Setting the Tone of the Exhibition

Setting the tone is an expression from the world of music. It indicates that one is starting or opening a piece of music. We recognize how the first lines of a book can draw us in, or how the opening notes of a song can evoke emotions. But how can the same effect be created in an exhibition? 

The exhibition Setting the Tone of the Exhibition—The Anatomy of Exhibition Openings explores how an exhibition is given its form, theme, and format. 

Setting the Tone of the Exhibition—The Anatomy of Exhibition Openings consists of five possible openings for five possible exhibitions organised in five different opening spaces with five different atmospheres, possibility of embodiment, theme, and different physical framework. 

The exhibition is a collaboration between Malmö Konstmuseum, Lilith Performance Studio and Jacob Fabricius and will take place from December 6, 2024, until May 4, 2025.

Curator: Jacob Fabricius 

Participating artists: Ola Billgren, Christian Boltanski, Annika Eriksson, Oscar Eriksson Furunes, Andrea Fraser, Jules Fischer, Ryan Gander, Eva Grubinger, Henriette Heise, Jakob Jakobsen, Tetsumi Kudo, Lap-See Lam, Louise Lawler, Shuang Li, LILITH, Lucky 3, Reba Maybury, Claudia Martínez Garay, Carsten Nicolai, Gerhard Nordström, Henrik Olesen, Ovartaci, Michala Paludan, Adrian Piper, Vandy Rattana, Ann-Sofi Sidén, Sung Tieu och Magnus Wallin.

Supported by Novo Nordisk, Danish Arts Foundation, Region Skåne, Arthub Copenhagen and Aarhus universitet.