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OCA Copenhagen Study Visit : Day 3 - The Louisiana Museum

On day three, Sunday 29th April, some of us met at the Norreport Station to take the train to our next visit -

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

This is a beautiful museum, constructed in such a way that art, architecture and the environment are linked to provide an overall experience. We were lucky that this was enhanced by wonderful weather for our guided tour, and the most relevant exhibits for me were:

Max Ernst, Germany, 1891 - 1976

We saw a collection of Max Ernst sculptures, some looking to me like creature from space placed in the gardens.

The large frog

Alberto Giacometti, Switzerland, 1901-1966

Also we saw a large collection of Giacometti surrealist sculptures, some of which were displayed in a very interesting manner in conjunction with their surroundings, which emphasised the beauty of the works.

Reference foot: https://en.louisiana.dk/giacometti-gallery

Yayoi Kusama, Japan,1929

Gleaming Lights of the Souls,

Mixed media Installation

The panel on the wall outside the installation explained: this is a space, where the walls and ceilings are covered with mirrors and the floor is a water surface so you stand in the middle of a water platform. From the ceiling hang a hundred lamps, and a relay makes the lights change colour in a calm transition’

This work was magnificent - as if we were in the middle of space with millions of stars glowing and changing colour around us - very calm and very soothing. It was a shame that we could only stay there for a few minutes as I would have liked to spend a lot more time there, just soaking up the beauty of the experience.

Pablo Picasso, Spain, 1881, 1973

Ceramics

This was a very interesting collection of Picasso ceramics, of which I wasn’t aware at all, and looking carefully you can definitely see the cultural influence of Spain in the ceramics.

Cindy Sherman, America

Photographs, 1954

This was fascinating work I hadn’t been aware of before, incredible self-portraits, the expression in her eyes so engaging that I couldn’t stop looking at them and I had to go back several times to see them. I loved it, and it’s very relevant to the work I would like to pursue in future - self-portrait as a concept of identity.

We also had the opportunity to see some wonderful sculptures in the sculpture park:

We saw interesting works by:

Alexander Calder, USA, 1898 -1976

Almost Snow Plough 1964/76

Little Janey-Waney 1964/76

Henry Moore, England 1898-1986

Reclining Figure No % (Seagram)1963/4

Unfortunately after this beautiful and very enjoyable visit it was a time to say goodbye to the group, feeling very satisfied with the whole trip, and looking forward to the next one.

Many thanks to everybody for making this experience so enjoyable, especially to Gwenyth and Joanne for their initiative, for applying for the funds, and for organising such a super study visit. Thanks also to Inger for being our local support and to Bryan for joining us and sharing his knowledge and insights on what is expected from us as OCA students.


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