Generous Gestures
Generous Gestures was an exhibition event facilitated by Tijana Mišković and Jane Jin Kaisen addressing the lack of focus on interculturalism, xenophobia and Danishness in the Danish contemporary art scene.
Over ten days — 4 to 13 February 2011 — a series of public art events took place at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art in Copenhagen: performances, talks, study groups, lectures, film screenings and an artist kitchen. The exhibition was produced by 25 artists with different national and cultural backgrounds, all living in Denmark and all participants in the Danish Arts Agency’s Intercultural Mentor Programme.
Participating Artists
Abdul Dube & YNKB, Amir Zainorin, Andreas Olesen, Anne Bennike, Charlotte Haslund-Christensen, David Ramirez, Giuditta R, Juan Hein, J&K / Janne Schäfer and Kristine Agergaard, Maher Khatib, Mahmoud Alibadi, Maj Hasager, Marcelo Lerer, Mette Kit Jensen, Michelle Eistrup, Nikolaj Kilsmark, Nynne Haugaard, Parul Modha, Rick Towle, Samaira Ali, Søren Dahlgaard, Thierry Geoffroy and Thomas Bjørkå.
Programme highlights
The opening on 4 February 2011 included a Critical Run organised by Thierry Geoffroy, a performance by Amir Zainorin, and an Artist Kitchen with intercultural cooking events. Subsequent days featured a reading group on Black European Diaspora and the Decolonial Option (organised by Michelle Eistrup and Alanna Lockward), a theme evening on Artistic Integrity + Governmental Agenda = Contradiction, video screenings, and a closing discussion on interculturalism in the Danish art world.
Supported by the Danish Arts Council, Dyrup and Kirsebærvin fra Frederiksdal Gods.