Fluxus work on Nikolaj Plads

Students from Johan Borups Højskole reinterpret an iconic Fluxus work in the middle of Nikolaj Plads. Join us for the opening on Friday 12 June. The work will remain on view throughout the summer as a temporary, social and artistic space in the city.

In connection with the current Alison Knowles exhibition at Nikolaj Kunsthal, students from Johan Borups Højskole reinterpret the American Fluxus pioneer’s iconic work "The House of Dust" on Nikolaj Plads.

Considered a key work within early computer-generated poetry and conceptual art, The House of Dust now takes on new life as an open, shared space in the heart of Copenhagen. The opening takes place on Friday 12 June from 15:00–18:00 – and you are, of course, invited!

The work can be experienced on Nikolaj Plads throughout the summer.

Read more about the opening programme

Read more about the collaboration between Nikolaj Kunsthal and Johan Borups Højskole (in Danish)

Read more about the exhibition "Alison Knowles: Retrospective 1960–2022"

Students gather at Alison Knowles’ The House of Dust at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California, 1971. The work functioned as an open space for teaching, artistic activation and social gathering.
Photographer
Courtesy of California Institute of the Arts, Institute Archives
As part of the opening programme, visitors are invited to take part in Alison Knowles’ historic performance "Nivea Cream Piece" (1962) from 17:00.
Photographer
Simon Skipper
Photographer
Simon Skipper