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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. __________________________________________________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________________________________________________ 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 http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=inthemarket&view=videos More on Lise Dres here: www.myspace.com/lisedres
___________________________________________________________________________ Autumn 2009 at the Danish Institute at Athens The Autumn program for the Danish Institute is out and can be found at: www.diathens.com Upcoming events: *Thursday 17 September at 8 p.m. Book presentation in English of the book ”The circle of Karma” by the Bhutanese author Kunzang Choden. The author herself will be present and talk about “Women of Bhutan: Between Tradition and Modernization”, and introduce her new collection of short stories based on the lives of real Bhutanese women titled "Tales in Colour". *Thursday 17 September at 8 p.m to Sunday 20 September Photo exhibition: ”Between the Earth and the Sky: Glimpses of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan”. Photos by: Alexandros Sarrigeorgiou, Romolo Gandolfo and Dimitris Steinhauer. Film screenings about/from Bhutan at the exhibition (with English subtitles): Friday at 7 p.m and Sunday at 7 p.m: Karma’s Chair Saturday at 7 p.m: Health Care the Bhutanese Way Opening hours: 6-10 p.m., entrance free The above events are organised by the Greece-Bhutan Friendship Association (info@bhutansociety.gr) in cooperation with The Danish Institute at Athens. *Tuesday 22 September at 8 p.m. Opening of the exhibition ”Man, dream and Fear” with the Danish artist Palle Nielsen and the Street-Artist Armsrock. The exhibition is on display at the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art until 25 October 2009 (see above). *Saturday 26 September 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. International workshop ”Obsidian in the Mediterranean” The workshop is open for all interested. Registration not needed. Program: www.diathens.com *Monday 28 September at 8 p.m. Screening of the film ”I shall not want” about Palle Nielsen. Danish speak, Greek subtitles. Presentation and introduction in English by the film’s Danish director Jytte Rex. *Monday 5 October at 8 p.m. “Man and his environment, exemplified by the works of the artists Palle Nielsen (1920-2000) and Armsrock (1984)” Lecture in English by Signe Jacobsen, curator, Vejle Art Museum. *The lecture and the film screening about Palle Nielsen are parallel events to the exhibition at the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art. *Monday 12 October at 8 p.m. “New discoveries from magnetic surveys at classical sites in Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and Ukraine” Lecture in English by research fellow Dr. Tatiana Smekalova, Moesgaard Museum, Aarhus, Denmark. The event takes place in cooperation with the Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish Institute. *Friday 16 October at 8 p.m. Classical music. Concert with pianist Henrik Bo Hansen and bassoonist Magnus Nilsson. Works by Nikos Skalkottas, Robert Schumann and selected Scandinavian composers. The event takes place in cooperation with the Swedish institute at Athens. ___________________________________________________________________________
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