Thierry Geoffroy/ Colonel format artist and museum director Mikkel Bogh (SMK) at Sabsay Gallery

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This discussion at Sabsay gallery debates around the topic of institutions choices and preferences when deciding upon selecting artist’s. The panel include the director of statens museum for kunst (SMK ) Mikkel bogh, artist Thierry Geoffroy, and mediating, Sabsay gallery's founder Masha Faurschou./2019
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“The State of Too Late. Are artists and museums capable of changing the world today?” Part 2
Mikkel Bogh and Thierry Geoffroy moderated by Masha Faurschou
27 May 2019 kl. 16.00 - 17.30.
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About Mikkel Bogh:
Art historian, art critic and museum director. Bogh completed his studies with mag. art. honors in art history at Københavns Universitet. After concluding his studies, he became a lecturer at the university from 1995 to 2003. In 2005, he became the Headmaster at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Bogh has written numerous articles and books about art theory and European and American art from the 17th century until today. Mikkel Bogh has deployed the role as Director of Statens Museum for Kunst since 2014.
His experience as an art historian researcher was one of many convincing qualities that led Bogh to receive the privilege of being in charge of the collection at SMK. A noteworthy ability is that Bogh uses his influence to voice concerns regarding the important matters related to art and culture. In 2018, when the Danish government stated they wanted to reduce their budget by eliminating investments in art and culture, Bogh expressed his fears, claiming that an exceptionally rich country like Denmark should devote their proceeds to create an engaging art and culture scene where everyone can benefit by increasing their knowledge and interact with their curiosity.
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About Thierry Geoffroy:
Also known under his artist alias ‘Colonel’ – is a French artist, living in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a format artist, developing art formats, working with a wide variety of media including video and installations. His most known art formats include Emergency Room, Biennalist and Critical Run. The last 10 years, the artist has been energetically activating his art formats Emergency Room and Critical Run at museums and art events around the world, including MoMA PS1, ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art, Kunsthalle Mannheim, HEART Museum, Venice Biennale, Liverpool Biennale, Manifesta, and Casablanca Biennale among others. Geoffroy has published ten books and his artworks have been included in several international museum collections. Since his last solo exhibition at Sabsay “Always Question the Structure” in 2017, he has been exhibiting at several international art institutions and biennales including the ones listed above. Upcoming exhibitions include: ‘Empathy’, Vejle Kunstmuseum, Denmark, June 2018; ‘The Anatomy of Prejudice’, IKM Museum, Oslo, Norway, until 2022; ‘Format Festival’, Derby, UK, March 2019; Akershus Art Center, Lillestrøm, Norway, August 2019; Leipzig Museum of Fine Art, Fall 2019.
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About Masha Faurschou:
Founder of Sabsay, Faurschou has been an art adviser since 2008, having consulted and curated numerous private art collections in the US and Eastern Europe. In 2013, Faurschou co-founded Artsvit Contemporary Art Centre in Ukraine, which is an initiative that acts as a vast platform for supporting Ukrainian artists and providing comprehensive education programs on international contemporary art for children and adults. In 2016 she founded SABSAY Gallery in Copenhagen as a space for innovative arts and upcoming international artists, enriching the Danish art scene with new names and practices as well as encouraging joint projects between internatil and local artists and curators. The same year, Masha Faurschou co-founded Khora Contemporary, the first Virtual Reality Art production company aimed at producing pioneering works of art with internationally acclaimed artists.