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.