Colour in Art is the aptly named exhibition of colourful paintings at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art to the North of Copenhagen. Some 150 paintings by 72 artists. Among the very noteworthy: Matisse, Nolde, Monet, Kandinsky, Picasso, Klein, Miró, Hockney, Toulouse-Lautrec, Klee, Itten, Kirchner, Müller, Münter, Malevitj.The exhibition is focused on colour, variations, use of strokes. And also contains a modern section and a display of Itten-like computer tests for the visitors - to test their own colour senses. The exhibition is on until 13th June 2010.
Most of the paintings come from the Merzbacher Kunststiftung, by Werner & Gabrielle Merzbacher. The exhibition also showed a film about Werner Merzbacher's Jewish background, being a Holocaust survivor. And it really impresses to think that - with this background in mind - he has dedicated his life to collecting very colourful - life confirming - paintings. As if to stress the antithesis to the World War II events.
Most of the paintings come from the Merzbacher Kunststiftung, by Werner & Gabrielle Merzbacher. The exhibition also showed a film about Werner Merzbacher's Jewish background, being a Holocaust survivor. And it really impresses to think that - with this background in mind - he has dedicated his life to collecting very colourful - life confirming - paintings. As if to stress the antithesis to the World War II events.
I was fortunate to meet Werner Merzbacher himself visiting the museum on 11th April, during Yom HaShoah, which is also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. And was too flabbergasted and pressed by his short time in the museum to set up a real interview, as he joined a group of fur traders (his own profession and foundation for being able to collect all these paintings). But he did explain that he was there to see the extension to his collection with Louisiana's own modern, colourful paintings from the permanent collection. I admire people who channel revenues, savings, or personal wealth into the collection of art. Later to be enjoyed in a more complete collection with a red thread at various exhibitions. See also my segment on Kandinsky at the Guggenheim from September 2009, with Hilla von Rebay's huge collection of Wassily Kandinsky art works.
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