Some pictures from a summer visit to ARKEN, a waterfront concrete museum that opened in 1996.
The entrance…
The regular collection is heavy on Damien Hirst…
More exciting… Benedikte Bjerre built an airport conveyor system out of IKEA bed parts (she says “the work addresses our dreams and hopes of the good capitalist life and social mobility across global borders”):
The museum was doing a big show of work by Australian Patricia Piccinini:
Does your dog like to jump up and share the bed?
Can you explain this traffic accident to Hertz?
Is it fair to say that not all concepts for Little Mermaid sequels are successful?
Miscellaneous:
Many of the artists claim to be concerned about “marginalised individuals and groups,” but how many of those folks will ever purchase or view a contemporary artwork?
Exit through the gift shop…
And then fold your big Danish frame into a tiny Danish car…
Supermom & son is House Games (Washing, Cooking, Laundry) by Elzbieta Jablonska. It was photographed in 2002. With far less women in the workforce & a far more entitled generation, perhaps a modern photo would show a school teacher instead of supermom & something related to men not funding the teacher’s union enough.