Read the trade magazine Billedkunstneren no. 2, 2026
The solo artist has been the dominant artistic figure throughout history. The genius from whom all inspiration flows. But art history also contains another story: Artists who organize themselves into communities and create in groups.
For many women, communities have historically been a way to secure artistic practice in a field characterized by unequal access and patriarchal structures. Organizing together has not only been a way of working, but often a necessity for even surviving as an artist.
In this theme, we turn our attention to the common and asks: How are works created in collaboration, and what becomes possible when visual artists work together?
In the magazine you can also read about the algorithm artist Ada Ada Ada, who works both with and against Big Tech's platforms and algorithms in her works, and meet Grete Balle, who at 100 years old is still an active artist.
You can also follow the new series 10 questions for the artist, where we talk to a visual artist about inspiration, works, and how it all began. In this issue, we meet visual and performance artist Sophie Dupont, who asks the question: What does it mean to be alive? For her, the answer begins in the body, in breathing, and in everything we otherwise take for granted.
I The artist's workshop This time we visit visual artist Astrid Specht Seeberg in Nordhavn. She talks about the need for space for freedom and alone time – and about the imminent risk of losing her studio to new construction in Copenhagen.