Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg is a living art museum offering space for immersion, wonder and fascination. The striking building, completed in 1972, was designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and is his only museum building outside Finland. The museum houses over 4,000 works of modern and contemporary art by Danish and international artists.
Now on view
4 exhibitions
Late Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), born in Málaga, Spain, had a huge impact on 20th-century art – an impact that extends to the present day. In the early 20th century, he was based in Paris, France. Here, together with Georges…
Maja Malou Lyse – Bombshell, Boom!
Bombshell, Boom! (2024) consists of a large video screen displaying a pair of female eyes that meet the viewer’s gaze. The eyes move, blink, and maintain eye contact. They appear both sensual and self-assured, making…
Sisters Hope & Kunsten
The internationally renowned performance group, Sisters Hope has established a new wave of performance art, which hovers between art, activism, research and learning. Their mission is to democratise via practices that…
Inuuteq Storch — Heart Beats Hope
The exhibition is a beautifully and poetically told testament to precisely this, at once heartbreaking and compassionate. An honest and affectionate perspective. The photographer and artist Inuuteq Storch (b. 1989)…
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Kunsten Classic
The exhibition is built on Kunsten’s rich collection of artworks and is complemented by examples of period design, furniture, and crafts. In this way, the artworks are placed within their historical context, allowing…
Resistance
Lukošaitis’ works are characterized by powerful, hand-drawn narratives that move between the mythical and the deeply human. Through detailed, serial drawings, he depicts conflict, power structures, and vulnerability,…
Ovartaci
"Spectacular exhibition featuring the Aarhus eccentric" "Ovartaci's universe is unlike anything you have seen before. And yet, it feels strangely familiar." "There is something timeless about Ovartaci’s world, a place…
Vilhelm Lundstrøm
Vilhelm Lundstrøm (1893–1950) is one of the most prominent figures in Danish modernism – an artist who began in rebellion and, throughout his career, insisted on renewal and on pursuing his own, often surprising paths.…
Frida Orupabo
Frida Orupabo’s works are grounded in found photographs and material sourced from both digital and physical archives, encompassing popular culture as well as references dating back to the colonial era. In Orupabo’s…
