Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Louisiana

No, not the US state, the museum. Besides having an outstanding modern art collection Louisiana has probably one of the most hyggelig museum courtyards in the world. But we expect that. This is Denmark after all.

The art, however, is not so hyggelig. That should also be expected because much of the collection is quite new, and contemporary art is not happy art.

The temporary exhibit was a thought-provoking collection by artists in China. Much of the art has been censored within China, and now that the art is traveling around the world you can bet these artists are not exactly best friends with their local authorities.

A sculpture by Anselm Kiefer from the semi-permanent collection. The cockpit was filled with human teeth. I know many of you reading this don't particularly enjoy this type of art, but give it a chance sometime. These artists obviously have a story to tell, so why not listen?

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