Humlebæk - 8 October 2008 - 8 February 2009

Manga! - Japanese Images

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Gl. Strandvej 13
3050 Humlebæk
Exhibition
Online since 6 October 2008

The Japanese comic-book phenomenon manga has a fascinating global appeal today, with millions of comic books sold month after month. In the exhibition "Manga! Japanese Images", the Louisiana builds on this fascination and at the same time highlights the art-historical and cultural context.

Nowadays "manga" is quite simply the word for comic-book. Manga has a huge spectrum and ranges over subjects like war and love, eroticism and mythology, science fiction and everyday life. It is therefore a cultural power factor that interests all ages and population groups. Read more...

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Humlebæk - 2 September 2008 - 25 January 2009

Per Kirkeby

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Gl. Strandvej 13
3050 Humlebæk
Exhibition
Online since 25 August 2008

The Louisiana's big autumn exhibition is a large-scale Per Kirkeby show. Literally as well as metaphorically, with over 100 of his best paintings, 50 of his most striking sculptures and a number of works in other genres. These are physically big works: formidable pictures on the monumental scale that fill out the spaces of the museum – ultimate, absolute Kirkeby. Read more...

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