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Peter LandBlack Pedagogy
Peter Land is a Danish artist with an extraordinary ability to spot what most people would never notice. Stepping into his pictorial world is like embarking on a bewildering journey through the memories and sensations of childhood.
He was born in 1966 and trained in Denmark and England. In his art he works with various techniques and media, primarily with video, sculpture and detailed watercolour paintings. His works are represented at institutions including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and MoMA in New York.
His watercolours evoke a sense of familiarity in the viewer, drawing on imagery reminiscent of illustrated children’s books and comic strips. Using bright colours, clear outlines, and satirically exaggerated figures, Land generates a sense of grotesque comedy. We become spectators to a drama where laughter and terror are the competing protagonists.
It is the child’s experience of the world around him that provides Peter Land’s focus. The child’s ability to use imagination in order to make sense of the incomprehensible and frightening is paralleled by his desire to fit in and understand the rules of the adult world. The title of this exhibition, Black Pedagogy, offers a historical lens through which to interpret his work. This concept refers to an upbringing method that seeks to dominate both body and will, using the threat of punishment to teach the child self-control.
The exhibition includes both newly painted watercolour series along with a wide selection from Peter Land’s earlier production.
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