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Installation in red

Iben Høj. Blood Relations, 2016

In her installation Blood Relations artist Iben Høj challenges the potential of the material in an experiment with transparency, form and movement that explores the spatial setting of this large work of textile art. With support from the New Carlsberg Foundation, Trapholt has now acquired the piece for its collection.

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Italian sensations at Ribe Art Museum

Constantin Hansen Det indre af kirken S. Lorenzo Fuori i Rom, 1837

Ribe Art Museum recently expanded its collection with two paintings from Italy. The artists, Constantin Hansen (1804–1880) and Viggo Pedersen (1854–1926), shared a fascination with Italy, but their paintings are very different, both in style and in thematic treatment.

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A small masterpiece from the seaside

Maleri af Carl Bloch. En ung sømand, 1874

En ung sømand (A young sailor) from 1874 by the painter Carl Bloch is now added to The Hirschsprung Collection’s collection of Danish art. Like a snapshot, the painting captures a young, barefoot man, wearing a sou’wester, in a moment’s relaxation, as he gazes over the blue sea. The purchase was supported by the New Carlsberg Foundation.

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Unseen early works by Emilie Demant Hatt

Emilie Demant Hatt værk til Museum Salling

Ethnographer, writer and visual artist Emilie Demant Hatt (1873–1958) was a unique figure in Danish art and an acclaimed expressionist painter in her time. With support from the New Carlsberg Foundation, Skive Museum now acquires a large collection of the artist’s early drawings and paintings, which will enable a deeper understanding of Demant Hatt’s work as an artist.

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States of excitation and exhaustion

Lea Porsager. G.O.D. [GENERATOR.ORGANIZER.DESTROYER], 2020

Cut-up wind turbine blades, magnetized prayer wheels (or sex toys) – Lea Porsager mixes science and esoteric knowledge in her artworks G.O.D. [GENERATOR.ORGANIZER.DESTROYER] and BARE EXCITATION, which invite us to reconsider what we think we know. Moderna Museet in Stockholm adds the two pieces to its collection with support from the New Carlsberg Foundation.

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Nature and Ekelund

Poul Ekelund Både på stranden, 1965

Poul Ekelund grew up in Copenhagen but ended up in Vendsyssel in North Jutland – far away from the city, in the middle of nature. Similarly, two of his paintings have now moved from the New Carlsberg Foundation in Copenhagen to Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum (Vendsyssel Art Museum). Høstlandskab (Harvest Landscape) and Både på stranden (Boats on the Beach) are currently shown in the new special exhibition ‘Poul Ekelund: Living creature – Living landscape’. The exhibition is accompanied by a research anthology about Ekelund that also received support from the New Carlsberg Foundation.

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Ring to Ribe

L. A. Ring Sommerdag på Enø. En mark med modent korn i forgrunden, 1913.

With chiselled clarity and crisp colours, L. A. Ring portrays summer living on the Danish island of Enø. The only boundary between the contrasting colours of ripe corn and the clear blue sky is a narrow strip of sea and the family’s cherished summer carriage, which allowed Ring to immerse himself in the landscapes he painted. Now, the public can see the bright landscape painting at Ribe Art Museum, which recently acquired it at auction with support from the New Carlsberg Foundation.

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Louise Bourgeois to Louisiana

Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, 2005. Foto: The Easton Foundation

Louisiana adds another powerful and personal work of art by Louise Bourgeois to its collection. The new acquisition, which was made possible by support from the New Carlsberg Foundation, exemplifies how Bourgeois draws strength from her traumas by giving them sculptural form.

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