Against All Odds

We also went to the temporary exhibition, Against All Odds, Historical Women and New Algorithms. This exhibition tells the stories of twenty-four Nordic women artists who achieved great success in the years 1870-1910, but have since more or less disappeared from history. It explores how we can reinscribe women artists in art history and whether new technology can be used to write history in completely new ways.

These twenty-four Nordic women artists had one thing in common, they left their Nordic home countries to pursue their artistic ambitions abroad in places such as Germany, Italy, France and Greece. There, they met other women in the same situation, forming networks that cut across national borders. The international networks became a crucial source of support for them in the face of a lack of recognition from institutions in their homelands - a cosmopolitan alternative to the national scenes at a time when women had limited opportunities. Access to education and work was limited, the Nordic art academies were reserved for men and exhibition opportunities were scarce. The research underpinning this exhibition shows that women were systematically written out of history throughout the early twentieth century due to the resistance towards women’s liberation. The twenty-four artists featured in the exhibition achieved success in their own time against all odds.

After this exhibition we were ready to head back into town for some lunch. We got outside and found it was lightly raining. We decided to look for a restaurant close to the apartment. We walked through the King’s Garden and once in the neighbourhood found a lovely looking restaurant called Møntergard. When we got inside we realised it was a bit more upmarket than we thought, but hey we are on holidays and we are here to enjoy life which includes local nice food! We both had the Smørrebrød again, Ian had the roast beef and I went for the Herring with mustard sauce and a poached egg. Ian went for a schnapps which was recommended by the waiter as a good pairing with the roast beef and I had a glass of Albariño. The lunch was really good and had we more time in Copenhagen we would have tried more of their extensive menu. We went home for a bit of downtime before our final dinner tonight, as we have been on the go for the last few days.Read more