Bjarne Melgaard Centre Pompidou acquisition

We congratulate Bjarne Melgaard on the entry of his sculptural work Untitled (2015), created in collaboration with hairstylist and artist Bob Recine, into the collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Bjarne Melgaard first developed his neo-expressionistic, gestural style of painting in the mid-1990s, often addressing marginal and subcultural phenomena to raise provocative and critical questions about society. He explores the darker side of humanity, such as self-destructive tendencies, deviant sexuality or fringe religious beliefs, pushing the boundaries of acceptability in order to probe social, political and ideological issues. His distinct iconography is influenced by Norse mythology, but also draws from popular culture, and his work across disciplines and media encompasses painting, sculpture, installation, fashion, literature, architecture, curation and video, as well as augmented and virtual reality.