Grønningen: FOCUS

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.