CAFx ARKEN: Thinking Brick with Anupama Kundoo
The Indian architect reflects on the role of bricks in her architectural practice.
Listen to the renowned architect Anupama Kundoo talking about her love for and use of bricks in connection with her eclectic film program Thinking Brick, which, among other things, includes the screening of the late filmmaker Harun Farocki's In Comparison, Heinz Emigholz's portrait film Dieste about the Uruguayan architect Eladio Dieste and a portrait film about Anupama Kundoo.
Between film screenings and introduction, Anupama Kundoo will be invited by Thomas Bo Jensen to reflect on the use of bricks in her practice.
Program:
17.30: Introduction to Anupama Kundoo and the program of the evening
17.35: Anupama Kundoo's introduction to Harun Farocki's 'In Comparison'
17.45-18.55: Screening of 'In Comparison'
18.55-19.30: Conversation between Thomas Bo Jensen and Anupama Kundoo
19.30-19.35: Anupama Kundoo's introduction of 'Home' — a portrait film about her
19.35-20.05: Screening of 'Home'
The film program and CAFx' collaboration with Anupama Kundoo is a continuation of Kundoo's first visit to CAFx in 2018 where she curated the film program "Thinking Brick" for the festival.
The museum admission ticket gives access to the events. On the occasion of the events CAFx is co-hosting, the ticket will be reduced by 10% for CAFx Community Members.
CAFx ARKEN
From 13 October 2023 to 16 February 2024, ARKEN Museum for Contemporary Art is showing the large-scale exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, which is dedicated to Per Kirkeby's (1938-2018) monumental brick sculptures. Late in life, the well-known Danish artist gave permission for the brick sculptures to be built posthumous, and a selection of the rare sculptures now fills the museum's large Art Axis.
Brick is typically Danish — an integral part of the building culture from medieval churches to modernist detached houses. Kirkeby's sculptures are at once recognisable in their everyday use of bricks and sublime in their monumental primaeval forms. However, much has happened since Per Kirkeby created his brick sculptures. Topics such as nature-based solutions, raw materials, material and resource consumption have become hot topics in relation to the construction industry's gigantic CO2 footprint, natural crises and the role of architecture. We strongly emphasize this in the borderland between art and architecture.
In connection with the exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, CAFx collaborates with ARKEN on curating a broad-spectrum public program through several media and formats and with guests from home and abroad.
The full program will be announced soon.
Thanks to Realdania for supporting the event program.
Thanks to L'Institut Francais for supporting Lina Ghotmeh's visit and Goethe Institut Dänemark for supporting Anupama Kundoo's visit.
