HEIRLOOM centre for art and archives

Copenhagen, Denmark (4 November 2022 – 8 January 2023)

Textile Memories marks the first exhibition presented by the new organisation HEIRLOOM centre for art and archives. Founded and run by curators and art historians Stine Hebert and Johanne Løgstrup, the Copenhagen-based non-profit will initiate and exhibit international projects associated with artistic archives. The centre focuses on “exploring artistic legacy and overlooked collections in dialogue with contemporary art” and pays particular attention to “ephemeral practices and discussions around gender, identity and transnational exchanges.” (1) Their first exhibition, a six person group show, brought together contemporary and historical textiles to “examine the current necessity – in light of the colonial past – to take new approaches to our understandings of people and communities.” (2)...

(1) https://heirloom-caa.org/en/ab...

(2) Winnie Sze, Åse Eg Jørgensen and Johanne Løgstrup, Textile Memories exhibition statement.