approach. The first Biennale show was presented in 1995 at the Museum of Art & Design (now Designmuseum Danmark), and in her foreword to the catalogue, then Museum Director Bodil Busk Laursen writes about the relationship of craft […]
[…] when fired achieves permanent form, can be shaped and moulded endlessly to form countless different objects. The fired clay form has historically been used for practical purposes. In the exhibition Clay – That’s Life! Erik Veistrup’s Collection, Clay – Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark in Middelfart is showing a very different collection of fired clay.
Material-based art is gaining ground. At the Skovgaard Museum in Viborg, eight young Danish artists frolic in the idiom and materials of crafts in the exhibition Hot Hands - crafts in contemporary art. The art form is actualized both by the current 'maker' trend and the necessary focus on resource awareness - but is […]
Art round the clock - a strong current trend in contemporary art The ceramics route expands the museum territory and takes ceramic art into the landscape, where it is accessible at all hours of the day to anyone who follows the trail. It also draws museumgoers into the surrounding landscape and into town to […]
You immediately sense that something special is unfolding when you step into the small, intimate exhibition "The Eternal Smile" at the Design Museum Denmark. On display here are textile works by Nikoline Liv Andersen (b. 1979). The exhibition is set up in two of the museum’s smaller rooms, and whilst the adjoining galleries are […]
Visual art has embraced material-based art, and crafts are finding their way into the hallowed halls of art museums like never before. But should crafts be renamed to reflect this new popularity? No, says Charlotte Jul, who argues that art museums should start promoting crafts instead.
[…] be a mirror of the diversity and depth that characterises the Danish design and crafts scene today. The Biennale 2025 will be shown at Glas - The Museum of Glass Art. How does the Biennale relate to the museum? In terms of curation and theme, the Biennale does not relate directly to Glas. We […]