A major international, interdisciplinary exhibition-performance featuring several of the world’s emerging art stars, such as Mire Lee, currently presenting The Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern in London, Li Yi-Fan, and Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir, recently selected to represent Taiwan and Iceland respectively at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
During 20 unique evenings from February 13 to March 16, “iwillmedievalfutureyou2” will feature more than 30 artists from 15 different countries at Lilith Performance Studio in Malmö.
“iwillmedievalfutureyou2” is an imaginative, bizarre, and dystopian depiction of our contemporary world. A constantly evolving form striving to merge into a cohesive whole. None of the 20 evenings will be alike; works are replaced, added, and developed throughout the entire period.
Each evening features 4-6 performances, some happening simultaneously, others recurring at intervals, alongside sculptures, installations, films, music, readings, and paintings.
Jacob Fabricius, curator and director of Art Hub Copenhagen, presents the conceptual exhibition form “iwillmedievalfutureyou”, a series of ten non-chronological group exhibitions spanning 100 years. These exhibitions explore the future through imaginative, bizarre, and dystopian depictions of our present.
For “iwillmedievalfutureyou2,” Jacob Fabricius has collaborated with Lilith Performance Studio’ Artistic Directors -LILITH Artist Duo, drawing inspiration from the Danish author and playwright Ida Marie Hede’s text “Protect the Salmon”. The text will be performed live on several evenings and also as a sound piece narrated by actors David Dencik and Asta Kamma August, exclusively for “iwillmedievalfutureyou2.”
Link to the text here → Protect the Salmon
“iwillmedievalfutureyou” focuses on humanity’s impact on nature and technology’s influence on the human body, combining themes of the primitive, the grotesque, and medieval fantasies. Each iteration changes and reshapes both the layout, presentation, and invited artists to reflect new perspectives and evolve as an ongoing narrative.
The “iwillmedievalfutureyou” series has previously been presented as more traditional exhibitions, titled and numbered in the order of the release of the popular Star Wars films (4-5-6-1), at Kunsthal Aarhus (2017 and 2018), the Museum of Contemporary Art in Roskilde (2016), and the Art Sonje Center in South Korea (2019).
Participating artists: Kristoffer Akselbo, Pranay Dutta, Li Yi-Fan, Jules Fischer, Ida Marie Hede, Leif Holmstrand, Kim Heecheon, Keunmin Lee, Louise Lawler, Mire Lee, Louise Lawler, Laura Lima, Molly Lowe, Éva Mag, Dafna Maimon, Hyeji Nam, Gerhard Nordström, Rolf Nowotny, Aniara Omann, Agnieszka Polska, Anna-Karin Rasmusson, Riar Rizaldi, Elias Rønnenfelt, Felix Shumba, Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir, Natasha Tontey, Magnus Wallin, Peter Wächtler, Chuah Chong Yan, He Zike, and others.
at Lilith Performance Studio, Malmö
until March 16, 2025