https://simplecast.com Are You OK? A series of informal phone conversations between Oslo Kunstforening's exhibiting artists and Martin White. We've reached out to ask them what they're thinking about, how they or their loved ones have been impacted by Covid-19 and we discuss the future of art-making in these new conditions. We reach out and ask 'Are You OK?'. Oslo Kunstforening (OK) is an art gallery that displays and disseminates exhibits and communicates contemporary art. OK was founded in 1836 and was Norway’s first exhibition space. 2020, 2021, 2022 Oslo Kunstforening en Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:28:32 +0000 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:54:44 +0000 https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com Are You OK? https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c69ada95-0cef-479b-a93d-3623ab059e6d/8b87fff9-1a45-4d5b-a546-e769982abd93/3000x3000/ok-podcast-original.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com episodic A series of informal phone conversations between Oslo Kunstforening's exhibiting artists and Martin White. We've reached out to ask them what they're thinking about, how they or their loved ones have been impacted by Covid-19 and we discuss the future of art-making in these new conditions. We reach out and ask 'Are You OK?'. Oslo Kunstforening (OK) is an art gallery that displays and disseminates exhibits and communicates contemporary art. OK was founded in 1836 and was Norway’s first exhibition space. Oslo Kunstforening, Martin White no https://feeds.simplecast.com/ZN6ozZ8Q ok, oslo kunstforening, contemporary art, conversation, interview, museum Oslo Kunstforening post@oslokunstforening.no ecfa6523-047e-460a-8456-978d9df30dc6 Ursula Reuter Christiansen Ursula Reuter Christiansen (b. 1943 in Trier) is a sculptor and painter most active in Denmark. She graduated from the Akademie der Künste in Düsseldorf under Professor Joseph Beuys in 1969. She was married to the Danish composer Henning Christiansen (1932-2008), and in 1970 they moved to Askeby on the Danish island of Møn, where Ursula Reuter Christiansen continues to live and work.

Reuter Christiansen was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg (HfBK) 1992-96 and professor of painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen 1997- 2006. She represented Denmark at the Venice Biennale in 2001 together with Henning Christiansen. In recent years, Reuter Christiansen has exhibited at Kunsthal Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense (2000), MOCA, Los Angelses (2007), Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2016), Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen 2018, Leipzig Kunstmuseum, 2019, Gallery SABSAY Copenhagen 2019 and The Box Gallery, Los Angeles 2019. In 2011, Ursula Reuter Christiansen was awarded the Eckersberg Medal for her achievements.

‘I am my pictures - my pictures are me’ is produced in collaboration with Kristiansand Kunsthall, where it was on view between October 23 and December 30, 2021. The exhibition is currently on view at Oslo Kunstforening. 

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:28:32 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Ursula Reuter Christiansen, Thorbjørn Reuter Christiansen, Marianne Hultman, Cecilie Nissen) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/ursula-reuter-christiansen-1_jJfN2Z Ursula Reuter Christiansen (b. 1943 in Trier) is a sculptor and painter most active in Denmark. She graduated from the Akademie der Künste in Düsseldorf under Professor Joseph Beuys in 1969. She was married to the Danish composer Henning Christiansen (1932-2008), and in 1970 they moved to Askeby on the Danish island of Møn, where Ursula Reuter Christiansen continues to live and work.

Reuter Christiansen was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg (HfBK) 1992-96 and professor of painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen 1997- 2006. She represented Denmark at the Venice Biennale in 2001 together with Henning Christiansen. In recent years, Reuter Christiansen has exhibited at Kunsthal Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense (2000), MOCA, Los Angelses (2007), Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2016), Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen 2018, Leipzig Kunstmuseum, 2019, Gallery SABSAY Copenhagen 2019 and The Box Gallery, Los Angeles 2019. In 2011, Ursula Reuter Christiansen was awarded the Eckersberg Medal for her achievements.

‘I am my pictures - my pictures are me’ is produced in collaboration with Kristiansand Kunsthall, where it was on view between October 23 and December 30, 2021. The exhibition is currently on view at Oslo Kunstforening. 

]]> Ursula Reuter Christiansen Ursula Reuter Christiansen, Thorbjørn Reuter Christiansen, Marianne Hultman, Cecilie Nissen 00:47:20 In this episode Cecilie Nissen, artistic director at Kristiansand Kunsthall and Marianne Hultman, artistic director at Oslo Kunstforening and Ursula Reuter Christiansen and Thorbjørn Reuter Christiansen discuss the 1970s feminism movement, when the Berlin wall came down, and the Grimm brothers influence to her work. In this episode Cecilie Nissen, artistic director at Kristiansand Kunsthall and Marianne Hultman, artistic director at Oslo Kunstforening and Ursula Reuter Christiansen and Thorbjørn Reuter Christiansen discuss the 1970s feminism movement, when the Berlin wall came down, and the Grimm brothers influence to her work. second wave feminism, ursula reuter christiansen, oslo kunstforening, brothers grimm no full 2 4 0767d2f4-3337-4963-bcd0-5690bb80b870 Toril Johannessen Toril Johannessen (1978) is based in Bergen, Norway. The impact of historical conditions and technological developments on perception and representation are recurring themes in Johannessen’s artistic practice. Combining historical records with her own investigations and collection of data, and with an attention to how science coexists with other systems of knowledge and belief, Johannessen’s works often have elements of storytelling in visual or written form.

Johannessen’s recent exhibitions include MAAT Museum, Lisbon (2021), Malmö Kunstmuseum (2021), Narva Art Museum, Estonia (2020), HIAP and Helsinki Festival (2019), OSL Contemporary, Oslo (2019), Entrée and Trykeriet, Bergen (2019), Munch Museet, Oslo (2018) and Liquid Architecture, Melbourne (2018).

In 2018, Toril Johannessen participated in the2018 Biennial of Contemporary Art Dak’Art in Dakar, Senegal at the invitation of Marianne Hultman, artistic director of Oslo Kunstforening, who was one of five guest curators. Johannessen’s work was shown along with the work of Martin Gustavsson (SE), Gavin Jantjes (ZA/NO),  and Tori Wrånes (NO) in collaboration with Ayodeji Adewale Oluwatunmise (NG), Sanusi Taofik Ayomide (NG) and Tone Kittelsen (NO).

Toril Johannessen’s participation in Dak’Art 2018, in the exhibition ‘The Blue Hour’.

Toril Johannessen’s 2009 exhibition ‘Variable Stars & In Search of Iceland Spar’. 
 

]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:49:54 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Martin White, Oslo Kunstforening, Toril Johannessen) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/toril-johannessen-8Bb6IcnY Toril Johannessen (1978) is based in Bergen, Norway. The impact of historical conditions and technological developments on perception and representation are recurring themes in Johannessen’s artistic practice. Combining historical records with her own investigations and collection of data, and with an attention to how science coexists with other systems of knowledge and belief, Johannessen’s works often have elements of storytelling in visual or written form.

Johannessen’s recent exhibitions include MAAT Museum, Lisbon (2021), Malmö Kunstmuseum (2021), Narva Art Museum, Estonia (2020), HIAP and Helsinki Festival (2019), OSL Contemporary, Oslo (2019), Entrée and Trykeriet, Bergen (2019), Munch Museet, Oslo (2018) and Liquid Architecture, Melbourne (2018).

In 2018, Toril Johannessen participated in the2018 Biennial of Contemporary Art Dak’Art in Dakar, Senegal at the invitation of Marianne Hultman, artistic director of Oslo Kunstforening, who was one of five guest curators. Johannessen’s work was shown along with the work of Martin Gustavsson (SE), Gavin Jantjes (ZA/NO),  and Tori Wrånes (NO) in collaboration with Ayodeji Adewale Oluwatunmise (NG), Sanusi Taofik Ayomide (NG) and Tone Kittelsen (NO).

Toril Johannessen’s participation in Dak’Art 2018, in the exhibition ‘The Blue Hour’.

Toril Johannessen’s 2009 exhibition ‘Variable Stars & In Search of Iceland Spar’. 
 

]]> Toril Johannessen Martin White, Oslo Kunstforening, Toril Johannessen 00:42:33 In this episode, Martin White and Toril Johannessen discuss optical illusions, cultural appropriation and the complex history of wax printed fabric in West Africa. In this episode, Martin White and Toril Johannessen discuss optical illusions, cultural appropriation and the complex history of wax printed fabric in West Africa. wax print, toril johannessen, optical illusions, martin white, oslo, oslo kunstforening, ghana, contemporary art no full 1 4 f41bfceb-2430-4455-aa9c-05c82c46e407 Hans Ragnar Mathisen A wonderful documentary about Hans Ragnar: 'The Cartographer'.

Hans Ragnar's current show at Oslo Kunstforening.

]]> Tue, 18 May 2021 09:22:48 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Oslo Kunstforening) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/hans-ragnar-mathisen-1832wCLh A wonderful documentary about Hans Ragnar: 'The Cartographer'.

Hans Ragnar's current show at Oslo Kunstforening.

]]> Hans Ragnar Mathisen Oslo Kunstforening 00:55:04 In this important episode, Martin White and Hans Ragnar Mathisen discuss solidarity, map-making, Sámi activism, the Áltá action, obsession, and Madonna. In this important episode, Martin White and Hans Ragnar Mathisen discuss solidarity, map-making, Sámi activism, the Áltá action, obsession, and Madonna. no full 5 3 639f485f-f4c1-4e4e-b277-cc3e3e937738 Lina Selander Lina Selander's 2017 exhibition at Oslo Kunstforening, 'Repeat After Me': https://en.oslokunstforening.no/lina-selander

Including the works 'Silphyum': https://www.linaselander.com/works/silphium

'The Offspring Resembles the Parent': https://www.linaselander.com/works/the-offspring-resembles-the-parent

'Ceremonin': https://www.linaselander.com/works/the-ceremony

]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:36:00 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Oslo Kunstforening, Lina Selander, Martin White) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/lina-selander-zBHBJ9_7 Lina Selander's 2017 exhibition at Oslo Kunstforening, 'Repeat After Me': https://en.oslokunstforening.no/lina-selander

Including the works 'Silphyum': https://www.linaselander.com/works/silphium

'The Offspring Resembles the Parent': https://www.linaselander.com/works/the-offspring-resembles-the-parent

'Ceremonin': https://www.linaselander.com/works/the-ceremony

]]> Lina Selander Oslo Kunstforening, Lina Selander, Martin White 00:43:58 In this episode, Martin White and Lina Selander discuss pedagogy, liveness, archives and tightrope walking. In this episode, Martin White and Lina Selander discuss pedagogy, liveness, archives and tightrope walking. archive, lina selander, oslo, stasi, contemporary art, norway, sweden yes full 4 3 9b917b02-ce2c-40fa-8bfc-59a2c79ccf2a Germain Ngoma Ngoma was the recipient of the 2019 Sparebank Stiftelsen DNB Grant Exhibition. You can view his winning work here: https://en.oslokunstforening.no/Germain-Ngoma 

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:48:46 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Germain Ngoma, Oslo Kunstforening, Martin White) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/germain-ngoma-L2DwoGQH Ngoma was the recipient of the 2019 Sparebank Stiftelsen DNB Grant Exhibition. You can view his winning work here: https://en.oslokunstforening.no/Germain-Ngoma 

]]> Germain Ngoma Germain Ngoma, Oslo Kunstforening, Martin White 00:39:27 An artist who has for many years mentored and taught students at the Oslo National Art Academy, Germain Ngoma, recovering from a recent process accident, and Martin White discuss negative space, process, metaphor and inspiration. An artist who has for many years mentored and taught students at the Oslo National Art Academy, Germain Ngoma, recovering from a recent process accident, and Martin White discuss negative space, process, metaphor and inspiration. martin white, germain ngoma, oslo kunstforening, contemporary art no full 3 3 50697317-707a-4a68-8b57-755106da7f46 Inger Johanne Grytting Inger Johanne Grytting was born in Svolvær in 1949 and has roots in Tromsø. She moved to New York City in 1972 and with her husband, Mark J. Mirsky began publishing a literary magazine, 'Fiction' which continues to be published to this day. Originally studying sculpture at the New School, Grytting began to create abstract, process-based drawings and paintings, which have been exhibited in Norway and in the United States. Grytting’s studio and home in Manhattan have been a natural gathering place for visiting Norwegian artists for many years.

Inger's show, 'New Work' was at Oslo Kunstforening in 2016:  https://en.oslokunstforening.no/inger-johanne-grytting

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:16:49 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Martin White, Oslo Kunstforening, Inger Johanne Grytting) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/inger-grytting-JddGuaN7 Inger Johanne Grytting was born in Svolvær in 1949 and has roots in Tromsø. She moved to New York City in 1972 and with her husband, Mark J. Mirsky began publishing a literary magazine, 'Fiction' which continues to be published to this day. Originally studying sculpture at the New School, Grytting began to create abstract, process-based drawings and paintings, which have been exhibited in Norway and in the United States. Grytting’s studio and home in Manhattan have been a natural gathering place for visiting Norwegian artists for many years.

Inger's show, 'New Work' was at Oslo Kunstforening in 2016:  https://en.oslokunstforening.no/inger-johanne-grytting

]]> Inger Johanne Grytting Martin White, Oslo Kunstforening, Inger Johanne Grytting 00:49:22 In a moving episode, Inger Johanne Grytting and Martin White discuss mentors, the joy of repetition, urban birdlife, tap dancing and community. In a moving episode, Inger Johanne Grytting and Martin White discuss mentors, the joy of repetition, urban birdlife, tap dancing and community. steve reich, martin white, oslo, oslo kunstforening, minimalism, new york, inger johanne grytting no full 2 3 edb959ad-2e75-47bf-9696-2481e01ce270 Trygve Luktvasslimo Trygve Luktvasslimo's show at Oslo Kunstforening, 'Mulighetsperleportalen': https://www.oslokunstforening.no/trygve-luktvasslimo-1 

Trygve Luktvasslimo (b. 1978) lives and works at Valberg in Lofoten. He has a bachelor's and master's degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Malmö (2006), Sweden, with an exchange year to Edinburgh College of Art. Between 2007 and 2016, Luktvasslimo was based in Berlin and Lisbon where he produced a number of performances, films and the book 'Primitive Rhyme'.

His work has been shown in galleries, museums and festivals, among others: Inversia (Murmansk), Tromsø International Film Festival, Kunstnernes Hus Cinema, 2020, Mudstone / A Published Event, 2019; LIAF, Lofoten International Art Festival, 2019; Luringen, Stavanger / Haugesund, 2018; Stamsund Theater Festival, 2018; KUIR Bogota, 2017; Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter, 2016; De Appel Arts Centre, 2015; Den Frie Centre for Contemporary Arts, Copenhagen 2016, Copenhagen 2016; The Festival Exhibition, 2015; Tromsø International Film Festival, 2015 (At Kurant); Contemporary Art Center Vilnius, 2014; W17 / Kunstnernes Hus, 2014; Petter Dass Museum, 2014; Ze Dos Bois, Lisbon, 2014/2013; Sami Center for Contemporary Art / Luleå Konsthall, 2013; Loose Holes - Portuguese Festival of queer Performance, 2013; Tromsø Art Association, 2012; Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen 2011; HAU 1 Berlin, 2009; Pavilion Unicredit, Bucharest, 2009; Signal Gallery, 2008 & 2004, Malmö; Henie Onstad Art Center, 2004.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:57:52 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Martin White, Trygve Luktvasslimo, Oslo Kunstforening) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/trygve-luktvasslimo-yl7Taswy Trygve Luktvasslimo's show at Oslo Kunstforening, 'Mulighetsperleportalen': https://www.oslokunstforening.no/trygve-luktvasslimo-1 

Trygve Luktvasslimo (b. 1978) lives and works at Valberg in Lofoten. He has a bachelor's and master's degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Malmö (2006), Sweden, with an exchange year to Edinburgh College of Art. Between 2007 and 2016, Luktvasslimo was based in Berlin and Lisbon where he produced a number of performances, films and the book 'Primitive Rhyme'.

His work has been shown in galleries, museums and festivals, among others: Inversia (Murmansk), Tromsø International Film Festival, Kunstnernes Hus Cinema, 2020, Mudstone / A Published Event, 2019; LIAF, Lofoten International Art Festival, 2019; Luringen, Stavanger / Haugesund, 2018; Stamsund Theater Festival, 2018; KUIR Bogota, 2017; Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter, 2016; De Appel Arts Centre, 2015; Den Frie Centre for Contemporary Arts, Copenhagen 2016, Copenhagen 2016; The Festival Exhibition, 2015; Tromsø International Film Festival, 2015 (At Kurant); Contemporary Art Center Vilnius, 2014; W17 / Kunstnernes Hus, 2014; Petter Dass Museum, 2014; Ze Dos Bois, Lisbon, 2014/2013; Sami Center for Contemporary Art / Luleå Konsthall, 2013; Loose Holes - Portuguese Festival of queer Performance, 2013; Tromsø Art Association, 2012; Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen 2011; HAU 1 Berlin, 2009; Pavilion Unicredit, Bucharest, 2009; Signal Gallery, 2008 & 2004, Malmö; Henie Onstad Art Center, 2004.

]]> Trygve Luktvasslimo Martin White, Trygve Luktvasslimo, Oslo Kunstforening 00:33:44 We cautiously welcome 2021 with Season 3 of 'Are You OK?'. Trygve Luktvasslimo and Martin White discuss Baroque Karaoke, Bitcoin mining, local politicians and metaphysics. We cautiously welcome 2021 with Season 3 of 'Are You OK?'. Trygve Luktvasslimo and Martin White discuss Baroque Karaoke, Bitcoin mining, local politicians and metaphysics. trygve luktvasslimo, sound art, martin white, oslo, oslo kunstforening, contemporary art, norway no full 1 3 51b3f170-aed3-400c-a8b4-97283bc494cd Hanni Kamaly (Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition Part III) Hanni Kamaly's contribution to Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020, 'ULRIKAB' can be seen here: https://www.oslokunstforening.no/hanni-kamaly

Hanni Kamaly (b. 1988, Hamar) is based in Stockholm and has studied at Malmö Art Academy. Kamaly has held solo-exhibitions at: Ginerva Gambino, Cologne; Tegel, Stockholm; Skånes konstförening, Malmö; Almanac, London and Tag-Team Studio, Bergen and perfomances at Moderna Museet, Malmö; Rupert, Vilnius; Inter Arts Center, Malmö and Göteborg konsthall. Most recent group-exhibitions include Intercultural Museum, Oslo; Lunds konsthall; Moderna museet, Stockholm; Luleå Biennial; Malmö Art Museum; Neues Kunsthaus, Ahrenshoop and Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo. Hanni Kamaly will have a solo exhibition at Index, Stockholm 2021 and is participating in next year’s São Paulo biennial.

]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:57:48 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Martin White, Hanni Kamaly, Oslo Kunstforening) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/hanni-kamaly-lRDouNnh Hanni Kamaly's contribution to Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020, 'ULRIKAB' can be seen here: https://www.oslokunstforening.no/hanni-kamaly

Hanni Kamaly (b. 1988, Hamar) is based in Stockholm and has studied at Malmö Art Academy. Kamaly has held solo-exhibitions at: Ginerva Gambino, Cologne; Tegel, Stockholm; Skånes konstförening, Malmö; Almanac, London and Tag-Team Studio, Bergen and perfomances at Moderna Museet, Malmö; Rupert, Vilnius; Inter Arts Center, Malmö and Göteborg konsthall. Most recent group-exhibitions include Intercultural Museum, Oslo; Lunds konsthall; Moderna museet, Stockholm; Luleå Biennial; Malmö Art Museum; Neues Kunsthaus, Ahrenshoop and Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo. Hanni Kamaly will have a solo exhibition at Index, Stockholm 2021 and is participating in next year’s São Paulo biennial.

]]> Hanni Kamaly (Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition Part III) Martin White, Hanni Kamaly, Oslo Kunstforening 00:27:08 In this episode, third in a series of three with the artists participating in Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020, Martin White talks to Hanni Kamaly about human exhibition, historical annotation, subjects / objects and Pornhub. In this episode, third in a series of three with the artists participating in Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020, Martin White talks to Hanni Kamaly about human exhibition, historical annotation, subjects / objects and Pornhub. hanni kamaly, oslo, oslo kunstforening, sparebankstiftelsen dnb, contemporary art no full 4 2 cad35f8f-1533-4b3e-b1e6-2105591db45e Berivan Erdogan (Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition Part II) Berivan's work for Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020 can be viewed online here: https://en.oslokunstforening.no/berivan-erdogan.

Berivan Erdogan (b. 1989, Molde) is based in Oslo and Gothenburg. Her work examines gender and power-relations within a multicultural society, with a specific focus on topics of masculinity and violence. Erdogan has a background in Gender Studies and has undergraduate degrees from both the Art Academy in Oslo, and from Akademin Valand, Gothenburg from where she also received an MA in Fine Arts Film. 

Her film ‘Ang. Berivans Film’ premiered at Gothenburg Film Festival (2019) and was screened at Faroe Islands, Pride (2019) and Umeå European Film Festival (2019). She recently exhibited at Høstutstillingen at Kunstnernes Hus (2020). Her most recent solo exhibitions and screenings were at SAQMI, Gothenburg (2019); Bio Rio, Stockholm (2019); and Khartoum Contemporary Art Center, Oslo (2019).

]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:39:37 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Oslo Kunstforening) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/berivan-erdogan-4J1VKDnl Berivan's work for Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020 can be viewed online here: https://en.oslokunstforening.no/berivan-erdogan.

Berivan Erdogan (b. 1989, Molde) is based in Oslo and Gothenburg. Her work examines gender and power-relations within a multicultural society, with a specific focus on topics of masculinity and violence. Erdogan has a background in Gender Studies and has undergraduate degrees from both the Art Academy in Oslo, and from Akademin Valand, Gothenburg from where she also received an MA in Fine Arts Film. 

Her film ‘Ang. Berivans Film’ premiered at Gothenburg Film Festival (2019) and was screened at Faroe Islands, Pride (2019) and Umeå European Film Festival (2019). She recently exhibited at Høstutstillingen at Kunstnernes Hus (2020). Her most recent solo exhibitions and screenings were at SAQMI, Gothenburg (2019); Bio Rio, Stockholm (2019); and Khartoum Contemporary Art Center, Oslo (2019).

]]> Berivan Erdogan (Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition Part II) Oslo Kunstforening 00:35:18 Berivan and Martin discuss the vulnerability of authenticity, exploitation, catharsis, Nirvana and dance. This is the second in our three part series in which Martin is speaking to the artists involved in the Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020. Berivan and Martin discuss the vulnerability of authenticity, exploitation, catharsis, Nirvana and dance. This is the second in our three part series in which Martin is speaking to the artists involved in the Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020. no full 3 2 c6690171-fdab-470f-acfe-43389567d577 Kjetil Skøien (Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition Part I) Kjetil Skøien (b. 1952, Oslo) is a former biodynamic farmer, dancer and theatre director who has directed more than 30 experimental theatre works in Norway and abroad. He has also directed Japanese Noh theatre and Butoh dance theatre and studied under Japanese dancer Kazuo Ohno. In 1994 Skøien collaborated with Black Box Theatre to produce ‘Dance of Life’, a Butoh performance by Min Tanaka for the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. 

Skøien was educated at the Norwegian Academy of Fine Arts. He was one of the earliest Norwegian artists to work with video. Skøien also works with performance, photography, painting, collage, text, theatre direction, and choreography.

He has exhibited and directed performances in Kunstbanken, Hamar (2019), The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo + Ultimafestivalen (2019), Kunsthall Trondheim + PAO performance festival, Oslo (2018), Minimalen Kortfilmfestival, Trondheim (2017). Skøien has had solo exhibitions at Kunstnernes Hus, Stenersenmuseet. He exhibited at Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen; ICA, London; Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna; Contemporary Art Museum, Oslo; Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm; Henie Onstad Kunstsenter; Norsk Skulpturbiennale; Høstutstilling; Preus Foto Museum; Malmö konsthall; and Living Art Museum, Reykjavik. Skøien has work in the collections of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway, Cultural Council Norway, and Statens Konstråd, Sweden. 

https://en.oslokunstforening.no/kjetil-skoien

https://www.kjetilskoien.no/

https://en.oslokunstforening.no/sparebankstiftelsen-dnb-grant-exhibition-2020

]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:48:51 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Oslo Kunstforening, Martin White, Kjetil Skøien) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/kjetil-skoeien-ERh_Msjl Kjetil Skøien (b. 1952, Oslo) is a former biodynamic farmer, dancer and theatre director who has directed more than 30 experimental theatre works in Norway and abroad. He has also directed Japanese Noh theatre and Butoh dance theatre and studied under Japanese dancer Kazuo Ohno. In 1994 Skøien collaborated with Black Box Theatre to produce ‘Dance of Life’, a Butoh performance by Min Tanaka for the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. 

Skøien was educated at the Norwegian Academy of Fine Arts. He was one of the earliest Norwegian artists to work with video. Skøien also works with performance, photography, painting, collage, text, theatre direction, and choreography.

He has exhibited and directed performances in Kunstbanken, Hamar (2019), The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo + Ultimafestivalen (2019), Kunsthall Trondheim + PAO performance festival, Oslo (2018), Minimalen Kortfilmfestival, Trondheim (2017). Skøien has had solo exhibitions at Kunstnernes Hus, Stenersenmuseet. He exhibited at Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen; ICA, London; Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna; Contemporary Art Museum, Oslo; Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm; Henie Onstad Kunstsenter; Norsk Skulpturbiennale; Høstutstilling; Preus Foto Museum; Malmö konsthall; and Living Art Museum, Reykjavik. Skøien has work in the collections of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway, Cultural Council Norway, and Statens Konstråd, Sweden. 

https://en.oslokunstforening.no/kjetil-skoien

https://www.kjetilskoien.no/

https://en.oslokunstforening.no/sparebankstiftelsen-dnb-grant-exhibition-2020

]]> Kjetil Skøien (Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition Part I) Oslo Kunstforening, Martin White, Kjetil Skøien 00:26:35 Kjetil and Martin discuss Kjetil's long and varied career from a biodynamic farmer, to a Butoh dancer, to a theatre director to a visual artist. This episode is the first in a three part series in which Martin is speaking to the artists involved in the Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020. Kjetil and Martin discuss Kjetil's long and varied career from a biodynamic farmer, to a Butoh dancer, to a theatre director to a visual artist. This episode is the first in a three part series in which Martin is speaking to the artists involved in the Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's Grant Exhibition 2020. kjetil skøien, martin white, theatre, butoh, oslo, oslo kunstforening, sparebankstiftelsen dnb, contemporary art, dance no full 2 2 10d42763-c37e-4a00-8c77-573b4e85d6f2 Jenna Sutela Jenna Sutela works with words, sounds, and other living media, such as Bacillus subtilis nattō bacteria and the “many-headed” slime mold Physarum polycephalum. Her audiovisual pieces, sculptures, and performances seek to identify and react to precarious social and material moments, often in relation to technology. Sutela's work has been presented at museums and art contexts internationally, including Guggenheim Bilbao, Moderna Museet, and Serpentine Galleries. She is a Visiting Artist at The MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) in 2019-20.

Jenna's show 'I Magma' is currently on show at Oslo Kunstforening. https://en.oslokunstforening.no/jenna-sutela

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:27:20 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Martin White, Oslo Kunstforening, Jenna Sutela) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/jenna-sutela-AWNHQuHS Jenna Sutela works with words, sounds, and other living media, such as Bacillus subtilis nattō bacteria and the “many-headed” slime mold Physarum polycephalum. Her audiovisual pieces, sculptures, and performances seek to identify and react to precarious social and material moments, often in relation to technology. Sutela's work has been presented at museums and art contexts internationally, including Guggenheim Bilbao, Moderna Museet, and Serpentine Galleries. She is a Visiting Artist at The MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) in 2019-20.

Jenna's show 'I Magma' is currently on show at Oslo Kunstforening. https://en.oslokunstforening.no/jenna-sutela

]]> Jenna Sutela Martin White, Oslo Kunstforening, Jenna Sutela 00:47:06 Season 2 of 'Are You OK?' premieres with a wonderful conversation with Jenna Sutela. She and Martin discuss her show 'I Magma' (currently at Oslo Kunstforening), non-human intelligence, the de-centralised brain and 'strange attraction'. Also, the simple complexity of home fermentation and natural dying. Season 2 of 'Are You OK?' premieres with a wonderful conversation with Jenna Sutela. She and Martin discuss her show 'I Magma' (currently at Oslo Kunstforening), non-human intelligence, the de-centralised brain and 'strange attraction'. Also, the simple complexity of home fermentation and natural dying. kunsthall trondheim, donna haraway, moderna museet, serpentine gallery, martin white, douglas hofstadter, jenna sutela, hélène smith, covid-19, contemporary art no full 1 2 a3c42c16-5493-46b5-8783-2a2481941694 Anawana Haloba Anawana Haloba (b. 1978) lives and works in Oslo. She is a graduate from the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts in Lusaka and the Academy of Fine Art in Oslo. Haloba's work has been featured in both solo- and group shows, including the Rauma Biennale, Finland; ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art, Karlsruhe, Germany; Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (2010); the Venezia Biennale (2009); the Sydney Biennale (2008); Manifesta, Bolzano, Italy (2007); the Sharjah Biennale (2007 and 2013); as well as the biennales in Sao Paulo (2016), Shanghai (2016) and Lyon (2017). Haloba's video installation «To Mars By All Means» was shown at Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo in 2018, presented by Transnational Arts Production (TrAP). 

She had a solo exhibition at Oslo Kunstforening in 2018, 'Conversations with Stitched up Lips' and was exhibited in the group show 'Nordic Delights' in 2016.

https://www.en.oslokunstforening.no/anawana-haloba-2018

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:23:59 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Oslo Kunstforening, Anawana Haloba, Martin White) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/anawana-haloba-mY_dIrgM Anawana Haloba (b. 1978) lives and works in Oslo. She is a graduate from the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts in Lusaka and the Academy of Fine Art in Oslo. Haloba's work has been featured in both solo- and group shows, including the Rauma Biennale, Finland; ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art, Karlsruhe, Germany; Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (2010); the Venezia Biennale (2009); the Sydney Biennale (2008); Manifesta, Bolzano, Italy (2007); the Sharjah Biennale (2007 and 2013); as well as the biennales in Sao Paulo (2016), Shanghai (2016) and Lyon (2017). Haloba's video installation «To Mars By All Means» was shown at Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo in 2018, presented by Transnational Arts Production (TrAP). 

She had a solo exhibition at Oslo Kunstforening in 2018, 'Conversations with Stitched up Lips' and was exhibited in the group show 'Nordic Delights' in 2016.

https://www.en.oslokunstforening.no/anawana-haloba-2018

]]> Anawana Haloba Oslo Kunstforening, Anawana Haloba, Martin White 00:29:11 In a timely episode Anawana talks to Martin about decoloniality. They also discuss China's relationship to Zambia. In a timely episode Anawana talks to Martin about decoloniality. They also discuss China's relationship to Zambia. decoloniality, livingstone, decolonism, martin white, neocolonialism, zambia, oslo kunstforening, contemporary art, anawana haloba no full 4 1 2580eab8-78ee-461f-94be-4ffa9c344d9e Akram Zaatari Akram Zaatari (b. 1966, Saida, Lebanon) lives and works in Beirut. He has produced more than forty films and videos, a dozen books, and countless installations of photographic material, all pursuing a range of interconnected themes, subjects, and practices related to excavation, political resistance, the lives of former militants, the legacy of an exhausted left, intimacies among men, the circulation of images in times of war, and the play of tenses inherent to various letters that have been lost, found, buried, discovered, or otherwise delayed in reaching their destinations. Zaatari has played a critical role in developing the formal, intellectual, and institutional infrastructure of Beirut's contemporary art scene. He was one of a handful of young artists who emerged from the delirious but short-lived era of experimentation in Lebanon's television industry, which was radically reorganized after the country's civil war. As a co-founder of the Arab Image Foundation, a groundbreaking, artist-driven organization devoted to the research and study of photography in the region, he has made invaluable and uncompromising contributions to the wider discourse on photography and its disintegration, preservation and archival practice.

Zaatari represented Lebanon at the Venice biennale 2013. He has shown his films, videos, photographs, and other documents in institutions such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, MoMA in NY, Tate Modern in London, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, MACBA in Barcelona and Kunsthaus Zurich. He has taken part in Documenta13 (2012), the biennials of Gwangju, Liverpool, Istanbul, Sao Paulo and Sydney. His films have screened at the Berlinale, FID Marseille, Rotterdam, Toronto, and Oberhausen film festivals.

Akram Zataari exhibited at Oslo Kunstforening in the 2018 show 'Beirut, Beyrut, Beyrouth, Beyrout'.

https://en.oslokunstforening.no/beirut

https://arabimagefoundation.com

]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:30:00 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Martin White, Oslo Kunstforening, Akram Zataari) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/akram-zaatari-GaYZQbv4 Akram Zaatari (b. 1966, Saida, Lebanon) lives and works in Beirut. He has produced more than forty films and videos, a dozen books, and countless installations of photographic material, all pursuing a range of interconnected themes, subjects, and practices related to excavation, political resistance, the lives of former militants, the legacy of an exhausted left, intimacies among men, the circulation of images in times of war, and the play of tenses inherent to various letters that have been lost, found, buried, discovered, or otherwise delayed in reaching their destinations. Zaatari has played a critical role in developing the formal, intellectual, and institutional infrastructure of Beirut's contemporary art scene. He was one of a handful of young artists who emerged from the delirious but short-lived era of experimentation in Lebanon's television industry, which was radically reorganized after the country's civil war. As a co-founder of the Arab Image Foundation, a groundbreaking, artist-driven organization devoted to the research and study of photography in the region, he has made invaluable and uncompromising contributions to the wider discourse on photography and its disintegration, preservation and archival practice.

Zaatari represented Lebanon at the Venice biennale 2013. He has shown his films, videos, photographs, and other documents in institutions such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, MoMA in NY, Tate Modern in London, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, MACBA in Barcelona and Kunsthaus Zurich. He has taken part in Documenta13 (2012), the biennials of Gwangju, Liverpool, Istanbul, Sao Paulo and Sydney. His films have screened at the Berlinale, FID Marseille, Rotterdam, Toronto, and Oberhausen film festivals.

Akram Zataari exhibited at Oslo Kunstforening in the 2018 show 'Beirut, Beyrut, Beyrouth, Beyrout'.

https://en.oslokunstforening.no/beirut

https://arabimagefoundation.com

]]> Akram Zaatari Martin White, Oslo Kunstforening, Akram Zataari 00:33:31 Martin and Akram discuss political unrest, when Governments no longer serve their people, social division, ideologies, second readings, Abba and Camus. Martin and Akram discuss political unrest, when Governments no longer serve their people, social division, ideologies, second readings, Abba and Camus. beirut, lebanon, martin white, akram zataari, contemporary art, corona, covid 19 no full 3 1 7aca0ba0-abd8-4df3-b104-b7284011dfe6 Camille Norment Multi-media artist Camille Norment’s work utilizes the notion of cultural psychoacoustics as both an aesthetic and conceptual framework. She defines this term as the investigation of socio-cultural phenomena through sound and music - particularly instances of sonic and social dissonance, and works through sound as a force over the body, mind, and society. Composing through forms including recorded sound, installation, drawing, and live performance, she applies this concept towards the creation of critical artworks that are preoccupied with the way in which form, space, and the body of the viewer create experiences that are both somatic and cognitive.

Camille Norment was born in Silver Spring, USA. She lives and works in Oslo. 

Norment’s recent performances have taken place at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, 2017; Montréal Biennial, 2016; The Armory Show, NY, 2016; Lisboa Soa Festival, 2016 and Ultima Contemporary Music Festival, Oslo, 2015. Previous solo exhibitions have taken place at Lydgalleriet, Bergen, 2016; September Gallery, Berlin, 2009 and the Round Gallery, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 2007. She has participated in a number of group exhibitions in Norway and internationally, amongst others at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kerala, India, 2016; Montréal Biennial, 2016; Marso Gallery, Mexico City, 2016; the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, 2014 and 2012; the Museum of Modern Art, NY, 2013; Luleå Konsthal, 2013; Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, 2010 and Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, 2009. In 2017 Norment presented a solo exhibition at Oslo Kunstforening, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin and participated in the group show «Soundtracks» at SFMOMA as well as the Lyon Biennial in France. In 2015 Camille Norment represented Norway at the Nordic pavilion at the 56th edition of La Biennale di Venezia, and in 2016 she participated in the Murzi Kochi Biennial.

Camille's website:

https://www.norment.net/

Camille's solo exhibition at Oslo Kunstforening: 

https://en.oslokunstforening.no/camille-norment

Camille's recent work, 'Prime':

https://www.norment.net/work/objects-installations-ind/prime/

]]> Wed, 27 May 2020 10:43:55 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Camille Norment, Oslo Kunstforening, Martin White) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/camille-norment-8f8BP5wL Multi-media artist Camille Norment’s work utilizes the notion of cultural psychoacoustics as both an aesthetic and conceptual framework. She defines this term as the investigation of socio-cultural phenomena through sound and music - particularly instances of sonic and social dissonance, and works through sound as a force over the body, mind, and society. Composing through forms including recorded sound, installation, drawing, and live performance, she applies this concept towards the creation of critical artworks that are preoccupied with the way in which form, space, and the body of the viewer create experiences that are both somatic and cognitive.

Camille Norment was born in Silver Spring, USA. She lives and works in Oslo. 

Norment’s recent performances have taken place at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, 2017; Montréal Biennial, 2016; The Armory Show, NY, 2016; Lisboa Soa Festival, 2016 and Ultima Contemporary Music Festival, Oslo, 2015. Previous solo exhibitions have taken place at Lydgalleriet, Bergen, 2016; September Gallery, Berlin, 2009 and the Round Gallery, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 2007. She has participated in a number of group exhibitions in Norway and internationally, amongst others at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kerala, India, 2016; Montréal Biennial, 2016; Marso Gallery, Mexico City, 2016; the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, 2014 and 2012; the Museum of Modern Art, NY, 2013; Luleå Konsthal, 2013; Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, 2010 and Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, 2009. In 2017 Norment presented a solo exhibition at Oslo Kunstforening, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin and participated in the group show «Soundtracks» at SFMOMA as well as the Lyon Biennial in France. In 2015 Camille Norment represented Norway at the Nordic pavilion at the 56th edition of La Biennale di Venezia, and in 2016 she participated in the Murzi Kochi Biennial.

Camille's website:

https://www.norment.net/

Camille's solo exhibition at Oslo Kunstforening: 

https://en.oslokunstforening.no/camille-norment

Camille's recent work, 'Prime':

https://www.norment.net/work/objects-installations-ind/prime/

]]> Camille Norment Camille Norment, Oslo Kunstforening, Martin White 00:34:05 Camille Norment and Martin White discuss feedback, the signal and the noise, her work 'Prime' recently shown at Oslo Kunstforening, and of course, the virus. Camille Norment and Martin White discuss feedback, the signal and the noise, her work 'Prime' recently shown at Oslo Kunstforening, and of course, the virus. camille norment, sound art, oslo kunstforening, contemporary art, covid 19 no full 2 1 6d4e997b-99ec-43c3-a687-111aa8c1ec25 Lucien Samaha Lucien's website: http://luciensamaha.net/about

Lucien's self-published books: https://www.blurb.com/user/lucien58

Oslo Kunstforening exhibition: https://en.oslokunstforening.no/beirut

]]> Tue, 12 May 2020 10:04:14 +0000 post@oslokunstforening.no (Lucien Samaha, Oslo Kunstforening, Martin White) https://are-you-ok.simplecast.com/episodes/lucien-samaha-ICuujef_ Lucien's website: http://luciensamaha.net/about

Lucien's self-published books: https://www.blurb.com/user/lucien58

Oslo Kunstforening exhibition: https://en.oslokunstforening.no/beirut

]]> Lucien Samaha Lucien Samaha, Oslo Kunstforening, Martin White 00:43:30 Born in 1958, New York based artist Lucien Samaha describes photography as his companion throughout his many careers including that of a Flight Attendant for TWA, a Marketing Manager for Eastman Kodak Company, (where he had the distinction of being the first digital photographer ever), and a world-famous DJ on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. He exhibited at Oslo Kunstforening in the 2018 show ‘Beirút, Beyrut, Beyrouth, Beyrout’. Born in 1958, New York based artist Lucien Samaha describes photography as his companion throughout his many careers including that of a Flight Attendant for TWA, a Marketing Manager for Eastman Kodak Company, (where he had the distinction of being the first digital photographer ever), and a world-famous DJ on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. He exhibited at Oslo Kunstforening in the 2018 show ‘Beirút, Beyrut, Beyrouth, Beyrout’. martin white, lucien samaha, oslo kunstforening, ok, covid-19, photography, contemporary art, corona no full 1 1