In the South Wing, you can explore a selection of recent acquisitions to Louisiana's Collection. On view are key works by Catherine Opie, Nan Goldin and Martha Rosler – and more.
Beyond the Icon
Glamour is mirrored in everyday life and stardust meets subculture in this documentary project by Catherine Opie. 700 Nimes Road was created in and named after the address of the home of Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor.
Part of the Louisiana collection, the series has been a favorite of museum guests ever since it was first shown ten years ago in the exhibition of new acquisitions, 'Illumination'.
Intimate & harrowing
American photographer and activist Nan Goldin's masterpiece 'Memory Lost' became part of the museum collection in 2023. This intimate and heartbreaking work revolves around abuse, friendship, love, deprivation and loss.
Nan Goldin (born 1953) has battled with addicition and came close to dying a few years ago as a result of her addiction to the painkiller OxyContin. Since then, she has been at the forefront of the fight against the Sackler family, the producers of this drug, which in large part has caused the current, devastating opioid epidemic in the United States.
'Memory Lost' is jointly owned by the Louisiana and Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
Home & War
American artist Martha Rossler photomontages combines images of homes in lifestyle magazines with images from the Vietnam War, date from the years 1967-1972. However, the series, entitled Beautiful: Bringing the War Home, is new to the museum’s collection and a testament to Louisiana’s ambitious goal of collecting along multiple tracks – in this case, to “cover gaps in history” by adding a significant work by a significant artist who has not previously been represented in the collection.
In addition to the three key works, works by Robert Longo, Julie Mehretu and Rosemarie Trockel are also on show.
ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Louisiana’s collection is a dynamic entity that not only continues to grow, but also moves around the house, where it is included in selected presentations throughout the year. This is necessary to make room for the changing exhibitions, for which the house’s permanent works thus become a kind of sounding board. But at the same time, it provides the opportunity to show the individual works in new ways and in changing constellations.
