Creator Projects

At Creator Projects we are saddened by the news of the passing of artist VALIE EXPORT. We had the pleasure of collaborating with her in 2022 for the performance festival Art in a Day. For Art in a Day VALIE EXPORT restaged and presented her interactive work Ping Pong – Ein Film Zum Spielen, Ein Spielfilm. The work consisted of a 24-hour continuous performance, which could only be activated by the audience. By inviting the audience to play with the ball and racquet to try to hit the dots that – like balls – appeared on the screen, Export presented a film that, like an installation, could only be activated if the audience became a player of the game. Art in a Day was created in collaboration with Copenhagen’s six contemporary art institutions, which joined forces to create this annual celebration of performance art. Art in a Day is created in order to move art into public space, giving everyone a chance to experience star performance artists and new talents during a 24-hour period packed with diverse, extraordinary, and interactive art experiences. The programme was curated by Creator Projects in collaboration with Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen Contemporary, Nikolaj Kunsthal, O – Overgaden, Kunsthal Charlottenborg and Kunstforeningen GL STRAND. Photos: Valie Export: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images Ping Pong: Museum der Moderne Salzburg, photo wildbild/Herbert Rohrer @valieexportfoundation

You are invited ⛲   On June 12th, join us for drinks, good vibes, and a first look at @jeppehein ’s new installation Something Between Us in @postbyen during @3daysofdesign .   After the talk, our CEO and co-owner, @marie_nipper , will host a talk with Jeppe Hein on the importance and power of art in public spaces.   15.00 – 16.00 (Afterwards, feel free to hang around for more drinks and snacks).

@frederik_nystrup_larsen får @copenhagenairport til at blomstre med sin nye serie af værker under navnet CPH Flora. De tager udgangspunkt i de planter, der vokser mellem asfalt og bygninger, og som er den natur, man ofte overser. Værkerne er malet på frasorterede bundplader fra flycontainere, der forener det rå og det skrøbelige. ⁠ ⁠ Projektet er skabt i samarbejde med @creatorprojects , der siden 2018 har arbejdet sammen med lufthavnen om at udvikle og realisere kunstprojekter med fokus på lokale kunstnere og bæredygtighed.⁠ ⁠ Slå vejen forbi værkerne, næste gang du skal ud at flyve.⁠ Foto @david_stjernholm og @simonknuds

Nature enters @copenhagenairport 🌷   In Pier E at Copenhagen Airport, artist @frederik_nystrup_larsen (b. 1992) presents CPH Flora, a series of five site-specific works that draw on the plant life growing in the landscapes surrounding the airport. Weeds and wildflowers from cracks in the asphalt and along the airport’s edges are brought into the terminal and translated into painting.   The works are created on discarded base panels from air cargo containers, allowing the material’s own marks and history to remain visible. This reuse of industrial surfaces reflects the meeting of nature and infrastructure that defines the artworks.   CPH Flora introduces a moment of pause, an encounter with nature within the constant movement and transit of the airport. Pier E will open in May, 2026.   The project has been realized in collaboration with @creatorprojects . Video and photography by Simon Knudsen (@simonknuds ). With thanks to @v1gallery .

𝒩𝒴𝒞 𝒫𝐻𝒪𝒯𝒪 𝒟𝐼𝒜𝑅𝒴 𝒫𝒯 𝐼 1. Made it to New York 2. Marie in NYC 3. “The Broken Kilometer” by Walter De Maria @diaartfoundation 4. Studio visit with @marilynminter 5. Visiting @newmuseum 6. Simon and Marie with @marilynminter 7. Up close with “First Sun” by Monira Al Qadiri (@moniraism ) 8. Great dinner at @king.newyork 9. @anish.kapoor at @lisson_gallery 10. Studio chair @marilynminter 11. The real MVPs of New York 12. <3 13. Always opt for the bar seat at @balthazarny 14. NYC being NYC 15. Central Park 16. Visiting the @whitneymuseum Biennial 17. Simon and Keith Haring 18. Breakfast of champions 19. Rules of conduct 20. ZZZ

Love to see our CEO @marie_nipper selected as a jury member of the 2026 International Selectors Committee at this year’s @lumen_prize , a global award celebrating the best art created with technology.   This year marks the 15th edition of the prize. The open call is now live, and winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in November at Kunstsilo Museum in Norway. Photo by: Rita Kuhlmann

COVER REVEAL ▫️ We met the dynamic and married duo of @creatorprojects gracing our cover in their Copenhagen office where we revealed the cover. They spoke to RUM about working with artists such as Alicja Kwade and Superflex and not least shaping the new Copenhagen Triennale in 2027 Full story in our issue out now ▫️ Words by @lise_ulrich and photo by @linethitklein

WE ARE FAMILY ▫️ A new edition of RUM International is out and we can’t wait to show you. This issue revolves around family in its many forms: the one we are born into, the one we build ourselves, and the one we choose through work, friendship, and shared passions. Across continents, crafts, and generations, the stories in this issue show how creative life is rarely a solo act. It is nurtured through dialogue, loyalty, and love. Whether it is a thriving community of Copenhagen creatives who challenge and support one another, a modernist dream house by architect Mogens Lassen that has been home to four generations, or a newly rebuilt summer house by the sea designed to gather the whole family, the homes, studios, and workshops we visit in this issue all speak of strong bonds. On the cover is the couple behind Copenhagen art agency Creator Projects, Marie & Simon, partners in life and professionally, who are joining forces to lead a major cultural undertaking. Meet them in this issue. Enjoy! Photo by @linethitklein and words by @lise_ulrich

Is Gastronomy an Artistic Expression? Last week our CEO, Marie Nipper (@marie_nipper ) spoke at CONVERGENCE, a five-day event gathering over 60 chefs at Alchemist, and as well the Danish Minister of Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt (@engelschmidt ) and as a large audience for a symposium at DR Concert Hall. Across a series of talks and conversations on the theme “Gastronomy as Artistic Expression” the symposium explored how food intersects with art, culture, innovation, sustainability, ingredients, communities and diversity. Thank you for inpiring days to @restaurantalchemist @rasmusmunkalchemist @engelschmidt @mrniland @chefvickycheng @peter_lodahl @tononrafa @acp_yummy

My heart is still full from the opening last week of my biggest work to date OCEAN KNIGHT in Esbjerg, Denmark ❤️🇩🇰 There are a lot of people I have to thank for putting this insane project together over the past two years: first of all the commissioners @creatorprojects @esbjerg_kommune that believed in my vision for this unconventional massive sculpture; my studio team & right hand woman Raj Sandhu @raj_sand7 who diligently supported all the ins & outs of this project every step of the way; the incredible metal artisans who cast every piece of this mammoth by hand led by Anaga Sanchez; the talented light designers at @lightingdesigncollective with @mahdisaa at the helm; the engineers, painters, 3D modelers, and many more. People don’t realize how complex it is to make art in public space, especially works that are meant to last forever (and ones that the public can actually use!). So this is a BIG HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped me along the way. I’m indebted to you all 🙏🙏🙏🙇🙏🙏🙏 #moniraalqadiri #oceanknight #esbjerg #denmark

INVITATION 👀 LOOKLOOK is pleased to present ‘Shadow Dancers’, a solo exhibition by artist Philip Dufva (@philipdufva ), curated by @effyedelsten . We are happy to invite you to the opening on Thursday, the 5th of February, from 5 to 7 pm at Borgergade 17B. For the exhibition Shadow Dancers, freestanding plexiglass panels are held within a wooden structure. Grooves are cut into the surface with sharp tools, recalling the printmaker’s workshop. The image, however, is not intended to be fixed on a two-dimensional surface, nor is it meant to be reproduced. For Dufva, etching becomes a physical act of inscription – an attempt to assert presence through gesture. Subtle etched lines appear and disappear as light shifts and the viewer’s position changes. Encountered from the street, the works become part of the urban rhythm, creating layers of depth and overlapping views, blurring the boundary between sculpture and space. The works register bodily presence rather than depict it, revealing how architecture unconsciously shapes bodily movement in public space. The exhibition will be on view 24/7 from the 5th of February throughout the spring. Philip Dufva (b. 1993, Stockholm) lives and works in Copenhagen. He holds an MFA (2023) from the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Stockholm. Working with drawing, sculpture, and installation, his practice engages with questions of belonging, queerness, and the politics of public space, revealing cracks in dominant narratives. 📍LOOKLOOK is a window exhibition space by Creator Projects, curated by Efrat Edelsten, located at Borgergade 17B, Copenhagen. Photo by Philip Dufva

Last chance to catch DOLLHOUSE – our window exhibition by Laura Julie Brage (@aoaatelier ), curated by @effyedelsten On view until January 30, this sculptural installation has transformed our windows at Borgergade 17B throughout the fall and winter. Laura’s installation has given us glimpses and fragments of scenes with characters embodied as rabbits, butterflies, and horses, forming a fantastical dollhouse and sparking our imagination, as Laura Julie Brage also points out: “The inhabitants are strangers to my world. I catch a glimpse of their shiny shoes, leopard legs, and bunny ears when they stick out for a cigarette. I imagine them hopping back inside, riding unicorns, eating red berries, chewing Barbie bubblegum”. We’ve truly enjoyed having the dollhouse inhabit our windows these past months — thank you to everyone who stopped by, tagged us, or simply took a moment to reflect. Stay tuned — we’re already looking forward to revealing what’s next in our LOOKLOOK windows Photos by Sarah Brik.