Visual art has no obvious practical use. And yet it has survived for hundreds of years and fills museums, galleries, workplaces, and private homes. What is it that art can do?

Building on his book ’Objektiv sensibilitet’, Torben Sangild explores themes such as beauty and ugliness; how we perceive art; how an artwork expresses emotion; how art provokes reflection; how art uses humor; why art is strange; and how art can process the terrible. His answers are at times both surprising and provocative. Along the way, he presents beautiful, ugly, funny, and unsettling examples from the diverse world of art.

Torben Sangild has a wide range of interests, spanning music, natural science, philosophy, stand-up comedy, art, neuroscience, and psychology. His primary focus is understanding how we humans think, feel, and interact with the world around us – both when we understand and when we misunderstand each other. With an eager and almost nerdy curiosity for new areas of knowledge, he manages to make complex topics accessible and fascinating. He approaches scientific subjects with empathy and a deep appreciation for human emotion.

As a writer for Zetland, he covers topics such as psychology, sociology, and science, as well as satire and current debates. He is also the voice behind Comedy-kontoret on Radio4 together with Anders Fjelsted, and he leads discussions on the podcast Et åbent sind? on Heartbeats with Morten Elsøe, as well as Notesbogen, a cultural conversation program on Radio4.

The lecture will be in Danish.
Your ticket also includes full-day access to CC’s exhibitions.