[…] exhibitions and campaigns that are as convinc- ing as we like. But ifno one hears about them, orifwhat they hear ispresented without insight into the premises and history of the art. it’ll never get beyond internal debate and back- slapping. Banging your head against a brick wall. How do you tackle all the attenti- […]
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[…] room atthe exhibition “Stars ofFrench fashion”, Danish Museum ofDecorative Art 1988. Fashion gained new legitimacy inthe 1980s and the number ofvisitors tothe museum was the highest inits history. GRÆNSERNE SPRÆNGES At arbejde utvunget afkategoriske skillelinier mellem de “anvendte” dekorative og de “frie” kunst- arter har selvsagt ikke været firsergenerationens patent, men idens tvær- og […]
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[…] lag behind the development of society, but on the contrary are the breeding-ground where new ideas and views can challenge our tradition and our stage in cultural history. We are not alone in this effort, and now we can take pleasure in the fact that the Ministry of Culture is drawing up aplan for […]
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[…] ikke pletter din nye kimono. Hvordan føles det atrøre ved skÃ¥len? Most Japanese are oblivious to the fact that their cuisine is underpinned byinputs from the religion, history, politics and tradition that have shaped this country and the way they eat. The aesthetics on the other hand are derived from nature. The Japanese have […]
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[…] Even religious congregations rely on bricks and objects. Communities are material in nature and become manifest in the material handling and processing of the environment. Thus, material history is perhaps the most honest basis for a‘history of community’, precisely because its orientation is not idealistic but concrete and practical. The Bigware series aims to […]
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[…] is also an associate professor insilver- smithing atÄdellab/Metal Depart- ment, the University College ofArts, Crafts and Design inStockholm and isactive asalecturer, guest teacher, expert etc. MA inArt History, Design and Danish. Since 2001, she has been employed asamuseum curator atTrapholt with responsibility for design and crafts. She also holds apost asexternal lecturer inthe history […]
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[…] Farlige forbindelser er titlen på en kendt film og roman af Choderlos de Laclos om intriger, forførelser og jalousi iet trekantforhold. Ietnyt nummer af tidsskriftet Journal ofDesign History (nr. 3/04) er det benyttet som en velegnet analogi på det følelsesladede forhold, som har præget alliancerne mellem kunsthåndværk, design og billedkunst gennem historien. Inogen perioder […]
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[…] function plus the working of the material by the craft artist’s own hands. © © © © © © C © © © © 5 Karen Nybo. History shapes the world we live intoday. Tekstiler tilbeklædning ud fra vesteuro- pæiske trykte tekstilers historie. Karen Nybo. History shapes the world we live intoday. Acollec- tion […]
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[…] Söderberg Prize inconnection with her one-woman show atRöhsska Museet. Inconnection with this she published avery beautiful catalogue which shows both the versatility and continuity inher output. The history ofDanish textile printers has remained strangely unwritten, claimed the textile printer Ruth Christensen, who inthe 1970s published the only overview history ofthe subject inDanish, but who […]
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[…] sin til dato største udstilling på Millesgården ved Stockholm. I dette efterår udstiller Tage Andersen både på Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum iAalborg og iKöln. ms. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF DESIGN HISTORY 18 Tidsskrift for fagfolk. Med museumsinspektør Mirjam Gelfer-Jørgensen som redaktør og Kunstindustrimuseet som base har Forlaget Rhodos fornyligt udsendt etnyt fagtidsskrift: Scandinavian Journal of Design History. […]
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