PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS 2010
May 29th - June 27th 2010
I HU
Anders Werdelin, Morten Tillitz and Kim Asbury
Anders Werdelin: "Stemmer fra fortiden"
("Voices from the past"), heights 80 cm
The artists Anders Werdelin, Morten Tillitz and Kim Ashbury present a different kind of memory images. Their exhibition I HU has remembrance as its theme and project. The three artists present a series of different and personal memory images and objects. - Our approach to this theme is personal: We wanted to examine our memory images from childhood and youth against some simple three dimensional set of rules, the three artists say.
Organizer: KUNSTPAKHUSET
April 24th - May 24th 2010
ANNE DAMGAARD
"Konstruktioner med Cirkler, Spiraler og Lys"
"Swan Dress", 2010 (Photo: Jan Berg)
CONSTRUCTIONS WITH CIRCLES, SPIRALS AND LIGHT
The exhibition ’Constructions with circles, spirals, and light’ presents twelve exclusive dress constructions by the dress designer Anne Damgaard. The exhibition presents quite new works inspired by a journey to Japan. By visual and sensuous impressions from nature, architecture, and an overwhelming simplicity and precision in esthetic expressions. The materials are bought in Japan and range from fine hand woven hemp qualities to very modern synthetic nuno textiles. Her expressive dresses are light and elegant constructions which stylishly and delicately express sensations, movement, and feelings. A sensual and refined interplay between body and textile and a play with light, color, and movement characterize her creations.
THE EXHIBITION IS SUPPORTED BY:
Egefonden, Midtjysk Skole og Kulturfond, Johs. Jensen og Helle Mau Jensens Fond, L.F. Foghts Fond,
Pro Tex Invest and Danspin A/S
Organizer: KUNSTPAKHUSET
March 20th – April 18th
DIREKT
Ulrik Heltoft and Marie Kølbæk Iversen
Marie Kølbæk Iversen: RETROACTION II
DIREKT
The exhibition DIREKT focuses on the immediate and its direct representation at the exhibition and the interaction as such. When put together Ulrik Heltoft's object 'Deception Island' and Marie Kølbæk Iversen's video 'RETROACTION II' mirror each other, the surrounding space and the visitors that pass though the room.
Read an interview with the videoartist Marie Kølbæk Iversen >> Kunsten.nu
Organizer: The Art Society for Ikast and Surrounding Areas
February 13th - March 14th
MAGI OG REALISME
by Ludmilla Balfour, Anders Christian Pedersen, Carsten Svennson and José Vasconcellos
Anders Christian Pedersen: "Noa", mixed media
THE MAGIC AND ABSURDITY OF LIFE
The exhibition ‘Magic and Realism’ presents the loving and critical gaze at the world and the existence by four artists. All artists have developed a humoristic eye for the magical and bizarre aspects of life in their paintings and graphic art. They have a realistic style of painting and drawing and a feeling for detail in common in their works. Behind their separate themes there is an obvious passion for telling about the enchantment and absurdity of life. This knack for telling stories can be seen in poetic imaginative expressions and strongly satirical provoking ones.
Organizer: KUNSTPAKHUSET
9.01 - 7.02
LØST & FAST
An exhibition by Jan Torstenson and Ole Holm Larsen
Painting by Jan Torstenson: "Marsken 2"
LØST & FAST
The informal title of the exhibit “Løst & Fast” implies and shows the two artists Jan Torstenson and Ole Holm Larsen difference in painting and positioning. Jan Torstensons landscape- and figure paintings are painted with great expressionism and poetry in both brushstrokes and color choice. Fast and loose rhythmic stencils and hints of figures is combined with great sensitivity in color choice. The paintings and drawings of Ole Holm Larsen have their own strict and resolute form language. His artistic focus is on lines and abstract geometrical shapes. In both shape and color there is firmness and consequence. His artwork has a characteristic graphical colourism. Ole Holm Larsen gets his motifs from nature; for instance motives of cobblestone, bricks, iron and wood. In the last few years architectonic impressions have been amongst the impressions that are included in his drawings themes.
Organizer: The Art Society for Ikast and Surrounding Areas
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS2009
November 22nd - December 13th 2009
NU ER DET NU
Exhibition with works of art for the members of the Sponsors' Artclub
Bjarke Regn Svendsen: "New York", painting
The exhibition NU ER DET NU shows works of art which the gallery has bought for its sponsors. The exhibition presents paintings, mixed media and sculptures by Danish and International artists: Flemming Behrendt, Anne Bjørn, Malone Dietrich, Corneille, Henrik Fischer, Johanna Helbling-Felix, Charlotte Hjort-Rohde, Poul Janus Ipsen, Jens Chr. Jensen, Annette Knudsen, Anna Kamienska Lapinska, Dorte Lausten, Linas Liandzbergis, Inga Liksaite, Jørgen Minor, Maiken Monnerup, Jacob Noel, Karin Ohlsen, William Sweetlove, Bjarke Regn Svendsen, Anna Sørensen and Bjarne W. Troelstrup.
October 24th - November 22nd
M - Millennium, Anniversary, Lithuania
Seven Lithuanian contemporary artists:
Laura Keblyté, Inga Liksaite, Aurelija Draugele, Agne Jonkute,
Irma Lescinskaite, Tadas Vosylius and Zygimantas Augustinas 
Painting by Aurelija Draugele
THE EXHIBITION M
The art project "Millennium" symbolically refers to Lithuania's thousand year anniversary and presents the artworks of seven Lithuanian artists: Inga Likšaitė, Laura Keblytė, Aura Draugelė, Agnė Jonkutė, Irma Leščinskaitė, Žygimantas Augustinas and Tadas Vosylius in Denmark.
The authors intriguingly emphasize constituent parts of "art culture", i.e. form and colour, texture and facture, materiality and time dimension, semantics, its codes and canons. Both virtuosity, mastery of technique and intrigue of contents are given equal importance in their artworks.
The exhibition presents modern textile and painting, kinetic installations, objects and video projections. „Millennium" - is thousands of variations ranging from elementary plastic effects to visualisation of creative process.
CURATORS OF THE PROJECT: Ignas Kazakevičius and Bronė Neverdauskienė
ORGANIZERS: Klaipėda culture communication center „Kultūrpolis", Liana Ruokyte-Jonsson Cultural Attaché of Lithuania to Denmark, Iceland and Norway and the gallery "Kunstpakhuset".
SPONSORS: Ministry of Culture of Republic of Lithuania, Culture support fund
September 19th - October 18th
THE WONDERFUL
by Maja Gade Christensen, Berit Dröse, Torunn Kjørsvik Haugan,
Anders Reventlov Larsen and Jonas Palm
Berit Dröse: "Wonderful bag"
In exhibition THE WONDERFUL five young artists provide with their varied, individual, and current answers to the classical, philosophical question, "What is happiness?". In a current and modern pop cultural context and frame of mind the question sound like this, 'What is 'The Wonderful'?', if anything. The art works of the exhibition are seen as an examination and a perspective way of looking at the fleeting concept and phenomenon of 'happiness'. That the concept of 'happiness' is under constant displacement and transformation is hinted by the glittering and cheerfully ironical and ambiguous tittle 'the wonderful'.
Organizer: KUNSTPAKHUSET
THE EXHIBITION IS SUPPORTED BY:
Danish Arts Council
Kulturudviklingspuljen, Århus Kommune
Ikast Apotek
Ikast Automobiler
Kontainer/Jette Aaes
A Hereford Beefstudion
August 15th - September 13th
COUPLES >> feature TV/Midt-Vest
by the international association of artists Riimfaxe
Bärbel Hische: "Spring", mixed media
COUPLES
For the 3rd year running KUNSTPAKHUSET looks forward to showing a group exhibition by the international artists association Riimfaxe.The chosen theme for this years exhibition is "Couples". The theme both inspirational, limiting, initiating and challenging. Some artists have a concrete relation to the theme, others free their imagination to enable the spectator to interpret the work. An inner desire is the driving force behind the Riimfaxe artists. The artists, as individuals, interpret the theme, decide the works to be shown, and together they build the exhibition.
These artists from Riimfaxe exhibit: Ole Akhøj (DK), Anne Bjørn (DK), Malone Dietrich (DK), Bärbel Hische (DE), Steen Kjær Jacobsen (DK), Jørgen Minor (DK), Maiken Monnerup (DK), Karin Ohlsen (DE), Matthias Oppermann (DE), Birgitte Ramskov (DK) and Dorothea Reese-Heim (DE). Guests: Charlotte Hjarth-Rohde, photographer (DK) and Johanna Helbing-Felix, painter (DE)
Organizer: KUNSTPAKHUSET
TAL OG KUNST (NUMBERS AND ART)
N. -C. Juhl Nielsen's purchase of art to Partner Revision
Painting by Simon Bang: "Over heden", 1991
TAL OG KUNST / NUMBERS AND ART
The exhibition reveals an exclusive selection of works of modern art from the collection of Partner Revision. ART AND NUMBERS exhibits works of art by these artists f.ex. : Andreas Schulenburg, Nina Kleivan, Karl Åge Riget, Sven Dalsgaard, Jens Birkemose, Lise Malinovsky, Robert Jacobsen, Per Arnoldi, Karin Olesen, Carl Johan Sennels, Pia Andersen, Niels Reumert, Simon Bang, Poul Janus Ipsen, Roy Lawaetz, Tom Krøjer, Anne Vilsbøll, Leif Sylvester Petersen, Jens Chr. Jensen, Peter Rössell, Corneille, Charles Fazzino, Jan Wessel, Poul Janus Ipsen and others.
Organizer: KUNSTPAKHUSET
NU & DA
Jens Chr. Jensen
Sculpture by Jens Chr. Jensen
The exhibition NU & DA
The assemblages, the relief sculptures, sculptures and installations of Jens Chr. Jensen give way for nonverbal, communicative, meditative art experiences. His art speaks the sensual, timeless language of materials. Their calm and conform aesthetic and shape bring about subjective, associative images in the spectator though not intending to represent traditional, didactical or symbolic communication.
The artist does not give the audience guidance as to the artistic experience and to the works, in the way of titles and references to the materials’ originality and functionality. With artistic self-confidence, hen entrust the audience with the work, which covey multiple remnants from both nature and culture.
Organizer: KUNSTPAKHUSET
Februar 21st - March 22nd
EXPANSION
Bjarne W. Troelstrup, Dorte Lausten and Jacob Noel
Jacob Noel: Sculpture "No Title"
Illusory and architectonic spaces
The artists Bjarne W. Troelstrup, Dorte Lausten, and Jacob Noel unfold the concept of space at the exhibition 'Expansion' that represents tradition and breakthrough within constructive art.
It is bright colors, clear lines, illusory and architectonic spaces that unfold at the exhibition named 'Expansion', which focuses on the expressions of constructive art and idiom. The artists of the exhibition, Bjarne W. Troelstrup, Dorte Lausten, and Jacob Noel represent tradition as well as new experiments within constructive art. The three artists work in different ways with the dimensions and qualities of artistic space. Their paintings, sculptures, photographs, and architectural installations as well as design installations show a special interest in the concept of construction.
Organizer: KUNSTPAKHUSET
READ INTERVIEWS:
1. Television-cast: DORTE LAUSTEN >> from TVMidtVest
2. Lars Svanholm: "Udvidelse af grænseområder" >> Reads
3. Interview - KOPENHAGEN, February 25th 2009 >> Reads
SUPPORT:
The Danish Arts Council has supported the "Functional Painting"- project by Dorte Lausten
January 17th - Februar 15th 2009
"Foto, stumfilm og maleri" >> Read interview
Anna Sørensen, Ingrid Kathrine Villesen and Gitte Villlesen
Stillphoto from the video "A Silent Movie" by Gitte Villesen
(Only in Danish: Udstillingen viser foto, videokunst og maleri af søstrene Anna Sørensen og Gitte Villesen samt deres mor Ingrid Kathrine Villesen. De tre kunstnere udtrykker sig i vidt forskellige medier og stilarter. Alligevel spores slægtskaber i deres respektive valg af emne- og motivkredse. Anna Sørensens viser på udstillingen sine karakteriske abstrakt-ornamentale og stærkt koloristiske malerier. Hendes malerier er en undersøgelse af maleriets formelle formsprog: farver og farver.
Gitte Villesens foto- og videokunstværker er både nøgtern dokumentarisme og poesi. Der er gerne tale om uprætentiøse hverdagsskildringer og undersøgelser af randeksistenser: mennesker og lokaliteter. På udstillingen præsenterer hun videoen "A Silent Movie" (15 min., 2007) og fotoserien "Script for a Silent Movie" (22 fotos).
Ingrid Kathrine Villesens malerier og motivverden er præget af hendes opvækst på landet i det vestjyske. Hun skildrer typisk det nære: landet og naturen, mennesker og dyr. I enkle kompositioner med klare og sarte intense farver spartler hun sine hverdagsmotiver og -stemninger op.)
Organizer: The Art Society for Ikast and Surrounding Areas
SUPPORT:
The Danish Arts Council has supprted Anna Sørensens participation at the exhibition
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS 2008
November 22th - December 6th 2008
NU ER DET NU 08 - Udstilling med værker til Kunstpakhusets Sponsorkunstklub
October 25th - November 16th 2008
INSIDE 08 - The censored exhibition INSIDE 2008
September 13 th - October 12th 2008
THE HOLE - Flemming Rolighed
August 9th - September 13th 2008
REFLECTIONS by the international artists association Riimfaxe
May 17th - June 15th 2008
DE ELSKENDE OG BYENS GADER (THE LOVERS AND THE STREETS OF THE CITY)
by Bjørn Eriksen and Jonna Pedersen
April 19th - May 12th 2008
SÅDAN ER DET BAR? by Andreas Schulenburg
March 15th - April 13th 2008
HVIDT MØRKE (WHITE DARKNESS) by Frede Troelsen
February 16th - March 9th 2008
KONKRET by Helge Holmskov (1912-1982)
January 12th - February 10th 2008
SÅ LÆNGE VI LER, LEVER VI (AS LONG AS WE'RE LAUGHING WE'RE LIVING)
by Marianne Tümmler, Edel Bærskog, Lone Villaume, Dorte Marcussen and Carla Thonsgaard