heliumTALK #40: Morten Andersen (english edition)

Morton Andersen is an abstract painter from Aalborg, which is way up north in Denmark. I met Morton a few years ago at an opening of the Gallery Wolfsen, and liked him a lot from day one. But it is really hard to meet him, because he is a total studio rat, always working on his very distinct paintings, so we never find much time to hang out when I am in Aalborg. Anyway, last week we connected by messenger when he hit me up to give me feedback for the recent English heliumTALK with Tina Ziegler from Moniker Art Fair (you should try and listen to that one, it’s quite a good view on the art market today). Morton liked that podcast and he also wrote that he had a show with Tina ten years ago in Barcelona. Small world. But we also started chatting about the changes in the art game for artists and mid-level galleries and soon were typing long texts back and forth. That is when I said - let’s talk on the podcast. And man, Morton is amazing, when he talks about his work and how he approaches it and where he is rooted, that is simply fascinating to listen. You should try and look at his work online to understand it even better. We also speak about the art world, the market changes, how young artists should look at galleries, and their work, all just opinions, of course, but pretty experienced ones because we are both in this game for a bit. Morton has a big show coming up in Summer at the knew_conscious Gallery in Denver, so I really appreciate him taking the time to chat with me.