Programme 2023

In collaboration with our key partner UBS, we are pleased to present a panel discussion featuring a variety of dedicated individuals from the art world, exploring the philanthropic potential and ethical dimensions of collecting art. The conversation will delve into the positive social impact of collecting art as well as the collectors’ responsibilities when purchasing artworks, emphasising the importance of fairness, integrity and transparency. Moderated by Marco Antonini, working with Art Sponsorship Partnerships, Family Advisory, Art and Collecting at UBS, participants in the talk will include: Piergiorgio Pepe, President of Quantum Ethics, Fatoş Üstek, Curator and Writer, and Julie Quottrup Silbermann, Director of CHART.

Join us for a panel discussion focusing on accessibility in architecture and design. The talk will explore how innovative design can emphasise universal principles that foster inclusivity, user-friendliness and consideration for diverse needs. By embracing universal design, the discussion will highlight how buildings and public space can be transformed to provide equal access, and enhance quality of life, for all individuals. Moderated by design professional Sarah Müllertz, founder of jewellery brand KINRADEN and former Partner and Head of Global Design at Henning Larsen Architects. Panel participants include: Architect and Founder of Wingårdhs Architects, Gert Wingårdh, Architect Camilla Ryhl Ph.D whom is specialised in the sensory qualities of architecture as well as the interpretation and implementation of universal design as a multidisciplinary value-based ethos and Interior Architect and In-house Architect at Polestar, Rong Guan, previously Senior Lead Architect for Hirsch Bedner Associates Studio in Shanghai.

How do you start an art collection? When can you call yourself a collector? Gain inspiration from prominent art collectors in Scandinavia as well as insight into how to nurture your own collection in this wide-ranging panel discussion. Moderated by Julie Quottrup Silbermann, Director of CHART, participants in the talk include: Khurram Jamil, private collector, Saskia Neuman, Stockholm-based gallerist, and Therese Möllenhoff, Director of the Canica Art Collection in Oslo.

Ragnar Kjartansson is an artist who lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland. An underlying sense of pathos and irony connect all of Kjartansson’s works, as the artist blurs the distinctions between mediums, approaching his painting practice as performance, likening his films to paintings, and his performances to sculpture. Throughout, Kjartansson conveys an interest in beauty and its banality, and he uses durational, repetitive performance as a form of exploration.

For CHART 2023, we are delighted to present a talk between Ragnar Kjartansson and Tine Colstrup, Curator at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, where Kjartansson’s work is currently the subject of a large-scale retrospective exhibition.

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Join us for a panel discussion, featuring experts from different strands of the art world, offering valuable insights into the considerations that come into play when artworks are being acquired for different destinations. Participants include: Arja Miller, Director of Helsinki Art Museum and Helsinki Biennial, Christine Buhl Andersen, Board Member of Ny Calrsbergfondet and Glyptoteket, and Peder Lund, Founder and Owner of Oslo-based gallery Peder Lund. Moderated by the Swiss-Swedish journalist Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar, the conversation will explore how the process varies when purchasing artwork for museums, private foundations and public foundations, as well as other contexts.

Klara Kristalova’s works often describe transformations of various kinds. She is interested in transitional stages between childhood and adulthood, man and nature, and dream and reality. The artist is mostly known for her sculptures in glazed stoneware, but also works with bronze, mixed media and works on paper.

For CHART 2023, we are delighted to present a talk between Klara Kristalova and Marijana Schneider, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum der Moderne in Salzburg.

Giorgio Celin is a Barcelona-based visual artist whose vibrant figurative paintings stem from his idiosyncratic lived experiences, fantasies and memories. Celin’s work explores themes of migration, belonging, queerness, intimacy and nostalgia. Characterised by bold figures and vivid colours, the artist’s canvases effortlessly capture, and offer an alternative narrative to, the stories of the Latinx diaspora.

For CHART 2023, we are delighted to present a talk between Giorgio Celin and Zippora Elders, Chief Curator and Head of the Curatorial Department & Outreach at Gropius Bau in Berlin.

Ann Lislegaard is well-known internationally for her visionary videos, animations, and sound-light installations that engage storytelling—specifically science fiction—to explore the malleability of human perception. In Lislegaard's work, experiences of simulated environments are created using an interdisciplinary approach that combines architecture and cinema, fictional narratives as well as ideas that explore the relationship between human beings, machines, and animals.

For CHART 2023 we are delighted to present a talk between Ann Lislegaard and Caroline Ugelstad, Director of Exhibitions and Collections and Chief Curator at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Oslo.

A panel discussion exploring the significance of art in public space and the role of art in urban development. The panel features a diverse range of participants, including Ebbe Stub Wittrup, an artist with experience in creating art both for pre-existing buildings and new constructions, Poul Høilund an architect specialising in destination development, and Maria Eichhorn, an art consultant working for Statens Kunstråd to increase the scope of art in the public sphere. Moderated by Anne Mette Rahbæk, Head of Development at Realdania By & Byg.

Lulama Wolf is a visual artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Wolf’s paintings aim to challenge various concepts of modernity and reclaim the language of time. Striving to promote a sense of community in all aspects of her work, Wolf’s practice actively engages in dialogue with both her artistic and familial predecessors.

For CHART 2023, we are delighted to present a talk between Lulama Wolf and Fatoş Üstek, an independent curator and writer based in London. In October 2023, Üstek will curate Frieze Sculpture 2023, London.

Leo Park is a Stockholm-based painter. Using a distinctly contemporary form of expression, Park delves into art history to fuse traditional imagery with modern references and sensibilities, in a playful search for new perspectives relating to the tradition of painting. The results are oil paintings that pay homage to legendary artists, while still appearing decidedly fresh.

For CHART 2023, we are delighted to present a talk between Leo Park and Markús Þór Andrésson, Chief Curator of Exhibitions and Public Engagement at Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland.

What makes artist books significant and deserving of collection? Listen to a panel discussion on the subject moderated by the art historian and author Thomas Millroth featuring Sara Lubich, co-founder of platform for artists' books Bladr, Sunna Ástþórsdóttir, Director and Chair of the Living Art Museum, Reykjavík and Rita Marhaug, Head of the Board at Foreningen Trykkeriet, a center for contemporary printmaking in Bergen, and co-founder of the publisher Codex Polaris. Among other things, the conversation will explore the unique qualities, artistic merits and broader cultural value of artist books.

Frances Goodman’s work employs the materials of the beauty industry to interrogate the portrayal of women in contemporary society, thereby drawing attention to popular cultural definitions that narrow the possibilities of identity to extremes of consumption, obsession, desire, and anxiety. Physical presentation and transformation are both a crushing expectation and a source of empowerment for the archetypes in Goodman’s elaborate sculptures and installations.

For CHART 2023, we are delighted to present a talk between Frances Goodman 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.

Join us for a panel discussion taking you behind the scenes of some of Denmark's most visionary companies that strategically collaborate with contemporary artists. The conversation between Mads Nørgaard, CEO and Founder of Mads Nørgaard, Rose Eken, Visual Artist and Anders Byriel, CEO of Kvadrat explores why companies are integrating art into the corporate environment, the different possible forms that the relationship between artist and business can take, and the potential for mutually positive impact and creative connection when these relationships are formed. The talk will be moderated by Michael Solgaard, the author of the book ‘Med Kunsten som Indsats – møder mellem erhvervsliv og samtidskunst’ also presented at CHART Book Fair by Strandberg Publishing.