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10 PERSPECTIVES OF JØRGEN LETH

Jørgen Leth is internationally known as a pioneer within experimental documentary and filmmaking. Most notable are the surrealistic shortfilm The Perfect Human (1967) and the epic documentary A Sunday in Hell (1977). He is a poet, a journalist, a Tour de France commentator, and the Danish honorary consul in Haiti.

"When we originally proposed the idea of an exhibition to The Art Society Gl. Strand, it was based on a fascination with his cultural span - from avantgarde to folklore. Almost every Leth film can be found in the MoMA Film Collection in New York while at the same time Leth is a commentator on the yearly Tour de France for several million sports fans in Denmark. This cultural width is very unique for highly esteemed artists and makes Jørgen Leth a great inspiration to us, which is what we wanted to show in the exhibition." said Michael Thouber, Head of Art at e-Types.

The Exhibition is composed of 10 installations in 10 different spaces. Here, the audience are met by Jørgen Leths experimental films curated in a large visual landscape, poems delivered in typographic films, a Tour de France installation based on Jørgen Leths fascination and personal highlights of the race. Finally there will be a multitude of behind-the-scenes shots from his films, his personal Haitian art collection and an installation displaying erotic camera phone images of his girlfriend, Shilaine - elements of the artist from different perspectives.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE AS 10 POSTERS

We wanted to create a new form of exhibition catalogue resulting in a series of 10 posters which is available to the audience for free. In every room there is a poster representing the particular installation.

"At most exhibitions today, only a small percentage of the audience actually uses the exhibition catalogue, which is why we've made something different for people to bring home.", said Jess Andersen, senior designer at e-Types.

The exhibition is typed in Grot10 - available at Playtype.com

Learn more about the exhibition at GlStrand.dk