Art in conflict: This is how a museum keeper experiences Longo's urgent works

Art in conflict: This is how a museum keeper experiences Longo's urgent works

in the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen experience visitors the impressive works of the American artist Robert Longo. In particular, the hyper -realistic coal drawings that have arisen from photo templates and reflect on various current topics have made a strong impression. The museum attendant Søren Høgh Cubel describes how he deals with Longo's art, and highlights the intensive black and white contrasts and the socio-political statements of the works. These aspects transform every visitor tour into a profound examination of art and the identity -creating power of images. These experiences are discussed by FAZ.NET .

The central challenge for Cubel in his role as a museum attendant is to make the viewers establishing an emotional connection to art. Particularly noteworthy is a large -scale three -part work that represents a threatening sea on which a small refugee boat fights with occupants. This pictorial representation not only evokes visual but also emotional interest and calls on the viewers to think about current social challenges.

Longos works and their meaning

Robert Longo, born in New York City in 1953, found an unmistakable voice in contemporary art with his drawings. His work “Study for Wave” created in 2003, for example, offers an insight into his artistic approach. This picture, which is considered a preliminary notice of its famous monster series, addresses the wave as an unpredictable nature of nature from the perspective of a surf. The technology of the ink and cabbage material on parchment paper gives the composition a unique depth and dynamics. The provision of the work includes renowned stations such as the Robert Longo Studio in New York and the Jeanne gallery in Munich, and it is now part of a private collection in Germany. Further information is on dorotheum.com

The examination of art opens up rooms for critical reflection and promotes social participation. As stated in critical art and cultural mediation, art is not only regarded as an independent entity, but also as a means of questioning power conditions and emancipation. Strategies for education in the cultural context, as described by Carmen Mörsch and others, represent a movement between emancipation and discipline. Art is thus a tool to address social distinctions. This is also understood as important for transformation processes within society. Theoretical approaches that deal with questions of education and art can be found extensively on w-k.sbg.ac.at .

Søren Høgh Cubel describes himself as a happy museum attendant, whose work in the late shift from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. creates a perfect balance between the hectic museum hustle and bustle and the quiet mornings in his summer house in nature. This connection between art, nature and one's own experience helps to strengthen his enthusiasm for Robert Longo's art and thereby also address visitors on a lower level.