After some fumbling with directions we made our way to the home of Tomas, Sara, and their new son Orla; they are absolutely lovely hosts. Many thanks to them for their hospitality, generosity, and assistance with making our way around the city. Thanks also to Christian and Hella for providing a delicious meal, interesting conversation and plenty of wine.
Aside from soaking up the goodwill of our gracious hosts, we also managed to get out to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. There we were pleased to take in the David Hockney Exhibit, Me Draw on iPad as well as his painting, A Closer Grand Canyon. Both showcase his colorful contemporary-pop-post-impressionist-neon-heart-attack style of painting but the iPad images playfully bend this style into a new and back-lit medium. By using the "Brushes" app and a stylus, he creates electronic images directly from his hand, taking the concept of painting into new territory. While limited in scope by resolution and screen size, the iPad-produced images have a beautiful painterly quality that is intensified by the bright glow of screen-light in a dim room. Hockney makes it all look like child's play in a video looping in the exhibit hall as he swishes colors out, creating one of the images on display in less than ten minutes. Above all, I love the fact that these "paintings" can be replicated instantly, infinitely and exactly by means of electronic copy; suck it Warhol.
We also had the privilege of drinking a few beers at Mikkeller Bar, one of the best in Europe. Twenty taps showcase a number of hop-heavy brews by Mikkeller himself as well as some the best stuff from around the continent and the U.S. The real awesomeness is in the tap list, which is pages and pages of exotic, mouthwatering treasures that I have either heard of an never tried before, heard of and will never be able to try, or have never even heard of. I'm trying to go back soon as our first trip got cut short by some puritanical influence on Denmark which tragically causes legendary beer joints to close at midnight just because it's a Monday. Luckily it's just a two hour train ride from our lovely farm-home.
Updates coming soon detailing our environs and the good life here in Sweden.
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