The Undergang Armchair
Every week our host Ando has a conversation with an artist, musician, writer, curator or anybody we might find interesting. They talk about making a living off their creativity, about process, and about any other topic which might spring up. The show is based in Copenhagen, the discussion is world wide.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 129
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2019
Theory Through Practice ft. Jane Jin Kaisen
Guess what gang? The show is one year old today, so, hurrah! But really it's all just business not birthday cake, we are thinking about the future. And who's helping us with that? Today's guest, Jan …
They Are Better Than Me ft. Joshua Mittleman
At long last we return, with a great talk in tow. We are joined today by Joshua Mittleman, the mysterious American you might have seen lurking around Copenhagen. He is in fact a very engaged and inte…
Reality Is The Problem ft. Jonathan Meese
We are rebroadcasting this absolutely fantastic talk we had with Jonathan Meese this week, because it's one of the all time best. We are in the middle of a thousand projects, so we thought the mad wi…
The Final 10% ft. Morten Schelde
Today we had an immersive talk with Morten Schelde while walking around his new show, Red Noise Meditation. He has created a 42m (137ft) long work which is an experience to say the least. We had a ni…
The Important Stuff ft. Carl Krull
This week we are joined again by the unstoppable Carl Krull. His show is opening this Friday at V1 Gallery, and we invited him to sit down with us again and have another chat. This time we got a litt…
Assemble ft. Alt_Cph
This week we checked out the Alternative Art Fair Copenhagen (Alt_Cph), and we got the chance to wander around and interact with the nice folks there. It was a great fair and there was a really good …
There Is No Plan ft. Troels Abrahamsen
Today we move into new territory with our first guest musician, Troels Abrahamsen. He is the talented lead singer of the Danish band Veto and a prolific solo artist. He sits down in the armchair and …
Looking at Time ft. Darren Almond
Hey gang, we're back for the first show since summer vacation, and it's a good one. We are joined by the inimitable Darren Almond who, aside from being a next-level artist, turns out to be a fascinat…
Rerun: Performance ft. Sophie Dupont
In our final rerun of the summer season we are sharing another one of the favorites from the archive. Sophie Dupont is a dedicated and driven performance artist who has been traveling around and perf…
Rerun: Articulate Your Intentions ft. Joseph Griffiths
This week we are sharing another talk from the catalog which we think might actually be one of the best. Joseph Griffiths is a talented and bright Australian artist who also happens to be one of the …
Rerun: In or Out ft. Jacob Aue Sobol
Today we are featuring an old favorite from the past, our talk with the Magnum photographer Jacob Aue Sobol. It's one of the most well received talks we've done, so we are re-releasing it for those o…
Stories On White ft. Edit Vizer
Who says that the dog days of summer should be without something nice to talk about? We got a nice and long chat today with Edit Vizer, a multidisciplinary super woman who works in the fields of tech…
Viral Culture ft. Spaghetto (Diana Manfredi)
Today we are joined by the brilliant and creative film director Diana Manfredi aka Spaghetto. She is here in Copenhagen filming for her new film, Twerkumentary, and found a moment to sit down with us…
Anger ft. Maja Lee Langvad
Today we are joined by the talented and strong writer, Maja Lee Langvad. She has written three books about adoption, racism, nationalism, identity and culture in an unwavering and questioning voice. …
The Secret Room ft. Julie Nord
We are blessed and honored to be joined this week by the astonishingly talented artist and thinker, Julie Nord. She has an exhibition up right now at the exhibition space Gammel Strand and it's an en…
Interesting Problems ft. Francesca Astesani
This week we are joined by Francesca Astesani, an Italian living in DK who is on a mission to bring the Danish art scene to a higher level. We have a fantastic talk about many realities about how art…
Public/Private ft. Jacob Fabricius
Today in the midst of website chaos and falling idols we are joined by the face of calm himself, Jacob Fabricius. He is the directory of Charlottenborg Kunsthall here in Denmark, a curator, and a ver…
Balance ft. Helene Lundbye Petersen
Today we are joined by the articulate and bright Helene Lundbye Petersen, founder of White Page Project. She was a talented curator who left the academic art world to start the project. White Page Pr…
Transition ft. Peter Funch
Hi gang, the theme for today's episode is transition and we are lucky to be joined by the adept and generous photographer, Peter Funch. He is currently showing at V1 gallery with the first segment of…
Local Pride ft. Thomas Fleurquin, Founder of Distortion Festival
We are joined today by the man behind Distortion Festival, Thomas Fleurquin. Like the festival or not, one can't deny that the event is now part of the social fabric of Copenhagen, and it is here to …