Curating Today: Artists, Exhibitions, and Audiences

Location: Copenhagen

Type: Elective Course

Term: Semester

About this course

Explore the contemporary art and street art scene in Copenhagen and Europe as you learn about the process of curation, art appreciation, and arts management. You will gain first-hand insights into the art world as you meet artists in their studios, explore galleries, and learn from experienced curators in Copenhagen. With your fellow students, you will put these new skills into practice by curating and producing an art exhibition to be showcased at DIS as your final assignment.

Syllabus

Spring 2026 – Section A

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Spring 2026 – Section B

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Natalia Gutman

Mag.art. Art History, University of Copenhagen, 2008. Independent curator since 2010 primarily curating exhibitions and art events outside art institutions in venues such as a 1700s library (Classenske Bibliotek), Børsen (Previous Stock Exchange Building), 1600s palais (Thottske Palæ) etc. Exhibitions in art museums: Richard Long: Karoo Highveld (National Gallery Cape Town) 2011, Black Milk – Holocaust in Contemporary Art (Museum of Contemporary Art, DK) 2014, Platform (Nikolaj Kunsthal), 2022-2024. With DIS since 2023.