Program 2023

Previous exhibition

Erró – The Power of Images

The ambition of the exhibition Erró – The Power of Images is to create the largest exhibition on Erró (b. 1932, Ólafsvík, Island) in Denmark to date, and thereby present his impressive oeuvre to the Danish public. It will be the first opportunity for international audiences to see the vast outputs of Erró’s feverish pop-culture commentaries.

Current exhibition

Annette Messager – Désirs désordonnés / Disordered Desires

ARoS presents an ambitious solo exhibition by the internationally celebrated French artist Annette Messager (b. 1943, Berck-sur-mer, France). The exhibition Désirs désordonnés / Disordered desires is the first major presentation of Annette Messager's work in Denmark and provides a unique insight into her surrealist, feminist and aesthetic universe.

Current exhibition

Susan Philipsz – Study for Strings Sokol Terezín

In Study for Strings Sokol Terezín by Scottish artist Susan Philipsz, viewers are presented with a major new sound and video installation consisting of two isolated instruments – a cello and a viola – which are accompanied by two screens showing subtle footage of the hallways at the Theresienstadt concentration camp as they appear today.

Upcoming exhibition

A Surreal Shock – Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

A Surreal Shock – Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is an extensive introduction to the surrealist movement that today once again finds itself as inspiration for a new generation of artists. With more than 100 works, the exhibition features important works by world famous artists such as Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, Man Ray, Joan Miró, Leonora Carrington, Eileen Agar, and Max Ernst.

Upcoming exhibition

The Cosmos Within

The Cosmos Within presents a group of international artists working across time and place at the intersection of art, healing, and magic. They all work with art as a kind of portal leading us into alternative and sensory worlds where contemporary human relationships with nature, the body and spiritual life are rethought and revitalised.

Continuing from 2022 are the two exhibitions Franciska Clausen – Every Facet and Chiharu Shiota – Invisible Line.

Previous exhibition

Franciska Clausen – Every Facet

Franciska Clausen – Every Facet is the most extensive presentation of the artist Franciska Clausen (1899–1986) to date. The exhibition focuses on the lesser-known aspects of this unique Danish artist, who continues to inspire many with her uncompromising and sharp aesthetic gaze and experimental approach to art.

Previous exhibition

Chiharu Shiota – Invisible Line

Invisible Line is a solo exhibition by Japanese installation artist Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972, Osaka, Japan), who now lives and works in Berlin. Her installations have captivated audiences all over the world. Thoughts of mortality – loss, death – but also joy and exuberance are explored by Shiota in her work.

Previous exhibition

Cindy Sherman – Tapestries

Few artists have defined the era of post modernity more than Cindy Sherman (b. 1954, Glen Ridge, USA). Sherman is renowned for her photographic series, produced over many years, in which she transforms herself as characters. In 2017 a new series emerged on-line. Sherman started posting ‘selfies’.

The collection

Installation art

Level 0 is a designated exhibition space at the subterranean basement level of ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, reserved to and specially designed for international light art, video art and installations. For the most part, new acquisitions has been funded from the Carlsberg Foundation’s donation to ARoS Aarhus Art Museum of DKK 40m over a ten year period.