[…] glass art collection? At Glas – Museum of Glass Art in Ebeltoft, the answer lies in a combination of artistic quality, relevance, and historical perspective. According to exhibitions coordinator Sandra Blach, the museum’s collection – now comprising over 1,600 works – has been built entirely through donations and loans, not acquisitions. 'We’ve never really […]
[…] in the museum’s very DNA is a national responsibility to document, preserve, and communicate Danish craft, applied arts, and industrial design throughout history – for the benefit of both the present and the future. This places significant demands on how works are collected, explains Christian Holmsted Olesen, Head of Exhibitions and Collections at the museum.
Contemporary design and crafts will unfold in a new way when Designmuseum Danmark opens the Laboratory department. It will not be an art centre for crafts and design, but according to Head of Exhibitions and Collections Christian Holmsted Olesen, the project speaks to the debate about the need for more exhibition spaces.
Connectedness Julie Bach is fascinated by gut leather as an artistic material, which has manifested itself in several art projects and exhibitions in recent years. The artistic, conceptual and ideological aspects have been on her mind since she was a fashion design student at the Design School in Kolding. Today, she has made the […]
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[…] renowned museum itself. For several years, they maintained a long-distance relationship punctuated by face-to-face meetings in Copenhagen, Chicago, London and Oslo – cities where they both hold exhibitions. Marie lived in London, while Anders moved around Europe and the United States. During this time, they were both represented by the same gallery in Copenhagen. […]
Theme: Outlook Artist-in-residence, exhibitions and competitions in international contexts have always been part of the DNA of craft artists and designers. What stories do they take with them? What knowledge do they bring back home? Read more
[…] is billed as an exhibition but is really a unique mix of festival, total installation and excursion destination – naturally, complete with excellent culinary offerings. The individual exhibitions are distributed throughout the sprawling monastic complex, and just as in Venice in general, visitors need to wander round the labyrinth to see what they may […]
However, the water tower and temporary exhibitions are no longer sufficient. ‘Denmark and the international world of design deserve a museum that is dedicated to Wegner. It is no longer enough to assign him a side room in an art exhibition. Denmark has reason to be immensely proud of him, and if we fail to […]
[…] it. It sparked great excitement. People began to play. Actually, it's a rather banal device, Laura Astrup Larsen reasons. ‘But it's quite fun to have. We so often pack away the sensuality that comes with our childlike curiosity.’ ‘I understand why you're not allowed to touch most exhibitions. But I think it's a real shame!’
[…] exhibition, but we should probably understand that the names send a signal about the context in which the curators would like their exhibition to be placed. The exhibitions Verner Panton - Colours a New World (2021/2022) and Nanna Ditzel - Design to New Heights (2023-2024) at Trapholt are obvious references when the curators write […]