Open studio

Guest could experience new life in the historic studios when the artists from Skagen AiR opened their doors on March 28. They could ask questions and see how three very different contemporary artists had arranged their work.

Atelier Saxild at Anchers Hus: Andrea Jespersen
Krøyer's Atelier in the garden at Skagens Museum: Robert Lisek
Ancher's Atelier in the garden at Skagens Museum: Ollie Hermansson

Read more about the Skagen AiR project

Where: Atelier Saxild at Anchers Hus, Markvej 2-4. Ancher's Atelier and Krøyer's Atelier in the museum garden at Skagens Museum, Brøndumsvej 4

Photos by: Vibe Dahl Andersen

Artist talk

Skagen AiR x Skal Contemporary

Participants: Ollie Hermansson, Andrea Jespersen
Moderator: Anne Møller Christensen, Skal Contemporary

 This artist talk focused on introducing the Skagen AiR format, the participating artists' practices, and putting these in the context of Skagen's Art Museums. Through the conversation, the two artists introduced their artistic work; which, among other things, takes the form of cross-media and interdisciplinary studies in relation to the sea and communities by the sea, as well as participatory performances that work with issues related to gender and identity. The conversation also focused on questions of exchange between places and times, including how the artists' first impressions of arriving in Skagen were expressed, they also related to being on a residency at a museum with an art historical context, which gave rise to an interesting joint reflection on the importance of the Skagen artists in the context of a wider European and global art history, and a conversation about how in a national context one attaches great importance to it in relation to a national narrative and self-understanding, which may not necessarily leave a big mark in the context of contemporary art.

Photos by: Vibe Dahl Andersen