Esben Weile Kjær – Solar System
A stunning, dystopian total installation. Experience the first major museum exhibition devoted to the work of the prominent, up-and-coming Danish contemporary artist, Esben Weile Kjær.
The exhibition Solar System reflects Esben Weile Kjær’s (b. 1992) unique artistic universe, which merges references from popular culture with societal issues such as gender, technology and climate.
Esben Weile Kjær’s works look at the collapse – both past and future – of societal structures and ideologies, hovering between archaeology, futurism and glam.
Solar System expresses a collapse of the world we know today as a result of wars and climate crisis. However, in his raw, fractured universe, there is still hope for the future: in the wake of the collapse, something new – maybe even something beautiful – emerges.
Om kunstneren
Esben Weile Kjær (b. 1992) graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2022. Even at this early stage of his career, he has made a name for himself on the Danish art scene and an international career awaits him just around the corner.
He has already presented his performances at renowned institutions: for example, the Pompidou Centre (Paris), Mumok (Vienna), Museum Tinguely (Basel) and a large number of Danish institutions. His solo exhibitions at Copenhagen Contemporary and Gl. Strand in Copenhagen, and his curation (as a guest) of the collection-based exhibition BUTTERFLY! at Arken Museum of Contemporary Art proved how his captivating, powerful total installations can conquer large spaces.
More information about the exhibition will be available later in the year. Stay tuned.
Top: Nadine Fraczkowski. Esben Weile Kjær pressefoto.
Photo: Nadine Fraczkowski. Esben Weile Kjær pressefoto