Programme 2024

Margrét Bjarnadóttir is an Icelandic artist and choreographer who works at the intersection of dance, performance, visual arts and literature. Her diverse practice includes choreography, performance, photography and video, text pieces, writing, drawing and cutting glass objects.

For the Performance Programme at CHART 2024, Margrét Bjarnadóttir will perform ‘PEOPLE PLEASE.’ During the performance, a group of people will walk around Kongens Nytorv with protest signs that have text pieces by the artist written on them. Unlike protest signs which normally aim to be clear and direct and not open to misunderstanding, here, the messages are deliberately left open and ambiguous.

‘Collecting Works’ is an original UBS content series dedicated to art philanthropy. These beautifully produced, on-location video interviews engage art collectors who play an active, responsible role in support of arts, culture and education worldwide.

COLLECTING WORKS: Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo 5:16 min

The author and collector reflects on the importance of supporting young artists, and how connecting the art community at large is central to the mission of her art foundation.

COLLECTING WORKS: Estrellita Brodsky 4:52 min

In episode two of our series 'Collecting Works', Estrellita Brodsky talks about how some of her collection found a better space in the public realm rather than at home and her mission to bring Latin American artists to a broader audience.

COLLECTING WORKS: Hasnaine Yavarhoussen 4:12 min

“I truly believe that this is just the beginning.” How the business leader came to spearhead the Madagascan art movement…

COLLECTING WORKS: Nadia and Rajeeb Samdani 4:16 min

“Our mission is to share art with everyone.” Discover how the Bangladeshi art collectors are building a foundation which impacts generations to come.

COLLECTING WORKS: AFIELD 4.39 min

This new episode in our “Collecting Works” series, introduces AFIELD, an international network of collectors, curators and artists creating tangible and long-term impact in their communities.

COLLECTING WORKS: David and Indrė Roberts 5:58 min

In the first episode of this new video series, art collectors David and Indrė Roberts share their collecting journey.

This talk explores different approaches and case studies to responsible and strategic philanthropy, inviting experts to discuss how to engage with the “bigger picture” in art and society, / building on an original UBS content series dedicated to art philanthropy "Collecting Works": on-location video interviews engaging art collectors who play an active, responsible role in support of arts, culture, and education worldwide.

Moderated by Marco Antonini, working with Art Sponsorship Partnerships, Family Advisory, Art and Collecting at UBS, participants in the talk will include: Sandra Terdjman, curator and advisor in arts and philanthropy, and founding member of KADIST and AFIELD, Carola Wiese, UBS Family Advisory – Art and Collecting and William Flatmo, Director, Christen Sveaas Art Collection.

Watch the series here: https://www.ubs.com/global/en/...

Curator and writer Stephanie Cristello and artist Anders Ruhwald discusses the interplay between form and content in Ruhwald's latest publication, "Material Skin" The talk will offer insights into the creative process behind the creation of an artist book. Don't miss this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the intersection of art, materiality, and form in contemporary practice.

For CHART 2024, we are delighted to present a talk between Anders Herwald Ruhwald and Stephanie Cristello, Stephanie Cristello, a contemporary art critic, curator, and author based in Chicagoan independent curator and writer based in London. Cristello is the author of "Material Skin”.

Pia Ferm's first exhibition at Saskia Neuman Gallery and in Scandinavia, "Plow your fields, keep your enemies close," debuted at CHART Art Fair 2024. The show draws inspiration from the landscape, blending figuration and abstraction. Ferm employs various materials, including weaving, tufting, stone, and marble, often building her own looms. Each piece starts with a sketch or watercolor, serving as the foundation for her woven or tufted works. The exhibition reflects the artist's exploration of her process, studio practice, and the elusive concepts of value and time.

For CHART 2024, we are delighted to present a talk between Pia Ferm and Stephanie Cristello, a contemporary art critic, curator, and author based in Chicago. She is currently the Director / Curator at Chicago Manual Style & P.S. Publishing Services as well as part of the Curatorial Cohort for Contemporary Art at the Driehaus Museum.

A conversation on Urban Design and public spaces between architect Jan Gehl and architect and journalist Tyra Dokkedahl.

Gehl is an Architect, practicing Urban Design Consultant and Professor of Urban Design at the School of Architecture in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has extensively researched the form and use of public spaces and put his findings to practice in multiple locations throughout the world. His company, Gehl Architects -- Urban Quality Consultants, creatively reimagines the multiple ways in which communities use the public realm. Tyra Dokkedahl is the director of Seriously Fun – a bureau for art and communication in architecture and co-initiator of Empathic Environments – a curatorial platform for interdisciplinary art projects in public realm.

With her unique expression, which references both surrealism and the documentary aesthetics of the 1970s, Jenny Källman is a significant representative of the Swedish photo-based art of recent decades.

For the Performance Programme at CHART 2024, Jenny Källman presents the photographic mirror installation 'we have our own song'. In the installation, mirrors hang freely from the ceiling. On the reverse side of the mirrors, faces, body parts, hair, and hands are depicted and accompanied by an animation that creates light reflections, thereby also giving an illusion of movement in the room.Tthe music group Les Big Byrd will perform inside the installation.

The mirrors, light and shadow effects, and sudden glares complete a movement that has long been present in Jenny Källman's art—out of the frameworks that narrow or limit, toward a greater spatiality, where the viewer does not assume a fixed, predetermined observer position in relation to the work but can, in a way, be said to be in the middle of it, surrounded by it.

Trine Søndergaard is a Danish photography-based visual artist. Søndergaard lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Trine Søndergaard’s work is marked by a precision and a sensibility that co-exist with an investigation of the medium of photography, its boundaries and what constitutes an image.

For CHART 2024, we are delighted to present a talk between Trine Søndergaard and Saara Hacklin Chief Curator of Contemporary Art Museum KIASMA in Finland.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Plastic Letters Press will present a reading from Mothering Economy by design strategist and architect Jenny Grettve. Mothering Economy is an exploration of how care and generosity fits within a global metacrisis. Explore an in depth look at the current climate of the Economy by Jenny Grettve followed by a Q & A.

Formed by a duo with deep roots in the Swedish indie rock scene, Les Big Byrd played an expansive style of indie rock that leaned on psychedelic influences on the 2014 debut album They Worshipped Cats, while 2018's Iran Iraq Ikea welcomed synths and Krautrock to their sound. The band was formed in Stockholm, Sweden around 2011 by Joakim Åhlund and Frans Johansson.

vio lino is a Copenhagen-based project, experimenting with the impulsivity of sound… It can be from using toy-instruments, pipeorgan sounds, sampling experience and field recordings.

Through electronic music-production, they try to find a space where these sound fragments can co-exist: a field with no rules and genre specifications… or to be more specific…. expect, embarrassing rock, random feedback, ear bleeding, monotony, awkward vibes, confusion, lounge music, elevator music and more!

David Risley plays music, makes paintings, writes, curates, and teaches. He co-founded CHART and ran David Risley Gallery for 20 years. Risley used to run a small record store, ‘The Gutter,’ from a corner of his former gallery. The idea for the store originated from his intimate relationship with music, especially punk and rock.

For CHART 2024, DJ Risley will play tunes spanning across a broad spectrum of genres.

With her solo project Fine, Fine Glindvad—known to many as part of the band Chinah—has embarked on an exciting new musical journey. This path traverses a nocturnal landscape where alternative rock and country twang intersect with David Lynch-inspired mystique.

The music conveys longing and melancholy, yet also features more hopeful tones delivered by an angelic voice. Its atmospheric beauty may evoke comparisons to bands like Mazzy Star, but Fine has also been described as if Dolly Parton were playing alternative rock.

Ultimately, Fine is uniquely her own, as heard in the three strong singles she released through Escho in the fall of 2023. In 2024, Fine will release her debut album and will bring her dusty and enigmatic world to the Roskilde Festival next summer, promising a beautiful concert experience.

Italian-born Francesca Burattelli is active in the Danish music and art scene with her distinctive experimental pop music-performances. Burattelli’s voice is the mainstay of her electronic universe, which embraces pop, rap and orchestral elements with a vast sonic range, including elements from performance art into her acts. Her origins are reflected in her work, which draws on Southern Italian folklore traditions re-interpreted in a futuristic setting.

Mads Axelsen is a radio host on P6BEAT, where he presents the show 'Vær.Her.Nu' every Sunday from 10 AM to 12 PM—arguably the best program for discovering new, exciting music. In addition to his role as a DJ, he is an Art Director, stylist, and recently took on the role of PR and Communications Manager at Blaagaards Teater.

Wedding is a Copenhagen-based band whose eclectic influences span across a range of genres and styles. Join us for Wedding's debut appearance at CHART where they will perform an energetic live set that is sure to get you moving.

With 10 years of active DJ'ing, HARRISON HEAT's roots as a DJ stem from the jacking, bouncy style of house music most prominent in Chicago house. Over the years he has added layers upon layers on his style as a DJ. It doesn't make sense to define him in just one genre, rather he delivers moods and sounds that are deeply rooted in house, techno, Italo-disco and progressive sounds, etc - it all depends on the energy of the dancefloor.

Emerging from Copenhagen, Kawun is a rising star among the new wave of DJs in the Danish capital. Over the past few years, has he firmly cemented his position as one of the most thrilling and promising young DJs on the vibrant club scene of Copenhagen. His unique blend of House, Acid, and 90's grooves sets him apart, and has graced the decks of renowned venues in the city, sharing stages and supporting acclaimed artists like DJ Seinfeld, Skatebård, Tijana T, HAAi, Shanti Celeste, and numerous others.

Copenhagen-based musician Atusa draws from the city's music scene, global club influences, and her Iranian roots to craft mixes that blend the familiar with the new. For the past decade, she has been part of the local music scene, involved in various projects ranging from Eastern classical music to Western alt-pop. She mixes alongside musical collaborator Angel Wei at venues ranging from underground clubs to electronic music events like Department, Strøm, and Odays. Her sets are lively and captivating, combining melodic elements with heavy rhythms and occasional ethereal soundscapes. With a wide and varied music taste, Atusa delights in surprising her audience while creating a welcoming and engaging space.

Experience a special programme of interviews with artists exhibiting at this year’s fair presented in collaboration with Louisiana Channel.

Mamma Anderson – 'Painting as Weapons' [24:53]

Mamma Andersson takes us on a tour of her studio and her extensive library of books and images that inspire her paintings – from Edward Munch to images of stripping athletes who embody the act of painting.

Frida Orupabo – 'Now You Can See Me' [13:10]

Growing up in Norway Frida Orupabo was hungry for images that would resemble her. Today she works with found images in order to create new realities that reflect who she is.

Wardell Milan – 'Retreat or Engage' [10:51]

Wardell Milan brings a photographically trained eye to his drawings, collages, dioramas, and works on paper. In his practice, he explores themes of personal identity and the physicality of the body, often drawing inspiration from sports culture, pornography, and fashion.

Richard Deacon – 'It Doesn't Have an End' [14:16]

“I like messing around with materials,” says the hugely influential Turner Prize-winning sculptor Richard Deacon in this video. Watch him talk about his diverse approaches to making abstract sculptures in a vast catalogue of materials.

Per Bak Jensen – 'Life Itself Unfolding' [38:29]

Meet one of the most renowned photographers of our time, Danish Per Bak Jensen, who reflects upon life in photography in this very personal interview. “What I’d like people to experience when they see my pictures is a request for calm. A request for silence. Perhaps even meditation.”

John Kørner – 'How We Behave' [11:42]

Contemporary life takes center stage in the art of Danish John Kørner – colourful, anonymous figures interact, turning daily life into a vibrant force – and an ”expression of a problem man must endure.”

Tal R – ':' [47:42]

Tal R, on the brink of turning fifty, looks forwards as well as backwards and shares what being an artist and a human being means to him, and why the two can’t be separated.

Sophie Calle – 'Conversation with the Nameless' [34:57]

A conversation about “self-burial” between artist Sophie Calle and a man without identity. In this video the two artists meet for the first time, to discuss an artistic idea which they have discovered that they share: arranging and attending your own funeral.

Kirsten Ortwed – 'I am not interested in Beauty'

Kirsten Ortwed (b. 1948) is a Danish artist. Ortwed is particularly noted for her striking sculptures in public spaces and her often unusual combination of materials.

Inuuteq Storch – 'Who We Are' [17:22]

For Inuuteq Storch found images and archive projects have developed into a project where he wants to tell Greenland history from the Greenlandic perspective, “because many of the documents and photos we have are by people who came to Greenland.”

Sigurður Guðmundsson – 'There is No Visual Language' [13:59]

As an Icelandic artist, poetry and literature is inevitable, according to Sigurður Guðmundsson. In the video, he shares his philosophies on art and love.

Roni Horn – 'Saying Water' [39:11]

Have you ever stood by a river and stared into the black water? In this video acclaimed artist Roni Horn takes us down by the riverside, performing a powerful 40 minute monologue based on her associations with water, including tales of sex and murder.

Ragnar Kjartansson – 'I'm Not an Authentic Human Being' [44:14]

Icelandic visual artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s world of art, is filled with clichés. And he’s not afraid to use them. From a heartbroken crooner in a white suit to a half a year performance as a macho painter, Kjartansson gives a tour into his oeuvre and his studio space.

Karin Sander – 'The Brutality of Walls' [07:25]

Karin Sander, born in Bensberg, lives in Berlin and Zurich. In her artistic practice, she questions given situations in relation to their structural, social and historical contexts and makes them visible using a range of media.

Lawrence Weiner – 'The Means to Answer Questions' [12:20]

American artist Lawrence Weiner is regarded as a founding figure of Postminimalism’s Conceptual arm in the 1960s. In this interview Weiner philosophises on how the artist can present things people might not have noticed. Art is not meant to answer questions, but rather to ask them.

Nanna Debois Buhl – 'Time Travelling with Photography' [09:32]

Nanna Debois Buhl is a Danish visual artist, who works with photographs, installations, films, site-specific works in public spaces, and artist’s books. Buhl discusses her project ‘Cloud Behaviour’ (2018), where she photographed clouds and processed them in a colour developer.

Ebbe Stub Wittrup – 'Who Owns Culture?' [18:08]

Ebbe Stub Wittrup works across a wide range of media – from photography to sculpture. He invests a lot of energy into researching his projects and seeks to find parallels for example in the botanical and historical world.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Tofu Collective will present the launch of Typhoon: In the Eye of Taiwan's New Artistic Whirlwinds by Tofu Collective. Typhoon focuses on the Taiwanese contemporary art scene and features a variety of art works from friends of Tofu Collective and collaborators in Taiwan.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Blankt Papir Press will present the launch of The Hunt for the Palm Trees of Cómpeta. by Sille Juline Høgly Petersen. The Hunt for the Palm Trees of Cómpeta encapsulates the external and internal educational journey. By examining the human condition of searching for happiness outside of one's trivial everyday life in the hope of finding something better, when much of what we seek is found in our immediate surroundings and in ourselves.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Null & Void Books will present the launch of two books Forty Viewpoints in Seven Instances of two Environments by Björn Lövin and Peo Olsson, and MUSSELS by Märta Thisner, Åsa Jungnelius, and Tone Schunnesson. MUSSELS, by photographer Märta Thisner, offers an exclusive look at a collection of photographic works.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Null & Void Books will present the launch of two books Forty Viewpoints in Seven Instances of two Environments by Björn Lövin and Peo Olsson, and MUSSELS by Märta Thisner, Åsa Jungnelius, and Tone Schunnesson. Forty Viewpoints in Seven Instances of two Environments offers a window in between images and information.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Plastic Letters Press will present the launch of Mothering Economy by design strategist and architect Jenny Grettve. Mothering Economy is an exploration of how care and generosity fits within a global metacrisis.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Plastic Letters Press will present the launch of Abody Abode by design strategist and architect Jenny Grettve. Abody Abode is a poignant collection of fragmentary stories and architectural spaces that are both memories of emotions and made-up moments. The outcome is a modest but also rebellious anthology that tells a story of modern womanhood. The short stories are connected with architectural drawings that represent the spaces inside oneself – we construct them, move through them and let them protect us.

"A gem! Just like architecture is spatial, there are spaces inside oneself. This book is a combination of short stories and architectural drawings that treats the subject of our internal physical space and womanhood.” - Konst-ig bookstore

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, hurricane publishing will present the launch of En bog om kunst, alkymi, proces og natur by Cecilia Westerberg. This beautiful art book captures site-specific field work around the Nordic region.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, hurricane publishing will present the launch of LET'S BECOME SOMETHING ELSE- Visual Letters by Julie Sass. This artist book, has 43 texts which are handwritten with ink on slightly transparent paper. Each has an accompanying image: visual moods in abstract idiom. What do we say to each other on the phone, via SMS, on the bus? Half sentences are easily woven in and out between each other and linked together in an open, heartfelt and wild story.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, hurricane publishing will present a launch from a new collection of poems titled: Min hud er ikke din by Tomas Lagermand Ludme.

Join us for a panel discussion, featuring passionate art collectors and art advisor from different backgrounds, offering valuable insights into the considerations when starting and building a private art collection. Participants include: Mikkel Hansen, retired handball player and art collector, Karen Bro, chief advisor at Lederne and art collector and Julie Quottrup Silbermann, Director CHART. The talk will be moderated by the Swiss-Swedish journalist Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar.

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Margrét Bjarnadóttir is an Icelandic artist and choreographer who works at the intersection of dance, performance, visual arts and literature. Her diverse practice includes choreography, performance, photography and video, text pieces, writing, drawing and cutting glass objects.

For the Performance Programme at CHART 2024, Margrét Bjarnadóttir will perform ‘PEOPLE PLEASE.’ During the performance, a group of people will walk around Kongens Nytorv with protest signs that have text pieces by the artist written on them. Unlike protest signs which normally aim to be clear and direct and not open to misunderstanding, here, the messages are deliberately left open and ambiguous.

Nina Beier's works often take their starting point in pre-existing objects and situations, which she processes and assembles into new constellations. She is interested in the ability of objects to accumulate layers of meaning throughout their journeys—from the intention with which they are created, to how they are used and negotiated, and how these movements are dictated by power structures in our society. Beier currently has solo shows up at Gammel Holtegaard, Copenhagen, Kiasma, Helsinki, CAPC, Bordeaux and Museo Tamayo, Mexico City. She has shown internationally for the past two decades and her work has been included in exhibitions at major institutions.

For CHART 2024, we are delighted to present a talk between Nina Beier and Arem Moshayedi the current interim chief curator at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and curator-in-residence at Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City, where he recently oversaw the exhibition Nina Beier Casts.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, hurricane publishing will present a reading from a new collection of poems from: Min hud er ikke din by Tomas Lagermand Ludme. The reading will be followed by a Q&A with Tomas Lagermand Ludme about the book and about using yourself in the art.

A conversation on the joint exhibition Homesick. In Homesick, artists Johannes Sivertsen and Modou Dieng Yacine explore the pathology of territory and the trauma embedded in their shared history as children of the republic and the colony. They examine how the absence of representation in their respective homelands shapes their sense of homesickness, questioning who is remembered and who is forgotten. Sivertsen views the erasure of colonial history as a failure of the republic's revolutionary ideals, revealing a selective application of equality that excludes the marginalized. Yacine, reflecting on his childhood, notes the lack of representation of people of his skin color in public spaces, even decades after colonization ended.

For CHART 2024, we are delighted to present a talk between Modou Dieng Yacine, Johannes Sivertsen and Marie-Ann Yemsi, Independent Exhibition Curator, Contemporary Art Consultant and Member of the Board of Directors at Palais de Tokyo - Center for Contemporary Creation in Paris.

Teo Ala-Ruona is a performance artist based in Helsinki. In his work, he explores the possibilities of somatic fiction to influence our perceptions of the human body, its technological essence, and psycho-physical extremes. His works investigate the intertwining of linguistic, semiotic, technological, and biological existence, exploring techno-trans-masculinity, sexuality, and eco-normative narratives of "naturalness." He examines these by interweaving autobiographical and theoretical texts, scientific research, fiction, and bodily exercises.

Even Minn is a Helsinki-based writer and dramaturg working in the fields of performing arts and literature. Their latest works include Enter Exude (Kiasma Theatre 2023), Alien Mother (Vleeshal 2023) and Deep Time Trans (Baltic Circle 2021). On Tuesdays they host Queer Writing Group on zoom.

For the Performance Programme at CHART 2024, performance artist Teo Ala-Ruona and the dramaturg Even Minn will present ‘Anabolic Spectacle’ a collaborative creation between the two of them.

Anabolic Spectacle is a solo performance in the form of a feverish eruption of identity construction. It's a textual overload, drawing inspiration from the language of men's online magazines, dreamlike imagery, and the process of strategic mastering of one's own body. It seeks to articulate a labyrinthe of fantasies, restless nights and the impact of the categorical gaze on a non-normative body. The performance sees the transmasculine body as an incompatible territory for hegemonic masculine narratives - a realm where the capitalist ideals of the optimized self begin to crumble.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, hurricane publishing will present a signing event for an exclusive new artbook ‘En bog om kunst, alkymi, proces og natur ' by Cecillia Westerberg. This beautiful art book captures site-specific field work around the Nordic region.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Art & Theory Publishing will present a signing event for Ghost Hunting, 2023 by Jenny Källman, Källman's photographic language alternates between the staged and works that, through light and reflections, darkness, and mirroring, exist on their own abstract level. Ghost Hunting, 2023 includes photography, film stills and installation views from Källman’s over 20 year long artistry.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Art & Theory Publishing will present a signing event for Olsson Mikael, 2022 by Mikael Olsson, Olsson’s self-portraits/selfies (since 2007) challenge the narcissistic use of selfies as well as the status of influencers. Through play and intuition, Olsson’s images are marked by both intimacy and distance, the role of his own physical presence and the perceptive relationship to the surroundings.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Art & Theory Publishing will present a signing event for Inka & Niclas: Extensions, by artist duo Inka & Niclas, with written text by Olga Krzeszowiec Malmsten. This exclusive book gives a window into the works of visual artists Inka & Niclas who manipulate the visual mechanics of nature photographs that playfully examine the everyday usage of landscape imagery.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, At Last Books will present a signing event for Walden Life in the Woods, Archive 1993-2024, Vol. 2, by Peter Funch. Walden; Life in the Woods, Archive 1993-2024, Vol. 2 follows When You Invent The Ship, You Also Invent The Shipwreck, Archive 1993-2022, Vol. 1 (2022). Vol. 2 is printed on thin newspaper stock, reflecting Funch's photojournalist background, aiming to engage the general population in serious cultural discourse.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Blankt Papir Press will present a signing event for The Hunt for the Palm Trees of Cómpeta. by Sille Juline Høgly Petersen. An artist book that encapsulates the external and internal educational journey. By examining the human condition of searching for happiness outside of one's trivial everyday life in the hope of finding something better, when much of what we seek is found in our immediate surroundings and in ourselves.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Null & Void Books will present a signing event for MUSSELS by Märta Thisner, Åsa Jungnelius, and Tone Schunnesson. MUSSELS, by photographer Märta Thisner, offers an exclusive look at a collection of photographic works.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Null & Void Books will present a signing event for Forty Viewpoints in Seven Instances of two Environments by Björn Lövin and Peo Olsson. Björn Lövin was a Swedish painter, sculptor and installation artist. Forty Viewpoints in Seven Instances of two Environments offers a window in between images and information.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Ironflag Publication will present a signing event for Anders Herwald Ruhwald, Mineral Skin, by Anders Herwald Ruhwald. The publication Mineral skin is a deep dive into Ruhwald’s artistic universe and use of glaze. At CHART Ironflag Publication will present the book along with a limited edition consisting of an installation of 30 unique ceramic works.

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen’s praxis is based on performativity and performance art, transformed, and translated into different medias. The productions involve the body and scripted texts. She gathers, adapts and universalizes her narratives in both a critical and humorous approach regarding issues such as identity, culture and social relations and constellations.

For the Performance Programme at CHART 2024, Rasmussen will perform 'Afraid of ME'. In this performance, the audience will encounter a middle-aged woman, all dressed up and supposedly from the art industry, standing with handwritten signs in public space around Charlottenborg. The sentences are direct, some quite personal, though open for interpretation. Distancing herself from the art fair, she is trying to catch attention, while sending out mixed signals and creating an awkward situation….

A conversation among the CHART 2024 Architecture Jury, exploring the contemporary essence of New Nordic Architecture. Exploring why the fundamental principles - Sustainability, Integration with immediate surroundings, Functionality and simplicity, Cultural Context, Human-Centric Design, and Innovation and Experimentation - remain profoundly significant. What is Nordic architecture? and how is the winning pavilion an example of it?

Tyra Dokkedahl, Founder Seriously Fun, Jonas Sarantaris, Winner CHART Architecture 2024, Søren Phil, Founder Philman Architects, Jakob Brandtberg Knudsen, Dean of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy.

Batukizer DJs will take you on deep dives exploring some of the many legacies and depths of Brazilian dance floor music. Tune in for musical journeys inspired by nature, spirituality, art, history and regional culture, delivered with passion by the Brazilian/Danish vinyl fanatics based in Copenhagen and sometimes Brazil.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Null & Void Books will present a reading from MUSSELS by Märta Thisner, Åsa Jungnelius, and Tone Schunnesson. Discover the new release of a collection of photographic work by photographer Märta Thisner and the processes behind the work followed by a Q & A.

Inuuteq Storch, is a Greenlandic photographer with a deep connection to his homeland, who is also currently representing Denmark at the 60th Venice Biennale. Born, raised, and residing in Sisimiut, Greenland, he has expanded his artistic reach through extensive travel for international exhibitions. A graduate of the International Centre of Photography in New York and the Fatamorgana School of Photography in Copenhagen, Storch skilfully explores his Greenlandic identity through a compelling blend of personal and archival photography.

For CHART 2024, we are delighted to present a talk between Inuuteq Storch and Stephanie Cristello, a contemporary art critic, curator, and author based in Chicago. She is currently the Director / Curator at Chicago Manual Style & P.S. Publishing Services as well as part of the Curatorial Cohort for Contemporary Art at the Driehaus Museum.

20_14 ASSEMBLY is a Copenhagen sublabel to escho curated by Rune Kielsgaard / also setting up events with favorites from around the world. 20_14 shows are about new meetings, framing contrasts, and making special room for different perspectives in sound.

For CHART 2024, 20_14 will feature Felisha Ledesma on synth, Zach Toppin, and Rune Kielsgaard on drums. Soft played high gain endless bliss w Nis Bysted on PA.

For CHART Book & Print Fair 2024, Art & Theory Publishing will present a reading from Inka & Niclas: Extensions, by Inka & Niclas, with written text by Olga Krzeszowiec Malmsten. This exclusive book gives a window into the works of visual artists Inka & Niclas who manipulate the visual mechanics of nature photographs that playfully examine the everyday usage of landscape imagery. Curator Olga Krzeszowiec Malmsten will conduct the reading and answer questions about Inka & Niclas: Extensions.

Frederik Valentin, once known for hedonistic excess, has transitioned to introspective composition and cinematic song cycles. His new phase focuses on personal themes and retains his evocative charm.

Starting around 2016, Valentin's project Kyo with Hannes Norrvide and collaborations with Loke Rahbek have highlighted his evolution in electro-acoustic and ambient music. Notable works include 0011001 and 0011000, and his partnership with Yung Lean, resulting in Nectar (2019) and Sugar World (2023).

His latest solo album, Rock N Roll Will Never Die, captures his artistic journey, blending melodic songwriting with reflections on life’s constant changes.

Raised in Aarhus by South African parents, Shaq aka. Prom Night has been djing since he was 14 and started producing at 19. With years of experience behind the booth, he now spins rare gems and is a regular fixture in Copenhagen’s nightlife, known for his sets that mix sleazy disco, italo house, afro-house, acid, and techno. Shaq’s sound, influenced by 70s and 80s pop culture, blends nostalgia with modern house styles.

In the intersection between sunny, happy, dark and trippy, you'll find Copenhagen native William 'Wille' Winding trucking along. The lifelong DJ & Producer's sound is a tapestry of seemingly disparate musical connections like Italo, Acid House and Balearic Disco, driven by a self-professed mantra of "never second guessing yourself". Look out for his debut LP "Shoreline Orbs", out in late 2024 on Music For Dreams.

For CHART 2024 the two DJs will play together as a duo.

GB is an artist from Copenhagen who released the debut album “Gusse Music" on Posh Isolation back in May 2024. It is a 33-minute collaged symphony of explorative guitar music offering a world heavy on texture and atmosphere but which nevertheless has a sheen of pop sensibility. GB debuts live as a rock band trio at CHART 2024.

Known for his role as the lead vocalist of Iceage, Rønnenfelt has made a mark in alternative rock and post-punk with his boundary-pushing work. Born in Copenhagen, he was influenced by punk rock and folk, shaping his unique musical identity.

Since Iceage's formation in 2008, Rønnenfelt has earned acclaim for his bold songwriting and dynamic performances. Albums like New Brigade, You're Nothing, and Plowing Into the Field of Love have solidified the band’s reputation.

Rønnenfelt's collaborations span experimental noise and folk, showcasing his versatility. He is also a poet and visual artist, drawing from literature and philosophy. His debut solo album, set for late 2024 release on Escho, promises to continue his tradition of raw emotion and innovation.

For CHART 2024 Rønnenfelt is doing a solo performance.

Grammar of Movement is one of the monikers of Puyain Sanati, a DJ and musician based in Copenhagen by route via Aarhus and Berlin.

Spending the past few years honing his sound and technique, the Danish-Iranian producer has been on a musical journey with a willigness to experiment. His Azadi EP, released in 2016 and Plastic Games EP, released in 2020, has shown his ability to produce and incorporate eclectic styles and influences to his sound and movement. With his release last year on the influential Copenhagen label Escho, here we get to experience a different side to his sound, utilising hypnotic rhythms and soundscapes to map out some kind of bigger universal language, perhaps bridging a wider human consciousness.

Smerz is a Norwegian electronic music duo made up of Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Oslo, Norway.

Beat specialists and vocalists Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt spent their Norwegian youth engaged in traditional musical pursuits—singing in choirs, studying classical violin, and theatre—before falling in love with electronic music through Jessy Lanza, DJ Rashad, and Jamie xx’s remixes of Gil Scott-Heron.

The breadth of their experience might explain the feel of their music, which sounds like something Tove Lo might make if she gave up on making hits and started obsessing over Yeezus and field recordings.

Smerz released their first single 'Because' on Soundcloud in 2016 and recent releases include 'Allina EP' (2024) and 'Believe' (2020).

Experience a special programme of interviews with artists exhibiting at this year’s fair presented in collaboration with Louisiana Channel.

Mamma Anderson – 'Painting as Weapons' [24:53]

Mamma Andersson takes us on a tour of her studio and her extensive library of books and images that inspire her paintings – from Edward Munch to images of stripping athletes who embody the act of painting.

Frida Orupabo – 'Now You Can See Me' [13:10]

Growing up in Norway Frida Orupabo was hungry for images that would resemble her. Today she works with found images in order to create new realities that reflect who she is.

Wardell Milan – 'Retreat or Engage' [10:51]

Wardell Milan brings a photographically trained eye to his drawings, collages, dioramas, and works on paper. In his practice, he explores themes of personal identity and the physicality of the body, often drawing inspiration from sports culture, pornography, and fashion.

Richard Deacon – 'It Doesn't Have an End' [14:16]

“I like messing around with materials,” says the hugely influential Turner Prize-winning sculptor Richard Deacon in this video. Watch him talk about his diverse approaches to making abstract sculptures in a vast catalogue of materials.

Per Bak Jensen – 'Life Itself Unfolding' [38:29]

Meet one of the most renowned photographers of our time, Danish Per Bak Jensen, who reflects upon life in photography in this very personal interview. “What I’d like people to experience when they see my pictures is a request for calm. A request for silence. Perhaps even meditation.”

John Kørner – 'How We Behave' [11:42]

Contemporary life takes center stage in the art of Danish John Kørner – colourful, anonymous figures interact, turning daily life into a vibrant force – and an ”expression of a problem man must endure.”

Tal R – ':' [47:42]

Tal R, on the brink of turning fifty, looks forwards as well as backwards and shares what being an artist and a human being means to him, and why the two can’t be separated.

Sophie Calle – 'Conversation with the Nameless' [34:57]

A conversation about “self-burial” between artist Sophie Calle and a man without identity. In this video the two artists meet for the first time, to discuss an artistic idea which they have discovered that they share: arranging and attending your own funeral.

Kirsten Ortwed – 'I am not interested in Beauty'

Kirsten Ortwed (b. 1948) is a Danish artist. Ortwed is particularly noted for her striking sculptures in public spaces and her often unusual combination of materials.

Inuuteq Storch – 'Who We Are' [17:22]

For Inuuteq Storch found images and archive projects have developed into a project where he wants to tell Greenland history from the Greenlandic perspective, “because many of the documents and photos we have are by people who came to Greenland.”

Sigurður Guðmundsson – 'There is No Visual Language' [13:59]

As an Icelandic artist, poetry and literature is inevitable, according to Sigurður Guðmundsson. In the video, he shares his philosophies on art and love.

Roni Horn – 'Saying Water' [39:11]

Have you ever stood by a river and stared into the black water? In this video acclaimed artist Roni Horn takes us down by the riverside, performing a powerful 40 minute monologue based on her associations with water, including tales of sex and murder.

Ragnar Kjartansson – 'I'm Not an Authentic Human Being' [44:14]

Icelandic visual artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s world of art, is filled with clichés. And he’s not afraid to use them. From a heartbroken crooner in a white suit to a half a year performance as a macho painter, Kjartansson gives a tour into his oeuvre and his studio space.

Karin Sander – 'The Brutality of Walls' [07:25]

Karin Sander, born in Bensberg, lives in Berlin and Zurich. In her artistic practice, she questions given situations in relation to their structural, social and historical contexts and makes them visible using a range of media.

Lawrence Weiner – 'The Means to Answer Questions' [12:20]

American artist Lawrence Weiner is regarded as a founding figure of Postminimalism’s Conceptual arm in the 1960s. In this interview Weiner philosophises on how the artist can present things people might not have noticed. Art is not meant to answer questions, but rather to ask them.

Nanna Debois Buhl – 'Time Travelling with Photography' [09:32]

Nanna Debois Buhl is a Danish visual artist, who works with photographs, installations, films, site-specific works in public spaces, and artist’s books. Buhl discusses her project ‘Cloud Behaviour’ (2018), where she photographed clouds and processed them in a colour developer.

Ebbe Stub Wittrup – 'Who Owns Culture?' [18:08]

Ebbe Stub Wittrup works across a wide range of media – from photography to sculpture. He invests a lot of energy into researching his projects and seeks to find parallels for example in the botanical and historical world.

This talk explores performance art, focusing on Teo Ala-Ruona's practice. Ala-Ruona investigates how somatic fiction influences perceptions of the human body, its technological essence, and psycho-physical extremes. His work intertwines linguistic, semiotic, technological, and biological aspects, exploring techno-trans-masculinity, sexuality, and eco-normative "naturalness." He does this through a blend of autobiographical and theoretical texts, scientific research, fiction, and bodily exercises.

For CHART 2024, we are delighted to present a talk between Teo Ala-Ruona and Storm Møller Madsen, PhD, from the University of Copenhagen. Madsen's research areas include performance art, body-based performance, questions of representation, transgender identity, dramaturgical and curatorial methodologies, as well as the relationship between performance and embodiment.

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen’s praxis is based on performativity and performance art, transformed, and translated into different medias. The productions involve the body and scripted texts. She gathers, adapts and universalizes her narratives in both a critical and humorous approach regarding issues such as identity, culture and social relations and constellations.

For the Performance Programme at CHART 2024, Rasmussen will perform 'Afraid of ME'. In this performance, the audience will encounter a middle-aged woman, all dressed up and supposedly from the art industry, standing with handwritten signs in public space around Charlottenborg. The sentences are direct, some quite personal, though open for interpretation. Distancing herself from the art fair, she is trying to catch attention, while sending out mixed signals and creating an awkward situation….

In this talk artist duo Rhoda Ting & Mikkel Bojesen and the Globe Institute explores their collaborative practice, which merges art, science, and technology. Together, they investigate speculative futures and explore how art can help us move affirmatively beyond the Anthropocene. Participants include: Rhoda Ting & Mikkel Bojesen, and Luke Holman, scientist from Globe Institute. Moderated by Kasper Opstrup, PHD, Copenhagn University, researcher and writer specializing in hybrids of art/literature, occultism and radical politics as counter-culture and underground phenomenons.

This talk explores the evolving relationship between AI and human creativity. In 2017, Stephen Hawking suggested that AI might one day surpass human intelligence. But does AI truly exceed human capabilities, or is it still shaped and guided by us, particularly in the realm of art? We will examine whether AI can be harnessed and refined to collaborate on artworks and exhibitions that push the boundaries of conventional imagination. Participants include: Emilie Boe Bierlich, Project Researcher SMK, Arvida Byström, artist and Michael Connor, Co-Director Rhizome. Moderated by Fatos Üstek independent curator and writer.

Teo Ala-Ruona is a performance artist based in Helsinki. In his work, he explores the possibilities of somatic fiction to influence our perceptions of the human body, its technological essence, and psycho-physical extremes. His works investigate the intertwining of linguistic, semiotic, technological, and biological existence, exploring techno-trans-masculinity, sexuality, and eco-normative narratives of "naturalness." He examines these by interweaving autobiographical and theoretical texts, scientific research, fiction, and bodily exercises.

Even Minn is a Helsinki-based writer and dramaturg working in the fields of performing arts and literature. Their latest works include Enter Exude (Kiasma Theatre 2023), Alien Mother (Vleeshal 2023) and Deep Time Trans (Baltic Circle 2021). On Tuesdays they host Queer Writing Group on zoom.

For the Performance Programme at CHART 2024, performance artist Teo Ala-Ruona and the dramaturg Even Minn will present ‘Anabolic Spectacle’ a collaborative creation between the two of them.

'Anabolic Spectacle' is a solo performance in the form of a feverish eruption of identity construction. It's a textual overload, drawing inspiration from the language of men's online magazines, dreamlike imagery, and the process of strategic mastering of one's own body. It seeks to articulate a labyrinthe of fantasies, restless nights and the impact of the categorical gaze on a non-normative body. The performance sees the transmasculine body as an incompatible territory for hegemonic masculine narratives - a realm where the capitalist ideals of the optimized self begin to crumble.

Marcus Leslie Singleton is a self-taught artist best known for his distinctive figurative paintings and pointed yet subtle observations. Singleton’s practice offers implicit critiques of contemporary social and political issues. Simultaneously, his work invites viewers to examine the dialogue around social constructs, culture, and spirituality. His presentation of multiple timelines both highlight and celebrate multiplicity in society and detail the parallel realities of joy and hardship in a figurative language. Using spontaneity, scale, and expressive placement of colour, Singleton’s paintings offer a jovial perspective that is both poignant and bold.

For CHART 2024, we are delighted to present a talk between Marcus Leslie Singleton and Fatoş Üstek, an independent curator and writer based in London whose work includes curating the annual Frieze Sculpture exhibition in Regent’s Park 2023 and she recently published the book ‘The Art Institution of Tomorrow’.

Kunstteater is a performance based cross-disciplinary project founded in 2018 by Danish artist Mathias Dyhr. Central to Dyhr's work in Kunstteater are experiments with spatial and durational formats within art institutions, theatres and public space, as well as his many collaborations with a broad variety of professionals from different artistic fields.

For the Performance Programme at CHART 2024, Kunstteater's three-meter-tall stilt character, the infant dandy 'Baby' played by circus performer Michiel Tange van Leewen will stroll around the grounds of Charlottenborg and Kongens Nytorv in the performance Sunday Afternoon especially made for the occasion.