■ Exhibition Introduction

Savina Museum of Contemporary Art organized to promote cultural and artistic exchange between South Korea and Denmark, this exhibition marks the country's first large-scale solo show by HuskMitNavn. He is an anonymous artist who communicates with the audience only through his artworks, giving comfort and inspiration to them.  His oeuvre, whose satirical humor is especially appealing, is not only fun and enjoyable but also addresses social problems including children's rights, wars, diseases, and discrimination while portraying positive messages that encourage active engagement. For this show, the artist came to South Korea and painted the large murals in situ, taking into consideration the spatial features of Savina Museum. 

Created by using the museum walls as a huge canvas, the murals unfold his unique artistic outlook by way of overwhelming scale, audacious color, and powerful graphic expression. They are only open to the public for the period of the exhibition. Once the show has ended, the works will be removed and our walls will go back to their former condition. Therefore, they are unique works of art showcased for South Korean spectators for the first and last time, which can only be appreciated at Savina Museum. The liveness, exclusivity, and ephemerality embedded in these mural paintings will be offering the audience a highly immersive artistic experience, presenting a special moment that will long be remembered. 

Apart from that, this show provides an opportunity to explore his artistic outlook comprehensively by featuring 158 works in total, such as paintings, drawings, lithographs, videos. His 3D drawings, which highlight movement and spatiality by tearing, folding, and bending a sheet of A4 paper, are particularily effective in showing us the imagination and creativity of the artist, who is fully exploring the properties of paper. These displayed artworks bring into relief the values of love, peace, freedom, and equality through storytelling adorned with satire, humor, and imagination, suggesting new perspectives on the world to the audience.

■ Artist Biography

HuskMitNavn(b.1975) has gained a reputation as an anonymous artist while working mainly in Copenhagen. His pseudonym HustMitNavn means ‘‘Remember my name’’ in Danish, which reflects his artistic intention and philosophy. Even though he wants to maintain anonymity, the artist wants his pieces to remain in the viewers' hearts so as to have a lasting influence. 

HuskMitNavn has had around 40 solo shows so far, including 《HuskMitNavn: The Big Picture》(2024, Savina Museum, Korea), 《Visiting Points》(2023, Charlotte Fogh Contemporary, Denmark), 《Under the Same Sky》(2023, Beyond the Streets, USA), 《The Missing Piece》(2022, Eighteen Gallery, Denmark). Besides that, he has participated in multiple international exhibitions and his works are in the collections of many institutions, such as the National Gallery of Denmark, The Danish Poster Museum, Danish Museum of Art and Design, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, and Mima Museum in Belgium.

- Hosted·Organized by Savina Museum of Contemporary Art

- Supported by Embassy of Denmark in Seoul, Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces, New Carlsberg Foundation, Danish Arts Foundation, Seoul Metropolitan Government

- Sponsored by KCC

- In Cooperation with Korean Committee for Unicef