NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2009

will have the theme “procession”, and he will draw inspiration from both Palle Nielsen and the city
around him.
Photo: dailydujour.com
Armsrock was born in 1984 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is an urban-artist and
activist who, for the last several years, has been working with the human
condition in the urban environment. He has been working with the medium of
drawing in various ways to explore and comment on the city and the society that
is housed within it. He has been trying to question the role of art and artist in
society by making art that is ephemeral, for free and for everybody. By creating
hundreds of unique drawings of his fellow citizens, and placing these original
pieces on the walls of the city, in an attempt to generate a critical understanding
of the stories and fates that houses around and in all of us, he hopes to send a
signal or raise a question about the details and mechanisms of our society.
The exhibition opens on 22 September at 8 p.m. at the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art, Vas. Sofias & 1,
Irodotou Str., Athens (www.cycladic.gr)
The exhibition will be on display until 25 October. Opening hours: Monday – Wednesday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 5
p.m., Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday closed.
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Jørgen Mejer 1942-2009
It is with great sadness that we learned that the former
director of the Danish Institute (2001-2003), Dr. Jørgen
Mejer, passed away in his home in Copenhagen on 7
September, after a long period of illness.
Educated at Harvard and University of Copenhagen in Greek
and Latin, his special focus was on Greek literature from the
Persian Wars to Alexander, Greek philosophy from Thales to
Plato, historiography of philosophy in antiquity, Cicero, the
Classical tradition and also adult education.
Photo: Hans V. Bischoff
Since 1964 he taught Classics and European Civilization in Europe, USA and China, and was
employed in 1967 by the University of Copenhagen. In 2001-2003 he was the director of the Danish
Institute at Athens, and in the recent years focused on his research and was affiliated to the University
of Copenhagen, department of Classical studies.
We will remember Jørgen as a fiery soul, with a deep knowledge and great engagement in his fields of
interest. His unfailing good spirits were catching, and his intelligent and pleasant ways endeared him
to all.
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European Music Day – Athens and Larissa
Lise Dres and her band participated in the 10 th European Music Day celebration with concerts in both
Larissa (21 June) and Athens (23 June). The Danish participation was under the umbrella of the
EUNIC Greece co-operation (www.eunic-europe.eu)
The concerts attracted large audiences, and Lise Dres left Greece having made
fans in both Larissa and Athens.
The concert in Athens has been uploaded on the internet – by following the
below link, you will be able to see Lise’s songs one by one.
The Danish Institute plans to participate in next year’s celebration of the
European Music Day as well, and will call for entries in the
Autumn/Winter.
Foto: Dimitris Avrazis
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