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From January 28 to July 1, 2012 – ARKEN Museum of Modern Art
With 135 works THE ESSENCE OF COLOUR is the biggest exhibition to date of H.M. the Queen’s art. At the exhibition we enter a personal universe and follow the Queen’s artistic development over 35 years. The subjects range from the close surroundings through imaginary landscapes to the most recent depictions of radiantly coloured rocks and bones.

Nature – both idyllic and dangerous – is a central subject for the Queen. The colours in the Queen’s art express the essence of a spirit. They evoke emotions and states of mind where words are not enough. The works in the exhibition range wide, from gentle watercolours through expressive paintings to imaginative découpages. In the découpages she has recomposed cuttings from art sale catalogues and magazines into new, magical worlds where anything can happen. We encounter both the humour and seriousness of the artist Queen Margrethe II.

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A third of a century after its opening it is one of the most visited cultural institutions in the world (3.5 million visitors per year). Today the Centre Pompidou is opening out. As of 12 May the Paris headquarters will have a little brother in the Lorraine region. The Centre Pompidou Metz, designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban in the shape of an original Chinese hat, will welcome in its 5000 m2 of exhibition space, by rotation, a part of the Parisian collections: Paris holds nearly 60 000 works but can never present more than one thousand simultaneously. The vocation of the Centre Pompidou Metz is not to be a simple depot; it also intends to be a creative venue, with original exhibitions. This unusual experience will be followed very attentively. Indeed the decentralization of a large cultural center could easily be imitated: we are expecting for 2012 the opening of Louvre Lens, another clone of excellence in the province.
•The Centre Pompidou Metz suggests five days of «discovery» as of 12 May 2010, with a festive weekend on 15 and 16 May. The opening exhibition, Chefs-d’œuvre, will be held from 12 May to 25 October 2010.