Originating from Oslo, Norway, the architectural and design firm Snøhetta has grown into an international practice, with offices in New York, San Francisco, Innsbruck and Singapore. Among Snøhetta's most influential architectural projects are the Oslo Opera House and their expansion of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. This volume explores Snøhetta's humanistic approach to architecture, its transdisciplinary processes and its eclectic oeuvre from 1989 to the present. The 300-page fully illustrated book -- including preliminary drawings, plans, and full-color photographs -- is published in conjunction with a major exhibition of Snøhetta's work at the DAC (Danish Architecture Centre) in Copenhagen.
In 2013, the Serpentine Gallery in London presents Fischli & Weiss' first public sculpture in the United Kingdom, "Rock on Top of another Rock," installed in Hyde Park, near the Gallery. This work was undertaken in tandem with the duo's monumental rock project in Valdresflya, Norway, which was unveiled in the fall of 2012. The latter project was part of a nationwide effort by the National Tourist Routes in Norway, for which internationally renowned artists and architects have been invited to create works that dialogue with the Norwegian landscape, for each of the 18 roads spanning the country. Published to accompany this dual venture, this catalogue features essays by Patrick Frey, John Kelsey and Pernille Albrethsen as well as historical texts selected by the artists.
Norwegian artist Jan Freuchen's (born 1979) project Columna Translatlantica was commissioned for the National Tourist Routes initiative. Freuchen's contribution, consisting of elements carved from Italian marble, is placed in the village of Vevang.
The volume surveys works by Norwegian painter Lars Elling (born 1966) from 2008 to the present. Elling's paintings are layered narratives told in a fragmented visual language that incorporate allusions to film and photography, sometimes also invoking nostalgia with references to private photo albums.
Mirage is an installation by Norwegian artist Marianne Heier (born 1969), consisting of ten identical drinking-water wells equipped with hand pumps and basins. One of the wells is drilled into a mountain in Norway, and nine more are located in Malawi, Africa.
For an exhibition at the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norwegian artist Per Inge Bjørlo (born 1952) presents drawings, sculptures, paintings and installations that explore themes of human despair.
Norwegian journalist Eivind Otto Hjelle (born 1927) tells the story of his friend, German printmaker Rolf Nesch (1893-1975), who fled Nazi Germany in 1933. The scenery, working life and artists such as Edvard Munch in his adopted home of Norway inspired Nesch's expressionist works.
One decade of the world's leading award for graphic art.
This book celebrates 10 years of the HM Queen Sonja Print Award, an international biannual award dedicated to promoting and honoring artists working in contemporary printmaking. Alongside the anniversary portfolio, it presents all recipients of the award from the past decade.
The multifaceted legacy of the Norwegian Olympian who popularized ice skating in the US.
Norwegian Olympic figure skater Sonja Henie (1912-69), in addition to being a successful businesswoman and Hollywood actress, was one of Norway's first women art collectors. This book presents photos and archival materials from Henie's life alongside new texts exploring her wide-ranging legacy.
Statsinger's intricate compositions describe vast, ethereal worlds evoking the biological systems and cellular structures of plants, as if viewed under a microscope.
American painter Evelyn Statsinger (1927-2016) moved to Chicago from Brooklyn in the 1940s to attend the School of the Art Institute, where she became affiliated with the Monster Roster and received mentorship and support from notable Chicago figures including Katherine Kuh, Kathleen Blackshear and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Deeply informed by her impressions of the natural world, in 1972 Statsinger moved her Chicago studio to a rural 1890s schoolhouse in Allegan, Michigan. The remote property allowed Statsinger to closely observe nature in all its orders of magnitude. Evelyn Statsinger: Currents features Statsinger's paintings and drawings from the 1980s and '90s--a period in which she developed her most immersive and otherworldly compositions. It features an essay by curator Dan Nadel, color plates and a detailed biography on the artist.
A unique portrait of Oslo's new national museum and the people who built it.
Photographer Ken Opprann has followed the construction of Oslo's new National Museum, taking over 115,000 photographs documenting all phases of the construction project. Interviews with architects, contractors, subcontractors and construction workers provide a full portrait of the labor involved
Photographies 1991-2014 est un résumé du projet de vie photographique de Rune Johansen. Le livre a été conçu par le suédois Greger Ulf Nilson, l?un des designers les plus renommés de Scandinavie et contient un essai de l?écrivain, commissaire d?exposition et photographe David Campany. Avec ses 150 clichés, cet ouvrage de grand format nous guide à travers l?oeuvre photographique de l?un des regards les plus emblématiques de notre époque.
A delightful collection of scenic routes across Norway.
This volume guides readers on 18 drives through stunning Norwegian landscapes, featuring various designated architectural and artistic viewpoints. With photographs, drawings and essays, this volume documents an innovative project that melds nature and architecture.
Self-portraits in war paint: an artist's combative response to cancer.
After Norwegian artist Bård Breivik (1948-2016) learned he had terminal cancer, he conceived these photographic self-portraits in an act of creative defiance. In War Paint Breivik confronts the viewer with his face covered in different colors and designs. The publication includes a book, two posters and other documents in a box.
Kyllingmark's analog experiments evoke cosmic structures both large and small.
Norwegian photographer Erle Kyllingmark (born 1974) works with analog cameras and multiple exposures, whose accumulation merges into one image, expressing patterns found both in the smallest and in the largest structures in the universe.
Writers from Edmund de Waal to Judith Schalansky on an acclaimed photography collection.
Celebrating the titular collection, Exposed gathers responses to some of its legendary holdings. Included are writers such as Ian Buruma, Jon Fosse, Edmund de Waal and others, on Nan Goldin, Shomei Tomatsu, Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Daido Moriyama and many more.
A meditation on a new world-heritage site from one of Norway's foremost photographic artists.
The work of Norwegian photographer Dag Alveng (born 1953) boasts an exquisite technical quality and often depicts overlooked everyday scenes. His latest project with the Telemark Art Museum documents Norway's latest addition to the UNESCO World Heritage List, Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage (2015).
