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J.F. Willumsen – One of a kind and a great norm breaker in Danish art. Step inside his world, where transgressive, wild and ambitious works continue to challenge and fascinate us. Here at his museum you can experience Willumsen’s art, his private art collection and special exhibitions, as well as a range of activities for all ages.
EXHIBITIONS
CUT AND PASTE. EL GRECO AND NORDIC ART 1885-1945
The exhibition will present works by El Greco and Nordic artists in order to explore the Nordic reception and construction of El Greco in the decades 1885-1945, a period during which the artist becomes a cult figure before fading from view then being recently rediscovered. The exhibition will also address issues such as the image of the modern artist, translocality, and the migration of expressive form and imagery over time.
The working title CUT AND PASTE is based on J.F. Willumsen’s description of the technique of El Greco. In his book on the Greek artist, Willumsen describes him as “cutting up and piecing together like a child,” pointing towards a reinterpretation of El Greco in the light of modern technology and the borrowing and transformation of elements from disparate contexts through sampling and cut-and-paste techniques. The project thereby links to contemporary issues of the image, as well as challenging our understanding of Nordic art during the period under study.
EXHIBITIONS
Willumsen’s World
Take a look inside Willumsens’s World. Today many of Willumsen’s major works stand as significant contributions to Nordic modernism, but equally many were previously dismissed and have only recently been reclaimed by art history. Throughout his life Willumsen was determined to go his own way, and some of his most radical and explosively colourful works were made towards its end. This late period has, until recently, been largely underestimated, fulfilling Willumsen’s prophecy that his art would only be understood by posterity.
I aften er der premiere på "Når kunsten sitrer" lige her, midt i kunsten på Willumsens Museum. Parkteatret - Frederikssund Kommunes Egnsteater har arbejdet målrettet og dedikeret på forestillingen i månedsvis, og har et utroligt hold med både på og bagved scenen.
Billetter kan købes via link i bio - Glæd jer!
Video: Cæciliie P.V. Pedersen/Parkteatret
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"Willumsens Museum udstiller med succes danske maleres indtryk fra Nordafrika" og
"Endnu en fin udstilling er søsat fra Frederikssund". Sådan skriver Weekendavisens Erik Steffensen i avisen i dag.
Vi er super glade for anmeldelsen, der kan læses her (Betalingslink): https://www.weekendavisen.dk/2023-38/kultur/skoenhedsbad
Foto: Olivia Holm-Møller, Afrika, 1948. Esbjerg Kunstmuseum
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Tusind tak til @politiken anmelder Peter Michael Hornung for den flotte anmeldelse af den aktuelle særudstilling med værker fra Tunesien, Algeriet og Marokko. Hornung skriver: "`I lyset af Nordafrika` er en flot og tankevækkende udstilling med værker af Willumsen og hans samtidige danske kolleger. En kolonikritisk fortælling om, hvad kunstnerne skildrede - og ikke skildrede."
Du kan læse hele anmeldelsen via link i bio.
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Fra 11. - 17. september er der fri entré på 180 museer og udstillingssteder over hele landet, hvis du er mellem 18 og 27 år. Selvfølgelig også her på Willumsens Museum. Det eneste du skal gøre, er at downloade det gratis medlemskort på k7k7.dk - og møde op.
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Willumsens Museum
Jenriksvej 4
3600 Frederikssund
T: +45 47 310 773
M: jfw@frederikssund.dk
Entrance fees
Adult: 70 kr.
Children 0-17 år: Gratis adgang
Students: 50 kr.
Groups (min. 10 pers): 60 kr. pr. person
Membership (one year): 199 kr.
Opening hours
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 10:00 — 17:00 |
Wednesday | 10:00 — 17:00 |
Thursday | 10:00 — 17:00 |
Friday | 10:00 — 17:00 |
Saturday | 10:00 — 17:00 |
Sunday | 10:00 — 17:00 |