I got a glimpse at Bo Bjerggaaard newest exhibition of Per Kirkeby. He has made black 120×120 cm(4×4 feet) panels with his very rawest and cleanest expression. I saw oil paint, oil stick, chalk and sprayed paint. There is nothing new under the sun in the work, but I really liked it.
I don’t know why. I usually think that he is just an old dude that every Dane loves(or hates) and that he sells his stuff by reputation and reputation only. I have always loved his brick house sculptures. They are awaesome. Funny. Provocative. Walk-through-able. His abstract bronzes(also in the show) have always seemed a tad to simplistic and easy to me, but in this show they started growing on me and I actually like the bronze terds now. There is something about them that makes me think Josh Smith - and he is young and provocative, and if this show was made by a young contemporary artist it would be the shit, but guess what maybe it is the shit because it is made by a 70 year old artist.
I am not going to discriminate on age.
Anyway Bo told me about a secret stash of ad hoc/randon/broken off’s that Per had adorned and they seemed like the even more bombing shit. Can’t wait to see those in the open.
Oh, by the way. Happy Birthday Per.