Nørrebro Nørrebro (, ) is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate (''Nørreport''), which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current N ...

(one of the 10 official districts of

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is an active community that nurtures an environment in which creativity is ever-present in daily life. Both social and political

Activism Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make Social change, changes in society toward a perceived common good. Forms of activism range from ...

have been an intrinsic part of the artistic works produced on Nørrebro. In recent history, works with a temporary existence have dominated in Nørrebro. There are very few permanent

public art Public art is art in any Media (arts), media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is a specific art genre with its own professional and critical discourse. Public art is visually and phy ...

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

s and

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Selection of temporary works

* Sid Ned!Sid Ned!
/ref> The exhibition consists of six art projects: a local shuttle bus, ten benches, a hill, a video installation on the neighbors, a neon sign pointing us toward Mjølnerparken and a joint project undertaken by pupils and Café Heimdal, a local bodega. * Picnic Hot Summer of Urban Farming
/ref> Over the summer, 8 artists from Denmark and abroad have made temporary works, gardens and plantations in outer Nørrebro. The projects serve as starting points for exploring informal and temporary uses of spaces that are undetermined

* Plads til leg på Baldersgade af Tanja RauPlads til leg
She painted the playground walls, tables and large play castle in a harlequin pattern in many colors, so the kids get a more lively and inspiring place to play.

Selection of permanent works

* Skulptur på Blågårds Plads, (1912–16) (Kai Nielsen) * Artemisspringvandet (1934), Hans Tavsens Park af Johannes C. Bjerg og Poul Holsøe * ”Unge Mennesker” (1942) ved Dr. Louises Bro (Johannes Hansen) * Liggende figur, (1981) Sortedams Dosseringen,

Søren Georg Jensen Søren Georg Jensen (4 October 1917 – 20 September 1982) was a Danish silversmith and sculptor. Son of the noted silversmith Georg Jensen, he was the artistic director of the Georg Jensen Silversmithy from 1962 to 1974. Early life and education ...

* "De kantede bær’, de glatte glider" (1984) hj. af Nørrebrogade og Kapelvej (Jørgen Haugen Sørensen) * Huset der Regner, (1993) på Skt. Hans Torv (

Jørgen Haugen Sørensen Jørgen Haugen Sørensen (; 3 October 1934 – 18 November 2021) was one of Denmark's most eminent sculptors. He had his artistic debut at the acclaimed and prestigiouSpring Exhibition(''Forårsudstillingen'') at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhag ...

Activism in relation to public art on Nørrebro

in Nørrebro covers a wide range: social, political, economic, religious and/or environmental. The working methods or forms used are very similar to those used by visual artists. They vary from non-confrontational persuading used by vegetarian activists, to boycotts, blockades, street marches or (in a few instances) "

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" tactics used by

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ic youth organisations, organised community groups and/or unorganised protesters.

Organisations

Nørrebros Residents Action

Firkantens Byggelegeplads
* Radio Finn 2000
Ungdomshuset, Jagtvej 69
* BumZen On 25 January 1986 two contiguous houses on Baldersgade no. 20-22 were occupied. A

collective A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an e ...

was established and the house was named ''BumZen''. It was legalized, a fund bought the house while the residents renovate it. It still operates as a Youth Collective.

References

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