Recent
Ted Noten,s “Wanna Swap Your Ring” , currently at Format in Oslo, in connection to From The Coolest Corner http://www.coolestcorner.no/ The installation consist of 500 Miss Piggy rings, all placed within the imaginary contours of a handgun. Spectators can obtain a ring made by Noten, by replacing it with an old one of theirs. I know Ted Noten from when he was commissioned to make a piece for Color Fantasy back in 2004 ; his “Mermaids Luggage” is now sailing Oslo- Kiel on a daily basis. On the sister ship Color Magic, Co ffe Cups Wall in Porcelain are in the Private Dining Room. http://www.tednoten.com/
May Bente Aronsen, Resonance
Else Marie Hagen , her newest work can be seen at Kunstnerforbundet until October 28th. http://www.listen.no/image.php?pid=16496&nummer=70461
Keep things simple : Helsinki Bar Tomás Saraceno : Diving into the intricately fascinating woven Black Widow’s web – built of ropes consisting of 23 000 knots.
There are still a few days left to catch Gerhard Richter Panorama at the Centre Pompidou http://www.centrepompidou.fr/
Check out De Zeen magazine’s focus on contemporary architecture in Norway: http://www.dezeen.com/tag/norway/?utm_source=Norway&utm_medium=Special%2Bfeature&utm_campaign=RHS
Don’t miss it ! http://www.munch.museum.no/content.aspx?id=170
At OSL Contemporary with Solveig Lønseth. Pastels by Sofie Berntsen Aftenposten 06.05.2012 http://www.aftenposten.no/bolig/Hjelp_-hvordan-moblere-veggen-6821211.html
INTOPS , which just opened at the Defence Museum has been created & designed by architects Einar Hjeldnes & Julia Yran at Key Arkitekter http://www.keyarkitekter.no/ in cooperation with artist Guri Dahl.The various spaces in the exhibition have been divided using container walls , placed on the wavy wooden floor, thus dividing the various themes.Displayed are a mix of historical elements , photography, text , video and sound. Containers have also been used to expand the exhibition space into the court yard of the Museum. I was involved in the uniform part of the exhibition, refreshing my old skills as a decorator.
Soon time to go down and color coordinate the leave behind books again at my Favourite O’Facho Guesthouse in Foz Do Arelhohttps://www.facebook.com/pages/O-Facho-Guest-House/251647273586 Exhibition of the Week in London according to Time Out Magazine: Juan Muñoz at http://www.frithstreetgallery.com/
Katrine Giæver just opened her exhibition Handmade at Galleri Riis http://galleririis.com/exhibitions/110/ Exciting to see her new body of work: brave, energetic & tactile April 2012: Check out Ann Cathrin November Høibo at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
http://www.hok.no/ann-cathrin-november-hoibo.5019569-30551.html February 2012:
The apartment in Elle Decoration this month beautifully photographed by Elisabeth Aarhus. http://inspirationalspaces.blogspot.com/2011/12/returning-to-art-fascilitator.html Elle Decoration guttormsgaard ARKIV: 25. 26. feb. 3. 4. mars 2012 Russian prisoners work in the German concentration camps in Norway 1941-1945.537 objects: birds, toys, instruments, decorated wooden and tin boxes etc. http://www.obs-osv.com/Blakerprosjektet.html
Art Rotterdam 2012 http://www.artrotterdam.nl My favourites at the fair where Robin Rhodes work ” 36 Ways A Dice can Roll/ Dice” shown at Fons Welters http://www.fonswelters.nl/
Gabriele Beveridge at http://www.rodbarton.com/
Very interesting studio visits to Katarina Zdjelar and Wendelien van Oldenborgh organized by Art Rotterdam : thanks!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6-cmZBDzUQ Also invited to MVRDV architects; got an interesting introduction to their work and philosophy of the office : looking forward to visiting DNB NOR new headquarters opening this summer .http://www.mvrdv.nl One of my favourites new buildings in Amsterdam when going with Steven’s Alu was to my surprise designed by them :http://www.mvrdv.nl/#/projects/028silodam and ofcourse LLoyd hotel & Cultural Embassy http://www.lloydhotel.com/ Additional side events:http://www.rawartfair.com/
Highlight of RAW: the soup in the provisory cafe in the vast rough industrial space. Re-Rotterdam http://www.rerotterdam.com/ presenting among others Maria Ikonomopoulou http://www.mariaikonomopoulou.com/ with her work: ‘Myths in Critical Times’
She is one of the artist highlighted in the latest issue of Elephant http://www.frameweb.com/magazines/elephant
Passing Amsterdam and Galerie Rob Koudijs: intriguing jewellery by Finnish artist Terhi Tolvanen. http://www.galerierobkoudijs.nl
Ring made of painted wood, cement, Opal January 2012 in London:
Tacita Dean / Tate Modern/FILM http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/unilever2011/default.shtm Tacita Dean/ Nils Borch Jensen Galerie has made offsett prints from this project: http://www.berlin-kopenhagen.de/kuenstler.html?&L=1 Visited Future Map , an exhibition of selected students from the University of the Arts London at the Zabludowicz Collection. Great Art Space in the old Methodist Church in Cambden.
Holly Stevenson Swiss Roll,2010
Spring is here: David Hockney http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/hockney/about-the-exhibition/
December 2011:
Just saw this intriguing image by Elspeth Diederix while sourcing art for my newest project. http://www.elspethdiederix.com/
Congratulations to Norsk Medisinaldepot AS with the inauguration of their new office and storage building at Alf Bjerkes vei ,Oslo. Architect: Niels Torp Arkitekter www.nielstorp.no
Reception, Photographic Print on Paper. Artist: Espen Tollefsen
Photographic Print on aluminium. Artist : Espen Tollefsen
November 2011 in Paris:
Paris Photo: got the catalogue with Viviane Sassen’s work on the cover. 3 of her works from the series Flamboya was sourced for RCCL/ Allure of the Seas, among these “Leaf”.
Viviane Sassen was also one of the selected artists for the New Photography 2011 show at Moma. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2011/newphotography/ Other artists acquired for the stairways on RCCL/ Allure of the Seas where among others:Carlos Aires,Øystein Aasan, Julie Blackmon,Kristian Evju,Frances Goodman, Maria Ikonomopoulou,Kimsooja, Susanne Kriemann, Friedrich Kunath, Deborah Ligorio,Jehad Nga,Carmen Perrin, Catherine Poncin,Fin Serck-Hanssen, and Fiona Tan.
Friedrich Kunath, ” How to Be In The Moment” http://bqberlin.de/BQ-Berlin.html October 2011 in London :
Goverment Art Collection, Selected by Cornelia Parker www.whitechapelgallery.org “This display of over 70 works, hung from floor to ceiling in a kaleidoscope of colours, offers an original and personal selection by artist Cornelia Parker on the Collection’s breadth and function. Titled after a well-known phrase used to remember the colours of the rainbow, the display includes works from across the colour spectrum.” June 2011: The 6th of June three Norwegian artist where awarded the RCCL Arts Grant, at a ceremony at Vulkan in Oslo. 200 000 NOK where granted to each of the artists. Congratulations to Signe Marie Anderen, Helene Sommer & Knut Åsdam
http://www.artsgrant.no/video_sma_2011.html http://www.artsgrant.no/video_hs_2011.html http://www.artsgrant.no/video_ka_2011.html May 2011 : Delivery of TUI/ Mein Schiff 2
From the Surf& Turf Restaurant featuring paintings by Marius Martiniussen: http://tuicruises.com/mein-schiff-2/restaurants/surf-und-turf/ Was so lucky to be invited to Art Athina 2011 http://www.art-athina.gr/wp/ Visit to the New Acropolis Museum http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr Designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects of New York/Paris with Michael Photiadis of Athens as local associate architect. Onassis Cultural Center showing the exhibition Polyglossia: http://www.sgt.gr/en/programme/event/207 Great behind the scenes / preview of the exhibition:ARRRGH! Monsters in Fashion organised by the cultural organisation ATOPOS http://www.atopos.gr/ at the Benaki Museumhttp://www.benaki.gr/index.asp?lang=enhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pafUy_t8c5c
Andrea Ayala Closa March 2011 Booklaunch at ICArt for Kari Steihaug’s Archive : The Unfinished Ones www.karisteihaug.no
Love Dutch Design: one of the many favorites is Hella Jongerius : here from her large retrospective at Museum Van Boijmans.
http://www.boijmans.nl/en/7/kalender/calendaritem/326/hella-jongerius
The Boijmans experience starts already in the foyer with Wieki Somers wonderful playful Merry-Go-Round Coat Hanger
On another Rotterdam occasion studio visit to Studio Makkink & Bey was on the program:
http://www.studiomakkinkbey.nl/
Back in 2008 Solstice the first of a series of newbuilds for Celebrity Cruises where delivered. Some of the especially commissioned works where Tom Sandbergs 4 large Silkscreen on Glass panels for the Solarium. A true ethereal feeling.
For the Oceanview Cafe Dutch artist Eelco Brand made intriguing videos and photographic prints. Check out this other commission he made for Gemeente museum Den Haag. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=cd61kyoWl5s
On the following ship Equinox, Tone Bjordam was commissioned to make videos for the spacehttp://www.tonebjordam.com/dynamic-fluids.html
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I got so jealous seeing this: his lost & found collection is much larger than mine, despite many many years of collecting and bringing home from all over the world: Gabriel Orozco/Sandstars at Guggenheim/ New York 
Kari Håkonsen & Vidar Koksvik 
