Still on my blog posts about the Aros gallery in Aarhus, one of their best known displays is known as ‘Boy’. It was created in 1999 by Ron Mueck, an Australian who currently works in the UK.

The sculpture is five metres tall and has been cast in fibre glass to help it make more realistic, which it certainly does. The artist said that he was inspired by how Australian Aborigines sit.

Located in the Aros museum, this art installation is by the Norwegian artist Dolk, and initially visitors were allowed to scratch whatever they wanted into the used Lamborghini. The notes by the piece said that “it creates a contrast between this transgressive act and the notion of a quiet scene”.

I must admit that this artistic brilliance went straight over my head, it just looked like an easy way to get into the international media. Which was a success, as the exhibit was featured in the Daily Mail, so if art is defined as creating a talking point, then the artist should be pleased. But since I’m neither interested in cars or vandalising them (and visitors are no longer allowed to scratch things into the car anyway) the whole work rather passed me by in terms of its intended message.

The first in a few blog entries about the Aros art gallery. Although it’s a little expensive to get in there are some interesting displays and the building itself was worth visiting.

The entrance arrangements were a bit inadequate though, as I managed to join a queue of students who were waiting to get in as a group. Another fifteen visitors or so then promptly joined me in the queue, whilst the gallery security team seemed entirely bored and unwilling to actually mention this wasn’t a good idea.

Although the security team itself seemed a bit confused in general, since they didn’t notice a group of four people go in without paying at all. But that group were pleased with their success, but I like queueing so I was happy to wait to buy a ticket.

Anyway, the gallery. I decided to go to the top floor first to find the panorama as I thought that the photos would look better if it wasn’t busy. That planning worked for me, as I was the only person on the panorama and the views are excellent. The colours change as visitors walk around and it’s a really novel way of seeing the city and it’s no surprise that visitor numbers soared when this was added.