Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition

Charlottenborg Exhibition Building (Danish: Kunsthal Charlottenborg)

The Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition (Danish: Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling) is an annual art exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Exhibition has been held annually since 1857 and originated as an exhibition showing new works by Danish artists. Today the event includes participants from many countries and is one of the most important open submission exhibitions in Northern Europe. It is organised by the Charlottenborg Foundation (Charlottenborg Fonden).

In 2007 the 150th anniversary of the exhibition was celebrated between 17 March and 9 April, and a book was published about the exhibition as an institution in Danish artistic culture.

Building

En kunstauktion på Charlottenborg (1899), Carl Wentorf
Poster for an exhibition held at the exhibition building in 1915

The event is held at the Charlottenborg Exhibition Building (Kunsthal Charlottenborg) which was erected on the former site of the Botanical Garden behind Charlottenborg Palace. It is the official exhibition gallery of the Royal Danish Academy of Art. In addition to the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, it also hosts the Efterårsudstilling, an autumn exhibition which is by invitation.

The exhibition building is part of Charlottenborg Palace. The palace was constructed in 1672–83 as a residence for Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve (1638–1704). It was constructed in the Baroque architectural idiom shared by Holland, England and Denmark. Dowager queen Charlotte Amalie (1650–1714) bought the palace in 1700, and her name has remained with it ever since. In 1787, the ownership of the palace was transferred to the Royal Danish Academy of Art. The corps de logis was rebuilt facing Kongens Nytorv in 1827 to a design by architect Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845), and contains the Academy's Festhall and Antiksalen.

The exhibition building was designed by architects Albert Jensen and Ferdinand Meldahl. It was inaugurated in 1883.

References

  1. ↑ "Charlottenborg Foundation". foraarsudstillingen.dk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kunsthal Charlottenborg". visitcopenhagen.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Visual Arts Network of South Africa. "Kunsthal Charlottenborg: The Spring Exhibition 2012 – Call for Entries". VANSA. Retrieved 29 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ Anneli Fuchs; Emma Salling; Malene West Hansen (2007). Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling 150 år (in Danish). Copenhagen: Charlottenborg. p. 46. ISBN 978-87-991901-0-2.
  5. ↑ "About Kunsthal Charlottenborg". kunsthalcharlottenborg.dk. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Charlottenborg Foundation and the Spring Exhibition". foraarsudstillingen. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Serritslev, Lars (3 March 2016). "Charlottenborg". Danmarks Nationalleksikon (in Danish). Den Store Danske. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gyldenløve, Ulrik Frederik, 1638–1704". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Hansen, Christian Frederik". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 1 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ Hegner Christiansen, Jørgen. "Albert Jensen" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ Haugsted, Ida. "Ferdinand Meldahl" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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