Opening Event:
Frida Orupabo – Get close enough and you can’t see
Kunsten invites you to a special evening as we celebrate the opening of Frida Orupabo’s first solo exhibition in Denmark, Get close enough and you can’t see.
Look forward to art, speeches, and guided tours, and be among the first to experience the exhibition.
We will begin the evening with music and a bar in the foyer before welcoming guests with opening speeches and opening the doors to the exhibition. Afterwards, you can explore Frida Orupabo’s brand-new works at your own pace or join one of the evening’s guided tours.
You can also watch an interview with the artist from Louisiana Channel and gain insight into her work with images, collage, and the stories behind the artworks.
We look forward to celebrating the opening with you!
Programme
5.15pm
The bar opens and music plays in the foyer.
5.30pm
Opening Speeches:
Lasse Andersson, Museum Director
Tone Allers, Norwegian Ambassador in Denmark
Caroline Nymark Zachariassen, Chief Curator
6.00pm
The exhibition opens.
6.05pm
Guided tour: An introduction to the exhibition.
Duration: 25 minutes. Places can be reserved at the information desk on the day of the event.
6.35pm
Screening: Louisiana Channel’s interview with Frida Orupabo.
Duration: 13 minutes. Drop in, no reservation required. The interview will be screened on a continuous loop throughout the evening.
6.35pm
Guided tour: An introduction to the exhibition.
Duration: 25 minutes. Places can be reserved at the information desk on the day of the event.
9.00pm
Thank you for tonight!
About the exhibition
In Get close enough and you can’t see, you can experience Frida Orupabo’s first solo exhibition in Denmark. The internationally acclaimed Norwegian-Nigerian artist has created the exhibition specifically for Kunsten, where Alvar Aalto’s architecture provides the setting for a sensory and labyrinthine universe.
Orupabo works with photographs and images sourced from historical archives, the internet, and popular culture. She cuts, rearranges, and reassembles them into collages that challenge our ideas of identity, belonging, and power.
The exhibition features entirely new works alongside works from Kunsten’s own collection, as well as Orupabo’s largest installation to date. Here, you will encounter figures that gaze back at you and narratives that take on new meanings the closer you get.
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