CV - LISE SKOU

Lives and works in Aarhus and Copenhagen (DK).
E-mail: lise@skou.mail.dk.

 

EDUCATION

2002-2003 Whitney Museum of American Art - Independent Study Program. New York.
1998-2002 Academy of Fine Art, Funen, Odense, Denmark.
1992-1996 Nordic Litterature and History of Art. University
Aarhus,
1995 Universidad de Fine Arts, Cuenca, Spain.

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2004

"SELECTED", Gallery Rum 46, February 2004, Aarhus, DK.

2002

"Cudi", Kunsthallen Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, DK.*

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2004

"Minority Report - Intolerance in Contemporary Denmark", Sepember 2004, DK
Sparwasser HQ, Berlin. July 2004.
"Public.exe: Public Execution", Slides show, Exit Art, June 2004, New York.
Island Film and Video Festival, Prenelle Gallery, London, April 2004.
"GO", Liquidacion Total, San Vincente Ferrer, Madrid. www.liquidaciontotal.org

2003

United Net-Works mobile archiv, RACA, Copenhagen, December 2003.
"IDEO", Lokstallarna, Kunsthallan Strömstad, Sweden. October 2003.
"Appendiks I". Copenhagen, August 2003.
"FAST video compilation", Posthusteatret, Cph. July 2003.
"Ideologia II, Nordic Biennial for Contemporary Art", Gothenburg, Sweden, May 2003.(Catalogue) www.ideologia.net
Whitney Museum of American Art ­ Independent Study Program, New York,
"Spheres of Valency", Galeria Jana Koniarka, Trnava, Slovakia April 2003. (Catalogue)
"Women 2003", Billboard project in Copenhagen/Malmoe. March/April. (Catalogue) www.women2003.dk

2002

"Fundamentalism of the New Order" Charlottenborg Showroom, Copenhagen, (Catalogue)
"ArTchitecture"Gallerie Jaroslave Frangnera, Praha. October 2002.
"2200 N ­ Nye spor i parken" Nørrebroparken, Copenhagen (DK). October 2002.(Catalogue)
"Big Social Game - biennale of young art", Turin Italy. April 2002. (Catalogue)
"Buro fur Sozial-Politische Raumfahrt" Sparwasser, HQ Berlin. February 2002.

2001

"Danskheder", ("Danishness")
Gallery Rhizom, Aarhus, Denmark. May.
"Take Off 20:01". Museum of Modern Art,
Aarhus (DK). 24 February ­ 22 April 2001. (Catalogue) www.takeoff2001.dk

2000

"Konnektor". Pfefferberg, Berlin. September 2000. (Catalogue)
"Dream On". Gallery Kit, Trondheim, Norge.
"Behind all". A site-specific with Mette Lisby and Anne Mette Juel.
"Flocking 1:3". Gallery North, Copenhagen.

1998

"Scope 1" Summer Video Festival. Artists Space, New York City
"Scope 3" Summer Video Festival. Artists Space, New York City
"Mitsui Fundosan Video Wall". Rockefeller Center, New York City

 

*Originator of Cudi/Center for Urban Culture Dialogue and Information:
- A multicultural social and political project established in an apartment in the suburb Vollsmose, Odense, August 2000-April 2002.

 

CUDI EVENTS

2002

"Unrealized democracy - town-meeting: how do we implement democracy" Kunsthallen Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, Denmark.
Debate about close-democracy in public spaces. The Royal Danish Academy of Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2001

"What can art do - a seminar about structures of reality". Seminar arranged by Cudi.
"Danishness - a town meeting", Gallery Rhizom, Aarhus Denmark.
Artists talk at Artmuseum of Aarhus, Participants Cudi and Lars Bent Petersen(artist).

2000

Various projects and events in the housing estate Vollsmose, Aug 2000 ­ April 2002.

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, CATALOGUES AND REWIEVS

2003

"...men glad blir man" Ideoligia II, by Ulrika Stahre.
"Examples of politically and socially dedicated Contemporary Art in Denmark", by Jesper Dalmose. Mare articum (The Baltic Art Magazine)

2002

"Konsten blev en genvæg till trivsel" ("art became a short cut to development"), Dagens Nyheter Sverige, Feb 12th
"Kunst i virkeligheden - analyse af Cudi som eksponent for en socialt engageret samtidskunst" , ("Art in reality - an analysis of Cudi"). Dissertation by Lone Bønløkke, Aesthetics and Culture, University of Aarhus, January.
"En chat om Cudi" ("Chat about Cudi"), an interview by Nanna Debois Buhl at www.kopenhagen .dk

2001

"Cudi" Catalogue, Kunsthallen Brandts Klædefabrik.
"De kreative mennesker i mosen"(" The creative people in the bog)", Fyens Stiftstidende, Thursday Dec. 20.
"Artists rule!", NU: the nordic art review, vol. III no. 5/01.
"Ode til afmagten", (" Ode to the powerlessness") in "Dansk Kunst 2001".
"Det sociale som æstetik",("The social as aesthetic") by Peter Brix Søndergaard, professor, University of Aarhus, DK
"Take off 20:01" Catalogue.
"Down and out in Budapest and Vollsmose" by Dorte Abildgaard D.C.A.
"Cudi a counter publicity" by Simon Sheikh, artcritics.

2000

"Kunsten at starte en proces", ("How to start a process"), Kristelig Dagblad.
"Kunsten at bo i Vollsmose", ("How to live in Vollsmose") Fyens Stiftstidende.
"Art prickles in neglected suburb" by Thomas Richardt.
"New signals from Vollsmose" Fyens Stiftstidende.
"Vollsmose lullaby" Information.
"Konnektor" Catalogue.

 

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

2004

I International Conference in Visual Studies. ARCO, Madrid, Spain. (Panel II. Art Policies and Visual Culture)

2002

"Interventions in space ­ exploring your territory and questioning your environment", Workshop, August-September, Havremarkens School at outer Noerrebro, Copenhagen (DK)
"Unrealized democracy - town-meeting: how do we implement democracy" Kunsthallen Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, DK
Debate about close-democracy in public spaces. The Royal Danish Academy of Architects, Copenhagen, DK

2001

"What can art do - a seminar about structures of reality". Seminar arranged by Cudi.
"Coup d'Etat" a political event with Bjørn Nørgaard, Copenhagen, DK
Lecture and debate about Cudi's project. The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Psychogeographical mapping ­ lecture and workshop, High School Hadsten, (DK).
"Danishness - a town meeting". Gallery Rhizom, Aarhus DK
Vollsmose n the future ­ talks and workshop, Vollsmose, DK
"Pittbulls are ganstershit". A seminar about the social system as aesthetics, arranged by Thomas Fos Poulsen.
Take Off 20:01, Artists talk at Artmuseum of Aarhus. DK (Participants Cudi and Lars Bent Petersen(artist)).

2000

Vollsmose in the Future, 2 weeks Workshop with students (14-15 years of age) at Humlehaveskolen, Vollsmose, Odense, DK.

 

AWARDS

2003 Danish Contemporary Art Center.
2000 Kulturministeriets Udviklingsfond/Ministry of Cultural Affairs ­ The development foundation(DK)
Boligministeriet/Ministry of Housing(DK)
LO (DK)