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Category: Art

An artist’s manifesto

Over the past few years, I’ve been increasingly frustrated when people ask me what I do for a living, as I’ve lacked a title, a narrative to make sense of what I do. So, I’ve decided to do something that I’m not entirely comfortable doing. …

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2 Comments on An artist’s manifestoSeptember 20, 2013 By Andreas

She staggers to stay upright

Last Thursday I attended a showing of a documentary on the Swedish poet Gunnar Ekelöf. After the film, there was a concert where Ida Bach Jensen, who composed the score for the film, performed. It was a magic 40 minutes, and it gave me time …

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1 Comment on She staggers to stay uprightMay 16, 2012May 16, 2012 By Andreas

Art is dreaming

It is the repressed that is expressed in art. In this way, art has the same function in society that dreams have for the individual — even though we don’t always remember or understand the symbols of our dreams. – Niels I. Meyer, K. Helveg …

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Leave a Comment on Art is dreamingNovember 28, 2011 By Andreas

Roles for the 21st century artist

Recently, I’ve been fascinated with Douglas Rushkoff, and I came across this presentation, in which he does well to sum up some of the main themes of his work. His style is earnest and passionate, and though some of his arguments are very generalized for …

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Leave a Comment on Roles for the 21st century artistNovember 2, 2009November 2, 2009 By Andreas

Put on your armor

I’ve found a fascinating blog on feminism and such (“ladybusiness”) called Tiger Beatdown. I’m generously fascinated by the blogger, Sady, who so clearly has found her own voice online and uses it so well. Like in a recent meta-post following some big discussions in the …

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Leave a Comment on Put on your armorAugust 8, 2009August 8, 2009 By Andreas

More weird and wonderful web comics

A vital part of my Google Reader feeds are web comics. And from time to time I still happen upon new web comics to add to my feed collection. Here’s two which I haven’t mentioned here before. Pictures for sad children is a quietly sad …

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Leave a Comment on More weird and wonderful web comicsJuly 30, 2009 By Andreas

Unto this last

Some time ago, I happened upon a short essay by Alain de Botton in an issue of Monocle (the article isn’t online, it seems). The essay is a new year’s prediction for 2009. Based on the continuing economic crisis, de Botton argues that we will …

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Leave a Comment on Unto this lastApril 11, 2009April 11, 2009 By Andreas

Jon alone

One of my all-time favourite comics is Calvin and Hobbes. It’s a comic strip about a six-year old boy and his friendship with his stuffed toy tiger. The strip is a celebration of the vivid imagination and playfulness of the child, to whom the tiger …

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Leave a Comment on Jon aloneMarch 14, 2008March 14, 2008 By Andreas

The dark corners of the Internet

My friend Kristian, who really should have a blog, often sends me lovely stories and links which he digs up from the dark and musty corners of the Internet. It’s the sort of things that weblogs originally were meant log: A catalogue of surprises, of …

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Leave a Comment on The dark corners of the InternetFebruary 22, 2008February 13, 2009 By Andreas

A Visit to the Uffizi

Last year, I went to Italy, and had the opportunity to visit the Uffizi museum in Florence. Since then, I’ve been meaning to highlight some of the best paintings I saw there for others to enjoy and comment upon. I’ve dug out some pictures of …

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Leave a Comment on A Visit to the UffiziJanuary 7, 2008January 7, 2008 By Andreas

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