UFO Visitor #6: Marie Braad Larsen (Art Hub Copenhagen)
Marie Braad Larsen has been part of Art Hub Copenhagen since March 2019 and has been a part of the team developing the institutional framework for the organization. Marie is the program coordinator and project manager and runs the residency programs at Art Hub in close collaboration with director Jacob Fabricius. Apart from this, Marie Braad Larsen curates two recurring programs called BAR x and Free Lunch series. BAR x is a monthly curated evening event with performances, screenings, etc. Free Lunch is Art Hubs take on a casual, yet professional format for artist talks. The setting is a lunch table aiming at creating an informal atmosphere for the artist presenting their practice. In addition to the public programs and residencies, Marie is also coordinating the current exhibition program at Art Hub in collaboration with the directors’ Lars Bang Larsen and Jacob Fabricius.
Marie holds a bachelor in Fine Arts from Chelsea College of Art in London and an MA in visual culture from Copenhagen University. Since 2018 she has been a co-curator at Roskilde Festival. Additionally, on a biannual basis, she co-runs an art exhibition based in a garden society in the outskirts of Copenhagen, called the Garden Biennale, with ten other curators and artists.