ART MORNING – TALK Tuesday May 28 at 10 – 11. The gallery will be open from 9:00
Landscapes with conflicts
In the 19th century, landscape painting played an important role in spreading national sentiment and patriotism. Today, however, the landscape genre is rather used as a starting point for critical studies of nationalism, colonialism and environmental issues. Based on the exhibition Homesick at SPECTA, artist Johannes Sivertsen talks with art historian Mathias Danbolt about the status and function of landscape painting in today's political and aesthetic culture.
In the 19th century, landscape painting played an important role in spreading national sentiment and patriotism. Today, however, the landscape genre is rather used as a starting point for critical studies of nationalism, colonialism and environmental issues. Based on the exhibition Homesick at SPECTA, artist Johannes Sivertsen talks with art historian Mathias Danbolt about the status and function of landscape painting in today's political and aesthetic culture.
Mathias Danbolt is a professor in Art History at the Copenhagen University. In his research Danbolt focuses on the contact zones between art history and colonial history in a Nordic context, focusing specifically on politics of memory, memorial culture and monuments on public space.
Johannes Sivertsen is a French/Danish painter. Sivertsen appropriates imagery and techniques which were used in the 1800s to paint the greatness of Europe. The paintings by Johannes Sivertsen are based on the lack of images he himself experienced, as he was growing up as a stranger among strangers in the suburbs of Paris. Sivertsen sees his paintings as a contribution added to an ongoing debate on history and identity and his motifs refer to key points in the western self-understanding.
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SPECTA
SPECTA