In autumn 2023, the National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst, SMK) will open an exhibition by the acclaimed artist Jessie Kleemann (1959-) - the first solo exhibition by a Kalaaleq artist organised by the museum. The seminar ‘Sialussuartut / Like a Cloudburst’ honours Kleemann’s esteemed, four decade-long career and her efforts to expand the field of possibility for Kalaallit artists. Taking its point of departure in Kleemann’s experimental practice, the symposium aims to spark renewed dialogue about contemporary Greenlandic art, about the status of embodied action in art, and about the politics and aesthetics of decolonisation.
The seminar will feature two poster sessions for which SMK now seek proposals. With these sessions, they aim to engage younger researchers, artists, and art students in order to build bridges between senior and emerging researchers and to unfold the seminar theme in the fullest.
Proposals can address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Jessie Kleemann’s art practice.
- Indigenous feminism and body art.
- Modern and contemporary Greenlandic art.
- Greenlandic art exhibition and museum histories and/or practices.
- Decolonisation in Greenland and the arctic.
- Greenlandic and arctic collaborations and networks within the arts.
Proposals are welcome from younger scholars, artists, and art students. SMK can offer up to 4 travel grants of up to 15,000 DKK each (roughly 2000 EUR) to offset travel expenses related to your participation in the seminar.
