Talks Program 2026

This year’s Talks Programme brings together artists, curators, collectors, writers and cultural voices for a series of conversations exploring contemporary artistic practice, collecting and the wider cultural landscape. From Sonja Ferlov Mancoba’s artistic legacy and the role of art in times of crisis to gastronomy, public space and collecting, the programme offers new perspectives on the ideas shaping contemporary art and culture today.

Friday, August 28

Throughout the day

PERFORMANCE – SISTERS HOPE

Sisters Hope creates a site-specific performance in which an Evoker lies resting within an artistic installation in the Sculpture Garden – The Bunkbed.

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Central to Sisters Hopes inhabitational performance piecesin which audiences are invited to live inside the art work and a Sensuous Society. The Bunkbed will be held by  presence and  surrounded by various totems, such as Egg Totem Life and Egg Totem Death and artefacts used as tools for poetic interventions enclosed by museum tape. Throughout the fair, Sisters Hope will also facilitate a series of ritualistic poetic interventions  with visitors in the garden. The number and duration of the rituals are still being finalised, but each encounter is expected to last approximately 15-30 minutes.

Info: Open to all
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair

12:00

WHEN DOES GASTRONOMY BECOME ART?

As chefs increasingly collaborate with museums, biennials and cultural institutions, the boundaries between cuisine and contemporary art continue to blur. This conversation asks what distinguishes a culinary experience from an artistic one, and who gets to decide.

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Bringing together perspectives from gastronomy and contemporary art, the talk explores authorship, performance, sensory experience, cultural value and the institutional frameworks that shape whether cuisine can be recognised as art.

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Rasmus Munk, Marie Nipper & Kasper Hesselbjerg
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

13:00

HOW ART HAS SHAPED MY BUSINESS – FIVE FEMALE PERSPECTIVES

A personal and generous conversation with women working across art, culture and business. Taking its starting point in their own journeys, the talk explores how art has shaped the way they build companies, communities, careers and cultural value.

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Merete Otillia Knudsen is the Founder and Director of the Business Community’s Cultural Award and Danish Club. Through networks, experiences, and strategic partnerships, she works to strengthen the connection between art and the business community, while highlighting the value that art creates for businesses, individuals, and society.

Julie Leopold is the founder and director of Enter Art Fair, Scandinavia’s largest international art fair. She has built the fair into a platform that connects galleries, artists, collectors, and audiences across borders. As a private collector, she is passionate about contemporary art that tells stories and sparks curiosity – from established names to new talents.

Dea Kudibal is a Danish designer, business woman, and art collector. As the founder and Creative Director of DEA KUDIBAL, she has built an internationally recognised fashion brand distinguished by its strong visual identity, commitment to craftsmanship, and enduring focus on quality.

Originally trained as a seamstress, Dea developed an early understanding of construction, technique, and precision. She later complemented this foundation with studies in fashion management at the London College of Fashion, bringing together creative expertise and commercial insight.

Founded in Copenhagen in 2003, DEA KUDIBAL evolved from a collection of exclusive vintage scarves into a global womenswear business. Throughout its growth, Kudibal has maintained a consistent emphasis on material integrity, print development, and attention to detail.

Alongside her work in fashion, Kudibal is a dedicated art collector whose engagement with contemporary and modern art has been an important influence on her creative and entrepreneurial thinking. Her interest in collecting extends beyond aesthetics, informing her understanding of visual storytelling, originality, and long-term value. The dialogue between art and design continues to shape both her creative process and the evolution of the brand.

Today, Dea Kudibal leads the company from Copenhagen, where she oversees all creative direction while continuing to explore the relationship between artistic expression, craftsmanship, and business.

Mette Remmen is Chair of the Board of Hotel d’Angleterre and a proud board member of the Børneriget Foundation. She has worked to bring more young Danish contemporary artists into the historic 1755 building. The dialogue between the old and the new is both enchanting and, to some, slightly provocative.

Mette-Louise Kryger is the owner of Le Spot Nordic. Le Spot Nordic was founded in Copenhagen in 2023 and is a women’s network dedicated to connect passionate individuals within art and culture.

Bringing together artists, collectors, cultural professionals, and art enthusiasts, Le Spot creates a platform for networking, inspiration, knowledge sharing, and meaningful experiences.

With a strong focus on community and storytelling, the network empowers women to connect, collaborate, and support one another while celebrating the value of art and culture.

Le Spot was founded in Paris in 2010 (5000 members worldwide).


Info: Open to all
Panelists: Merete Otillia Knudsen, Julie Leopold, Dea Kudibal & Mette Remmen
Moderator: Mette-Louise Kryger
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

14:00

SONJA FERLOV: ARTIST, HUMAN, LEGACY

A conversation on Sonja Ferlov Mancoba’s artistic universe and continued relevance today. The talk brings together literary, personal and art historical perspectives to explore her work, her life and the renewed institutional interest in her practice.

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The conversation may touch on Ferlov Mancoba as both artist and human being, the relationship between biography and artistic legacy, Bornholm’s role in her work, the upcoming pavilion at Bornholms Kunstmuseum, and how major artistic practices are introduced to new generations.

Hanne-Vibeke Holst
Hanne-Vibeke Holst is the acclaimed author of numerous award-winning works of fiction. Most recently, she published Warrior Without a Mask (2022), a novel about the sculptor Sonja Ferlov Mancoba. She is currently working on a sequel to this artist novel.

Uffe Buchard:
Uffe Buchard is a creative director, curator, and a prominent voice in Danish culture. He is one of the founders of The Darling Art & Design Guesthouse, where Danish contemporary art plays a decisive role in every aspect of the interior. He works in the intersection of aesthetics, identity, and visual communication – using art both as inspiration and as a form of expression in his projects.

Lotte Nishanthi Winther
Lotte Nishanthi Winther holds a Master’s degree in Art History and is Curator at Bornholm Art Museum. She is currently preparing a major exhibition on the sculptures of Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, titled Sonja Ferlov Mancoba: Living Beings. The exhibition opens on 12 December 2026 at Bornholm Art Museum.

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Hanne-Vibeke Holst &
Lotte Nishanthi Winther
Moderator: Uffe Buchard
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

16:00

THE WORLD THROUGH THE ARTIST’S EYE

A conversation moderated by British arts journalist Alice Godwin exploring the way artists working with very different materials interpret the world around them and transform their experience and sources of inspiration into a unique art form.

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Info: Open to all
Panelists: Martha Skou, Henrik Godsk & Anna Deller Yee
Moderator: Alice Godwin
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: English

Saturday, August 29

Throughout the day

PERFORMANCE – SISTERS HOPE

Sisters Hope creates a site-specific performance in which an Evoker lies resting within an artistic installation in the Sculpture Garden – The Bunkbed.

Read more

Central to Sisters Hopes inhabitational performance piecesin which audiences are invited to live inside the art work and a Sensuous Society. The Bunkbed will be held by  presence and  surrounded by various totems, such as Egg Totem Life and Egg Totem Death and artefacts used as tools for poetic interventions enclosed by museum tape. Throughout the fair, Sisters Hope will also facilitate a series of ritualistic poetic interventions  with visitors in the garden. The number and duration of the rituals are still being finalised, but each encounter is expected to last approximately 15-30 minutes.

Info: Open to all
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair

Throughout the day

PERFORMANCE – HOLO

A melodrama by Marie Kølbæk Iversen (visual artist), Ida Marie Hede (author) and Katinka Fogh Vindelev (composer, soprano and performer), featuring opera performers Kirsten Voss (mezzo-soprano) and Nina Brewer (soprano).

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The melodrama explores the sea, time and humanity’s relationship with the marine environment. The performance takes place in the Sculpture Garden in dialogue with Marie Kølbæk Iversen’s video installation and UV-painted performers.

Info: Open to all
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair

12:00

THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN ART AND DESIGN

A conversation about the next generation of collectors and the cultural fields that shape them. Who are they, what drives them, and how do they encounter art today?

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The talk explores how younger collectors move fluidly between art, design, gastronomy, fashion, music and architecture, and how brands, institutions and galleries can create more open and relevant entry points into contemporary art.

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Niels Christophersen & Silas Adler
Moderator: Anja Soussan
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

13:00

ART AS AN INVESTMENT

A conversation on collecting art as a financial, cultural and emotional asset. The panel explores what motivates collectors today, how collections are built over time, and how both private and corporate collectors navigate value, passion, responsibility and legacy.

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Kasper Nielsen is an experienced Danish art expert and advisor with over 30 years in the trade of art and collectibles – from classical to modern. For 15 years, he served as director and auctioneer at Bruun Rasmussen, where he handled thousands of works. In 2024, he founded ArtSolo, which offers art dealing, valuations, consultancy, and lectures based on competence, integrity, and passion.

Merete Otillia Knudsen is the Founder and Director of the Business Community’s Cultural Award and Danish Club. Through networks, experiences, and strategic partnerships, she works to strengthen the connection between art and the business community, while highlighting the value that art creates for businesses, individuals, and society.

Caroline Bøge is a gallerist, art advisor, and founder of 2112. An art historian by training, she operates two gallery locations in Copenhagen and Charlottenlund, representing eleven contemporary artists and working across exhibitions, artist development, and strategic partnerships. Alongside the gallery practice, she advises private collectors and companies on acquisitions, commissions, and collection development, drawing on extensive experience within the contemporary art world. Her work is driven by a commitment to supporting artists and fostering meaningful engagement with contemporary art.

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Caroline Bøge, Merete Otillia Knudsen & Anders Byriel
Moderator: Kasper Nielsen
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

14:00

WHY WE COLLECT

Collector conversation curated by Jens-Peter Brask.

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Jens-Peter Brask is a Danish art collector and curator with a significant influence on the Danish and international contemporary art scene. For many years, he has worked to identify, support, and promote emerging artistic movements and talents. As a curator, he has organized numerous solo and group exhibitions at museums, galleries, and art institutions in Denmark and internationally.

Pelle Peter Jencel is a radio host, podcaster, and DJ who has been a prominent voice in Danish music and media for many years. He is best known for his work at DR P3, where he has hosted several programmes focusing on music, culture, and youth, including Lågsus, Hvem Er, Tættere På Himlen, as well as the podcast Den Nye Stil.

Throughout his career, he has helped spotlight emerging musical movements and has played a key role in bringing Danish hip-hop and urban music to a wider audience. His work is characterised by a direct and engaging style, driven by curiosity and a genuine passion for music.

Beyond radio, Pelle Peter Jencel has established himself as both a DJ and master of ceremonies, performing at some of Denmark’s largest festivals and venues. Through his work in the media industry, he has also been part of a generation of hosts who have helped shape a more informal, music-driven radio culture.

Since 2019, Pelle Peter Jencel has been married to Maria Jencel, whom he met while working at DR. Together, they have built an art collection that spans both classical and contemporary works. Their collection includes a painting by one of the Skagen Painters, an original poster by Malk de Koijn, and works by Monica Kim Garza, Johannes Holt Iversen, and Robert Nava.

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Pelle Peter Jencel
Moderator: Jens-Peter Brask
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

15:00

THE ROLE OF ART IN TIMES OF CRISIS

The conversation explores the kinds of communities and connections that emerge in a time marked by uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and major societal change – and the role that art and culture can play, both for us as individuals and as a society.

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Mette Bluhme Rieck is a journalist and TV host with a strong interest in art, aesthetics, and cultural heritage. She communicates with warmth and curiosity, and has a special passion for art and Danish design. Privately, she shares this interest with her husband, art expert Kasper Nielsen, and together they create a home where art is a natural and vibrant part of everyday life.

Jesper Nygård is a professional board member and former CEO of Realdania, where he spent 12 years advancing philanthropy, urban development, architecture, and the built environment as drivers of quality of life and societal development.
Today, he serves as Chair of the Board of the Danish Film Institute and Roskilde University (RUC), and is a council-appointed member of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

Luise Faurschou is the Founder and CEO of ART 2030, a nonprofit organization uniting art and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Global Goals. Joined by visionaries from the art world, ART 2030 works to create art projects, platforms, and experiences for everyone to engage with the Global Goals – the plan for people, planet, and prosperity.
Faurschou is also a respected curator, cultural entrepreneur, former gallerist, and the founding director of the art advisory Faurschou Art Resources. With 40 years of experience in the art sector, she has worked withworld-renowned artists including Yoko Ono, Robert Rauschenberg, Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Naumann, and Ai Weiwei. She is often interviewed on sustainable behaviour in the art industry, and in 2022, she was invited by the President of the United Nations General Assembly to speak at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the role of art ascatalyst for change.

Michael Thouber has served as Director of the Ny Carlsberg Foundation since 2024. Previously, he was Director of Charlottenborg Kunsthal from 2015 to 2024. Earlier in his career, he worked at DR as Culture Editor (2001–2006) and later as Channel Director of DR2 (2012–2015). Between these roles, he was a strategic advisor to cultural and media organisations at the design agency e-Types (2006–2012).

Thouber is also a co-founder of the exhibition space 1% and Kunstmagasinet 1%, and has curated exhibitions in Denmark and internationally. In addition, he has worked at the museums ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, and is co-author of the art book Det man ikke ser (What You Don’t See).

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Jesper Nygård, Luise Faurschou & Michael Thouber
Moderator: Mette Bluhme
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

16:00

ART IN PUBLIC SPACES – IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DARLING

A conversation on art in public space and how cultural projects can create new encounters between artists, audiences and the city.

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Uffe Buchard:
Uffe Buchard is a creative director, curator, and a prominent voice in Danish culture. He is one of the founders of The Darling Art & Design Guesthouse, where Danish contemporary art plays a decisive role in every aspect of the interior. He works in the intersection of aesthetics, identity, and visual communication – using art both as inspiration and as a form of expression in his projects.

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Jacob Fenger, Marie Nipper & Simon Friese
Moderator: Uffe Buchard & Nicolai Anker
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

Sunday, August 30

Throughout the day

PERFORMANCE – SISTERS HOPE

Sisters Hope creates a site-specific performance in which an Evoker lies resting within an artistic installation in the Sculpture Garden – The Bunkbed.

Read more

Central to Sisters Hopes inhabitational performance piecesin which audiences are invited to live inside the art work and a Sensuous Society. The Bunkbed will be held by  presence and  surrounded by various totems, such as Egg Totem Life and Egg Totem Death and artefacts used as tools for poetic interventions enclosed by museum tape. Throughout the fair, Sisters Hope will also facilitate a series of ritualistic poetic interventions  with visitors in the garden. The number and duration of the rituals are still being finalised, but each encounter is expected to last approximately 15-30 minutes.

Info: Open to all
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair

12:00

CREATING AN ICON: ANDY WARHOL THROUGH THE LENS OF DAVID MCCABE

A conversation exploring David McCabe’s rare photographs of Andy Warhol during the formative Factory years of 1964-65. The talk examines how these images not only documented Warhol’s world, but also helped shape the construction of his public persona and enduring cultural mythology.

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Presented in connection with 2112’s solo presentation of McCabe’s works at Enter Art Fair and the forthcoming exhibition at Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg in 2027.

Susan Cipolla is Director of the David McCabe Photography Collection, stewarding one of the most significant photographic archives documenting Andy Warhol, the Factory, and the cultural landscape of the 1960s. With a background in New York’s fashion and publishing industries, she brings a refined understanding of visual culture to her curatorial work. As David McCabe’s wife, creative partner, editor, and longtime collaborator, she offers a unique perspective on both the photographs and the cultural moment they document. Through exhibitions and partnerships with leading museums and institutions worldwide, she continues to advance the legacy of McCabe’s work for new generations of audiences.

Lasse Andersson is the director of Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg and the Utzon Center in Aalborg. Trained as an architect with a PhD in cultural planning and creative entrepreneurship, he is known for building strong connections between art, architecture, and public engagement. Since taking over Kunsten in 2020, Andersson has focused on expanding the museum’s relevance through ambitious exhibitions, international collaborations, and interdisciplinary cultural programming. Previously, he led the Utzon Center, transforming it into one of Denmark’s leading venues for architecture and design.

Caroline Bøge is a gallerist, art advisor, and founder of 2112. An art historian by training, she operates two gallery locations in Copenhagen and Charlottenlund, representing eleven contemporary artists and working across exhibitions, artist development, and strategic partnerships. Alongside the gallery practice, she advises private collectors and companies on acquisitions, commissions, and collection development, drawing on extensive experience within the contemporary art world. Her work is driven by a commitment to supporting artists and fostering meaningful engagement with contemporary art.

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Susan Cipolla, Lasse Andersson & Caroline Bøge
Moderator: Sofie Gottlieb
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: English

13:00

COLLECTING AT THE TOP END OF THE MARKET

A conversation exploring value, responsibility and the long-term decisions behind building meaningful art collections at the highest level.

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Caroline Bøge is a gallerist, art advisor, and founder of 2112. An art historian by training, she operates two gallery locations in Copenhagen and Charlottenlund, representing eleven contemporary artists and working across exhibitions, artist development, and strategic partnerships. Alongside the gallery practice, she advises private collectors and companies on acquisitions, commissions, and collection development, drawing on extensive experience within the contemporary art world. Her work is driven by a commitment to supporting artists and fostering meaningful engagement with contemporary art.

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Caroline Bøge, Hans Alf & Steen Bakmann
Moderator: Kasper Nielsen
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

14:00

THE SOUNDTRACK OF AN ARTIST – ON INSPIRATION, LISTENING AND CREATIVE ROUTINES

What do artists listen to when they work? This conversation explores the podcasts, voices, stories and ideas that accompany artistic practice. From long-form interviews to niche cultural conversations, we examine how listening shapes inspiration, influences creative thinking and finds its way into the work itself.

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Camilla Reyman (b. 1981, Aalborg) lives and works in Copenhagen. She graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2013 and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm in 2021. Her work has been exhibited at institutions including Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Malmö Konsthall, Trapholt, and KØN – Gender Museum Denmark.

Reyman works with natural materials, building her works in layers of organic pigments composed primarily of bone black and various types of earth. Her process is defined by a dynamic interplay between control and dissolution: the pigments are initially arranged into precise geometric structures, after which the binder activates the material, allowing it to flow and form unpredictable patterns. The resulting works balance the controlled and the organic, evoking landscapes, erosion, and geological processes.

Reyman’s practice is rooted in an understanding of the universe as a living, relational system, in which the individual is not an autonomous entity but a temporary process within a greater whole. This perspective closely aligns with contemporary ecological philosophy and theories of materiality, which understand matter as active, vital, and co-creative.

Frederik Dirks Gottlieb (b. 1983) is a Danish television, radio, and podcast host, author, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for his work on programmes and podcasts exploring popular culture, science, and unexplained phenomena, including the DR podcast Flyvende Tallerken (Flying Saucer), which he has hosted since 2020. He has also created and hosted programmes such as Binge, Serieland, Den Sorte Boks (The Black Box), Only in America, Generation Mars, and Jagten på det evige liv (The Search for Eternal Life).

He holds a Master’s degree in Communication from Roskilde University and graduated as a film producer from Super16. In addition to his work in the media, he has authored several books, including UFO-Mysteriet (The UFO Mystery) and Uden angst (Without Anxiety), and co-created the DR fiction series Guldfeber (Gold Fever).

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Camilla Reyman & Marie Kølbæk
Moderator: Frederik Dirks
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish

15:00

WHY WE COLLECT

Collector conversation curated by Jens-Peter Brask.

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Jens-Peter Brask is a Danish art collector and curator with a significant influence on the Danish and international contemporary art scene. For many years, he has worked to identify, support, and promote emerging artistic movements and talents. As a curator, he has organized numerous solo and group exhibitions at museums, galleries, and art institutions in Denmark and internationally.

Charlotte Skeel is a psychologist and business psychologist with many years of experience in therapy, counselling, and organisational development. She works with both private individuals and businesses, specialising in areas such as stress, anxiety, trauma, work–life balance, leadership, and wellbeing.

Her work is grounded in contemporary psychological methods, with a focus on creating meaningful and practical change in people’s personal and professional lives. Central to her approach is the belief that self-awareness and psychological balance are essential to how we navigate relationships, make decisions, and shape our lives.

Charlotte Skeel also works with organisations, facilitating leadership development, workplace wellbeing, stress prevention, organisational change, and team building. In addition, she has more than 20 years of experience in stress management and the development of healthy workplace communities.

Alongside her professional practice, Charlotte Skeel has built a personal art collection that plays a central role in her life. The collection reflects close relationships with several prominent Danish artists, including Michael Kvium, Christian Lemmerz, and Erik A. Frandsen.

Her collection reflects an enduring interest in the existential dimensions of the human condition, where strength, vulnerability, pain, and beauty coexist.

 

Info: Open to all
Panelists: Charlotte Skeel
Moderator: Jens-Peter Brask
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
Language: Danish