National Gallery of Denmark opens exhibition of works by the Berlin-based artist Judith Hopf
(Artdaily.org)

How do everyday objects, architecture and technology affect the human body, human behaviour and inter-human relationships? Berlin-based artist Judith Hopf explores these issues in art where humour is also a main factor. ‘Art shouldn’t be too serious,’ she says. Judith Hopf’s works are on display at SMK - National Gallery of Denmark from 10 May. Giant pears have been carved out of solid cubes built out of red bricks. The inherently illogical nature of producing pear-shaped sculptures out of square bricks is typical of the artist Judith Hopf (b. 1969). By having such easily bruised, perishable fruits shaped out of solid, durable bricks and scaling up the almost cartoonish pear shapes to form monumental sculptures, Hopf challenges our habitual views of the world. Hopf often employs humour in her works, injecting it as a disarming factor