Today Princess Marie attended the patronage of UNESCO Conference Norden a sustainable region with a focus on lifelong learning in Gallery Galschiødt, Odense.
Before the conference she visited the gallery of the Danish artist Jens Galschiot
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Thank you, Paty.
The fair Marie is often in Odense on the Island of Funen and that appears to be appreciated. Fyens Stiftstidende certainly seem to follow her antics where ever she is...
Anyway, Denmark currently holds the chairmanship in the Nordic Council for education and research and in that connection Princess Marie was invited to attend a conference in Odense.
Before that there was time for her to drop by an artgallery, owned by Jens Galschiødt, and have a look at some of his sculptures. He has incidentally, according to another article, been busy tidying up in his gallery because of this visit.
As there is a kindergarten right next door to the gallery, all available children had been mobilized and equipped with flags. To help them pass the time, they chanted: "Marie, we do like". - It actually sounded more to my like they chanted "Mary", but I guess that's what can happen, when Marie is pronounced in French-Danish.
After having recieved a bouquet of flowers from a shy flowergirl, Marie, now having something to do with her hands, entered the artgallery.
La Marie duly looked at the many sculptures, by Jens Galschiødt, who is a controversial artist. (*) At some point she let her fingers slide over a sculpture and asked: "What's that"? Jens Galschiødt replied: "Well, what it is. It's the head of a pig", and ushered Marie over to two other sculptures. (**)
(*) All artists are considered controversial. Or they'll cry themselves to sleep at night.
(**) Wonderful!
She pulled an "emperor's new clothes" on him. May she do many more of those.
In all fairness it should perhaps be mentioned that the sculpture in question was probably one called: "Den indre svinehund = the inner Schweinhund". It's a political statement and Jens Galschiødt perhaps preferred not to get himself entangled in a long explanation. I still love that she simply asked what it was though. Most would simply attempt to look knowingly, even though they have no clue.