New Acquisitions 2007- 2008
05 Mar - 20 Sep 2009
NEW ACQUISITIONS 2007-2008
A large scale exhibition of new Acquisitions for the Louisiana Collection
5/3-20/9 09
A presentation of recent acquisitions to the Louisiana Collection. A total of more than 50 new works all acquired in 2007 and 2008 and each constituting an important addition to the collection. The exhibition will feature painting, drawing, video, installation, photography and sculpture and present a number of sensational new names which have been at the top of Louisiana’s hit list for a long time.
The museum has acquired more than 100 works by more than 40 artists – 20 of whom are new to the collection – from about 15 different countries. Sculptures, paintings, videos, installations, photographs, drawings and prints have been donated by private individuals, artists, estates and funds.
The collection is important, for without it Louisiana would be just an art hall showing changing exhibitions in a constant turnover.
We are not suffering from collection mania, however. We collect works in order to exhibit them. And the collection belongs to the public, to the family of Denmark, for the works become part of the collective possession manifested by the museums. When we purchase art for Louisiana, ultimately the receiver is society – you and me, and the people next door. Without the museum in Humlebæk, Andy Warhol and Giacometti would not be an essential part of our Danish heritage.
At Louisiana we would like to thank the museum’s donators, each of whom has supported the acquisition of art for the museum in 2007 and 2008 in an outstanding way. The museum receives no public funds for the purchase of art – so it is quite simply left up to private agents to step in. And this they have done – once again – with great generosity.
Poul Erik Tøjner,
Director
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
A large scale exhibition of new Acquisitions for the Louisiana Collection
5/3-20/9 09
A presentation of recent acquisitions to the Louisiana Collection. A total of more than 50 new works all acquired in 2007 and 2008 and each constituting an important addition to the collection. The exhibition will feature painting, drawing, video, installation, photography and sculpture and present a number of sensational new names which have been at the top of Louisiana’s hit list for a long time.
The museum has acquired more than 100 works by more than 40 artists – 20 of whom are new to the collection – from about 15 different countries. Sculptures, paintings, videos, installations, photographs, drawings and prints have been donated by private individuals, artists, estates and funds.
The collection is important, for without it Louisiana would be just an art hall showing changing exhibitions in a constant turnover.
We are not suffering from collection mania, however. We collect works in order to exhibit them. And the collection belongs to the public, to the family of Denmark, for the works become part of the collective possession manifested by the museums. When we purchase art for Louisiana, ultimately the receiver is society – you and me, and the people next door. Without the museum in Humlebæk, Andy Warhol and Giacometti would not be an essential part of our Danish heritage.
At Louisiana we would like to thank the museum’s donators, each of whom has supported the acquisition of art for the museum in 2007 and 2008 in an outstanding way. The museum receives no public funds for the purchase of art – so it is quite simply left up to private agents to step in. And this they have done – once again – with great generosity.
Poul Erik Tøjner,
Director
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art