Olo/mærkbart - exhibition of Fininish and Danish artists at Øregaard Museum

I am very pleased to be part of this exhibition showing works of Finnish and Danish artists, at Øregaard Museum in Hellerup, Copenhagen. The travelling exhibition is a collaboration between the two countries and opened in Kouvola Art Museum in Poikilo in Autumn 2016.

Selected for The After Joya Effect IV, during Athens Jewellery Week 2017

Happy to be selected for this exhibition at Popeye Loves Olive Artspace in Athens. 

Opening in Galeria Alice Floriano

My new gallery in Brazil, Galeria Alice Floriano is opening a second gallery in São Paulo. I am very happy to take part in this group exhibition!

Articles in A/DORNMENT - Curating Contemporary Jewellery Art

A/DORNMENT - Curating Contemporary Jewellery Art has published two articles about my work - Curator´s Pick and Review of JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2016. I am very pleased!

A/DORNMENT

Curating Contemporary Art Jewelry

JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2016

Presenting works from the series "No one knew, when it would happen" and "The Swollen Part" at JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2016.

The project has received fundings from The Danish Arts Foundation.

"Slowspin" moving to Trapholt furniture collection

My turnable rockingchair "Slowspin" from 1996 is now part of Trapholt Museum of Fine Art furniture collection. 

The one-off pieces were made during a recidency at The Danish Art Workshops.

Beijing International Jewellery Biennial 2015 - exhibition photos

Selected for the Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial 2015

I have been selected to exhibit at the Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial 2015. Juuhu, and now this piece from the series "Noone knew when it would happen", is being packed together with 2 other new pieces travelling to China!

Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial 2015

Nominated for The Legacy Award by Alliages - JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2015

I am very happy to have been nominated for The Legacy Award and to be part of this growing collection of art jewellery from around the world, organized by Alliages in Lille, France. I will be in Barcelona for the exhibition and the fair, do come and have a look and a chat at Joya Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair, October 8-10th 2015.

The nominated are: Sofia Björkman, Isabelle Busnel, Mireia Calaf, Alina Carp, Sébastien Carré, Angela Ciobanu, Lluís Comín, Gili Doliner, Elin Flongnman, Arata Fuchi, Patricia Gallucci, Ana Garcia Moya, George Gionnatsous, Akis Goumas, Lucie Houdková, Franziska Höhne, Victoria Ioannidou, Malene Kastalje, Masumi Kataoka, Erato Kouloubi, Michelle Kraemer, Panjapol Kulpapangkorn, Dabin Lee, Ria Lins, Gigi Mariani, Marie Masson, Viktoria Münzker Ferus, Liana Pattihis, Izabella Petrut, Nicole Polentas, Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro, Lidia Puica, Norma Rianudo, Mar Sanchez, Linda Schuch, Nicole Schuster, Claudia Steiner, Burcu Sulek, Demi Thomloudis, Katja Toporski, Barbara Uderzo, Aric Verrastro, Qiwei Yang, Sangji Yun, Caterina Zanca, Babette von Dohnanyi

Alliages The Legacy Award - JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair

The Art Assosiation 14th of August has purchased an orange ring - come and see!

The Art Association 14th of August (Kunstforeningen af 14. august) has purchased 
an orange ring from me. One lucky, but to me unknown man, won the piece, I really 
hope he likes it! 

The 50 years jubilee exhibition is held in Paustian, with invited guest exhibitors - 
Kaori Juzu, Steen Ibsen, Lene Bødker, Margrethe Odgaard and Line Depping. 

Come and see until 5th of September 2015.

The Danish Arts Foundation´s "Jewellery Box" has purchaced of ring to the collection

The Danish Arts Foundation´s "Jewellery Box" has purchased this ring from the series "No one knew when it would happen" - I am very happy!

The Danish Arts Foundation’s "Jewellery Box" is a collection of jewellery purchased by the foundation from some of Denmark’s leading experimental jewellery artists. Commenced in 1978, the collection today counts nearly 300 pieces. 

Vores Kunst, The Danish Arts Foundation

Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling 2015

I am exhibiting at Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2015, with a series of rings called 
"Noone knew when it would happen"

Forårsudstillingen/The Spring Exhibition 2015

Fernisering i Bærbart

Invitation til Fernisering Torsdag den 2. oktober 17-19 Bærbart åbner en udstilling om værdi – penge og/eller affektion? Udstillingen viser værker af  7 dygtige kollegaer: Kim Buck, Mareike Kanafani, Helen Clara Hemsley, Birgitte Holmsten, Malene Kastalje, Julie Nielsen og Janne Krogh. Vi bidrager selvfølgelig også selv med nye værker: Trine Trier, Mette Laier og Helle Bjerrum.

POLYTOPE#2G. Mareike Kanafani fingerring af beton. "Der var ingen der vidste hvornår det ville ske." Malene Kastalje fingerring af silikone

Temaet værdi er så nært knyttet til smykker, at det nærmest er uomgængeligt. Det traditionelle smykke optræder ved ritualer i livet ex bryllup, dåb og eksaminer, eller er arvestykker der videregives fra generation til generation. Designet af disse smykker er ofte tilpas anonymt til at brugeren kan lægge sin egen historie i, smykket bliver gennem brug, ladet med affektionsværdi. Ofte ligger der også en betydelig materialeværdi, guld og ædelstene, i disse smykker. Men hvordan forholder det sig med samtidig smykkekunst, med de konceptuelle smykker? Smykket, fra smykkekunstnerens hånd, er ofte fra begyndelsen tungt ladet med betydningslag, som følger smykket og med tiden smelter sammen med de følelser og histore...r som brugeren lægger i det. For smykkekunsten synes det også at være uomgængeligt at bearbejde klassiske smykker som ex allianceringen, medaljonen og signeten. Og selv når der iværksættes et opgør med traditionen, gennem brug af værdiløse materialer, opløsning af form eller provokation imod de arketypiske symboler – så peger smykkeværket alligevel ind i traditioner for affektion og materialeværdi. Udstillingen viser smykker hvor traditioner, symboler og materialer er i sat i spil. Nogle af værkerne er ikke hverken tænkt eller skabt til at blive brugt, på traditionel vis. De er i højere grad erkendelsesobjekter som beskueren kan gå på opdagelse i og måske se nye perspektiver af egne smykker og deres betydning i tilværelsen.

Smycken - Form Design Center in Malmö

Come to Malmö and go to Form Design Center to see the exhibition Smycken! 

I am exhibiting 5 rings called "They quietly broke through".

Around 20 jewellery artists from Denmark and Sweden will be on show.

From September 20th to December 20th 2014.

Form Design Center

Biennalen for Kunsthåndværk og Design 2013 i Rundetaarn

Jeg udstiller et smykke på Biennalen for Kunsthåndværk og Design i Rundetårn den 29. juni - 18. august 2013

"Biennalen for Kunsthåndværk og Design afholdes i 2013 for 9. gang. 
Hvert andet år siden 1995 har Biennalen sat fokus på det bedste af det nyeste inden for

dansk kunsthåndværk og design ved at vise værker af Danmarks mest funklende talenter, 

nye som etablerede, inden for feltet. Udstillingen er i dag en af de vigtigste begivenheder for 

kunsthåndværk og design i Danmark og en stærk international markering af danskformgivning."

Biennalen for Kunsthåndværk og Design

Rundetaarn 

Chain Project, A Casa Museu, São Paulo

I am participating in the ”Chain Project” in São Paulo, Brazil, curated by Marina Sheetikoff.

It opens today and this blue piece of chain is now hanging at A Casa Museu. The whole project is a 12 meter long chain with 60 pieces of chain by artists from 20 different countries, among others: 

Floor Mommersteg, The Netherlands

Liania Patthihis, UK

Ela Bauer, The Netherlands

Karen Vanmol, Belgium

Julie Usel, UK

Sarah Holden, USA

The whole chain can be seen at the online exhibition at Crafthaus, USA: http://crafthaus.ning.com/group/chain

My pages in 500 Rings

I have two pages in "Showcase 500 Rings- New Directions in Art Jewellery"

Showcase 500 Rings

Så er bogen på vej over Atlanten til mig, jeg glæder mig...

Se mine smykker i ”Showcase 500 Rings” - New Directions in Art Jewelry, udvalgt af Marthe Le Van og Bruce Metcalf. Det er opfølgeren til ”1000 Rings” fra 2004 som er solgt i mere end end halv million eksemplarer.

Se bogen på Amazon: http://bit.ly/yEERZm eller på

SAXO: http://www.saxo.com/dk/soeg/boeger?keyword=showcase+500+rings

See my jewelry featured in Showcase 500 Rings by Marthe Le Van and Bruce

Metcalf. Take a look, please give a Like, and consider clicking Buy or

Wishlist. http://bit.ly/yEERZm and please spread the word.

Anmeldelse af mine smykker

Kærlighed uden strømper (som spiller på Riddersalen - Jytte Abildstrøms Teater) og mine smykker, får en fantastisk anmeldelse i Frederiksborg Amtsavis, se nederst på siden i artiklen:

"....Dorte Holbek, som kan få døre til at flyve og flytte sig, og hvis rokokokostumer krones af Malene Kastaljes smykkefantasier..."

link til artiklen: http://www.infomedia.dk/mo/ViewPDFlauncher.aspx?Dockey=FAA%5c2012%5c03%5c20%5ce3268939.xml&UrlID=892500de-9a29-48d6-a440-f5ee5ba79695

Rokokomøntsmykke / rocococoin necklace

Mette K. Madsen, med smykke lavet af gamle 
kobbermønter fra 1930´erne og 2-ører fra 1941 
af aluminium fra mælkekapsler.
Kunstner: Malene Kastalje

Foto: Malene Kastalje



Ærtesuppesmykke / peasoup necklace

Rebekka Owe, med smykke lavet af Bh-strop fra 

1940´erne, silikone og ske med ært.

Kunstner: Malene Kastalje

Foto: Malene Kastalje

Læs om forestillingen her !

Showcase 500 Rings - New Directions in Art Jewelry

I am very happy!

I have been chosen to appear in

"Showcase 500 Rings - New Directions i Art Jewelry",

to be published in May 2012.

I can´t wait to see it!

Here is what they write about the book...

"Rings have outsold every other subject covered by our “500” books, so it's only fitting that we begin the next generation of the series with Showcase: 500 Rings. This dynamic gallery volume looks at the jeweler's art as it's being interpreted by leading designers from around the world--some exploring dazzlingly innovative styles with highly advanced techniques and costly materials; others using simple, traditional methods and creating works of quiet elegance. What they all have in common is that every image contains elements of surprise and awe".

These are the rings that will cover some of the pages...

"And there were only tiny sounds"

"Did it grow like that!"

Stem på 24 udvalgte værker fra KE11 på DR Kunstklub, der i blandt mine 2 værker.



'and she didn´t leave' - C-print, 70x100 cm, 2011
artist: Malene Kastalje 



'and she didn´t leave' - C-print, 70x100 cm, 2011
artist: Malene Kastalje

Det var en fantastisk fernisering. Tak til KE og Den Frie og 

alle jer som kom!

Mine fotografier er blevet udvalgt af DRs Kunstklub,

gå ind og stem blandt i alt 24 værker, indtil den 17. november

link til DR Kunstklub: 

http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Kultur/Kunstklub/Udstillinger/KE+11.htm

direkte link til afstemningen: http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Kultur/Kunstklub/KE11/20111010113601.htm