[…] 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. Read article
[…] 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 […]
[…] and craft industry is calling for an art centre dedicated to contemporary crafts and design. With this theme, Formkraft focuses on craft exhibition spaces and curators. What is the importance of small and large venues? Who curates craft artist and design exhibitions? How do the craft artists themselves get out of the limelight? Read theme
[…] and craft industry is calling for an art centre dedicated to contemporary crafts and design. With this theme, Formkraft focuses on craft exhibition spaces and curators. What is the importance of small and large venues? Who curates craft artist and design exhibitions? How do the craft artists themselves get out of the limelight? Read theme
[…] and communicator over the years, both when I was a lecturer in design history and theory at the University of Copenhagen - and in my curatorial work with exhibitions, primarily at Designmuseum Danmark and Sophienholm. Teaching the students and talking to the craft artists and designers has been the non-fossil fuel in my professional work!
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? Stay tuned for our ongoing releases. Read here
More knowledge Learn more about the field of craft and design. Dive into the textiles, the exhibitions and the hands behind it all. Formkraft's archive contains several exciting articles that can be read for free. Here are some suggestions: Textiles are making another comeback by Pernille Anker Kristensen Exhibition architecture - an experience […]
[…] to manage it. In Martine Myrup's exploration of the issue, she contributes to the discussion of humans and nature and possibly the post-human, which has characterized several exhibitions and biennials at home and abroad in recent years. Another common feature of the sculptures is that they are made of various colored textiles. Not dyed […]
Anne Mette Larsen Born 1961, Aarhus, DK Education: Aarhus Art Academy, weaving/painting, 1995-99 She has participated in numerous juried exhibitions in Denmark and abroad. This includes the Craft & Design Biennale 2011 at Koldinghus, where she received the Biennale Prize. Anne Mette Larsen will also exhibit at the Johannes Larsen Museum in March 2024. […]