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Real Monsters

Still three weeks with Michael Kvium’s Real Monsters at Kunsten, Aalborg, Denmark.

The exhibition runs until April 21 and presents the recent works by the artist.

Really cool work from Kvium! And be aware. Your view on your fellow citizens and what you see in the mirror will change for ever. While there, don’t miss the brand new portrait film by director Peter Klitgaard shown at the museum every hour. Check out the Lower East designed catalogue and poster for the exhibition in the museum shop.

link to the museum

Poster Real Monster. Michael Kvium © Michael Kvium

Michael Kvium’s real monsters

Lower East are back from a great opening of artist Michael Kvium’s real monsters exhibition at Kunsten in Aalborg. We were honoured to be asked to do all the graphic stuff for the exhibition. We had a fruitful cooperation during the whole process with the staff from Kunsten. As we arrived to the opening on friday the posters were hanging on the wall, the postcards were ready for sale on the desk and the big size catalogues were welcoming us – we were happy to see, that the catalogue complemented the exhibition very well – large format book for gigantic paintings. It is always very exiting to see if everything come out as you have imagined – and it did. The fantastic new works by Michael Kvium, a touching film portrait of Kvium “The Naked Eye” by director Peter Klitgaard, an exceptional performance by author Jens Blendstrup and an extraordinary dinner with a lot of interesting people made the day and evening fantastic. We recommend everybody to take a trip to Aalborg and see this great exhibition. On show until 21. April 2013 at Kunsten.

real monsters opening © lowereast.dk

real monsters opening © lowereast.dk

real monsters opening © lowereast.dk

real monsters opening © lowereast.dk

The happy designers at real monsters opening © lowereast.dk

Michael Kvium at Kunsten

Lower East are heading for the opening this afternoon of Real Monsters. Michael Kvium at KUNSTEN – Museum of Modern Art Aalborg. We have designed the catalogue and poster for the exhibition. We are happy about it, looking forward to the respons from the artist and the museum.

“They emerge out there in the murky twilight. These monsters we see, but cannot catch. They seem familiar. We give them names, describe them precisely and create myths about them, so everyone thinks they know all about them.” Michael Kvium.

The exhibition presents 30 recent works by Kvium and is a result of close collaboration between KUNSTEN and Michael Kvium. It presents several new works alongside other paintings and sculptures from recent years.

The exhibition runs from February 2 to April 21, 2013.
Kunsten.dk

Danish artist Michael Kvium at Kunsten

“real monsters. michael kvium“ ©lowereast.dk

On Saturday Februar 2nd, the arts museum KUNSTEN in Aalborg, Denmark, will open the real monsters. michael kvium exhibition.

Lower East have designed the catalogue to the exhibition, showing 30 recent works by the artist.

“Central to the works is the depiction of human figures. In these pictures Michael Kvium (b.1955) grapples with religion, politics and everyday life. Nothing is sacred to this artist. He exposes each and every one of us with a firm hand, but with a touch of affection and a twinkle in his eye. In recent years, much more than previously, his figures have entered the realm of ‘reality’ such as we understand the term” (from the museums webpage).

Last week the catalogue was printed, we spend a couple of days at the printing house to follow the printing and to check that everything went the way we wanted it. And to enjoy the process – the photos here are from the printing.

We are very exited about it – and are looking forward to hold the catalogue, with more than 100 (very big) pages, in our hands.