Crossing the Line

Exhibition catalogue produced in conjunction with Crossing the Line, curated by Earl Miller in 2017, featuring work by Jeannette Ehlers and Patricia Kaersenhout, Søren Thilo Funder, Jens Haaning, Maj Hasager, Tina Helen, Stine Marie Jacobsen, Jane Jin Kaisen, and Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen. Crossing the Line is a timely and provocative survey of contemporary Danish art. Recognizing the transnational nature of much recent art from Denmark, the exhibition asks: Can a nation define itself culturally by looking beyond its traditional borders?

Often boldly political, the work of the nine featured emerging and established artists considers cultural hegemonies, the nation state in a global framework, post-colonialism, nomadism, and the Syrian refugee crisis. Through performance, photography, video, sculpture, and sound, Jeannette Ehlers and Patricia Kaersenhout, Søren Thilo Funder, Jens Haaning, Maj Hasager, Tina Helen, Stine Marie Jacobsen, Jane Jin Kaisen, and Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen reveal migrant patterns and alter them in unexpected ways. Challenging traditional gender, racial, and national divides, the artists often reverse roles: women become men; black men become white; tourists become locals; locals become tourists. Ultimately, Crossing the Line examines the response of one country’s artists to questions of international import. For many Canadians, the exhibition will serve as an introduction to the vibrant contemporary art scene in Denmark. In turn, for several of the artists, Crossing the Line will be the first exhibition to feature their work in North America.

The catalogue contains a Director's Foreword, Curatorial Essay and Artist Q&A. An exhibition checklist, images of all of the works in the exhibition, and artist/curator bios are also included.

Artists
Jeannette Ehlers
Patricia Kaersenhout
Søren Thilo Funder
Jens Haaning
Maj Hasager
Tina Helen
Stine Marie Jacobsen
Jane Jin Kaisen
Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen.

Curator
Earl Miller

Binding
Softcover, perfect-bound

Publication date
2017

Size
6 x 9 inches

Language
English

ISBN
978-0-99-599823-0