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 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 .

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 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 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. Since 1972 Hertof has been a member of the artists’ 1990 group KOLORISTERNE and has exhibited with them every year. She has been chairman 95 x 180 cm of KOLORISTERNE since 1989.

Career Born in 1952 in Harlev. Nanna Hertof has received numerous prizes including the Eckersberg Medal in 1987, Education the Tagea Brandts Travelling Scholarship for Japan in 1991, the Ole Haslunds Artists Prize in 1993. She also received awards from the Anne Marie Telanyi born Carl Nielesen She studied at the Arts and Crafts School in Copenhagen (1969-74) and subsequently at Fund in 1995, the Danmarks Nationalbank Jubilee Fund in 1968 and 1993, the State Art the Royal Danish Art Academy of Fine Arts between 1976 and 1982. Foundation in 1979, 1986 and 1988 and the New Carlsberg Fund in 1999. Career She has exhibited widely in Denmark and abroad and her works can be found in many public and private collections including the Museum of Decorative Arts in Copenhagen, During her career Bentemarie Kjeldbaek received numerous prizes and awards and the Danmarks Nationalbank, the Koge Arts Museum of Sketches and Drawings, the started exhibiting in 1978 at the Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling. Her paintings consist Trapholt Museum of Modern Art, Kolding, the Ry Folk High School, Ry, Jutland, the of large surfaces of colour, which act as backgrounds for simple drawings and sketched Municipality Oster Gotlands Lan (Sweden), the Rohsska Museum, Gothenburg (Sweden), contours of men, women and ordinary life. Often her inspiration comes from the the Eigtveds Pakhus, the Ministry of Foreing Affairs, Copenhagen, the High Court, Viborg, market places and arenas of Spain. In addition to numerous shows in Copenhagen and the Carlsberg Fund and the State Art Foundation, the Ronald McDonalds Childrens in Denmark, the artist has exhibited in Paris, Helsinki and Edinburg. Her works can be House, the University Hospital, Copenhagen, the Viborg cathedral School, the Tonder seen in the collections of the Statens Museum for Kunst, the Kunstmuseet Trapholt, the Grammar School and the Collezione Civica di Fiber Art, Chieri, Turin. Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum and the Fuglsang Kunstmuseum. Gunnar MØLLER Lene Adler PETERSEN

Without title Without title The pictures gravitation 1982 The pictures letterdevil 1982 Alienated globe 122 x 122 cm 122 x 122 cm 1983 Born in 1944 in Aarhus, lives in . 110 x 110 cm Education She studied at the Schools of Fine Arts in Aarhus and Copenhagen between 1964 and Born in 1946, died in 1991. 1969 and has been a member of Artist Association Comrades since 1995.

Education Career His interest in art started at a very early age. Between 1967 and 1972 he studied under Action artist, painter, illustrator and graphic artist, Lene Adler Pedersen is known in Egill Jacobsen at the Art Academy in Copenhagen and The Royal Danish Academy of particular for the female Christ, 1969, when she walked naked through the Copenhagen Fine Arts. stock exchange carrying a cross and “Horse Sacrifice» (1970), a joint work with Bjorn Norgaard, where he slaughtered a horse on a field in the north of Sealand and carved it Career up into small pieces which he then put into hundreds of jam jars. In the late 1960s she started using super 8 films and in 1968 funded, together with Norgaard and Per Kirkeby, From 1969 he started travelling, and found a great source of inspiration for his works, first in ABCinema, a centre for experimenting with alternative imaging. At the same time she Morocco, Algeria, France and Italy (1969-1971), then in the Alps (1877), in Tanzania (1979) joined the experimental art school, Ex-school. Influenced by the German performance and finally in Greece (1982). Gunnar Møller was considered one of the most promising artist Joseph Beuys, together with Ursula Reuter Christiansen, Henning Christiansen and figures within the 1970’s-based artist group Violet Sol, and participated to many of their Nørgaard, she was involved in collaborative works and happenings where she found exhibitions before the group’s demise in 1988. He died in tragic circumstances in 1991. new ways to give artistic expression to the left-wing causes of the time. Several of these events are documented and processed on super 8 mm film. In addition to numerous solo and group shows in Copenhagen and Denmark, her works have been exhibited in Switzerland, Germany, France and Brazil. Most of her performances have been staged in Denmark and her works can be found in major private and public Danish collections. Ole SPORRING Herman STILLING

Five persons Sun and two dwarves 1983 1978 50 x 70 cm 49,5 x 34,5 cm

Born in 1941. Born in 1925 and died in 1996.

Education Education He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen between 1961 and Stilling trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between 1945 and 1951 and 1965 where he also taught between 1969 and 1971. made his debut as an artist in 1949. His first book, Troll book, was published in 1952.

Career Career Sporring’s public debut as an artist was in 1963 when he participated in the Youth Hermann Stilling was a painter, printmaker and writer. He spent most of his life painting Biennale in Paris and had his first solo show at the Clausens gallery in Copnehagen. He and writing about trolls. Stilling trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between has been a member of several artists groups such as Koloristerne (1965-69), Pressing 1945 and 1951 and made his debut as an artist in 1949. His first book, Troll book, was Gang (1970-1985) and Grønningen from 1972. published in 1952. Stilling’s imagery is characterized by the fabulous and fantastic, which is particularly reflected in his depictions of trolls, both in graphics, collage, painting Ole Sporring received a number of grants and awards and exhibited widely both in and text. His trolls may seem ‘arty’ at first sight, but are closely related to both Asger Denmark and abroad. His works can be seen, among others, in the National Gallery of Jorn’s and Lundbye’s Danish trolls. Another recurring motif in his works is a furniture leg, Art/ Engravings Collection, the Kastrupgårdsamlingen, the Moderna Museet Stockholm, which he took up in early 1960, and also used in mosaic sculpture. His collages are often The North Jutland Art Museum, the British Museum London, the Victoria and Albert composed of torn scraps from old wallpaper books and forms in several cases based on Museum London, the Library of Congress Washington D.C., the Brüder Grimm Museum abstract paintings. Kassel and the Museo de Arta Singeorz-Bai, Romania. He received numerous awards and prizes including the Victor B. Andersen Honorary Among his publications are “Køresveden “ (1965), Grimms Eventyr” illustrated by Grant in 1984 and the Danish Teachers’ Prize in 1994. In 2003, an old horse stable in Gyldendal (1995), “Vincent møder de tre små mænd” (1999), CR1+CR2 Brøndum (2000), a corner of the Copenhagen Assistens cemetery was converted into a small museum “Krokodillen der var så grådig at den åd sig selv” with a text by Eske K. Mathiesen, devoted to his art. Clausens Kunsthandel (2010) and “Niels Klims underjordiske rejse” with a text by L. Holberg, Forlaget Vandkunsten (to be published).

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