Den Frie Udstilling — Attraction in Copenhagen Municipality

I really wanted to like this gallery, but I was unimpressed. I didn't enjoy the current exhibits (which, fine, contemporary art will always appeal to some and not others), though they do provide information in English, which was nice.

The main issue was that it took me three tries to visit when they were actually open... Granted, they were closed the first day I tried because they were preparing the new exhibit, but their website was incredibly unclear. I came back during their listed business hours on the day the new show was to open but then eventually learned (by following a staff member inside and standing in the entryway until someone eventually asked me why I was there) they weren't actually opening until that evening. Some kind of signage on the building/door would have been much appreciated (there was none at all, not even to say they were closed, which led to me hanging around in the cold for a while thinking maybe I just wasn't using the right door). Listing the opening hours clearly on the website would also help... I love contemporary art spaces but this one needs more attention to their...

I think you either like or hate this art museum, located in a giant, white, old wooden building close to the Østerport railway station. I did the mistake of not buying the program of the contemporary part of the current exhibition "Bad Timing", that you can visit from August 26 to October 22, so I did not really understand the intentions of the artists. There is a nice café in the basement and another room below this, where part of the contemporary section of the exhibition is shown. Recommended for the open-minded art...

Man kan diskutere hvad der er god eller dårlig kunst, men udstillingen der pt. er på Den Frie, “Artificial Optism” kan dårligt betegnes kunst. Kunst på et museum kræver vel, at der er noget at betragte og iagttage og skal give publikum nye originale/unikke erkendelser, men væggene er nærmest tomme. Svært ved at få øje på originaliteten i det. I et af rummene kører til gengæld en infernalsk da-da-dada lyd, som må have til hensigt at genere publikum mest muligt. Det er hverken smukt, originalt eller unikt, bare irriterende. Dårlig lyd er ikke svært at producere. Ydermere er da-da-dada lyden, så høj, at den lejlighedhedsvist overdøver videoen i nabolokalet. Ufikst og uelegant. I det næste lokale hænger et stort hjerte, som er rødt på den ene side og grønt på den anden. Faktisk ligner hjertet noget fra et AOF-kursus, og ikke et dårligt ord om AOF, men unikt eller originalt betagende er det ophængte hjerte ikke. Snarere lidt pinligt på en tåkrummende måde. Desuden hænger der en bøjle med tøj. Øhh, det kan jeg også finde i mit eget klædeskab. Næste lokale er nærmest tomt, så det er hurtigt overset. Herefter går turen ned i kælderen og der skal lyssensitive epileptikere nok passe på, for der kører en video med utallige lysglimt, som er designet til at give beskueren knald i låget. Ikke særligt originalt, betagende eller unikt. Lysforurening er der mange steder i byen, så hvorfor også her? Prisen på 70,- er til at overskue, men da der ikke er nogen kunstværker på kunstudstillingen er det alligevel en...