9 november 2018
Being out of Denmark for about half of October made the time go by even faster. The limited time combined with a week of lingering illness after getting back from Barcelona meant I didn’t do much around Copenhagen this month. Still, here’s a few standout moments and places from the last month.
Zoological Museum
I visited the Zoological Museum mainly to draw animals that couldn’t move on me. The museum has a collection of skeletons and preserved animals, a hall of evolution, and a trip from the northern to southern poles. I spent three hours walking around looking at everything an drawing a few things. It turns out the dark, dramatic lighting is good for making things look cool but bad for allowing me to see my sketchbook. I still managed a few drawings and had a nice afternoon.
Tivoli
Tivoli is making a repeat visit from the September highlights and will probably show up again in November. This time everything was set up for the Halloween season with scarecrows, lanterns, and pumpkins. There was also a row of giant pumpkins, like at the Iowa State Fair, which people were debating whether they were real or not. It was a chilly night but I wasn’t about to spend almost $5.00 on a small cup of hot chocolate, so I walked around for a little more than an hour and then called it a night.
Louisiana
I’ve been meaning to visit the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, a 45-minute train ride north of where I’m living, since the beginning of September. Their current exhibition Månen (The Moon) showcases works relating to the moon landing and space exploration in general. My favorites were pieces from the Stoned Moon series by Robert Rauschenberg.
There was an exhibition entitled ELEMENTAL, which had works from the Chilean architecture studio of the same name, who have worked on many projects around the world. This specific exhibition had a strong focus on their sustainable, low-income housing solutions. The exhibit had a huge projection on the ceiling in a cardboard enclosure with a 32-minute video overviewing their projects. The only way to see the video was to lay on the floor directly below the screen which was fun to see because you rarely see adults laying on the floor in public spaces. I also enjoyed how the structures of the exhibit were created from stacked sheet or cardboard.
There was also an exhibit called Men and Masculinity with pieces from the permanent collection and one with pieces by Cecily Brown. There was also a small section with Giacometti pieces and a sculpture garden outside.
The museum itself is located on the coast with a view of Sweden across the water, so after I walked through the museum I wandered down to the water before it got dark.
