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LANDSCAPES OPENING TALK: 'ON THE ART(S) OF A NEW EXISTENTIALISM' BY NIKOLAJ SCHULTZ
LANDSCAPES OPENING TALK: 'ON THE ART(S) OF A NEW EXISTENTIALISM' BY NIKOLAJ SCHULTZ.
FRIDAY JANUARY 24. 2025. SLAGTEHUSGADE 44D. TIME: 16:00
FRIDAY JANUARY 24. 2025. SLAGTEHUSGADE 44D. TIME: 16:00
Please join us for sociologist Nikolaj Schulz’s talk on the occasion of the opening reception for Landscapes.
With referece to Nikolaj Schulz book Land Sickness (2023), V1 Gallery & Eighteen’s upcoming group exhibition Landscapes revolves around what it means to exist in – and therefore exhaust and consume – the natural world. The 27 artists participating in the exhibition all grapple with this pertinent question. Schulz has also contributed to the exhibition with two meditations on the environment and climate anxiety.
Nikolaj Schultz (b. 1990) is a Danish sociologist who works in the intersection of sociology, politics, and the climate crisis. Schultz was a close collaborator of the late French philosopher Bruno Latour (1947-2022), with whom he co-authored On the Emergence of an Ecological Class: A Memo (Polity Books, 2023). The book, which has inspired political movements like the French Green Party (EELV) and the German Climate Movement, calls for the creation of a political class focused on planetary habitability. Schultz's solo work, Land Sickness (Polity Books, 2023), a hybrid "auto-ethnographic essay," delves into the existential and sociological questions posed by the Anthropocene. His innovative approach has resonated with both academics and artists, marking him as a significant emerging voice in ecological and sociological discourse.
The event is free an open to all. If you would like to reserve a seat (max 2 per person) - please contact mail@v1gallery.com. We have space for 60 seated guests and plenty of room for everyone else.