Exhibition of new works by Julie Sass (DK) in the museum foyer.

Julie Sass has published a new art book featuring both texts and images. The texts have been translated into Faroese, and Julie Sass has drawn and painted the texts, which are exhibited alongside the images from the book.

About the art book and the works

The art book is based on overheard conversations on public transportation, interwoven with proverbs and myths. These elements are reflected in the language in a way that allows them to become a sound, a movement, a sensation – rather than a specific meaning in themselves.

As a reader, you can jump in on any page or read the book from beginning to end; both approaches make sense, guided by your own inner voice.

The texts are organized as open visual letters that merge into a shared experience of an immediate, intimate environment. They reference landscape and nature, and how these might appear – for example, in a park. Sculpture and cultural heritage are mentioned as anchor points. Simple, humorous conversations appear throughout. The color palettes are minimal. The drawings unfold as a movement toward something you can almost grasp – they remain abstract, yet suggestive in their partially recognizable forms.

About the artist

Julie Sass is a Danish artist and former Brooklyn resident who now lives and works in Copenhagen. She was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Visual Arts, and New York University (MFA). She later pursued theoretical studies in art at the Royal Danish Academy (MA).

She collaborates with Steinprent in the Faroe Islands, Pierogi Gallery / Flatfile in Brooklyn, SixtyEight Art Institute in Copenhagen, Ed. Art Stockholm in Sweden, and Printers Proof in Copenhagen.

Her works are included in several private and public collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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