Archive for August, 2014
5 most shocking Danish artworks Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Aug 31, 2014
A sizeable number of Danish kunstnere (artists) seem to think that kunst (art) is all about provocation. The more people you can provokere (provoke), the better. I’ve never been able to figure out why this is so, but here are 5 really provocative Danish works of art (or ”art”, if you prefer!) NB! I’ve left…
The Battle of Stereotypes Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Aug 30, 2014
”Jylland, du er hovedlandet”. Jutland, you’re the main country. Ever since Danish national bard H.C. Andersen wrote those words (in 1859), people from Sjælland (Zealand) have resented him for it. Andersen himself was from Fyn (Funen), the middle island, but spent most of his career in København, so why couldn’t he see that the island…