THE ARCHIVES
A LIVING COLLECTION - a collaboration with Christine Callsen Copenhagen House / Meridiani House
Interior architect and art collector Christine Callsen and gallerist and art historian Caroline Bøge, owner of 2112, present The Archives — a curated art installation within Callsen's Copenhagen House / Meridiani House showroom on Strandvejen in Hellerup north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Set among Meridiani interiors, the exhibition unfolds as a lived-in narrative rather than a traditional display. Works from the 1960s to today, drawn from the archives of 2112's represented artists, are placed in dialogue with the furniture and selected works from Callsen's personal collection — not as decoration, but as companions to daily life. The presentation brings together selected works by artists with strong museum and institutional presence, underscoring a commitment to enduring artistic quality. These are works that exist beyond trends and are grounded in significant practices and histories, and here experienced in an intimate, domestic setting.
The Archives explores the idea of collecting as an ongoing, intuitive process. Art is not treated as something static or distant, but as something that accumulates meaning over time — shaped by context, memory, and personal history. Each piece carries its own past, yet together they form a cohesive atmosphere: a space that feels assembled across decades. The presentation invites visitors to experience art the way it exists in a home — layered, evolving, and deeply intertwined with the rhythms of living. It reflects a sensibility where design and art are inseparable, and where a collection becomes a portrait of a life lived with attention.
Works by:
Ruth Campau, Lars Christensen, Sophie Dupont, Gun Gordillo, Lea Guldditte Hestelund, Malene Landgreen, David McCabe, Kirstine Roepstorff, Dan Stockholm, Eva Weis Bentzon a.o.
For more information please contact Caroline Bøge: caroline@2112.dk/ +45 2681 5221 or Christine Callsen: info@christinecallsen.dk/+45 2617 2697/christinecallsen.dk