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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....

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The 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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Wild Horses (Couldn’t Drag Me Away)

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...

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Holiday 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...

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The 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...

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Play 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...

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Earthquake, 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...

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A 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...

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A 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...

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Memories 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....

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Interpreting 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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