Posts Tagged ‘Norway’
Playing with Fire: An Interview with Edmund de Waal
by Berlin Art Link // Dec. 3, 2024
In Kristiansand, Norway, a former grain silo has been converted into a new art museum—Kunstsilo—housing the world’s largest private collection of Nordic Modern Art…[read on]
‘Summation’ Celebrates 25 Years of Berlin’s Nordic Embassies
by Adela Lovric // Oct. 17, 2024
Marking the 25th anniversary of the Nordic Embassies in Berlin, the group exhibition ‘Summation’ reflects on Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s words…[read on]
Cultural Reclamation: An Interview with Matti Aikio
by Juan José Santos Mateo // Mar. 23, 2021
Come and gather around this fire. Matti Aikio is going to tell us a story. We are inside his lávvu, a Sámi tent. You can hear crows cawing, and when you see or hear a raven,…[read on]
No Man’s Land: An Interview with Frank Ekeberg
by MONA // June 30, 2020
Drawing on natural ecosystems for inspiration and material, Frank Ekeberg’s audio compositions have a cyclical quality akin to the habitats they capture. Field recordings play a crucial role…[read on]
Alchemical Observation: An Interview with Jan Eric Wold Skevik
Interview by Hannah Carroll Harris // May 26, 2020
A steel mountainous landscape steadily deteriorates in its brine-filled vitrine, turning the once-clear liquid a corrosive dusty orange; a hanging plastic sheet rhythmically moves to a draft of air in the…[read on]
Kari Steihaug
by Hannah Carroll Harris // May 08, 2020
Kari Steihaug’s studio can be found in a large, old brick building on an island five minutes by ferry from Oslo’s busy city centre, and is a place of creative refuge for local artists…[read on]
Momentum Biennial Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Photos by Berlin Art Link // June 10, 2019
This past weekend Momentum – The Nordic Biennial of Contemporary Art welcomed guests to the city of Moss, Norway, for the opening of its tenth edition…[read on]
Artist Residency ‘Arctic Cod: Food, Identity, Politics’ in Lofoten, Norway
May 15, 2019
SKREI Convention invites applications for a residency focussing on the relevance of salted and dried cod as a natural resource and valuable food for the future…[read on]
Forecasting the Future: The Nordic Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale
by Julian Bachmann // Mar. 23, 2019
The Nordic Pavilion’s exhibition at the 58th Venice Biennale is set to deal with the pressing issue of climate change and the challenge of forecasting future patterns of global warming…[read on]
Open Call // Main Curator for Momentum 10 Biennial in Moss, Norway
Berlin // Nov. 26, 2017
Since Momentum was founded in 1998, it has established itself as one of the most important biennials for contemporary art in the Nordic region. Momentum’s main venues are Momentum Kunsthall and Galleri F15…[read on]
Video // Momentum 9 Nordic Biennial of Contemporary Art: Alienation
Video by MONA productions in Moss // Aug. 03, 2017
Since the inception of the Momentum Biennial in 1998, the festival has been one of the most exciting platforms for Nordic art and artistic ventures that engage…[read on]