Mannen på templet
Artist
Bjørn Nørgaard
(Danmark, född 1947)
Alternate Title
- The Man on the Temple
Date1980
MediumBetong, brons
Dimensions80 x 70 cm
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LinePurchase 1980
Countries
On view
StockholmOutdoor SculpturesRoomOutside location
Object NumberMOMSK 56
About the artworkThey say that museums are the temples
of the modern era. Behind Moderna
Museet is another temple, smaller, and
modelled on ancient Greek architecture.
It was created by the Danish artist Bjørn
Nørgaard. If we didn’t know the scale,
the stairs and columns would be imposing. On top of the temple is a … yes, what
is it? A man, a maimed bronze figure,
far from the ideal Greek athletic body.
Bjørn Nørgaard is a provocative Nordic
contemporary artist, who ceaselessly
explores materials and social structures.