For the tenth episode of the CHART Talks podcast, we are delighted to share a recording of a panel discussion moderated by Anne Mette Rahbæk, Head of Development at Realdania By & Byg featuring Ebbe Stub Wittrup, an artist with experience in creating art both for pre-existing buildings and new constructions, Poul Høilund an architect specialising in destination development, and Maria Eichhorn, an art consultant working for Statens Kunstråd to increase the scope of art in the public sphere.

Covering everything from how art can create meaningful connections between communities, to how art can increase public safety, foster beauty and provide a living document of a city's history, the talk looked at specific examples of successful public art installations in Copenhagen, Rome and other cultural capitals.

At CHART 2023, we were delighted to present a talk between the visual artist Giorgio Celin and Zippora Elders, Chief Curator and Head of the Curatorial Department & Outreach at Gropius Bau in Berlin. The conversation was recorded live at Charlottenborg and occasionally refers to a visual presentation featuring images of the solo presentation that Celin was exhibiting with NEVVEN as part of the art fair.

Beginning with the artist’s personal history and movement from Colombia to rural Italy as a young child, the conversation went on to consider the role of intimacy and autobiography in painting as well as the importance of mentors, and the relationship between movement and queerness.

Giorgio Celin is a Barcelona-based visual artist whose vibrant figurative paintings stem from his idiosyncratic lived experiences, fantasies and memories. Characterised by bold figures and vivid colours, the artist’s canvases effortlessly capture, and offer an alternative narrative to, the stories of the Latinx diaspora.

Listen to a discussion between experts from the architectural field, centering around accessibility, diversity and universal design.

Recorded live at CHART 2023 this talk was moderated by Sarah Müllertz, founder of jewellery brand KINRADEN and former Partner and Head of Global Design at Henning Larsen Architects. Panelists included: Architect and Founder of Wingårdhs Architects, Gert Wingårdh, Architect Camilla Ryhl Ph.D who specialises in the sensory qualities of architecture as well as the interpretation and implementation of universal design as a multidisciplinary value-based ethos, and Rong Guan, Interior Architect and In-house Architect at Polestar, previously Senior Lead Architect for Hirsch Bedner Associates Studio in Shanghai.

The conversation explores the importance of innovative design and how buildings and public spaces can be transformed to provide equal access, and enhance quality of life, for all individuals.

Listen to an inspiring panel discussion exploring how some of Denmark's most innovative companies collaborate with contemporary artists.Recorded live at CHART 2023 this talk was moderated by the Michael Solgaard, the author of ‘Med Kunsten som Indsats – møder mellem erhvervsliv og samtidskunst’. The conversation also features Mads Nørgaard, CEO and Founder of Mads Nørgaard, Rose Eken, Visual Artist and Anders Byriel, CEO of Kvadrat and Board Member of Ny Carlsbergfondet and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.

The talk explores the personal journey of each panel member into the world of contemporary art, the different possible forms that the relationship between artist and businesses can take, and the potential for mutually positive impact and creative connection when these relationships are formed.

At CHART 2023, we were delighted to present a talk between the painter Leo Park and Markús Þór Andrésson, Chief Curator of Exhibitions and Public Engagement at Reykjavík Art Museum, Iceland. The conversation was recorded live at Charlottenborg where Leo Park was exhibiting a solo presentation of new paintings with Gallery Steinsland Berliner as part of the art fair.

Starting off by talking about the legacy of modernist painting and sculpture in contemporary art, the conversation went on to consider the significance of tattoos in visual culture, the tradition of Swedish beach scene paintings and the artist's interest in horror films.

Leo Park is a Stockholm-based painter. Using a distinctly contemporary form of expression, Park delves into art history to fuse traditional imagery with modern references and sensibilities, in a playful search for new perspectives relating to the tradition of painting. The results are oil paintings that pay homage to legendary artists, while still appearing decidedly fresh.

Why should we collect art? What role do foundations and museums play in making art accessible to ordinary people? Explore these questions and many more in an insightful conversation between some of the most influential arts professionals working in the Nordic region today.

Recorded live at CHART 2023 this talk was moderated by the Swiss-Swedish journalist Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar. The conversation also features Arja Miller, Director of Helsinki Art Museum and Helsinki Biennial, Christine Buhl Andersen, Board Member of Ny Calrsbergfondet and Glyptoteket, and Peder Lund, Founder and Owner of Oslo-based gallery Peder Lund.

Listen to an insightful conversation between contemporary artist Lulama Wolf and Fatoş Üstek, writer, curator and author of 'The Art Institution of Tomorrow' – a forthcoming book scheduled for publication in April 2024. The conversation coincided with Lulama Wolf's exhibition 'Common Effort,' in dialogue with works by Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, at Eighteen Gallery.

Covering everything from Wolf's unique approach to colour and figuration, to the influence of folklore and art history in her works, to what it means to have an introspective relationship with the world around you, this conversation between artist and curator was truly a highlight from the Talks Programme at CHART 2023.

Lulama Wolf is an artist who lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the intersection of Neo-Expressionism and Modern African Art, Wolf interrogates the precolonial African experience through the contemporary mind by using smearing, scraping, and deep pigment techniques that were used in vernacular architecture, and the patterns created largely by women to decorate traditional African homes.

Listen to a talk between contemporary artist Klara Kristalova and Marijana Schneider, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum der Moderne in Salzburg, recorded live at CHART 2023. The conversation coincided with a significant presentation of new sculptures by Kristalova at CHART with Galleri Magnus Karlsson.

Starting with the Kristalova’s treatment of ceramics as 3-dimensional drawings, the conversation went on to cover everything from the symbolism of masks, the artist’s interest in transitional stages of life and the importance of playfulness and humour.

Klara Kristalova is an artist who lives and works outside of Norrtälje, Sweden. The works of Klara Kristalova often describe transformations of various kinds. She is interested in transitional stages between childhood and adulthood, man and nature, dream and reality. She is mostly known for her sculptures in glazed stoneware but also works with bronze, mixed media and works on paper.

How do you start an art collection? When can you call yourself a collector? Gain insight from those responsible for prominent art collections throughout the Nordics in this recording of a panel discussion that took place live as part of the Talks programme at CHART 2023.

Moderated by Director of CHART, Julie Quottrup Silbermann the conversation also features: Khurram Jamil, private collector, Saskia Neuman, Stockholm-based gallerist and founder of Saskia Neuman Gallery, and Therese Möllenhoff, Director of the Canica Art Collection in Oslo.

At CHART 2023, we were delighted to present a talk between Ragnar Kjartansson and Tine Colstrup, Curator at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, where Kjartansson’s work was the subject of a large-scale retrospective exhibition at the time.

Ragnar Kjartansson is an artist who lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland. An underlying sense of pathos and irony connect all of Kjartansson’s works, as the artist blurs the distinctions between mediums, approaching his painting practice as performance, likening his films to paintings, and his performances to sculpture. Throughout, Kjartansson conveys an interest in beauty and its banality, and he uses durational, repetitive performance as a form of exploration.