SPECTA

SPECTA represents a selected group of emerging and established artists. SPECTA presents 6-8 exhibiti

30/05/2026

New hanging in our Viewing room! Come by, open till 14:00 today.

26/05/2026

In SPECTA’s current exhibition "People", works by five artists - Thordis Adalsteinsdottir, Frances Goodman, Johannes Sivertsen, Daniel Svarre and Modou Dieng Yacine- are brought together, each exploring the construction of the human subject - individually, socially, and culturally. The title points to the dual meaning of the concept of “People”: on the one hand as an open category referring to people in a general sense, and on the other as a marker of a specific collective identity, defined through belonging, cultural codes, or borders. The exhibition explores the tension between what is universal and what is specific, between the individual and the group, and between self-understanding and the gaze of the other.

In Johannes Sivertsen’s paintings, we meet everyday people from the artist’s neighborhood in Paris. These intimate, seemingly uneventful portraits register the social as a form of discreet coexistence: the individual figures are grounded in concrete biographies, yet at the same time function as representations of a micro-collective - a neighborhood’s “people,” constituted through proximity, daily routines, and shared presence rather than formal structures.

Image shows:
JOHANNES SIVERTSEN
"Salma Fighting the Dragon", 2025
Oil on canvas
33 x 33 cm

Opening hours are
Wed - Fri 12:00 - 17:30
Sat 11:00 - 14:00

20/05/2026

On now:

"PEOPLE"
Thordis Adalsteinsdottir
Frances Goodman
Johannes Sivertsen
Daniel Svarre
Modou Dieng Yacine

In Johannes Sivertsen’s paintings, we meet everyday people from the artist’s neighborhood in Paris. These intimate, seemingly uneventful portraits register the social as a form of discreet coexistence: the individual figures are grounded in concrete biographies, yet at the same time function as representations of a micro-collective - a neighborhood’s “people,” constituted through proximity, daily routines, and shared presence rather than formal structures.

Opening hours:
Wed - Fri 12:00 - 17:30
Sat 11:00 - 14:00
and by appointment

The exhibition runs through June 6.
DM for list of works

Image:
JOHANNES SIVERTSEN
"Balcony (Salma)", 2025
Oil on canvas
27 x 22 cm

18/05/2026

At SPECTA we are very happy to share that this spring, The New Carlsberg Foundation has acquired “Afrikas Stjerne” by Modou Dieng Yacine!

The artwork is based on the renowned boardgame ”Afrikas Stjerne” (”The Star of Africa”) which was designed in 1949 by then 19-year-old Kari Mannerla from Finland, and published two years later in 1951. Since then, more than 3,5 million copies have been sold throughout the Nordic countries.

In the game, each player ”travels” to Africa, in search of ”The Star of Africa”, a legendary diamond. As the players travel around Africa, they make decisions on means of transportation, on how to spend their money, avoid robbers and they find other gems.

The boardgame triggers a Nordic fascination of Africa as an exotic place with wild animals. But it also confirms our position as not just explorers but exploitors of the African continent, seeing it as a playground and a source of wealth and adventure. In that sense, Modou Dieng Yacine confronts us with our stereotype idea of Africa and our neglect to change that idea.

"Afrikas Stjerne" was first presented in 2025.

Image show
MODOU DIENG YACINE
"Afrikas Stjerne", 2025
Acrylic paint and oilstick on archival print
155 x 101 cm

(Sound is by DJ Perry from the video "Dakar", designed by Douglas Filiak. Find it on our website in the Meet the artist- section)

15/05/2026

ON NOW:

"PEOPLE"

Thordis Adalsteinsdottir
Frances Goodman
Johannes Sivertsen
Daniel Svarre
Modou Dieng Yacine

Runs through June 6

Gallery open
Wed - Fri 12:00 - 17:30
Sat 11:00 - 14:00
And by appointment

Welcome!

13/05/2026

Tomorrow, May 14, is a public holiday and SPECTA will be closed. Go for a run or have a glass of wine, we will be back to normal on Friday!

Image shows "Cat and Man In Nature" from 2024 by Thordis Adalsteinsdottir. It's acrylic and flashe on paper and dimensions are 40 x 30 cm plus frame. It is part of our current exhibition "People", and you can see it through June 6!

12/05/2026

On view now:
"PEOPLE"

Featuring works by Thordis Adalsteinsdottir, Frances Goodman, Johannes Sivertsen, Daniel Svarre and Modou Dieng Yacine.

"People" addresses how ideas of community, identity, and difference are continuously produced and reproduced - visually, socially, and politically. The exhibition not only provides examples of who people are within the constellations they inhabit but also sparks a conversation about how they become part of a “people”: through the gazes, images, and structures that shape our understanding of ourselves and of one another.

In "Group 5", a sculpture by Daniel Svarre, five sets of clothing arranged in a closed circle form a kind of embodied analysis of collective formations, where the figures manifest a clear sense of community. The circle functions as a visual and spatial image of the dual mechanism by which group dynamics simultaneously produce both inclusion and exclusion. The sculpture becomes an investigation into how “People” can operate as a strongly delimiting social form.

The exhibition runs through June 6.

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11/05/2026

At SPECTA we are very happy to share, that The New Carlsberg Foundation has acquired eight works by Daniel Svarre!

The eight charcoal drawings from Daniel Svarre’s recent solo exhibition in the gallery depict powerful jets of water, carrying both destructive and sexual connotations, yet also a distinctly meditative atmosphere. The drawings convey the experience of water as if it was caught in slow motion, with the movement evoking a sense of calm and reminding the viewer of a bodily presence and sensuality.

09/05/2026

Our current exhibition "People" addresses how ideas of community, identity, and difference are continuously produced and reproduced - visually, socially, and politically. The exhibition not only provides examples of who people are within the constellations they inhabit, but also sparks a conversation about how they become part of a “people”: through the gazes, images, and structures that shape our understanding of ourselves and of one another.
The exhibition presents works by Thordis Adalsteinsdottir, Frances Goodman, Johannes Sivertsen, Daniel Svarre and Modou Dieng Yacine.

In the work of Modou Dieng Yacine, the focus is on the urban public space of Dakar. The works are based on photographs taken by Yacine in Dakar and subsequently reworked with acrylic and oil stick. Through rhythm and gestural layering, the pulse of the city is emphasized in the fleeting portraits of people on the go, moving from one place to another. In this way, the motif shifts from documentation to an aesthetic construction that both anchors the individuals in their specific socio-cultural environment and inscribes them within a broader space for reflection on culture, modernity, and identity as something in flux.
His work "The Wrestlers" shows a group of wrestlers fighting in the sand. Wrestling - or Senegalese "Laamb" - is a national sport in Senegal, filling big stadiums, with large winning prizes at stake and a chance for the wrestlers
to become big stars.

Images show:
MODOU DIENG YACINE
1)
"The Wrestlers", 2025
Acrylic paint and oil stick on archival print
100,3 x 74 cm
2) installation view

08/05/2026

Please note:

Today, May 8, SPECTA is closed.

Back to normal tomorrow

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