Thomas Patier and Maja Malou Lyse at Artforum:
THE PROJECT THAT that I’m bringing to Venice started two years ago, when I randomly got a cold call from the CEO of the world’s biggest sperm bank, Cryos International Sperm Bank, which is based in my hometown, Aarhus, Denmark. He was like, “Hi, I have this sperm bank, and for a couple of years I’ve been collecting sperm that I want to give to an artist. And I don’t know that much about art, but I’ve seen you in the media, and you seem like someone who would think that was a fun assignment.”
At first I wondered, “Who is this person that’s been collecting sperm and thinking of me?” But at the same time, I realized it was the strangest commission I’d probably ever get, so I might as well roll with it and see. I went on a field trip to their headquarters and spent a full day there, learning all about the facility.
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