The American artist’s work will be on display at the celebrated Danish Museum from 11 April until 31 August 2025.
Longo defines images captured in turmoil and turns them into charcoal from student protests in America to the assassination at the Powder Keg in Copenhagen, this labyrinth of visual quotes embeds itself into art.
Robert Longo says: ” We live in a regular image storm, and I try to slow down. All the images we see are gone again in a split second. “, quoted in ‘I’m a Caveman’, Louisiana Channel, 2024.
Basing his creations on photographic shots he places dark images into a statement of the extraordinary darkness that seeps into the wilderness of man.
One example of the works on display in this exhibition includes 15 sketches of the “Freud Cycle” beginning with photographs shot in Freud’s apartment and clinic in Vienna before his escape to London from the Nazi regime.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is holding his largest show in Scandinavia to date and there are over 53 works, spanning from 1978 to 2024 borrowed from museums and major private collections in Europe and the USA.
For more information on the Robert Longo Exhibition or tickets visit: Upcoming Exhibitions – Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
