The lecture

Lars Morell, Historian of Ideas, is willing to give lectures on Per Kirkeby's painting in The Lecture Theatre Building.

The lecture is delivered in the Lecture Theatre Building itself and lasts about 45 minutes. The cost of this lecture is between 1,875 and 3,900 kroner (incl. VAT), depending on when it is held.

Groups wishing to hear Lars Morell's lecture can book by contacting the External Relations Office or by filling in this form. The External Relations Office can also assist with further details.

The painting

Lars Morell has written a book about Per Kirkeby's architectural work and has been occupied in the last couple of years with examining Per Kirkeby's work as a painter.

In a discussion of the painting, Lars Morell writes: "Per Kirkeby's ceiling painting in the Lecture Theatre Building is extraordinary in that from no one place is it possible to view the whole work at the same time. Part of the painting consists of a ceiling in the entrance foyer, further on unfolding itself into a wall of the stairway, while another part of the ceiling arches gently like a hanging canopy, so one can never take in all parts of the ceiling from a single viewpoint. It is necessary to walk through the spaces to examine the sequence of events in the picture more closely".

During work on the painting Kirkeby was assisted by the decorative painters Erik Peitersen and Susan Arnild, who painted under Kirkeby's direction.

The financial support for the painting was donated by the New Carlsberg Foundation and the Rømer Foundation.

Visitors' Service

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