Press release_The Spring Exhibition 2016

PRESS RELEASE
The Spring Exhibition 2016
Exhibition period: 11 March – 17 April 2016
Opening: 10 March from 7 – 10pm
The exhibition is arranged by Charlottenborg Fonden
Press View: 10 March from 1 – 4pm
The Spring Exhibition is an open, juried exhibition that has been an annual recurring event at Kunsthal
Charlottenborg’s programme for 159 years. The Spring Exhibition is organized by Charlottenborg Fonden.
The Spring Exhibition 2016 presents artists from throughout the world. Many are from Denmark and
Northern Europe, but artists from countries like South Korea, Japan, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Colombia are
also behind some of the exhibited works from the fields of visual art, architecture and design.
As mentioned by jury member Thorsten Sadowsky in the exhibition catalogue, it is evident that the current
refugee debate has left a significant mark on the visual arts. Obviously, the pressing issues also play a role
in this year’s juried exhibition. Themes such as escape, migration, borders, memory and oblivion recur in
many of the very different works presented in The Spring Exhibition 2016.
Participating Artists
A total of 818 artists submitted works for The Spring Exhibition 2016. Of these, 117 were invited to show a
total of 177 works. The participating artists are:
ALPH (DK), Thomas Altheimer (DK/MX), Louka Anargyros (FR), Ana Rita Antonio (PT/NO), Grant Aston
(UK), Christina Augustesen (DK), Sergio Augusto (SE), Yinon Avior (IL), Malte Bartsch / Markus Hoffmann
(DE), Avon Bashida (DK/US), Anita Beikpour (DK), Hampus Berndtson (DK), Louise Betsholtz / Maja
Hvidtfeldt Håkansson / Maria Kristoffersen / Amanda Lyngesen / Tobias E. F. Sandberg / Troels SkovCarlsen (DK), Claus Bjerre (DK), Lotte Maja Bjerre (DK), Henrik Bo (DK), Sidsel Nielsen Bonde (DK), Trine
Bork (DK), Giulia Bowinkel / Friedemann Banz (DE), Christian Bruun (DK), Emelie Carlén (SE), Carin
Carlsson (SE), Robert Cervera (ES/UK), Julie Hviid Cetti (DK), Birgitte Christens (DK), Jasmina Cibic
(SI/UK), Nuala Clooney (UK), Mary Ann Cvahte (DK), Øystein Dahlstrøm (NO), Frederikke Dalum (DK),
Annette Dam (DK), Johan Deckmann (DK), Rickard Ljungdahl Eklund (SE), Erno Enkenberg (FI), Caspar
Eric / Antonio Gram (DK), Cathrine Ertmann (DK), Maria Bang Espersen (DK), Simon Fensholm (DK), Mie
Frederikke Fischer / Margaux Parillaud (FR/DK), Lasse Gam Folke (DK), Kåre Leander Ringling Frang (DK),
Hanne G (DK), Aase Seidler Gernes (DK), Gilbert Gordon (DK), Marija Griniuk (LT/DK), Edgar Haldane (IN),
Anne Brandhøj Hansen, Melissa Henderson (SE), Henrik Hentschel (DE/CH), Iben Høj (DK), Mendy Howe
(PH/UK), Yuanyuan Huang (CN/DE), Carl Emil Jacobsen (DK), Peter Johansson (SE), Mathias Kessler
(US), Jiwon Kim (KR), Melanie Kitti (SE), Kasper Friis Kjeldgaard (DK), Christian Klintholm (DK), Thiemo
Kloss (DE), Esmeralda Kosmatopoulos (US), Daisuke Kosugi (JP/NO), Sofia Kouloukouri (CH), Søren Krag
(DK), Emma Krantz (SE), Maya Lahmy (DK), Diana Lerrea (ES), Sanghyeok Lee (KR/DE), Søren Lilholt
(DK), Jessica MacMillan (US), Tyler Mallison (US/UK), Sebastian Mejia (CO/DE), Julia Mejnertsen (DK),
Ellen Möckel (DE), Ellen Karin Mæhlum (NO), Dorte Naomi (DK), Achilles Nasios (SE), Janne Nes (NO),
Mette Norrie (DK), Nicholas Norris (US/DE), Carolina Nylund (SE/MX), Litten Nystrøm (DK/IS), Frederik
Næblerød / Casper Aguila Christoffersen (DK), Morten Sylvest Nøhr (DK), Sarah Oakman (DK), Lucas
Odahara (BR/DE), Marie Louise Omme (US), Lorna Otero (PR), Jonas Palm (DK), Steven Pedersen (US),
Lærke Posselt (DK), Marco Philipsen Prahm (DK), Jesper Bo Rasmussen (DK), Franziska Reinbothe (DE),
Gabriel Rico (MX), Karin von Schantz (DK), Franz Schmidt (DE), Susanne Schwieter (DE), Ida Settergren
(DK), Hedvig Skjerdingstad (NO/DK), Maria Sparre-Petersen (DK), Yngvild Sæter (NO), Ada Bligaard Søby
(DK), Jeppe Søndergaard (DK), Rune Bering Sørensen / Rune Noël (DK), Bolette Søs (DK), Kenichiro
Taniguchi (JP), Emilie Thalund (DK), Martin Thaulow (DK), Charlotte Thrane (DK), Tomas Thøfner (DK),
Mogens Ulderup (DK), Mirimari Väyrynen (FI), Filip Vest (DK), Lotte Westphael (DK), Jonas Paul Wilisch
(DE), Lene Wolters (DK) and Maikie Macleod Worning (DK).
Jury and Awards
The works in The Spring Exhibition 2016 have been selected by an international jury comprised of the artist
FOS (DK), artist Molly Haslund (DK), architect Anders Abraham (DK), designer Anton Alvarez (SE) and
curator Thorsten Sadowsky (CH).
As well as selecting the works, the jury has also nominated ten artists for this year’s two jury awards: the
national solo award and the international solo award. This year’s winners will be publically announced during
speeches on the opening night. The solo awards are accompanied by an invitation to exhibit in their own
room at The Spring Exhibition next year.
The ten artists nominated for this year’s awards are: Grant Aston (UK), Emilie Carlén (SE), Jasmina Cibic
(SI/UK), Kåre Leander Ringling Frank (DK), Aase Seidler Gernes (DK), Esmeralda Kosmatopoulos (US),
Daisuke Kosugi (JP/NO), Susanne Schwieter (DE), Mogens Ulderup (DK) and Jonas Paul Wilisch (DE).
Solo Exhibitions 2016
This year’s solo exhibitions have been created by the solo award winners of 2015. The furniture designer
Maria Bruun and the architect Anne Dorthe Vester’s work FRAGMENT represents the national solo
exhibition. For the international solo exhibition, the German artist Marlon Wobst shows a series of paintings
titled Twister.
Organisation and Supporting Bodies
This year’s exhibition has been generously supported by: Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Dreyers Fond, Statens
Kunstfond, L. F. Foghts Fond, Augustinus Fonden, 15. Juni Fonden, Knud Højgaards Fond, Aage og
Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond and Københavns Billedkunstudvalg.
Catalogue
The exhibition is accompanied by a free catalogue with a survey of all the participating artists, a statement by
the jury, as well as a citation for the choice of the jury award winners in The Spring Exhibition 2016.
Press and Media
From 1 pm on March 10 photographs of the exhibition can be downloaded from the homepage of
Charlottenborg Fonden www.foraarsudstillingen.dk or via the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mu0e5j150hy20lw/AAAfmni1ip1WVMVpThvRQXDua?dl=0
For press inquiries please contact Mette Skov: + 45 40 28 29 41 /
mette@charlottenborg-fonden.dk
Opening Hours and Tickets
Tuesday - Sunday 11am – 5pm, Wednesdays 11am – 8pm.
Tickets: 60DKK / Students 40DKK / Senior citizens 40DKK/ Groups 40DKK. Children under the age of 16 are
free. Free entrance Wednesdays between 5 and 8 pm.
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