Contemporary Culture: Copenhagen Podcast

Yet another mix, this time with some of my EDM/ Synth Pop favourites mixed by yours truly, including, Robyn, Ionnalee and more.

Friends, Eddy and Nikki from KeithFem(.com) in Berlin, join to review the surrealist women exhibition on at Louisiana until November 8th, titled "Fantastiske Kvinder" (Fantastic Women). The show showcases 34 underated female artists from the movement. We share our favourite works and add some context to them through a contemporary lens. In the same vein, our special guests sprinkle in some female power punk anthems from their HardcoreTuesday show to break up the dialog. You can follow them on their socials @hardcore_tuesday_f_em

I decided to do an original R and B Mix with the full range of the female vocal spectrum, interpreted by yours truly including Brandy, Monifah, Soul II Soul and plenty more. XXOO Enjoy

We are joined by a David Shrigley super fan, who also happens to be an amazing friend, Andrzej Ford, to review "DO NOT TOUCH THE WORMS" currently at Copenhagen Contemporary and Tal R's sculpture exhibition, "Animals and People" at Glyptoteket. Man, do we miss his accent! Enjoy

Fabric Softener is a live radio program by good friends, Isabella Sobieski and Claire Gusko focusing on hip-hop and R & B from today and yesterday. They invited Brandon to select some of his favourite summer songs for a break from the turmoil in the world. Enjoy your summer everyone! Be back in the Fall.

I did a new mix featuring some of my favourite lesser known (mostly female) rappers; including, Kamaiyah, Heather B, Rapsody, Ivy Sole and more. "Bop Ya Head 2 Dis One" xoxo

As a country, Denmark has completed the first phase of the COVID-19 protocols outlined in the second half of March 2020. Going forward, we are all anticipating being out and together again. In this episode, we look at what that means for the Danish cultural institutions, with special guest Camilla Jalving, the deputy director of collections, research and conservation at SMK museum, along with our Mathilde Helnæs of Søro Museum.

Still in quarantine and still mixing, hoping everyone is close to their families. I wanted to send a wink to mine back home all the way from across the pond. Special thanks to my cousin, Belinda Richardson Gleaton, who doesn't know I did this (don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness). This mix includes music from, Funkadelic, Zogo, Alicia Myers, Chaka Khan, Disclosure, Nana Love and more. xoxo

...and the quarantine continues, luckily so does the music. The genre is fluid, hopefully your dance moves are too, featuring: Laurie Andersen, Northern Voice, Kokoko!, Full Crate, Gil Scott-Heron, MHD, Kanye West, Andreya Triana, NIMMO & Lion Babe

We are, hopefully in the middle of a, not too much longer, Novel Corona quarantine in Denmark. As we all binge through countless hours of Netflix and the like, Mathilde and I took the time to provide some alternative ways of spending your time online, including; games, literature, performance art and, of course, more movies. Be well everyone and stay separated.

Since everyone in Denmark is stuck inside because of the Corona Virus COVID, I thought I'd do a mellow #RandB mix featuring: Tamia - "Officially Missing You" Quadron - "Sea Salt" Calvin Harris (Frank Ocean, Migos) - Slide Enjoy

CPH : DOX 2020 is coming (March 18th - 29th)! We have all the info you'll need to know, our list of suggestions and, as always, music. Listen for our tips, tricks and must see films/ concerts happening during the festival. Mathilde Helnæs co-hosts.

Go to see them when they open or catch them before they close. This is a list of exhibitions happening in Copenhagen in February and March of 2020. Tell them we sent you!

After the cancellation of Art Basel Hong Kong and the postponement of many major auctions worldwide, we decided to dig deeper to discuss how the outbreak of the Corona Virus is directly effecting art markets in the western world and speculate what will happen next. Mathilde Helnæs co-hosts.

Everything you need to know, didn't know and should look for in his work. RIP John Baldessari. :(

Go see them when they open or catch them before they close. This is a list of exhibitions happening in Copenhagen all of January 2020. Tell them we sent you!

The year is over! Mathilde and I talk about our favourite concerts, exhibitions and music we heard and saw over the last year. We even dropped in some holiday music you didn't know existed!

Mathilde Helnæs joins to preview the "Language Hospital" exhibition at Sorø Kunstmuseum (extended until February 2nd). The exhibition raises questions around the language and methodologies we use to describe emotions and pain to medical professionals. Also, how the UK and Canada have included fine art and culture to their health services, in order to save them money, time and resources.

Everything you need to know, didn't know and should look for in her work. The complete starter guide for Marina Abramović.

Go see them when they open or catch them before they close. This is a list of exhibitions happening in Copenhagen December 2019. Tell them we sent you!

Go to see them when they open or catch them before they close. This is a list of exhibitions happening in Copenhagen the 2nd half of November 2019. Tell them we sent you!

Everything you need to know, didn't know and should look for in his work.

Go to see them when they open or catch them before they close. This is a list of exhibitions happening in Copenhagen the first half of November 2019. Tell them we sent you!

The satellite is to broadcast television as the internet is to social media. The technology has changed but the rhetoric around an impending A.I. New World Order has not. How does Nam June Paik's video work, "Good Morning Mr. Orwell" resonate in today's artistic landscape? Also, Brandon is back from an extensive European tour ready to tell about the Venice Biennale 2019 and A.I. influenced art, Mathilde Helnæs co-host.

Performance artist and friend of the show, David Sebastian Lopez Restrepo, gives us the rundown on all things within contemporary performance art; black and white clothes, no clothes, red paint, slow motion twerking and of course the rolling on the floor. All in preparation for his upcoming festival weekend, Body Landscapes 2019.

On this episode, Mathilde and I review Art Fair Weekend in Copenhagen before giving an update on how small and large influencers in the Global Art Market are actively approaching sustainability.

We preview Enter Art Fair with Masha Faurschou of Sabsay Gallery, Khora Contemporary and the Faurschou Foundation. How are artists using virtual and augmented reality and how are collectors responding? Mathilde Healnæs guest host as always (with music from Uhørt Festival).

After the recent resignation of Warren Kanders from the Whitney Museum in New York, we ask where do trustees come from and what it is they actually do?

Review: Elmgreen & Dragset curate a brilliant Vilhelm Hammershøi exhibition @ Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK) that not only displays the best examples of the painter’s work but raise eternal questions about life in the home for contemporary international artists. Emilia Bergmark from the Royal Danish Academy guest hosts.

PAIN comes to Paris. Now What?! Where should the money for large institutions come from? As international governments cut down on institutional funding and private funding is rejected for ethical reasons, how will institutions support themselves? We try to offer some solutions. Mathilde Helnæs guest hosts.

Where do we define the line between sexuality, nudity and pornography? We review the current exhibition, 'Art and Porn' at Aros museum (coming soon Kunsthal Charlottenborg in the fall). Also, what roll does social media have to play in it all? Mathilde Helnæs guest hosts.

Copenhagen Photo Festival Review: The 'new' face of White Extremists as seen by Espen Rasmussen; an open dialog between the rich and poor through their living rooms by Jana Sophia Nolle. Also, major museums say no to Big Pharma money and what happened to the Hip Hop at Distortion?

This one is dedicated to discovering new music during Distortion 2019. Mathilde Helnæs and I guess what is good, talk about what we already love, and give you tips and tricks to find good music during the festival.

Mathilde Helnæs and I talk about our experiences during Copenhagen Art Week 2019. "Contemporary Cultures of Display" how have exhibition spaces evolved over the last 100 years? What are we tired of, challenged by and moving towards; including our critique of the Axel Tower's "The Final Exhibition", Brønshøj Water Tower's bachelor degree show and Copenhagen Contemporary's opening night, with music from Distortion 2019.

"Back 2 Back" with guest co-host Mathilde Helnæs! Caution: Where have all the art jobs gone? How much does a museum cost? Olafur Eliasson's newest million dollar installation is coming state side. New EU laws enforce copyright law on social media. 

It's spring and we're back with a new format with guest co-host Mathilde Helnæs from Sorø Museum. What's next for Notre-Dame? Where do block chain and fine art overlap? What was it like to date Warhol? Dea Trier Mørch's Linographs at Louisiana explained.

We were invited to the home of Ole Faarup of the Ole Faarup Kunstfond. Ole is a Danish Art collector with 40 years experience. He began in the 80s in New York with Basquiat and Warhol and believes strongly in supporting new young artists. We talked about his collection, collecting and how it will go on living after he is gone.  Also on this episode, we talked with Mattis Curth of Art Land. Art Land is a phone and tablet app focused on servicing young collectors. The company believes in making information available to potential buyers to improve their art buying experience. Mattis and his brother got the idea for the app during their masters when they became art enthusiasts. The music included in this episode is Chynna, who will be performing at Vega December 3rd 2018.

This episode, we asked a simple question to two complex progressive thinkers. What is curating? It features Mette Woller, (www.mettewoller.com) who just resigned as head curator for @roskildefestival, and Irene Campolmi, (www.irenecampolmi.com) whose recent projects include #whatif @kunsthalcharlottenborg, as well as, the performance and talk programs @codeartfair. We talked about their practice, their agendas, the purpose of art institutions, art fairs and financing, among a lot of other things. The music in this episode is Master Chic "Nake Penda Piya" and "Student Night" by Sandy B. Don't forget to find us on social, if you haven't already, @cc_copenhagen.  

It's Art Fair weekend in Copenhagen! Code Art Fair 2018 will take place at the Bella Center from August 30th until September 2nd. Code Art Fair brings over 60 international galleries to Denmark, all hoping to introduce their artists to the Scandinavian market. This episode includes; Tristian Koenig (Melbourne), Bernak Kharabi from Zilberman Gallery (Berlin/ Instanbul), Alise Careva from Careva Contemporary (Riga) and Josee Bienvenue (New York) with music by FAKA. The gallerists explain the importance of Code Art Fair and why they're traveling all the way to Denmark. Exhibited Artists: Seth Diego Birchall (Tristian Koenig) Pedro Gómez-Egaña (Zilberman Gallery)  Heba Y. Amin (Zilberman Gallery) Guido Casaretto (Zilberman Gallery) Alpin Arda Bagcik (Zilberman Gallery) Kaspars Zarins (Careva Contemporary) Kristaps Ancans (Careva Contemporary) Fernanda Fragateiro (Josee Beinvenu Gallery) Marco Maggi (Josee Beinvenu Gallery) Marti Cormand (Josee Beinvenu Gallery) Links: https://www.tristiankoenig.com/index.html http://zilbermangallery.com/ https://www.carevacontemporary.com/ http://www.joseebienvenugallery.com/ http://www.siyakaka.com/about-1/

This episode previews gallerists participating in Chart Art Fair 2018 in Copenhagen at Kunsthal Charlottenborg from August 31st to September 2nd. It features Magnus Karlsson (Sweden), Sara Berner Bengtsson from Galerie Forsblom (Finland/ Sweden) and Timothy Persons from Gallery Taik Persons (Berlin); with music by Ravi Kumar. Chart Art Fair is made up of 32 of the most influential galleries in The Scandinavian and Nordic regions. Brandon talked to the gallerists about the artists they will show at the fair, their galleries program and what patrons should expect at such a young and prestigious fair. Galleri Magnus Karlsson will have a solo exhibition of Peter Köhler's water color drawings from his "Crepuscular Tales" series. Magnus explained where he believes drawing as a medium is placed in relation to the current art ecosystem. Galerie Forsblum will exhibit works by Matthias van Arkel and a semi-documentary, titled "HEAVY," directed by Theo Bat Schandorff about the gallery's artist, Toni R. Toivonen’s life and work. Sara defines semi-documentary and why art fairs are necessary in the current art market. Timothy Persons and his gallery will exhibit photographic works from his Helsinki School Artists. The Helsinki School is an educational approach dating back over 20 years to Aalto University and is currently in its 5th generation. He believes The Helsinki School methodology has been able to raise the standard of artistic practice for Finnish artists. Links: https://chartartfair.com/ http://www.gallerimagnuskarlsson.com/ http://www.galerieforsblom.com/exhibitions http://gallerytaikpersons.com/ https://www.facebook.com/weareravikumar    

This episode is recorded live from Roskilde 2018. It includes artist Pleun Van Dijk (@P_L_E_U_N). She talked about the moral issues involved with cloning and body manipulation. Second is Miguel Januario (@MaisMenos), who's art work critiques and provokes political structures in the world economy. Last is Sandra Mujinga (@iamsandramujinga) and FAKA (@felagucci and @desiremarea), They talk about how their work celebrates their queer african roots while avoiding tokenism in the art and fashion world. Co-hosted by festival coordinator Gry Arendse Voss (@gryarendse) with music from Sandra Mujinga's DJ set during the festival and, as always, hosted by Brandon Schell.

This episode includes another pair of 2018 graduates from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. Emilia Bergmark discusses her piece "Heaven and Earth"  (2018) with host Brandon Schell. Her final thesis was an installation piece that included a anamorphic Alessi 1991 tea kettle who is a starving artist working at a space station as a server. The second guest is Albin Werle. Albin's works focus on classic game design, however, he focuses on the community and interaction of the players rather than the traditional binary concepts of winning and losing. His online game titled, "Passing"  (2016), can be found on his website through the link. Him and Brandon also discussed his masters thesis, which was a group of board games titled, "Ten Spells for Humanity or a Poison Dart for the Ruling Class" (2018). During its exhibition at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, visitors were invited to play the games and Albin was there to give them instruction. The music in this episode is Swedish rapper Silvana Imam. The song included in the episode is called "IMAM COBAIN".

Episode 002 is co-hosted by @petrawarming from #houseofkilling. Including: David Sebastian Lopez Restrepo from @performancekokkenet (Performance Kitchen) We sat down to talk about the stigma of #Amager, Egardo Vigo, 'ready-made' art and visitor participation, all of which, he includes during his 2018 'Amager Pedestrians'' performance. ...find him on Facebook & Instagram: @performancekokkenet #amager #egardovigo #readymadeart #performancekitchen #pragsboulevard61 #foundobjects #amagerpedestrians #eksrummet #grillandtalk #polylandscapes #nordicislands #umbertoeco & George Koutsouris, who recently graduated with an MA from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. This is his fourth degree and his third masters. He has an audio engineering background and uses his technical knowhow to make his 'opt art' influenced pieces. He exhibited his final work, 'A Strangers Attractor'  @kunsthalcharlottenborg . We talked about museums, institutions, his aspirations for the future. www.georgekoutsouris.com or instagram @georgekoutsouris #soundart #installationart #immersiveart #acousticart #artengineering #optart The featured music on this episode is Leikeli47 'Attitude'

This is contemporary art in Copenhagen. Episode 001 includes choreographer Runa Norheim talking about contemporary performance art, site-specific work and audience participation. The second interview is video/photography student Johanne Stoffersen who talks about The Royal Danish Academy, auto-biographical work and the anxiety of exhibiting. Last, is curator Julie Jane Nissen of FSK who talked about aesthetics, funding projects and the practicalities of curating. The music within this episode is German rapper Kwam.e for more info please follow us on instagram: cc_copenhagen or go to their individual websites and socials: Runa Norheim runanorheim.com @runanorheim Johanne Stoffersen https://www.johannestoffersen.com/ @Johannestffrsn Julie Jane Nissen foreningenforsamtidskunst.dk/en/ @foreningenforsamtidskunst Music by Kwam.E Kwamizza on FB