Posts by: Bonnie
In “There is no such thing as nature,” his curatorial essay for the Radical Nature exhibition (2009, Barbican, London), Francesco Manacorda criticizes the historical, philosophical opposition between nature and culture, saying that this false dichotomy absolves human society of both a relationship and a responsibility to the natural world.
Manacorda goes on to cite […]
Traveling artist, environmental activist, and friend of the MQ, Katherine Ball was recently in Copenhagen on an artist residency. Ball put her series 12 Modes of Suppression at YNKB, the very local (it’s right next door) art space and artist-activist meeting center.
She wrote this about the exhibition:
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On the edge of Spring we took a tour to the edge of the city to celebrate. We visited Copenhagen’s second largest park–Valby Park (Valby Parken), reclaimed from an old landfill 75 years ago. This year the sprawling park is celebrating its diamond anniversary with events planned throughout the year, much of […]
I visited Republikken for the first time, like many other people in Copenhagen, to have a meeting. Republikken is the kind of space where people have meetings. It has a coffee bar, long wooden benches and counters with people working steadily on laptops. Several open workshops in the back on view where a […]
A new art space opened in Copenhagen last Friday–Odradek (Gammel Kongevej 23, baghuset, 1610 København V) with the collectively curated exhibition Family Man. The space is run by eight artists: Timothy Citizen, Simen Joachim Helsvig, Kim Young Kilde, Mathias Kryger (sub), Asle Lauvland Pettersen, Trine Mee Sook Gleerup, Tue Sprogø and Marie Thams. I was invited to participate […]
Brooklyn based filmmaker and animator Akiko McQuerrey has a new film called Papa Cloudy’s Restaurant. Papa Cloudy, a mustached stuffed cloud, is known for putting his heart into everything he does, including running a restaurant focused on serving a sustainable menu. McQuerrey’s lovable Papa Cloudy character is moved to change the restaurant’s […]
I took a bicycle tour on Sunday to explore the edge of the city. In Copenhagen, you don’t have to go very far to find the edge. You can easily move from a busy street of apartments and cafes to a long stretch of road surrounded by empty lots and warehouses. This is the case […]
It’s been cold and snowy lately in Copenhagen, so I’ve been thinking about kitchen gardens (køkkenhaver). I’ve been working on a publication project with MQ friends, Micah and Rachel Bornstein. The pair is launching a small publishing imprint and I wrote a short piece on kitchen gardens, from the counter top […]
I’m reading this book right now: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.The author Richard Louv looks at the psychological effects of spending time in the natural world, which you may have guessed tend to be overwhelmingly positive for children and adults, improving creativity, mood, and social […]
We met Antye Greie-Ripatti this past summer in the small Finnish town of Pyhäjoki at Case Pyhäjoki: Artists Respond to Nuclear Influence, a two week retreat bringing together local activists, citizens, and artists from Europe and beyond. Her artist run initiative, Hai Art was an event co-sponsor […]
Alphabet of the Anthropocene – Powerless Powerpoint
Radio Aktiv Sonic Deep Map (2013)
SUPERKILEN – Extreme Neoliberalism Copenhagen Style
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