Grønningen is one of the largest as well as oldest artists’ associations in Denmark. Since 1915 the members have annually presented their current works and ideas.
This year, 33 of Grønningen’s members and two guest artists, Kaspar Bonnén and Kathrine Ærtebjerg, will be exhibiting at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art. GRØNNINGEN 2023 features paintings, objects, photography, sculpture, installation, video, textiles and much more – with one work even stretching across the building’s facade. The works embody an array of different perspectives, while also engaging in dialogue with each other in the exhibition space, adding to the artistic conversation between Grønningen’s members that continues from year to year.
Alongside the main exhibition, Grønningen also presents Grønningen FOCUS in the basement of Den Frie, an exhibition that showcases weaving as an artform. The focal point of the exhibition is Jette Thyssen, a member of Grønningen since 1979 who has explored the artistic potential of weaving from the 1950s to the present day. Also featured in the exhibition are Grønningen member Eva Steen Christensen and guests Martin Erik Andersen, Nanna Debois Buhl and Pearla Pigao, each of whom works with weaving in a broader sense.
Participating artists: Allan Otte, Anette Harboe Flensburg, Anita Jørgensen, Arne Haugen Sørensen, Astrid Kruse Jensen, Bjørn Poulsen, Elisabeth Toubro, Erik A. Frandsen, Eske Kath, Eva Koch, Eva Steen Christensen, Hans Pauli Olsen, Hjördis Haack, Ib Monrad, Jette Thyssen, Karin Lorentzen, Kaspar Bonnén (guest), Kathrine Ærtebjerg, (guest), Katja Bjørn, Kirsten Justesen, Kristofer Hultenberg, Lise Malinovsky, Mads Gamdrup, Malene Landgreen, Martin Erik Andersen (guest), Merete Barker, Michael Mørk, Mie Mørkeberg, Morten Buch, Nanna Debois Buhl (guest), Nicolai Howalt, Pearla Pigao (guest), Peter Brandes, Peter Linde Busk, Poul Agger, Poul Janus Ipsen, Ronald Burns, Ruth Campau, Tina Maria Nielsen, Trine Søndergaard
Supported by: Statens Kunstfond, Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond, Jorck’s Fond, Augustinus Fonden, Grosserer L.F. Foghts Fond, Beckett Fonden, Toyota Fonden
Events during the exhibition
1. Dec. 2023 4 – 7 pm
Opening with speeches at 4.30 and performance with Pearla Pigao at 5. Free entrance.
3. Dec. 2023 2 pm
Artist presentation in the exhibition. Requires entrance ticket.
10. Dec. 2023 1 – 5 pm
Christmas event in Café Pegasus. Sale of editions, drawings, books and more. Free entrance.
6. Jan. 2024 2 – 4 pm
Artist talk about weaving as artform in continuation of the Grønningen FOCUS exhibition. Free entrance.
21. Jan. 2024 2 pm
Artist presentation in the exhibition. Requires entrance ticket.
Photo Credits @ Allan Otte, Eva Koch, Kirsten Justesen, Pearla Pigao, Ruth Campau, Kathrine Ærtebjerg (Photo: David Stjernholm), Erik A. Frandsen.
