Neon, philosophy, violence and clown torture @ The Gothenburg Museum of Art.

Today I took a trip to Göteborgs Konstmuseum with one of my classes at Internationella Engelska Skolan. We went to check out the current Bruce Nauman exhibition. Working primarily with video, sculpture, graphics, performance and installation, Bruce Nauman (b 1941, lives and works in New Mexico, USA) is one of today’s most acclaimed and ground-breaking artists.
Last week the students homework was to do some research about Bruce Nauman and his work.

It was a great trip and really nice to listen in on some students discussing Nauman's work and life, they had really done their homework and knew quite a bit about him before coming to the exhibition.

After checking out the Nauman exhibition we took the opportunity to also see the current Helene Schjerbeck (1862-1946) exhibition. 

The Finland-Swedish painter Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946) is regarded as one of the most important and loved artists of the Nordic countries.

A perfect modersmål trip with the combination of artists from both the US and Scandinavia, topped off with a lovely fika in the spring sunshine.

Next week my class from Lindåsskolan and my second group at IES will also have the opportunity to visit the exhibition.