SPECTA

Please note: today, Thursday Sept 19, SPECTA is open from 14:00 - 17:30!

We are in the last days of Thordis Adalsteinsdottir's solo exhibition "What We Did Yesterday", don't miss it 💥

Images show:

1)
Installation view

2)
THORDIS ADALSTEINSDOTTIR
"Squirrel is momentarily overwhelmed by the insignificance of things", 2024
Acrylic and flashe on paper
40 x 30 cm + frame

3)
THORDIS ADALSTEINSDOTTIR
"Cat smokes in bed", 2024
Acrylic and flashe on paper
40 x 30 cm + frame

Frieze Sculpture 2024 is now officially open.
SPECTA is excited to be presenting two large ceramic sculptures by South African artist Frances Goodman at this year’s edition of Frieze Sculpture in London, curated by . The sculptures presented, “Pillar IV (MF)” and “Pillar V (Come Undone),” are made in Goodman’s Johannesburg studio specifically to be shown at Frieze Sculpture and the two sculptures by Frances Goodman are the artist’s first outdoor ceramic works.
In Frances Goodman’s “Pillars,” ceramic pills and tablets are meticulously stacked, forming dizzying Jenga-like towers that can kill your pain, help you get high, rejuvenate, calm down, and stabilize your mind - painkillers, drugs, vitamins, medication,
and psychotropic pills are increasingly part of our everyday lives.
The pills are enhancers and relievers. They enhance our body and mind for better health, stronger senses, and increased focus. They relieve pain, adjust our emotions, and make the unbearable bearable. There is a pill for everything. However, just as the Pillars tower above us, they are like a house of cards: shapes stacked on top of one another to build teetering towers, subject to collapsing with the lightest breeze or smallest push. There is no guarantee that a mood/mind-altering or health-enhancing pill or an unknown substance can change your state of being. “Change
can either make or break you,” Frances Goodman explains.
In Regent’s Park, Frances Goodman’s two pillar sculptures, stand on each side of a pathway. They resemble a portal, a passage one goes through. In
that way, the placement of the totems, in a broader sense, resembles the effect of a pill: it marks a crossing, just as the pill is a vessel taking us to a different state.
Frieze Sculpture runs through October 28.

Still enjoying our current solo exhibition "What We Did Yesterday" by Icelandic artist Thordis Adalsteinsdottir.

One week left, don't miss it!
Opening hours this week will be Tuesday - Friday 12:00 - 17:30, Saturday 11:00 - 14:00. Please note: on Thursday September 19, the gallery opens at 14:00.
The exhibition runs through September 21.

Image:
THORDIS ADALSTEINSDOTTIR
"Cat on Pink Background," 2024
acrylic + flashe on paper
30 x 40 cm + frame

DM for list of works

SPECTA is excited to present two large ceramic sculptures by South African artist Frances Goodman at this year’s edition of Frieze Sculpture in London. The sculptures on view, “Pillar IV (MF)” and “Pillar V (Come Undone)” - the artist’s first outdoor ceramic works - are made in Goodman’s studio in Johannesburg specifically for Frieze Sculpture.
 
FRIEZE SCULPTURE
Curated by Fatoş Üstek

Open to the public
from Wednesday September 18
in the English Gardens, The Regent’s Park.
Runs through October 28.

Bloomberg Connects is the Official
Digital Guide for Frieze Sculpture

For more information on the presentation and Frances Goodman, please contact Gitte Johannesen, SPECTA by email [email protected] or by phone +45 29635594

Image shows:
Frances Goodman: Detail from "Pillar V (Come Undone)", 2024,
Glazed Ceramics and steel structure, 248 x 68 x 68 cm

Coming up next weekend at Scandinavia House in New York:
art workshop by ISABEL BERGLUND

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Presented in 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿, a weekend-long showcase of innovation in Nordic textile art at Scandinavia House, join us for an adult art workshop with Danish artist !

In this three-hour workshop, participants will join Berglund in creating a performance-piece, 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿, a work knitted by hand in paper yarn. Workshop participants will hand knit puff sleeves in light gray paper yarn with a colored edge that emphasizes the sleeve. The puff sleeve will be added to a larger hand-knitted piece, which will eventually become a large textile installation in the form of a communal paper sweater. Viewers of the finished product will be able to "enter" the work by sticking their arms through the knitted arms, becoming part of the work.

𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱 lives and works in Copenhagen. Berglund is interested in how different identities concretely materialize in her work and therefore she frequently invites others to take part in the craftmanship of the creation. Her work has been exhibited at museums, art institutions, and galleries in Europe, Asia, the US, and in her home country Denmark. Isabel Berglund is represented by in Copenhagen.

All materials will be provided. Tickets at link in bio. 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 is presented in partnership with .

There's 1 month left to see this beautiful exhibition by Signe Jais at Brundlund Slot. The exhibition is shown alongside the extensive presentation "Franciska Clausen 125 - En collage", in order to show, how the work of Franciska Clausen has an influence on the work of contemporary artists. Do go see it 💥

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Så er der kun en måned tilbage af min del af udstillingen FRANCISKA CLAUSEN 125 - EN COLLAGE på

EN COLLAGE er en udstillingscollage over det lange og rige kunstnerliv, som Franciska Clausen havde. Udstillingen præsenterer nedslag i hendes arbejde fra den spæde ungdom over udlandsårenes avantgarde og voksenårenes portrætkunst til den modne kunstners fortsatte kunstneriske eksperimenter og endelig kunsthistoriens længe ventede anerkendelse. Hun eksperimenterede med former, farver og materialer gennem hele sit virke og udstillingen byder derfor både på kendte highlights og mere ukendte værker fra hendes liv og arbejde i Aabenraa – bl.a. collager og arbejdet med collager, som hun brugte gennem hele sit liv. Gennem en sanselig og legende udstillingsarkitektur vil man møde en kunstner, der altid gik på opdagelse i materialet, som udforskede nye kompositioner gennem hele livet og som aldrig holdt op med at skabe nyt.

For at aktualisere og præsentere den inspiration og indflydelse, som Franciska Clausen fortsat har på dansk kunst, har vi inviteret den nutidige billedkunstner Signe Jais til at vise sine moderne collage-inspirerede værker i det ene tårnværelse.

In SPECTA we are excited to show What We Did Yesterday, a solo exhibition by Icelandic artist Thordis Adalsteinsdottir. In a series of new paintings and works on paper, Adalsteinsdottir invites us into a surreal universe populated by both humans and animals, co-existing in various settings from large scale landscapes to small, confined spaces.

Adalsteinsdottir depicts what often seems to be a chaotic world of scenes from contemporary life. They are made up by mixing overwhelming news on the radio with mundane events around the house and stories and perspectives put forward by close friends and relatives. As such, her work represents dreamlike - surreal - situations where everything happens all at once.
And simultanously the painterly styles are a mix of techniques: parts look photographic (like here, the feet look like a montage), there are flat fields of color and often infinite patterns almost hypnotize us while trying to get a hold on the stories and motifs.
Do come by to see the exhibition, it runs through September 21.

Image info:

THORDIS ADALSTEINSDOTTIR
Rabbit monk, exhausted, 2024
acrylic + flashe on canvas
85,5 x 82 cm

Adalsteinsdottir

Relaxing monday after a busy weekend.....

(Watercolor by Otavio Schipper, fake nail flower by Frances Goodman, object (down, to the right) by Ellen Hyllemose)

PLEASE JOIN US FOR TODAY'S TALK

At 15:00 - 15:30 in CHART'S talks venue:
Johannes Sivertsen and Modou Dieng Yacine in conversation with Marie-Ann Yemsi

Images:
1)
JOHANNES SIVERTSEN
"Anti-identité (fragments), 2022
Oil on canvas
92 x 73 cm

2)
MODOU DIENG YACINE
"NoLa #2", 2023
Mixed media on paper
91,5 x 98,5 cm + frame

Both works are on view in the staircase


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Special projects

In the staircase we are presenting works by Modou Dieng Yacine and Johannes Sivertsen.
You can meet both artists in conversation with Marie-Ann Yemsi this Saturday at 15:00-15:30 at CHART's talks venue!

DM for any inquiries abut the works and other available works by the artists.

Start Collecting with CHART- go visit the Breeze Pavillon in the courtyard ..
All works in the pavillon exhibited by participating galleries are priced at a maximum of DKK 20.000.
SPECTA is presenting "Oscilloscope" by Signe Jais.

Please get in touch for further details and available works.

CHART Art Fair is on!

Find us in booth 3 where we present photographic works by Jakob Hunosøe and sculpture and painting by Ellen Hyllemose 👌

Yesterday's somewhat chaotic installation vs ready today.
We are thrilled to be back - this year presenting painting and sculpture by Ellen Hyllemose alongside photographic works by Jakob Hunosøe!

Meet us in booth 03!

CHART art fair takes place at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in the centre of Copenhagen, and opening hours are
Aug 29 at 11:00 - 19:00 (by invitation only)
Fri Aug 30 at 11:00 - 19:00
Sat Aug 31 at 11:00 - 18:00
Sun Sept 1 at 11:00 - 17:00

Looking forward to present photographic works by JAKOB HUNOSØE at this year's CHART Art Fair!

Image:
Jakob Hunosøe
"Flowers and Wire", 2024
Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308g.
Framed in pine wood frame with anti-reflective glass
122 x 122 cm (framed: 126 x 126 cm)
Ed. 3 + 1ap

DM for full list of works

Come by SPECTA to see "What We Did Yesterday", a new solo exhibition by Icelandic artist Thordis Adalsteinsdottir.

On show are new paintings and drawings, with animals and humans in brightly colored settings, endless patterns, and comments on contemporary life.

The exhibition runs through September 21, and opening hours are Tue-Fri 12:00 - 17:30 and Sat 11:00 - 14:00.

Images:
THORDIS ADALSTEINSDOTTIR
"Cat Smokes In Bed", 2024
Acrylic and flashe on paper
40 x 30 cm + frame.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE OPENING TODAY AT 17:00 - 19:00!

THORDIS ADALSTEINSDOTTIR: "What We Did Yesterday"

However surreal the imagery Thordis Adalsteinsdottir’s paintings seem, they touch on key topics of our time. The climate crisis and our doubtful relation to nature and animals are present in many of her works, and our focus on self-realization and civilization is nodded at through markers such as fine porcelain cups, a British gentleman’s night gown, iPhones and a running man. The themes are intertwined as different sides to the same story. Contemporary life has alienated us to animals and nature, we want to behave as we please in terms of lifestyle and the result in the end is a roaring climate crises and unsustainable lifestyle to both planet, nature and human being.

Come by for a drink and see new paintings and works on paper!

We are looking forward to opening “What We Did Yesterday”, a solo exhibition by Icelandic painter Thordis Adalsteinsdottir!

Celebration is this Friday between 17.00 and 19.00, everybody is welcome!

Image shows
THORDIS ADALSTEINSDOTTIR
"Artemisia, or I’m not sure I Caen do it anymore", 2024,
Acrylic on canvas
94.5 x 89.5 cm

Please join us for the opening on Friday ☀️

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I am very happy to invite you to my exhibition “What we did yesterday” at Specta gallery in Copenhagen. It will be up from August 16th until September 21st. The opening is this coming Friday at 17.00 - 19.00, and I’d love to see you there!

Two good kitties and a woman birthing a lamb 2024, 90 x 69.5 cm, acrylic + flashe on canvas

SPECTA
Peder Skrams Gade 13
DK-1054 Copenhagen K
www.specta.dk

JOIN US FOR THE OPENING ON
FRIDAY AUGUST 16 AT 17:00 - 19:00!

THORDIS ADALSTEINSDOTTIR

"What We Did Yesterday"
August 16 - September 21, 2024

In SPECTA we are excited to open "What We Did Yesterday", a new solo exhibition by Icelandic artist Thordis Adalsteinsdottir. In a series of new paintings and works on paper, Adalsteinsdottir invites us into a surreal universe populated by both humans and animals, co-existing in various settings from large scale landscapes to small, confined spaces.

Thordis Adalsteinsdottir
”Bird sits on cigarette and gives birth to a woman”, 2024
acrylic and flashe on paper
40 x 30 cm + frame

We are excited to open a solo exhibition presenting new paintings and drawings by Icelandic artist THORDIS ADALSTEINSDOTTIR.

Join us for the OPENING ON AUGUST 16 at 17:00 💥

Image shows detail from Athena, Island, 2024, 79.5 x 66 cm, acrylic + flashe on canvas.
There is wine drinking, cigarette smoking, and animals handling everyday situations at play - as part of Adalsteinsdottir's focus on our being and the conditions of contemporary society.
Stay tuned for more info!

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• A warm welcome to SPECTA () who will be joining us at Charlottenborg from 29 August – 01 September for this year’s CHART 🟡🟩

For , SPECTA will present works by Ellen Hyllemose () and Jakob Hunosøe ().

Working between painting and sculpture, ’s practice focuses on the relationship between nature and the landscape. In his photographic works, uses his distinct sense of noticing everyday objects and their form, to lure us into a completely permissible and at the same time completely dizzying world.

SPECTA represents a diverse group of Scandinavian and international artists. Presenting a wide range of media, the gallery profile emphasizes great variety with a focus on the artist’s original approach to material / media and precisely defined practices. The gallery’s artists are all represented in public and private collections. Founded by Else Johannesen in 1980 SPECTA is one of the longest standing galleries in Denmark, and it was passed down to Gitte Johannesen at the beginning of 2019.

Find out more about SPECTA now via their Exhibitor Page on the CHART website – link in bio 🔗

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• Jakob Hunosøe, Lampshade, vase, plate and foam rubber ball, 2024
• Portrait of Gitte Johannesen
• Jakob Hunosøe, Various objects on table 1, 2024
• Ellen Hyllemose, Lim mellem Landskaber, 2020
• Ellen Hyllemose, Forestillingen om et andet landskab, 2020
All photos courtesy of the artists and SPECTA
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From yesterday's opening at Huset i Asnæs:

CamillaThorup's organic pears and snails are on view now as part of the group exhibition "Stilleben" organised by artist Pia Fonnesbech at Huset i Asnæs.

"STILLEBEN" presents works by  Anne Sofie Melgaard, Camilla Thorup, Finn Heiberg, Inger Sif Heeschen, Peter Larsen and Pia Fonnesbech.

Runs through August 25.
thorup

It's summertime, and SPECTAs Instgram has been on holidays too... nevertheless we are right here, and today's recommandation will be to visit in Aabenraa, in the south of Jutland. Current exhibition features a solo presentation of with her very delicate collage works in sewing thread and paper. The exhibition is installed alongside the extensive "En collage - 125 years of Franciska Clausen", as a contemporary take on the pioneering Danish artist's work, and her influence on today's artists.
It is a beutifully installed presentation of Signe Jais' works and we are looking forward to presenting work by Jais at this years CHART Art Fair in the "start your collection"-section in late August.

You can see the exhibition at Brundlund Slot throughout the summer!

WE WISH YOU ALL A RELAXING AND FUN SUMMER!

Through August 10, SPECTA is open by appointment only.
Feel free to get in touch to see the current exhibition "Glimt fra en dansk samling // Glimpse from a Danish Collection"
by email [email protected] or by phone +4529635594

We look forward to welcoming you all in fall, and hope you will

SAVE THE DATES:

On August 16, we are looking forward to invite you to the opening of a solo exhibition by the Icelandic painter Thordis Adalsteinsdottir.

And on August 29 - September 1 at CHART ART FAIR 2024 in Copenhagen we will present new works by Ellen Hyllemose and Jakob Hunosøe.
In the staircase of Kunsthal Charlottenborg, we will present works by Johannes Sivertsen and Modou Dieng Yacine and in this year's "Start Your Collection"-section we highlight Signe Jais.

Today and tomorrow are the last two days with regular opening hours before the summer holidays... come by to get a "Glimpse from a Danish Collection" - open today till 17:30 and tomorrow, Saturday, from 11:00 - 14:00 💥

A blue painting on masonite, a granite stone with a lavender colored scratch and a red poppy - three of the works on view now as part of our current exhibition "Glimpse from a Danish Collection". All three works are by Poul Gernes and on view during regular opening hours through July 6, and furthermore by appointment until August 10 💥

Image shows:
POUL GERNES
"Untitled", laquer on masonite, 90 x 90 cm
"Granite with a stripe", 1979, granite and paint, 24 x 30 x 25 cm
"Poppy", 1984, iron, enamel, H app 199 cm

"Amen".
This beautiful painting is by the late Sven Dalsgaard, who was a very significant figure in the Danish art scene. He painted "Amen" in 1997, two years before he passed away.

Come by SPECTA and see this and many, many more works in the exhibition "Glimpse from a Danish Collection". The works are a fragment of a collection spanning over four decades of collecting...

Opening hours through July 6 are Tue-Fri 12:00-17:30, Sat 11:00-14:00 and by appointment. Between July 9 and August 10, the gallery will be open by appointment and occasionally - stay tuned here, we will announce if it's open!

Get in touch for info on works and to make an appointment on specta(at)specta.dk

"Glimpse from a Danish Collection" features works from 1965 till now. The collection emphasizes great variety and in this particular selection, many of the most significant Danish artists are represented.
Come by during the coming two weeks, opening hours are Tue - Fri 12:00 - 17:30, Sat 11:00 - 14:00. And between July 9 and August 10, Glimpse from a Danish Collection can be seen by appointment.

💥 JOIN US FOR THE OPENING TODAY AT 17:00 - 19:00 💥

"Glimpse from a Danish Collection" features works by a great variety of artists, collected over the past 40 years. The works on show are selected as a glimpse of the collection, without representing it in full. Come by for an eclectic mix of media, time, size and expression.

The exhibition will be on show during regular opening hours through July 6, and furthermore between July 8 and August 10 by appointment. Please contact [email protected] for further info, or to make an appointment.

SILVER LINING - SPACIOUS COPENHAGEN AT SPECTA

Saturday, June 15: ARTISTS TALKS starting at 11:00

Introduction and Artists talks by Marie-Louise Kristensen, Kim Buck, Else Nicolai Hansen and Maria Eugenia Munoz

JOIN US - coffee and croissants will be served

Opening hours:

June 14: 12:00 - 17:30 
June 15: 11:00 - 14:00
June 16: 11:00 - 14:00

Participating artists:
 
ANDERS LJUNGBERG/JORGE MANILLA/KLARA BRYNGE/HONGXIA WANG/MARIA EUGENIA MUÑOZ/MARKUS POLLINGER/KIM BUCK/HANNA HAVDELL/SARAH HURTIKARL/ELSE NICOLAI HANSEN/JANNE KROGH HANSEN/MARIE-LOUIES KRISTENSEN/DAVID CLARKE/SOFIA BJÖRKMAN/ANN