summer 2011 ENGLISH
LIVING
FRONTIERS OF ARCHITECTURE iii-iv
DAVID HOCKNEY
ME dRAW ON IPAD
Louisiana ON PapEr
JOSEF ALBERS EVENINGS AT LOUISIANA TUES-FRI UNtIL 22: ENJOY ART and EXHIBITIONS VISIT THE LOUISIANA CAFE and THE SHOP
LIVING Frontiers of Architecture III-IV EXHIBITION 1.6-2.10 Inspiring, surprising and thought-provoking. Louisiana’s large-scale summer exhibition is full of impressions and insights into the multiple ways we live in the world today.
WAM Architects, Inntell Hotel, Amsterdam, 2010. Photo: Roel Backaert.
THE EXHIBITION takes up the South and East Wings of the museum. The extensive exhibition catalogue is available in English.
How we live, where, why, and with whom. These are but a few of the aspects covered in Louisiana’s impressive and diverse summer exhibition – the last in the series Frontiers of Architecture. LIVING investigates the concept of home and new modes of life through architectural, social and cultural looks at the world today. The exhibition consists of a crossover between architectural projects, art installations and case stories from various places in the world. Taking us from rooms with a view and huts on stilts to residential neighbourhoods on water and sloped skyscrapers. Including a rich variety of communities and cultures, LIVING is “inhabited” by dreamers, settlers, nouveaux riches, singles, suburbanites and many more. Coming together in a complex but powerful period picture. The exhibition takes its point of departure in the DREAM – a theme closely linked to childhood fantasies and manifested in the conspicuous installation “My home, My house, My stilthouse” erected in the Louisiana Park by conceptual artist Arne Quinze. From here LIVING follows two main tracks, one focusing on the relationship between CELL and NETWORK. How do we live, act and behave as individuals and in groups? And how does architecture adapt and adjust to the ever increasing diversity of modern life? The second main track revolves around the concept of HOMELAND. What really definesa home, and how do we use it to showcase our identity and arrange the rituals of everyday life.
Cao Fei, Cosplayers, film still, 2004. Image courtesy of the artist and Lombard Freid Projects, NY.
Arne Quinze, Uchronia, Burning Man Festival, Nevada, 2006. Foto: Jason Strauss.
DAVID HOCKNEY ME DRAW ON IPAD
EXHIBITION until 28.8 A visually stunning display of luminous drawings by one of the great living masters of modern art. “Who would have thought that the telephone could bring back drawing,” jokes world-famous artist David Hockney. Following his discovery in 2008 of the iPhone and an inexpensive drawing application called Brushes he has been drawing on his iPhone, and later on his iPad, ever since. Sending and sharing the images with his friends, often on a daily basis. Hockney’s drawings are vivid and colourful views of his close surroundings, and now several hundreds of them can be seen at Louisiana featured on 20 iTouches, 20 iPads, a slide show and various projections.
A HOCKNEY FOR YOU Scanning the QR code with your smartphone enables you to download one of Hockney’s drawings.
LOUISIANA on PAPeR
JOSEF ALBERSRS Exhibition 1.7-28.8 “I want to imbue others with my delight in the endless possibilities for new colour experiences,” remarked Josef Albers, one of the most influential artists and art educators of the 20th century. He is well known for his abstract paintings (in particular squares) and for his “obsession with colour”. Featuring a whole series of works by Josef Albers that have never been shown before, this exhibition at Louisiana is something of a sensation.
THE LOUISIANA
COLLECTION Magical, mystical, ordinary or real – the summer presentation of works from the Louisiana collection revolves around the concept of places, spots, landscapes and locations. Interpretations on this theme range from Alberto Giacometti’s Forest, and David Hockney’s A Closer Grand Canyon to Roy Lichtenstein’s Figures in Landscape (shown in detail to the left) and White Bathroom by Jim Dine. A place of special summer interest is the Sculpture Park, where you encounter an important collection of sculptures by among others Moore, Calder and Miro.
LOUISIANA is a leading international museum of modern art. But it is also a living house of culture, an extraordinary place where art, architecture, the park and the location on the Øresund make up a unique totality.
The Exhibitions The international orientation remains an important premise for Louisiana’s exhibitions, contributing to the museum’s status as one of the world’s most respected exhibition venues. The exhibition programme focuses on international, modern and contemporary art as well as international photo, design and architecture shows. The Collection The museum’s collection is among the largest in Scandinavia and concentrates on the period after 1945. Includes major works by Picasso, Giacometti, Klein, Warhol, Rauschenberg, Bourgeois, Guston, Jorn, Baselitz, Kiefer and Kirkeby. The Architecture The architectural design of Louisiana is considered a unique achievement, rooted in the low-key modernism of the 1950s. The appearance of the museum is that of a subdued, horizontal building complex discreetly nestling into the landscape. The Sculpture Park Louisiana is surrounded by a sculpture park with a panorama view of the Øresund. The sculptures in the park are an important part of the museum’s
collection, and each is carefully placed to do it full justice. Features works by a.o. Moore, Miro, Calder, Ernst, Arp, Sekine and Dubuffet. The Louisiana Children’s Wing Three storeys, covering 500 square metres and offering a place of refuge where children and youths are given exceptional opportunities to work creatively, using their senses and imagination. Open workshops operate daily from 11:00 to 17:30. The Louisiana Shop One of Denmark’s leading design shops, focusing on Danish and Scandinavian design. With a large, wellassortedbook shop carrying catalogues and posters as well as books on art, design and architecture. The Louisiana CafE Boasts a panorama view of the Øresund and an outdoor terrace used during the summer months. The food served is a modern version of the Danish cuisine, based on fresh, in-season ingredients. A Danish buffet is offered for lunch and dinner. The menu changes weekly. The Cafe also offers sandwiches, salads, cakes and sweets.
OPENING HOURS Tuesday - Friday Saturday and Sunday Public Holidays Monday closed
11:00-22:00 11:00-18:00 11:00-18:00
Admission: DKK 95 Students with student ID: DKK 85 Children and young people up to 18 Free admission Members of the Louisiana Club Free admission
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT Louisiana is situated 35 km north of Copenhagen and is easily reached. By car: Take motorway E47 / E55 or enjoy the scenic route along the Øresund coast. By rail: Approx. 35 minutes from the Copenhagen city center. 10 minutes from Helsingør to Humlebæk Station. From Humlebæk Station there is a 10-minute walk to the museum. Special discount tickets can be bought at all major DSB stations in the metropolitan area.
IN 2011 THE LOUISIANA MUSEUM IS SUPPORTED A.O BY
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The Concert Hall
north wing GIACOMETTI JORN
LAKE GARDEN children’s wing
west wing CINEMA
GL. STRANDVEJ
east wing
(BELOW GROUND LEVEL)
HENRY MOORE
ØRESUND
south wing
west wing
The Louisiana Collection summer 2011
NORTH wing
David Hockney: Me draw on iPad. Until 28.8
east wing
LIVING 1.6-2.10
south wing
LIVING 1.6-2.10 Louisiana on paper Josef Albers 1.7-28.8
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