[Leica] Nathan's PAD 28/4/2016: back to one of my favourite art places in the world

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

The last one is very nice. I can imagine how soothing this room must be!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
wrote:

> When I am in Copenhagen, I visit the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in the
> coastal town Humlebæk. It is an amazing place, with a mix of a great
> permanent collection and awesome exhibitions. This is the place where I saw
> a Mapplethorpe exhibition for the first time back in the 90s, and I have
> been acquainted with several other great artists over the years. Without
> exception, every visit ends with an expanded horizon. To my delight,
> Louisiana is now open until 10 p.m. most days, so I could go with my friend
> Beata after work rather than alone during the day.
>
> So, yesterday afternoon, after Beata got home from work, we took the
> northern coastal train to Humlebæk. The air was extremely clear, but with
> heavy grey clouds threatening rain (which never came):
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-dGbhtwK/A
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> The main new exhibition was called Eye Attack and was about kinetic and op
> art from the period 1950-70. Some fantastic stuff, and in some of the
> installations the viewer became part of the work:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-8qrsWGc/A
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> The sculpture garden outside was particularly beautiful at dusk. Note the
> colours visible in the background—as part of the Eye Attack, parts of the
> museum itself were transformed into an orgy of colours and shapes:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-fbwCqDp/A
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> This is the colourful walkway visible on the previous image, now seen from
> the inside. The statue at the far end is by Giacometti:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cvQ8fbj/A
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> That walkway leads to what is probably my favourite room in the permanent
> collection at Louisiana. There are a couple of Giacometti sculptures, a
> large print by Jeff Wall, and a gorgeous view of the outside:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cjSKDNT/A
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> Thus spiritually enriched, we had a beer in the café and took the train
> back to Copenhagen. All museums should be open late!
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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