Step back into post-war Denmark in this evening lecture at Kunsten, where the art, design and aesthetics of the 1950s take centre stage. The talk draws on the exhibition Becoming Modern - Danish art and design 1900-1960 and looks at how colour, form and the modern way of life shaped the period.
The art educator from Kunsten guides you through the work of artists including Paul Gadegaard, Gunnar Aagaard Andersen, Richard Mortensen, Ole Schwalbe and Knud Nielsen, with a focus on concrete art, where colour, form and surface took on new expressions. The evening also explores the links between art and the furniture and design of the same era, since artists, architects and designers were inspired by many of the same ideas.
No prior knowledge of art or design is needed, just curiosity and a wish to learn more.
