"THE DOWNARD-FACING DOG"
Welcome to my solo exhibition opening on the 29th of May at Akershus Kunstnersenter, Lillestrøm, Norway.
Akershus Kunstsenter ønsker velkommen til tre nye utstillinger fordelt på to etasjer.
“FEAR SOMETHING”
Charlotte Thiis-Evensen
Ann Cathrin November Høibo
Thora Dolven Balke.
“THE DOWNWARD-FACING DOG”
Maren Juell Kristensen
“GRÅTONESKALA”
Kristine Dragland
Åpning lørdag 28. mai kl. 13.00. Performance ved Ingvild Langgård og Ingri Fiksdal kl. 13.30
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“Fear something” Charlotte Thiis-Evensen, Ann Cathrin November Høibo og Thora Dolven Balke.
I installasjon, lydverk og video vil kunstnerne vise verk med frykt som et felles tematisk utgangspunkt. Utstillingens tittel Fear something spiller på det udefinerbare i frykten, at det ofte kan være uklart hva det er man frykter.
Kunstnerne vil vise selvstendige enkeltverk som samles i det tematiske fellesskapet. Frykt kan gripes fra mange sider, men vil i sitt innerste vesen gjenspeile frykten for å dø. Med et så alvorstungt utgangspunkt finnes det likevel anstrøk av absurd komikk i utstillingen. Kunstnernes samarbeid har kommet til gjennom en felles interesse for det emosjonelle i kunsten og flere tidligere enkeltverk av kunstnerne har skapt virkningsfulle, tidvis klaustrofobiske rom, som skaper en udefinerbar opplevelse av frykt eller uro i betrakteren. Andre av kunstnernes tidligere verk innehar en underliggende, ulmende uro, som et hviskende memento mori.
Charlotte Thiis-Evensen er utdannet fra Statens kunstakademi i Oslo og har hatt flere separatutstillinger, blant annet på Kunstnernes Hus i Oslo i 2008. Thiis-Evensen vil vise videoverket Min irriterte nabo der frykt for epidemier er sentralt.
Thora Dolven Balke har studert kunst og fotografi i København, Oslo og Bergen. Dolven Balke har deltatt på en rekke gruppeutstillinger, bl. a Veneziabiennalen i 2009, og på Astrup Fearnley-museet under utstillingen “Lights On” . Dolven Balke vil presentere et helt nytt video og lydarbeid for utstillingen.
Ann Cathrin November Høibo er utdannet ved Kunstakademiet og Kunsthøyskolen i Oslo. Hun deltok blant annet på utstillingen ”Alone in the dark” på Kunstnerforbundet i 2008. Hun vil jobbe frem en stedsrelatert installasjon for utstillingen.
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The Downward-facing Dog Maren Juell Kristensen
Gråtoneskala Kristine Dragland.
Begge utstillerne reflekterer rundt forskjellige strategier for å finne meningsfulle måter å være i verden på. Video er det sentrale medium for begge.
Maren Juell Kristensen (1976) har etter fullførelsen av sin mastergrad ved Chelsea College of Art (London) i 2004 blant annet deltatt på ’LIGHTS ON -norsk samtidskunst’ (09) ved Astrup Fearnley og Liverpool Biennalen 2008. Hun deltok også på “Predawn Occultation” i 2009 i Stavanger Kunstforening.
Kristine Dragland (f. 1983) har blant annet deltatt på utstillingen 100 år på Kunstnerforbundet i Oslo (2009) og på flere utstillinger i Brisbane, Australia. Hun er utdannet ved Statens Kunstakademi i Oslo.
Juell Kristensens tittel The Downward-facing Dog refererer til en klassisk Yoga posisjon, som i tillegg til å styrke armer ben og rygg ifølge yogalitteraturen også skal hjelpe mot stress, depresjon og roe ned hjernen. Arbeidene produsert for denne utstillingen omfatter spesifikke fysiske bevegelser, trening og dans, som f eks yoga. Felles for dem er at øvelsene har et overordnet holistisk fundament der fokuset er rettet mot treningen av sjelen/ånden og det mentale.
Juell Kristensen jobber med video både som et historiefortellende element og som en fysisk tilstedeværelse av lys. Dramaturgiske grep i monteringen av installasjonene er vesentlig. Arbeidene dveler ved den gjentakende repeterende øvelsen og de symboler, fysiske begrensninger og metoder som hver praksis gir.
Der Juell Kristensen tar utgangspunkt i det som skal bygge opp sjel, sinn og kropp retter Kristine Dragland blikket mot mørkere sider ved det menneskelige.
I sine videoer og tegninger tematiserer Dragland motstridende følelser i mennesket; det som forventes av en og dragninger mot det mørke og egoistiske i en selv. Dette representeres hos Dragland i hennes to hovedtemaer, nemlig skygger og hus. Her foregår blant annet en dialog og lek med skyggen, og en kaotisk kamp mot skyggen. I litteraturen og psykologien finnes utallige eksempler på en dualisme mellom det mørke og det lyse. Hos Dragland synes det som om de to motpolene får eksistere side om side. I tegningene avbilder Dragland et emosjonelt univers der ting hverken er svart eller hvitt men finnes i alle gråtonene i mellom.
Velkommen til Akershus Kunstsenter i Lillestrøm – kun 10 min fra Oslo med toget. 15 min med bil.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I regret to have to inform that my exhibition below has been stolen and is no longer available for viewing.
BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
Carl Berner Prosjektrom 10 December - 10 Januar 2010
Welcome to opening 10 December at 5 pm in the gallery at Carl Berner Tube Station, Oslo.
For more info please se Skulpturarena Øst.
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Reviews and wrietups:
Following the exhibition in Stavanger Kunstforening we had an interview in Kunstforum and a review in Stavanger Aftenblad (norwegian).
I have also been selected 'best or ArtReview network' in October 2009.
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PREDAWN OCCULTATION
Maren Juell Kristensen, Liv Tandrevold Eriksen and Ingrid Toogood Hovland ‘s new exhibition ”Predawn Occultation” opens Thursday the 8th of October in Stavanger Kunstforening.
The exhibition consists of painting, drawing, video and installation. A common theme is an interest in the magical and supernatural. It is the first time these three artist exhibit together.
Occultation is a phenomenon that arises when one object is hidden by another, an eclipse. In astronomy it is used to describe a solar or lunar eclipse, but the most common use of the word is the fairly frequent passages of the moon in front of a star. When the moon passes between the sun and the earth it casts a shadow on the earth’s surface and partially eclipses the earth. Eclipses and occultation’s have always been shrouded in mystery and myths. In many cultures it is believed that ‘evil’ forces are more powerful during an solar eclipse, and the phenomenon is connected to both judgment day and natural disasters. In Norse mythology it is believed that the wolves Skoll and Hati hunted the sun and moon. When they finally succeed in catching them an eternal darkness would shroud the earth. The Chinese and the Native Americans had similar tales of dragons and dead spirits that swallowed the sun.
Maren Juell Kristensen (born 1976), lives and work in Oslo, Norway. Maren has had several solo shows and participated in group exhibitions, amongst others “Lights on” at The Astrup Fearnley MoMa and Liverpool Biennial in 2008.
Liv Tandrevold Eriksen (born 1976), lives and work in Oslo, Norway. Liv’s work has been exhibited in several solo , group shows and public commissions. She is in the collection of both The Swedish and the Norwegian Arts council. Liv’s is opening a solo show at Kunstnerforbundet in Oslo this autumn.
Ingrid Toogood Hovland (born 1976), lives and works in Stavanger, Norway. Ingrid was selected “Stavanger artist of the year” by Stavanger city council. This autumn she is exhibiting in a solo show at Artconnextion in France and she is the chairman of the jury of the annual Norwegian Autumn exhibition.30-11-2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I am pleased to announce that my video "7/7" is included in PAM Nordic Part 1 at Utsikten Kunstnersenter in Kvinesdal, Norway.
The exhibition opens on the 30th of November and is up until 18th of February 2009.
From the program:
“Still / Crash / Flow”
Curated by Torill Haugen and Raphaele Shirley
Featured artists: Anne Katrine Sensland, Arne Borgan, Beate Pettersen, Birger Åseson Storås, Bjørn E. Pettersen, Bjørn Erik Haugen, Endre Tveitan, Frithof Hoel, Gjert Rognli, Helle Lorenzen, Hilde Honerud, Jan Hakon Erichsen, Janne Talstad, Johanna Lecklin, Julie Lillelien Porter, Kaja H. Leijon, Lene Baadsvig Ørmen, Maren Juell Kristensen, Margarida Pavida, Oda Brooch, Paulo Chavarría, Ulf Kristiansen, Åslaug Krokann Berg“Still / Crash / Flow” presents a cross section of Nordic video art today. Exploring the selected works through the lens of Perpetual Art Machine’s philosophy, the individual pieces are organized according to folksonomies and by juxtaposition in time following the diverse ideas presented in each piece. Spanning various types of works, from abstract to cinematic, from absurd to critical, from performative to meditative this selection celebrates an exceptional group of artists whose unique perspective and approach to video art form a new voice within contemporary art today.
“Inside / Outside”
Curated by Iris Piers
Featuring artists: Linda Persson, Anne Senstad, Etta Säfve, Henriette Hellstern_Kjøller and Jorunn Myklebust Syversen
Linda Persson, Anne Senstad, Etta Säfve, Henriette Hellstern_Kjøller and Jorunn Myklebust Syversen are five young video artists with roots in Scandinavia.Each in their own way, their curious works hold a balance between folkloric and contemporary themes, some contorted, some timid, others abstract and eager to put an imprint on the space that surrounds us. The exchange between interior and exterior defines the mindset of this selection; whether in a fictional cardboard city, a space defined by light or the in_and outside of our own mind and body, they investigate and unfold what could be hidden just beneath the surface.
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FIVE NORDIC WOMEN ARTIST ( se previous post for more info) is also a part of NICE08:
Catalogue with information about all the events in the festival (PDF) can be downloaded here.
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I have been invited to represent Norway in an exhibition called Five Nordic Women Artist in Liverpool
as a part of the Liverpool Bienniale 08 program but primarily a part of a nordic festival for arts and culture called NICE08
My solo show will be at Novas Scarman CUC
Opening night is the 19th of September and will be up until the 30th of November 2008.
For other events at the biennial click at the image below for enlargement.
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I am participating in the project and exhibition "Rykk tilbake til start" at 0047 Gallery in Oslo. I am in show # 3 opening on the 31st of January.
More info:
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I am participating in the group exhibition LIGHTS ON - norsk samtidskunst at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art in Oslo.
It Opens on Saturday the 12th of January.
More infomation on the museum website:
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My installation 'Cleaning in Progress' is being shown at various institutions in Akershus County, Norway during 2008 as a part of a ttouring exhibition called Kunstvisitten. It starts with an exhibtion at Akershus Kunstnersenter:
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The video 'such a laugh' is a part of the video screening 'closer' during the Mid-e festival in San Sebastián, Spain.
Wendesday 28th of November and Thursday 29th of November.
For more info click here.
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I am participating in the group show 'climate of change' in a disused office block behind the Tate Modern, London.
It is written about here.
It opens on 9th of November and is up until 31st of December. More info below:
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As a part of VOYEUR COLLECTIVE my work will be screened at Basement ARI in Fiskars, Finland on the 21 September 2007 at 8pmFor more info see blog:
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Solo Show "Dark matter" at LEIF MAGNE TANGENS
For more info see gallery website:
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During Oslo Open I have been selected to make a site specific installation at Stortinget T Bane station.
For more information please see Oslo Opens website:
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I have been included in VOYEUR Collective and my video 'Undertoad' is being shown at the exhibition "The Launch" at 69 Smith Street, Fitzroy, Australia 18 April - 06 May.
And at Art Melbourne 07, 20-22 April at Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton, Australia.
For more info see website:
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If you wish to view my 3 works FULFILLED, WISH and ENTRÉE in ’Project Galleri Oslo’ I am very sorry to say it will now only be on show at the same time as the Performance PLAYING DEAD.
This is because of (unforeseen) security reasons.
Please contact me if you wish to view them outside of these times:
22/2 and 1/3 from 20 - 21,
24/2 and 3/3 from 15 - 16.
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An artists initiated exhibition in the farily empty shopping centre called 'Galleri Oslo' in the middle of Oslo city centre.
Click the image for more information.
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Some of 'Nothing to see here' will be shown at Liverpool Biennial Independents as a part of the Projection Gallery.
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Welcome to the opening of my solo show "Nothing to see here..." at Galleri Fimbul in Oslo on 12 August at 2 pm.
For more information see gallery website www.gallerifimbul.no
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The video ' My friend (the town)' was screened at Agder Kunstnersenter 04/08 as a part of an event showing artist under 30.
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Images from ''we walked miles for you' and a short text is being used to illustrate a chapter in the book 'Å LØPE MOT STJERNENE - om estetisk dannelse, kreativitet og skapende prosesser' written by Trygve Johan Norskog and Elisabeth Juell.
More info: http://www.fagbokforlaget.no/
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The film "My friend (the town)" is being shown as one of the opening videos the first week in March and then for a month at "Hjem" which is a gallery part of the cafe Frk. Larsen i Kristiansand, Norway arranged by Jorann Abusland.
For more info see www.jorann.com
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"Bring a Friend" where my film "My friend (the town) " is included is being shown at Atopia Lakkeata 75 in Oslo on Saturday the 28 at 18:00 and on Sunday 29th of January at 14:00.
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"Bring a Friend" where my film "My friend (the town) " is included is being shown at Landmark in Bergen on the 14th of September.
http://www.kunsthall.no/landmark/
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Welcome to opening of my three screen video projection 'We Walked Miles For You' at Atlelier Nord, Lakkegata 55D, Oslo, Norway. Thursday 21 of April 19:00.
We Walked Miles For You is a three screen video projection of people walking in traditional parades ,
the juxtaposition and selective angle of view carries an ambivalence towards rituals, meaning and belonging.
Thanks to all that helped me by walking with costumes and torches and the techincal equipment.
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Although the main exhibition is over by the time I got this website up and running I wish to inculde the invite as the videoscreening 'Bring a Friend' I am participating in is supposed to travel to Oslo and Bergen in Norway.
http://www.norwegen.no/culture/artandcrafts/BOTSCHAFTEN.htm
