Publications → kunsten.nu
As a participant in the New Arts Writer Program, led by editor Ole Bak Jakobsen at kunsten.nu (now Art Matter), I contributed several published articles between 2022 and 2023. My writing explored key themes in contemporary art, offering critical insights and fresh perspectives to a broader audience.
"The intention is to offer an expanded perspective on Danishness".
Julienne Doko is the choreographer behind the exhibition Embodied Journeys, which explores the gaze on the Black body through art, dance, and performance. "Skin colour in itself means nothing, but it has gained significance due to history and colonialism," she explains in this interview.
Interview by Rikke Bank, June 3rd 2023.
© Succession H. Matisse/VISDA 2023.
The idea of the museum as an 'aesthetic haven' is no longer viable. SMK must re-engage in the debate!
The documentary White Balls on Walls addresses the lack of diversity and blind spots in terms of representation at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and how its director and team are working to correct this. The film invites reflection on how these issues are tackled within Denmark, leading to a call for action: the Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK) – with a new director at the helm – must once again step into the contact zone to continue challenging the limited artistic expression.
Debate article by Rikke Bank, April 19th 2023.
Maria Meinild: New Feeling. Photo: Malle Madsen.
Maria Meinild’s chair play is a surreal experience.
Do you ever talk to chairs? Maria Meinild’s exhibition New Feeling at Den Frie Udstillingsbygning invites thoughtful dialogue with objects. Through video and installation art, she unfolds a social-psychological object theatre that presents strangely enchanting role-playing scenarios.
Review by Rikke Bank, March 4th 2023.
Kristine Møller: Duir. Photo: Assisterende Indsættelser.
Art in the Cemetery – an Invitation to Rethink Artistic Spaces.
The alternative exhibition concept Assisterende Indsættelser hosts art exhibitions in a cemetery in Copenhagen, where only the artist and the organising group are invited to experience the exhibition live. However, everyone is welcome to follow along on Instagram. Read more here about the background of the project.
Background article by Rikke Bank, October 27th 2022.