CHART Talks

In this episode, we dive into the dynamic collaboration of the project "We Are All Hybrids", with artist duo Rhoda Ting & Mikkel Bojesen and Luke Holman from the Globe Institute. Blending art, science, and technology, this project delves into speculative futures, asking how art can guide us towards an affirmative shift beyond the Anthropocene. Inspired by animals and species from Holman’s rese...

In this episode, we dive into the collaboration between artists Johannes Sivertsen and Modou Dieng Yacine, who creatively explore themes of territory, identity, and belonging. Through painting and photography, Sivertsen and Dieng Yacine examine the lasting impacts of colonial history and the sense of being "in-between" that shapes their identities. They reflect on how representation (or lack there...

In this episode, we explore the textured and layered world of artist Pia Ferm, who exhibited a solo booth with Saskia Neuman Gallery at CHART 2024. Known for her work with fiber, textile, and stone, Ferm draws from landscapes to blend figuration and abstraction, crafting each piece through weaving, tufting, and carving—sometimes building her own looms. Joining her is contemporary art critic and cu...

In this episode, join us for a conversation with the Jury for CHART Architecture 2024 and a member of the winning team behind Breeze Pavilion, as they share insights into the unique approach and values shaping New Nordic Architecture. The panel features Jonas Sarantaris from the Breeze Pavilion team, Søren Pihlmann, Founder of pihlmann architects, and Jakob Brandtberg Knudsen, Dean of Architecture...

In this episode we feature an artist talk with Trine Søndergaard, a photography-based visual artist, and Saara Hacklin, Chief Curator of Contemporary Art Museum KIASMA in Finland – recorded live during CHART 2024. The conversation starts with Søndegaard's first experiences with a camera at primary school and goes on to cover her early experiences as an artist working with painting and drawing,...

In this episode, we discuss the medium of performance art, focusing on the unique practice of Teo Ala-Ruona, an artist with a deep love for text, or words, and their transformative power. Known for investigating "somatic fiction," Ala-Ruona explores how the human body’s boundaries are perceived and reshaped through technological and psycho-physical extremes. Their work weaves together au...

In this episode, we are delighted to present a conversation between New York-based, self-taught artist Marcus Leslie Singleton, known for his distinctive figurative paintings that blend pointed social commentary with subtle, joyful observations, and Fatoş Üstek, an independent curator and writer based in London, whose recent work includes curating the 2023 Frieze Sculpture exhibition and authoring...

Listen to an insightful conversation about Artificial Intelligence between Arvida Byström, contemporary artist, Michael Connor, Co-Director of Rhizome, and Fatos Üstek, independent curator and writer – recorded live during CHART 2024. Does AI have the potential to transcend human creativity in the arts? Together the panelists discuss the different ways in which new AI technologies are influencing...

In this episode of the CHART Talks podcast, we explore the pioneering world of architect Jan Gehl, a visionary in human-centric urban design, inspired by a question once posed to him: Why are architects not interested in people?—igniting his lifelong quest to reshape city planning. Gehl’s philosophy, honed through his groundbreaking book Life Between Buildings, has transformed public spaces in cit...

For the third episode in a new season of the CHART Talks podcast, we are happy to share a recording of a conversation between the artist Nina Beier and Aram Moshayedi, the current interim chief curator at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and curator-in-residence at Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City, where he recently oversaw the exhibition Nina Beier Casts. Together, they discuss the...

For the second episode in a new season of the CHART Talks podcast, we are happy to share a recording of a conversation between Mikkel Hansen, retired handball player, and art collector; Karen Bro, journalist and art collector; and Julie Quottrup Silbermann, Director of CHART; moderated by Swiss-Swedish art enthusiast Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar. Together, they talk about what collecting means to...

For the first episode in a new season of the CHART Talks podcast, we are happy to share a recording of a conversation between the photographer Inuuteq Storch and Stephanie Cristello, Chicago-based art critic, curator, and author. The conversation was recorded live at CHART 2024, during the exhibition period for ‘Rise of the Sunken Sun,’ the artist's solo exhibition in the Danish Pavilion as pa...

For the tenth episode of the CHART Talks podcast, we are delighted to share a recording of a panel discussion moderated by Anne Mette Rahbæk, Head of Development at Realdania By & Byg featuring 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,...

At CHART 2023, we were delighted to present a talk between the visual artist Giorgio Celin and Zippora Elders, Chief Curator and Head of the Curatorial Department & Outreach at Gropius Bau in Berlin. The conversation was recorded live at Charlottenborg and occasionally refers to a visual presentation featuring images of the solo presentation that Celin was exhibiting with NEVVEN as part of the...

Listen to a discussion between experts from the architectural field, centering around accessibility, diversity and universal design. Recorded live at CHART 2023 this talk was moderated by Sarah Müllertz , founder of jewellery brand KINRADEN and former Partner and Head of Global Design at Henning Larsen Architects . Panelists included: Architect and Founder of Wingårdhs Architects , Gert Wingårdh,...

Listen to an inspiring panel discussion exploring how some of Denmark's most innovative companies collaborate with contemporary artists. Recorded live at CHART 2023 this talk was moderated by the Michael Solgaard, the author of ‘Med Kunsten som Indsats – møder mellem erhvervsliv og samtidskunst’. The conversation also features Mads Nørgaard, CEO and Founder of Mads Nørgaard, Rose Eken, Visual...

At CHART 2023, we were delighted to present a talk between the painter Leo Park and Markús Þór Andrésson, Chief Curator of Exhibitions and Public Engagement at Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland. The conversation was recorded live at Charlottenborg where Leo Park was exhibiting a solo presentation of new paintings with Gallery Steinsland Berliner as part of the art fair. Starting off by talking about t...

Why should we collect art? What role do foundations and museums play in making art accessible to ordinary people? Explore these questions and many more in an insightful conversation between some of the most influential arts professionals working in the Nordic region today. Recorded live at CHART 2023 this talk was moderated by the Swiss-Swedish journalist Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar. The conversat...

Listen to an insightful conversation between contemporary artist Lulama Wolf and Fatoş Üstek, writer, curator and author of 'The Art Institution of Tomorrow' – a forthcoming book scheduled for publication in April 2024. The conversation coincided with Lulama Wolf's exhibition 'Common Effort,' in dialogue with works by Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, at Eighteen Gallery. Covering everythi...

Listen to a talk between contemporary artist Klara Kristalova and Marijana Schneider, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum der Moderne in Salzburg, recorded live at CHART 2023. The conversation coincided with a significant presentation of new sculptures by Kristalova at CHART with Galleri Magnus Karlsson. Starting with the Kristalova’s treatment of ceramics as 3-dimensional drawings, the conv...

How do you start an art collection? When can you call yourself a collector? Gain insight from those responsible for prominent art collections throughout the Nordics in this recording of a panel discussion that took place live as part of the Talks programme at CHART 2023. Moderated by Director of CHART, Julie Quottrup Silbermann the conversation also features: Khurram Jamil, private collector, Sask...

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