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Leif Sylvester calls them creatures – the humanoid figures that have become his trademark and recurring motif in both paintings and sculptures. They just show up and say hello, he says, and claim a place in his colorful and reckless universe. Today, Sylvester’s art can be found everywhere – from private homes to public spaces.
“Humor in art is not well regarded. But I think there are so many grotesque and absurd situations in life that I can’t ignore.” (Leif Sylvester)
Listen in as Leif Sylvester and radio host Carsten Dahl talk about artistic development, uncompromise and creating something that lasts in a world that is constantly shifting.
📍The conversation takes place in the ballroom. The ticket includes access to the major exhibition Leif Sylvester – Freedom flies in the museum’s lower floor.
Four talks in total
Leif Sylvester is a living piece of Danish history. For five decades, he has insisted on bringing art down from the pedestal and out to the people. The desire for freedom, humor and social indignation run like a common thread throughout Leif Sylvester’s work – and form the focal point of a total of four conversations with radio host Søren Dahl:
- Childhood (Thursday, October 23, 2025)
- Youth ( Thursday, January 29, 2025)
- Love ( Thursday, March 12, 2026)
- Achieving your goals with art
About Søren Dahl
Søren Dahl is a talk show host, musician, composer, comedian, lecturer and author – known from Café Hack and Dahl at Hack and most recently Dahl in Rødovre. He holds a degree in music education from the Royal Danish Academy of Music and has published several books, most recently Så grin dog med Søren Østergaard and Med kærlighed fra mig about Johnny Hansen from Kandis.
