UDSTILLINGEN ER MIDLERTIDIGT LUKKET

Mark Titchner: The Future Demands Your Participation

Nørrebro Teaters facade, 20. september 2025 til 1. marts 2026.

Mark Titchner er en britisk kunstner kendt for at bruge tekst til at udforske mening ofte ved at sætte spørgsmålstegn ved og udforske den bydende tone og synsvinkel i motiverende sprog.

Ordene The Future Demands Your Participation / Fremtiden kræver din deltagelse er fordelt over tre store flag, der pryder Nørrebro Teaters facade. Den tvetydige sætning ændrer betydning afhængigt af, hvordan den læses. Sætningen sætter spørgsmålstegn ved, hvordan vi kan tage del i vores fremtid, samtidig med at den henleder opmærksomheden på, at fremtiden eksisterer med eller uden vores engagement.

Som det er typisk for Titchners arbejde, er teksten sat op mod en næsten psykedelisk, abstrakt baggrund, der afspejler et ønske om at presse et billede til at kollapse. Den modernistiske funktionelle fonttype står i kontrast til den dekorative baggrund og leger med læsbarheden.

Udstillingen åbner lørdag d. 20. september kl. 14.00.
Gratis entre for alle. 

14.00 Åbning

14.30: Åbningstale ved Janne Villadsen, direktør for Nørrebro Teater

14.45: Talk med kunstner Mark Thitchner & kurator Francesca Gavin

Om kunstneren
Mark Titchner (f. 1973, Luton, Storbritannien) arbejder med at udforske spændingerne mellem de forskellige trossystemer, der præger vores samfund – hvad enten de er religiøse, videnskabelige eller politiske. En stor del af hans nyere værker er skabt til det offentlige rum og udforsker ord og sprog. Værkerne, der udstilles både i Storbrittanien og internationalt, er ofte blevet til gennem længerevarende gruppeaktiviteter, hvor Titchner især har arbejdet med unge mennesker og mental sundhed.

Titchner blev nomineret til den internationalt anerkendte kunstpris Turner Prize i 2006, deltog i Venedig Biennalen i 2007 og var Artist in Residence på Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto i 2012. I 2018 færdiggjorde han et stort permanent offentligt værk, Me, Here Now, som er installeret på London Bridge Station. Hans værker findes i adskillige
offentlige samlinger, herunder Arts Council, Tate, British Council, Government Art Collection, South London Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery og Guildhall Art Gallery.

Kurator Francesca Gavin har en flerstrenget karriere som redaktør, skribent, kurator og konsulent. Hun er chefredaktør for EPOCH, der er et årligt tidsskrift, der undersøger forbindelser mellem historie og samtid. Hun er også kunstredaktør på Twin Magazine samt fast bidragyder til bl.a. Financial Times, Cura og Hero. Hun er endvidere vært på det månedlige radioprogram Rough Version på NTS Radio, som har kørt i 9 år og fokuserer på forholdet mellem kunst og musik.

Gavin var medkurator på Manifesta11 i Zürich og har skabt adskillige udstillinger på institutioner og gallerier, herunder The Art of Mushrooms (Fundação de Serralves, Porto), Mushrooms (Somerset House, London), The Dark Cube (Palais de Tokyo, Paris) og The New Psychedelia (Mu, Eindhoven).

Dette er tredje gang Gavin kuraterer et projekt i København, hvor hun tidligere har kurateret gruppeudstillinger hos V1 Gallry og Chart Art Fair.

Flagene
– En platform for samtidskunst i det offentlige rum

Som en del af husets nye program er facaden på Nørrebro Teater blevet forvandlet til en levende platform, der indtager det offentlige rum med samtidskunst.

Hvert halve år inviteres en ny kurator til at kuratere en udstilling med en kunstner over de tre flag. Ambitionen er at forbinde kunst med omverdenen for at skabe en ny forståelse af kulturens engagerende kraft i det offentlige rum.

Næste udstilling åbner i foråret 2026.

ENGLISH

Mark Titchner is a British artist known for his creative use of text to
explore meaning, often echoing and questioning the imperative tone and point of view of motivational language.

The ambiguous phrase split over three banners, The  Future Demands Your Participation, changes meaning depending on how it is read. The phrase questions how we must be active in our future, while also bringing attention to the fact that the future exists with or without our engagement.

Like much of Titchner’s work, the text is set against an almost psychedelic, abstract background, reflecting a desire to push an image to collapse. The modernist functional type contrasts against the
decorative background, playing with legibility.

Exhibition opening Saturday the 20th of September 14.00-16.00

14.00 Opening

14.30: Opening speach by Janne Villadsen, director Nørrebro Teater

14.45: Artist talk with Mark Thitchner & curator Francesca Gavin

About the artist

Mark Titchner’s (b. 1973, Luton, UK) work involves an exploration of the tensions between the different belief systems that inform our society, be they religious, scientific or political. Focusing on an exploration of words and language, in recent years much of his production has been based in the public realm both in the UK and internationally.
These public works have often been created from extended group activities, working particularly with young people and in mental health settings.

He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2006, participated in the Venice Biennale in 2007 and was Artist in Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto in 2012. In 2018 he completed a major new permanent public work, Me, Here Now which is installed at London Bridge Station. His work is held in numerous Public Collections including Arts Council, Tate, British Council, Government Art Collection, South London Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Guildhall Art Gallery.

Curator Francesca Gavin has a multi-faceted career working as an editor, writer, curator and consultant. She is currently Editor-in-Chief of EPOCH – an annual publication looking at connections between history and the now. She is also the art editor at Twin magazine, as well as a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Cura, Hero and other publications. Her monthly radio show Rough Version on NTS Radio has been running for 9 years, focusing on the relationship between art and music.

Gavin was the co-curator of Manifesta11 in Zurich and has created numerous exhibitions at institutions and galleries including The Art of Mushrooms (Fundação de Serralves, Porto) ,  Mushrooms (Somerset House, London), The Dark Cube (Palais de Tokyo, Paris), and The New Psychedelia (Mu, Eindhoven).

This is the third time she has curated projects in Copenhagen, following group exhibitions at V1 Gallery and Chart Art Fair.

The flags
Mark Titchner’s flag exhibition is the first in a series of public flag exhibitions that Nørrebro Teater will present. As a part of the house’s new program, the facade of Nørrebro Teater will be transformed into a living platform that occupies the public space with contemporary art.

Every six months, a new curator is invited to curate an exhibition with a national or international artist over the three enormous flags displayed on the facade. The ambition is to connect art with the outside world to create a new understanding of the engaging power of culture in public space. The next exhibition will open in spring 2026.