Happy Birthday Rodin, With Love From Per Kirkeby
Auguste Rodin, Female Torso, Kneeling, Twisting Nude, Date of modeling unknown; Musee Rodin cast II/IV, 1984. Bronze, overall: 23 3/4 x 12 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C....
View ArticleThe Genealogy of a Painting
Per Kirkeby, Fram, 1982. Oil on canvas, 46 1/2 x 78 3/4 in. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark Caspar David Friedrich. The Sea of Ice (German: Das Eismeer) 1823–1824. Oil on canvas, 38...
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Per Kirkeby, Untitled, 2009.Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery, New York, London, and Berlin The largest of Per Kirkeby’s paintings in our current exhibition–Untitled (2009)–is a favorite of many...
View ArticleHoliday Hygge
Holiday decorations at the Royal Danish Embassy celebrate Per Kirkeby and other Danish artists and creatives. Photos: Brooke Rosenblatt; Photo collage: Amy Wike In Denmark, gathering with friends to...
View ArticleThe Hows and Whys of Tempera
Per Kirkeby, Untitled, 2006. Tempera on canvas, 78 3/4 x 98 1/2 in. Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery, New York, London, and Berlin Yesterday, I mentioned Per Kirkeby ‘s use of tempera. He’s not the only...
View ArticlePlay Well
Left to right: Lego man amidst the trees by Margaret Collerd, inspired by Per Kirkeby’s Untitled (2009); Climbing Shadows by Amy Wike, inspired by Per Kirkeby’s New Shadows V (1996); Fire Engine #5 by...
View ArticleEarthquake, Inferno, and Influences in Kirkeby
Picasso has been quoted as saying, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” Per Kirkeby has impishly admitted that he “steals” whatever catches his eye. He may be visiting a museum or leafing through...
View ArticleA Scientist’s Perspective on Kirkeby
At last night’s Phillips after 5, Michael Garstang, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Virginia’s Department of Environmental Sciences provided his perspective on the Kirkeby exhibition. He...
View ArticleA Lego Challenge By the Numbers
Phillips after 5 visitors use Legos to create sculptures inspired by the work of Danish artist Per Kirkeby 135 participants of all ages 3,300 Legos of all sizes 89 total Instragrams 51 submissions 8...
View ArticleMemories in Pollock
Upon entering the current special exhibition Angels, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet and looking left, I am startled by this monumental enamel and oil on canvas by Jackson Pollock....
View ArticleInterpreting Per Kirkeby
Per Kirkeby, Untitled, 1991 My initial response to Per Kirkeby‘s Untitled, on view in Postwar Germanic Expressions, is that it reminds me of the type of painting (if you can call it that) that I used...
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