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.
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 …
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…
A wonderful documentary about Hans Ragnar: 'The Cartographer'.
Hans Ragnar's current show at Oslo Kunstforening.
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 …
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
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' whi…
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.…
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 Stoc…
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 Got…
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 N…
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…
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 Ar…
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 …
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 p…
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