If You See What I See – Stine Goya x Kunsten

Kunsten has invited the internationally renowned Danish fashion designer Stine Goya to explore the museum’s collection of nearly 4,000 artworks. The result is an aesthetic, intuitive art experience featuring carefully selected works that, in interaction, create a narrative about separation, longing, dreams, and desire.

Instead of following a classical art historical narrative, the exhibition emphasizes an aesthetic, sensory-driven, and personal approach, offering new perspectives and insights into Kunsten’s collection.

For Stine Goya, the personal focus in curating the exhibition has revolved around separation as a fundamental condition of life. This has shaped the selection of artworks that touch on themes such as motherhood, searching, death, longing, loneliness, and hope.

“Separation, to me, is a fundamental condition of life; a recurring theme in my life. Both as a mother, a daughter, and a wife. The discomfort of separation creates a paradox, as it presupposes a connection and togetherness—something good and comforting. Yet, I always become emotional when something good comes to an end,” – Stine Goya.

The exhibition features works from Kunsten’s collection by artists such as Lene Adler Petersen (b. 1944), Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Kirsten Ortwed (b. 1948), Morten Søndergaard (b. 1964), Sophia Kalkau (b. 1960), Inuuteq Storch (b. 1989), Kirsten Christensen (b. 1943), Anette Harboe Flensburg (b. 1961), Ida Sønder Thorhauge (b. 1990), Sven Dalsgaard (1914-1999), Geoffrey Hendricks (1931-2018), among others.

About Stine Goya

Stine Goya (b. 1979) is a Danish fashion designer and the founder of the clothing brand STINE GOYA. Her work is characterized by a strong artistic approach and a philosophy in which aesthetics are an essential part of everyday life. Art and architecture are key sources of inspiration for her, and she has collaborated closely with various Danish contemporary artists over the years.

Portrait of Stine Goya © Rasmus Weng Karlsen.