Why the Art World Has Always Been Fascinated by the Moon

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Exploring the enduring influence of Earth’s celestial neighbour 🌙

– its shimmering shape a fixture in nocturnal skies and on gloomy days alike, its elusive presence inescapable even from a distance of over 200,000 miles. The moon is ever-present, whether through form or feeling, surrounded by a sense of mystique that has made it a prime object of investigation for artists and scientists – and the focus of a new exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark.

In art, the moon has often been used as a tool for mood. With one side constantly turned away from earth and a proven yet largely still unexplored connection to nature, womanhood and humankind itself, it has quickly become a canvas for artists’ fascination with mystery and allusion – and it wasn’t until the late 19th century that artists were able to translate scientific investigations into realistic artistic depictions.

Maybe this is the true secret of our longing for the moon. No matter what onlookers were chasing after or searching for in their pursuit of it, its vast surface and sheer unknowability has always invited us to look not just up to the sky, but also to ourselves.

 

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