ART
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opens Dec 15; Louisiana, Gammel
Strandvej 13, Humlebæk; louisiana.dk
ART EDITOR, ALI COOPER
ALONGSIDE Matisse and Picasso,
German artist Paula Modersohn-Becker boldly introduced the world to
modernism at the turn of the 20th
century.
Comprising around 100 paintings
and drawings, Louisiana is organising
the first major exhibition of her work in
Scandinavia.
In a remarkably short career, cut
tragically short at the age of 31, Modersohn-Becker went on to rock the art
establishment with groundbreaking
paintings renowned for their intensity
and extravagant use of colour.
Thanks to her acclaimed writing, her
expressionist pieces took off in Germany in the 1920s. A number of her works
were even featured in the famous Nazi
exhibition Entartete Kunst in 1937.
Drawing significantly from Gauguin
and Cézanne, whom she studied in Paris, Modersohn-Becker’s landscapes have
an archaic glow, while her figure paintings – particularly of mother and child
– capture solemn expressions that challenged traditional styles of the female
body at the time.
Acknowledged as one of the first female painters to produce female nudes,
she firmly cemented a name for herself
in art circles dominated by men.
Today, she is regarded as a radical
innovator of modernism and as one of
Germany’s most beloved artists.
While her career was brief, Louisiana’s comprehensive exhibition will
open a window into the exceptional
world of this creative revolutionary.
LOUISIANA.DK
PAULA MODERSOHNBECKER
December 2014/January 2015
ART OF THE MONTH
COLOURBOX
SEBASTIAN KRIETE
IMMENSE
INSTALLATIONS
opens Jan 31; Arken Museum for Modern
Art, Skovvej 100, Ishøj; arken.dk
AT THE end of January, get set for
Danish art duo Randi and Katrine’s
colossal installation at Arken museum.
Specially designed for the museum’s
150-metre-long art axis, a dramatic
world of secrets and fairy-tales will be
raised from the concrete floor in the
huge exhibition space where visitors are
encouraged to roam, touch and play.
“We try to focus on people experiencing the actual exhibition space, and
that they feel transported to another
place,” Randi and Katrine explained to
Arken. (AC)
ends Jan 25; Nikolaj Kunsthal, Nikolaj
Plads 10, Cph K; nikolajkunsthal.dk
SEE AFGHANISTAN through the
eyes of its countrymen via an intimate
experience of moments, processes, and
conflicts in both public and private
spheres.
Featuring the best in contemporary
Best in class
ends Jan 4; Den Frie Museum,
Oslo Plads 1, Cph Ø; denfrie.dk
Anticipate the exhibition of the
Carl-Nielson Scholarship winner – the largest honorary prize
awarded to Danish artists. Every other year the top sculptors
are recognised for their mindblowing feats of ingenuity. (AC)
COLOURBOX
Xmas Show
opens Dec 12 (16:00-19:00); Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Bredgade
75, Cph K; christofferegelund.dk
The most cutting-edge gallery
in town presents its annual
group show with artists from
around the world, including
Japan’s Yuichi Hirako and Canada’s Scott Everingham. (AC)
art, press and documentary photography from Afghanistan’s sparse
population of homegrown lensmen,
this touring exhibition gives a unique
insight into the war-torn state.
Twenty photograghers share poetic and moving images that expose
the everyday life of Afghanis, bringing
a touching significance to the people
whose country we all have heard of but
know little about. (AC)
OLE HAUPT
DENFRIE.DK
COLOURBOX
KUNSTHALCHARLOTTENBORG.DK
Spring Exhibition
Jan 23-Mar 1; Charlottenborg
Kunsthal, Kongens Nytorv 1, Cph
K; kunsthalcharlottenborg.dk
The Spring Exhibition at
Charlottenborg showcases the
work of budding artists. Guaranteed to attract a big crowd,
the jury reveal their selected
works on January 23. (AC)
AFGHAN TALES
Torben Eskerod
ends Dec 19; Peter Lav Gallery,
Bredgade 65A, Cph K; plgallery.dk
December is the last chance to
see Torben Eskerod’s exhibition
at Peter Lav. Eskerod explores
the Mallorcan home of esteemed
Danish architect Jørn Utzon –
the mastermind behind Sydney
Opera House. (AC)
Chilly Public Places
ends Feb 22; Museum for Art
in Public Places, Nørregade 29,
Køge; koes.dk
Experience the country’s first
exhibition of sketches, models and photographs focusing
on the stirring power of public
memorials throughout January
and December. (AC)