The Dough Warrior project, Catalogue - Stalke
The Dough Warrior project, Catalogue - Stalke
The Dough Warrior project, Catalogue - Stalke
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Anders Kold, curator at<br />
Louisiana Museum of<br />
Modern Art, was summoned<br />
to a café in Copenhagen in<br />
November 2007 to view and<br />
discuss the video <strong>Dough</strong><br />
<strong>Warrior</strong> Painting His Garden,<br />
2007 for the documentary film<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Dough</strong> <strong>Warrior</strong> – a<br />
portrait of Søren Dahlgaard.<br />
<strong>The</strong> following excerpts are an<br />
abridged version of the<br />
recording:<br />
“… It is a good argument for<br />
the view that art should not<br />
necessarily be anaemic or<br />
encumbered by solemnity.<br />
It’s acceptable to smile at the<br />
same time. And the <strong>Dough</strong><br />
<strong>Warrior</strong> certainly calls for a<br />
smile! <strong>The</strong> way he moves<br />
around, humming quietly as if<br />
he were in the shower, while<br />
he carries out his work of<br />
painting small plots of land<br />
with vibrant colours. Yes, it is<br />
quite funny I must say…<br />
Anders Kold, museumsinspektør<br />
på Louisiana, blev<br />
sat stævne på en café i<br />
København i november 2007<br />
og præsenteret for videoen<br />
<strong>Dough</strong> <strong>Warrior</strong> Painting His<br />
Garden, 2007. Teksten er en<br />
redigeret og forkortet udgave<br />
af optagelsen:<br />
… Det er et godt indlæg for<br />
det synspunkt, at kunst ikke<br />
nødvendigvis bør være<br />
anæmisk eller tynget af alvor.<br />
Man må godt trække på<br />
smilebåndet, og den her<br />
Dejkriger, han kalder da på<br />
smilet. Den måde, han går og<br />
småsynger på – som om det<br />
var i brusebadet - samtidig<br />
med at han udfører sit<br />
arbejde, som så altså er at<br />
male en eller anden lille<br />
parcel med pangfarver. Jo,<br />
det er ret morsomt, det må<br />
jeg sige …<br />
Bread drawing, 2007.<br />
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