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ART COLLECTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DENMARK Gunnar MØLLER - Alienated globe This brochure was created for the exhibition of the Danish works of art in the European Parliament in Brussels on the occasion of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and it is for internal use only. The exhibition is organised by Works of Art Service, DG COMM; in cooperation with the office of Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Quaestor responsible for artistic and cultural affairs in the European Parliament. Printed in the European Parliament in Luxembourg (December 2011) PREFACE Scientifi c, philosophical and artistic currents have infl uenced and enriched our European culture over the centuries, laying down a common heritage for the many cultures of today’s European Union. Culture is thus integral part of our common roots and at the same time of our present European identity. In committing ourselves to the respect and recognition of national and regional diversity, our aim is to provide a platform for cultural expression to develop and to become more widely known. The European Parliament promotes the idea of a pluralist Europe with various initiatives. One of them is the acquisition of works of art from artists of our Member States. These exhibitions are now a longstanding tradition and I think they make our buildings much livelier. This semester’s exhibition presents works of art of Danish artists as Denmark is assuming the Presidency of the EU Council. It is therefore an honour and a pleasure to me to invite you to get involved more closely with this country through these unique and wonderful artistic works presented today. Jerzy Buzek President of the European Parliament PREFACE Ladies and Gentlemen, Almost two years ago the European Parliament’s Artistic Committee, which I have the honor of chairing, decided to display temporary exhibitions with works of art purchased from the Member States holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In January 2011 we inaugurated the first rotating exhibition with works of art works from Hungary. Later the exhibition displayed works of art from Poland, and until 1 July, 2012 it will exhibit art from Denmark. The current catalogue was created on this particular occasion to offer a glimpse into Denmark’s vivid culture as demonstrated by these unique 14 works of art, purchased by the European Parliament in 1983 and 1990. These works are fragment of a larger collection consisting of over 500 works of art acquired by the European Parliament or received as donations from its Member States. Not only do these exhibits add a colourful dimension to our daily work, but also they offer young artists from all Member States the opportunity to present their talent and promote their works. I kindly welcome you to visit and enjoy the exhibition. Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg Member of the European Parliament’s (EP) Bureau Quaestor with responsibility for artistic events in the European Parliament Chairwoman of the Artistic Committee in the European Parliament Margrethe AGGER Peter BRANDES Jette BRØNNUM Dorte DAHLIN Berit HEGGENHOUGEN-JENSEN Nanna HERTOFT Bentemarie KJELDBAEK Gunnar MØLLER Lene Adler PETERSEN Ole SPORRING Herman STILLING Margrethe AGGER Two Geese 1983 86 x 69 cm Born on 13 of August 1943 in Copenhagen. Education She studied at the Danish School of Art and Design, Copenhagen between 1962 and 1966 and later worked with Astrid and Norbert Kahn in Gentofte. In 1972 she joined the artists’ group M-59 and since 1976 has been a member of the Artists’ Association. She later joined the Artists’ Society (1978) and in the 1990s the art groups Stokrosenbanden (1990), Billedsprog I Billedvaev (1993) and Huset I Asnaes (1999). Career She has received a number of honours and grants among which are the Handcraft Annual Prize (1972), the Danish Arts Foundation Working Grant (1972, 1977, 1986 and 2001), The Danish National Bank’s Jubilee Fund (1968 and 1977), the Henry Heerup’s Grant (19881 and 1988), the Danish-Faroese Cultural Foundation (1989), the Danish Contemporary Art Foundation (1998), the Supreme Court Lawyer David Fund for Relatives and Friends (1990) and the Craft Artist of the Year in West Zealand County (2003). In addition to a large number of exhibitions all over Denmark, Margarethe Agger has exhibited in France, Austria, Iceland, Norway and the United States. Her works can be found in The Danish Arts Foundation, The New Carlsberg Foundation, The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, The City of Copenhagen Cultural Fund. Peter BRANDES Jette BRØNNUM Before Naxos After 1983 157 x 116,5 cm Born in 1944 in Assens. The cloud in the sky 1983 Education 200 x 190 cm Peter Brandes, painter, sculptor, ceramist and photographer, is a self-taught artist and draws inspiration for his works from ancient Greek art, mythology and the Bible. In Scandinavia he is considered one of Denmark’s leading artists. Born in 1943, lives and works in Copenhagen. Career Education and career Among his most important commissions are the works for the Rosklide Domkirke, the She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and opened glass mosaic widows for the Vejlå Church in Ishøj, the Village of Hope church in Los her own weaving workshop in 1973. Together with Margrethe Agger, Nanna Hertof, Angeles, a sculpture for the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem and the windows for the Annette Jersild, Helle Kaastrup-Olsen and Kim Naver, she is considered one of the most Northern Light cathedral in Alta/North Cape. For Village of Hope Brandes has also created influential contemporary Danish textile artists. The subject-matter of her tapestries is a silver alter in collaboration with artist Per Sax Møller. Brandes has also illustrated a often representative of a combination of reality and dream, with colors that are always number of books, amongst which Homer’s Iliad and has participated in many solo and finely tuned. During her career she has received numerous prizes and awards and has group exhibitions both in Denmark and Israel. exhibited widely in Denmark. Her works can be seen in private and public collections in His works can be found in numerous private and public collections in Denmark such Denmark and abroad such as the Care Centre Hørgården, Copenhagen, the Korsvejssk, as the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Ny Sabro, the Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, the Östergötland County Council, the Aarhus Carlsberg Glyptotek, Danish Museum of Art & Design, Vejle Kunstmuseum, Kunstmuseet Art Galleries and the Nordic Bank, London. Trapholt, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Randers Kunstmuseum, Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum, ,kovgaard museum,, Funen’s Art Museum and Danmarks Keramikmuseum - Grimmerhus. He currently lives between Paris (where he uses Asger Jorn’s old studio), Ireland and Denmark. Dorte DAHLIN Berit HEGGENHOUGEN-JENSEN Without title 1990 Without title 120 x 200 cm 1990 Born in 1955, lives and works in Copenhagen. 2 paintings, 140 x 95 cm each Education Dorte Dahlin, visual artist, founder and general co-ordinator of Nomad Academy Born in 1956, lives between Paris and Copenhagen. Copenhagen. She was educated at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between 1978 and 1982 and became one of the central figures in the break-through of New Image/ Education Wild Painting in Denmark. The past 10 years she has been working in the field of site- specific art, sculpting in public spaces in all aspects of the word. Berit Heggenhougen Jensen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen (1982-1990) and at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Career Paris (1999-2004). In 1992 Dorte Dahlin worked as an Assistant Professor for architect Daniel Libeskind during the workshop “An Observatory of Premonition” at The Royal Danish Academy of Career Fine Arts, touching the future of Copenhagen. Dahlin was a member of the Committee During her career as an artist-researcher she has received numerous prizes and awards for Art in Public Space (dealing with art, democracy and the public space) within the and her works can be seen, among others, in the following public collections: West Royal Academy Council between 1996 and 2000. Zealand Museum of Art, Aarhus Kunstmuseum, North Jutland Art Museum, Herning As a transnational cultural player and developer, Dorte Dahlin participated and initiated Art Museum, National Gallery of Art, The National History Museum, Frederiksborg several projects. Dahlin curated and participated in the major cultural event Overlaps Castle, Hillerød, Randers Kunstmuseum, Birthe and Walter Ibsen Collection, Engravings North-Southeast, at the Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates, in 2000. This led to Collection. In 1982 she participated in her first exhibition in Hellerup. In addition to Dahlin becoming an official Danish curator and provided the opportunity to introduce numerous solo and group shows in Copenhagen and in Denmark, she has also exhibited ‘Superflex’ by Moonchannel; an internet based tv-studio at the Sharjah V. International in France, Norway, Sweden and the United States. Biennial, 2001. These projects compelled the Danish Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture, to draw up a cultural exchange project between Denmark and Sharjah, later named the NOMAD ACADEMY. The project headed by Dorte Dahlin and former Rector, Dr. Phil, Else Marie Bukdahl, and The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. NOMAD ACADEMY is at the moment being widened to include also branches in Island, China and Spain. She is represented in many Danish art museums and in private collections and has received several grants. Nanna HERTOFT Bentemarie KJELDBAEK Animals in the market 1990 95 x 180 cm Red Fern 1983 205 x 140 cm Born in 1936. Education Nanna Hertof is considered one of the most important contemporary Nordic textile artists. Self-taught, her artistic debut was in 1960 in Copenhagen when she was selected Barcelona for the Artist Autumn Exhibition.