Simmer

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Simmer

stainless steel

Installed on the roof of SIMIAN

Under is populated by a diverse range of exhibition platforms. Attention to these platforms is underexposed—yet they are far from being outsiders. The ambition of the festival is to support the sense of community among these participants, to celebrate one another, and to show the outside world that there exists a vast root system of artists and exhibition spaces across formats that form an essential part of the art ecosystem. It is here that the art of tomorrow takes shape—where the boundaries of what art may be, and how it might be presented, are explored and reimagined again and again. Under is shaped by a curatorial strategy that places strong emphasis on co-authorship, collaboration, and community. The exhibition text, for example, is shared between five voices from the scene: a curator, an artist, a gallerist, a writer, and the director of a local art centre. In a similar way, the exhibition itself is co-curated by the participating platforms. Under is a fragment of a larger scene. Within Simian’s space, it manifests as a gathering of gestures, objects, and social encounters—together unfolding a story of a transgressive, diverse, and ever-changing art scene.

The festival is co-curated by Fafaya Mogensen and Nikolaj Stobbe in collaboration with Simian.

Under is supported by 15. Juni Foundation, Amager Vest Lokaludvalg, Fondet for Dansk-Svensk Samarbejde, PASS (Center for Practice-based Art Studies), Restaurant Babylon, Rådet for Visuel Kunst, Danish Arts Foundation and Swedish Arts Grants Committee.