Danish Originals S2E9: Bjørnstjerne Christiansen

In this episode of the art and business podcast Danish Originals, Møn-born Danish artist Bjørnstjerne Christiansen recalls growing up with two experimental artists for parents.

From his Copenhagen studio, Møn-born Danish artist Bjørnstjerne Christiansen recalls growing up with two experimental artists for parents.

Bjørnstjerne shares how he co-founded SUPERFLEX in 1993 with Jakob Fenger and Rasmus Rosengren Nielsen, and talks about some of the art collective’s Copenhagen and international collaborative projects that bring to light a wide range of societal issues with play and humor.

Bjørnstjerne selects and discusses a work by Ursula Reuter Christiansen from the SMK collection.

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