The excellence of contemporary art

From March to September 2024, Danish artist Nina Beier, some of whose works are in the Capc collection, is invited to take over the Nave for a mid-career retrospective!

Around the exhibition

Marble lions, remote-controlled luxury cars, elephant slides, fake Chinese porcelain: using objects gleaned from online platforms, Nina Beier uses juxtapositions and misappropriations to reveal the mutations and paradoxes of our cultural archetypes. For over 15 years, the artist has been exploring the underlying narratives contained in the everyday consumer objects that we produce, acquire, use and then discard. For Nina Beier, questioning existing value systems is central. The artist overturns established hierarchies (between the precious and the banal, the authentic and the counterfeit) and offers a humorous critique of our contemporary world. Gender and class relations, as well as colonial and social history, inform all of Nina Beier's work. Using materials for their evocative powers, "flirting with the cliché, which she employs on purpose", we come across palm leaves, wigs but also moustaches and Persian carpets.

Practical info

• Dates: from Friday 8 March 2024 to Sunday 8 September 2024
• Venue: CAPC
• Tickets: €4.50 - €8 (students €2)

CAPC opening times

• Daily, 11am to 6pm
• 2nd Wednesday of the month, 11am to 8pm
• Closed on Mondays
• Closed on public holidays (except 14 July and 15 August)