Frida Orupabo's First Danish Solo Show Opens at Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
The Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg will unveil the first solo exhibition in Denmark featuring Norwegian-Nigerian artist Frida Orupabo, set to open on October 8, 2026, and continue until May 9, 2027. Entitled "Get close enough and you can't see," this exhibit presents new collage works, forming the largest installation Orupabo has ever created. Specifically designed for the museum's Alvar Aalto architecture, the exhibition employs a complex layout that immerses visitors within the artworks, challenging traditional viewer-image dynamics. Orupabo's artistic process incorporates diverse visual elements, including colonial archives, vintage pornography, cartoons, retro horror films, and obscure online imagery, which she meticulously cuts, manipulates, and recombines into her collages. This event marks the artist's solo debut in Denmark.
Key facts
- Frida Orupabo's first solo exhibition in Denmark takes place at Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg.
- The exhibition is titled "Get close enough and you can't see."
- It opens October 8, 2026 and runs through May 9, 2027.
- The show features new collage works in Orupabo's largest installation to date.
- The presentation was created specifically for Kunsten's Alvar Aalto-designed building.
- A labyrinthine exhibition architecture places visitors physically among the works.
- Orupabo's sources include colonial archives, vintage pornography, cartoons, retro horror films and obscure internet imagery.
- Orupabo is a Norwegian-Nigerian artist.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
Locations
- Aalborg
- Denmark
- Norway
- Nigeria