RETHINK — Contemporary Art & Climate Change is an exhibition of 30 works created by trendsetting Nordic and international contemporary artists working in the intersection between art, culture and climate change.

The exhibition is a result of a cooperation between the National Gallery of Denmark, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center and the Alexandra Institute and will present works of Tomas Saraceno (AR), Henrik HÂkansson (SE), the Icelandic Love Corporation (IS), Superflex (DK), Eke Bright Ugochukwu (NG), Olafur Eliasson (IS/DK) and many others.

RETHINK has been appointed ìThe Nordic Exhibition of the Year 2008-2010î by the Nordic Culture Fund and is supported by the Branding Denmark Fund, the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Arts Council. In addition, the exhibition is a part of the official culture programme for the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP15 that will take place in Copenhagen from December 7th to 18th.

RETHINK consist of four separate parts with different themes:

RETHINK RELATIONS
NATIONAL GALLERY OF DENMARK, 31/10-5/4
RETHINK Relations focuses on the intensified awareness of global
interdependence that is brought about by the climatic changes. We are
inextricably linked to the rest of the world, and our actions affect people and
nature on the other side of the globe. The section shows art works by artists
who explore the potentials for new kinds of knowledge, experience and
sociality based on a fundamental awareness of relations and interdependence.
CURATOR:
Senior Curator Marianne Torp, National Gallery of Denmark.
ARTISTS:
Tomas Saraceno (AR), Olafur Eliasson (IS/DK), Henrik Håkansson (SE), Allora &
Calzadilla (US/CU).

RETHINK THE IMPLICIT
DEN FRIE CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 31/10-27/12
RETHINK the Implicit focuses on the changeability of the phenomenons, which
we normally take for granted.
The artist presented in this exhibition section creates a place where visitors are
able to reflect over their own perception of reality, in a time where climate
change makes us rethink our way of living.
CURATOR:
Director Malene Natascha Ratcliffe, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art.
ARTISTS:
Elin Hansdottir (IS), Thilo Frank (DE), Henrik Håkansson (SE), Eke Ugochukwu
Bright (NG), Kerstin Ergenzinger (DE), Tove Storck (DK).

RETHINK KAKOTOPIA
NIKOLAJ COPENHAGEN CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, 31/10-10/1
The point of departure for RETHINK Kakotopia is dystopian and utopian
fantasies related to climate change. Climate change has stirred up a debate
about how our future will look. Will the climate changes result in poverty,
drought and climate refugees, or can we use climate change to envision and
create a more sustainable world? The section exhibit works by artists, which
formulates an understanding of the chaos that might be a result of the climate
changes as well as visions for a society with new values and possibilities.
CURATOR:
Director Elisabeth Delin Hansen, Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center.
ARTISTS:
Lise Autogena (DK) and Joshua Portway (UK), Bill Burns (CA), The Icelandic Love
Corporation (IS), Eric Andersen (DK), Superflex (DK), Tea Mäkipää (FI) among
others.

RETHINK CLIMATE INFORMATION
INTERNET BASED, FROM 31/10
This part of the exhibition is primarily internet based. It shows artistic
interpretations of scientific climate data. The artists work in the intersection
between art and science, and use the communicative powers of art to
communicate complex scientific data, which are often hard to grasp and
understand.
CURATORS:
Project Manager Anne Sophie Witzke and Research & Innovation specialist
Tine Orth Gaarn-Larsen, the Alexandra Institute A/S.
ARTISTS:
Under development.