The next step in my Oslo exploration was a trip to the Munch museum. I walked down to it in the snow. Considering that I came in from the chill, the museum felt overly warm. Probably better to visit when the temperatures are better outside. The collection at the Munch museum is actually more extensive… Continue reading Munch museum
Tag: art
The Danish painting (100 things #18)
The big royal discussion of the past month ended up being the new painting of the Danish royal family done by painter Thomas Kluge. It can be viewed here. It has been likened to the poster for a horror film, such as The Omen, and Huffington Post compared the image of Prince Christian to one… Continue reading The Danish painting (100 things #18)
Märtha Louise and the fountain of light.
In the book she co-wrote with her husband, Ari Behn, after their wedding in 2002, Princess Märtha Louise compared herself to a fountain of light. “I imagined that I walked in light, that I waded in it until it reached far up on my leg, that everything around me beamed with such a light.… Continue reading Märtha Louise and the fountain of light.