Mikkel Carl: When I Give an Artist Talk…
When I give an artist talk here at here at Funen Art Academy, I usually try to establish some kind of overall narrative beforehand:
· Theme – post-industrialism, site-specificity (sensitivity), appropriation
· Context – commercial, art institutions, public space
· Chronology – early works, recent works, future projects
· Method – the construction of perceived materiality, and cues taken from actual space and specific contexts
· Art history – a personal and art-historical trajectory through collage, the readymade, conceptual art, minimalism, and installation art.
This time around, I will instead move more or less haphazardly between exhibitions and projects from the past ten years, using my Instagram profile as a guiding principle. Let’s see whether some degree of coherence emerges.
Mikkel Carl, October 2026
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Mikkel Carl (b. 1976) is Associate Professor of Visual Art and Exhibition Practices at Funen Art Academy.
Mikkel Carl is educated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and also holds a BA in History of Ideas from Aarhus University. In addition to his artistic practice, he has an extensive track record as a curator and writer and has held numerous positions of trust within the Danish art scene.
The artist talk takes place in the Lecture Hall at Funen Art Academy, Wednesday October 21st from 2.30-3.30 pm. Free entrance.
The artist talk will be in English