Christian Braad Thomsen - Jytte Rex - 1986

Jytte Rex (born 19 March 1942) is a Danish artist, writer and film director. Her work includes paintings, fiction, biographies, and pioneering artistic activities in support of women's rights.

Biography

Born in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...

, after qualifying as a multilingual correspondent in 1962, Rex studied painting at the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dani ...

from 1963 to 1969. At the end of the 1970s, together with other female artists, she gave a political slant to her work, arranging pioneering exhibitions, actions and happenings in support of women's rights. Her artwork covers a range of techniques from pen and ink drawings in the 1960s, pointed brush works in the 1970s, acrylics in the 1980s and since the 1990s, graphic art combining painting, photography and objects. She has also published books on the subject of feminism including ''Kvindernes bog'' (Women's Book, 1972) in which women describe their lives and dreams, and the film ''Tornerose var et vakkert barn'' (Sleeping Beauty was a Good Girl, 1972) which reveals what women long for. Another film, ''Achilleshælen er mit våben'' (Achilles Heel is My Weapon, 1972), presents the rituals of a woman's life as well as the sensuality attached to everyday objects. Her novel ''Jeg har ikke lukket et øje'' (I Haven't Shut an Eye, 1978) is made up of poems, photographs and theatrical sketches. Both her films and her paintings reveal an erotic force together with a sense of power for overcoming death. Rex has also illustrated books, including those of the Spanish author

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. Her feature films ''Belladonna'' (1981), ''Isolde'' (1989) and ''Planetens spejle'' (The Planet's Mirror, 1992) are a combination of narrative, myths and dreams. Later films present biographies of the poet

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(in ''Cikaderne findes'', 1998), the graphic artist ''

Palle Nielsen Palle Louis Nielsen (8 August 1920 – 5 September 2000) was a Danish illustrator and graphic artist. Considered to be one of the masters of his times, his works include drawings, watercolours, woodcuts and linocuts. Biography Born in Copenha ...

'' (2002) and the composer ''

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (21 November 1932 – 27 June 2016) was a Danish composer. Biography Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was the son of the sculptor Jørgen Gudmundsen-Holmgreen. He studied at the Royal ...

'' (2007). Rex' works have been presented in many group exhibitions as well as in solo exhibitions, especially at Clausens Kunsthandel. In 2013,

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presented a comprehensive solo exhibition ''Jytte Rex: Skillelinjer''.

Awards

In 1998, Rex was awarded the

Eckersberg Medal The Eckersberg Medal (originally the ''Akademiets Aarsmedaille'' or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting. The Ec ...

and, in 2005, the

Thorvaldsen Medal The Thorvaldsen Medal (Danish: Thorvaldsens Medalje, Thorvaldsen Medaillen) is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within the visual arts. It ...

. In 1985, she received a

Bodil Award The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by the Danish Film Critics Association. The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards are given ...

for her short film ''Den erindrende''.

References

Literature

External links

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Examples of Rex' artwork from Clausen Kunsthandel
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