Photo: Rasmus Myrup
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Welcome to a folkloric gossip session with artist Rasmus Myrup and his many ancient friends. For an evening Myrup will invoke the undying spirit of The Völva, the reanimated baddie who is friends with anyone who is anyone in the mythological world. The Völva, channeled by Myrup, will dish the dirt on their closest frenemies', with a healthy side of well-meaning meanness soaked in care, and a lot of sentences that start with: “I love her so much, but…”
The tails emanate from Myrup’s book The Völva’s Bestiary of Best Friends and react to how the cultural past is repeatedly hijacked by extreme right-wing conservatives attempting to distort history to fit into their often patriarchal, misogynist, homophobic, cis-centric worldview. Resisting this suffocating grip, Myrup re-reads the sources of the past and brings forth their sensuous, queer and progressive characters.
The gossip session will take about 90 minutes. The performance will be in English, with a few interjections in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Old Norse (for any Iron Age folks who may be in attendance).
Rasmus Myrup (born 1991, Frederiksberg) investigates the big narratives of humanity’s existence, evolution, and history through the lens of small, personal, and intimate emotions. Through his practice, he seeks to understand other times, species, and worlds – and in that way everything from the Neanderthals to trees or folklore can provide new perspectives on our understanding of death, sex and power.
Myrup has recently exhibited at: Kunsthal Charlottenburg, Copenhagen (2020); Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen (2021); Hordaland Kunstcenter, Bergen (2021); Maison Du Danemark, Paris (2022) Kunstverein Göttingen (2023); Jack Barett Gallery, New York City (2023) and Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (2023); 1646, Den Haag (2024) and Kunsthall Münster (2024)
This event is supported by Danish Arts Foundation.