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IDA EKBLAD ”GIRL FIRES UP STOVE”

Kunstnernes Hus is pleased to announce the exhibition GIRL FIRES UP STOVE by Norwegian artist Ida Ekblad (b. 1980) opening June 2021. The artist will be presented with paintings and sculptures in both upper exhibition halls and a monumental sculpture outside the institution. More information to follow.
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Rites of Passage

Kunstnernes Hus has the pleasure of presenting a new group exhibition entitled Rites of Passage, in close collaboration with The National Museum of Norwegian Art. The exhibition brings together a concentrated compilation of works from the museum's collection and aims to examine the concept of passage both as a concrete …
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The Great Indoors

This year’s graduating MFA students are approaching the yearly final exhibition at Kunstnernes Hus by developing a collaborative project called The Great Indoors. The project will use the sense of home as shaped by the ongoing pandemic as main operative notion, and will seek ways to understand it and heal…
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Flag exhibition: Sverre Gullesen

Norwegian artist Sverre Gullesen has been invited to present the project entitled PORTAL on the four flag poles located at the front and the facade of Kunstnernes Hus. The flags are a sculptural cluster of woollen textile made by the artist for this particular occasion. On the flag ceremony on…
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Azar Alsharif The Ornament

Kunstnernes Hus is pleased to present a work by the Norwegian Iranian artist Azar Alsharif (b. 1984) as part of the foyer exhibition series. The work is shown in collaboration with MELK galleri, where Alsharif is currently on view in the solo exhibition entitled The Conclusion, from October 30th to …
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Marianne Heske: ICEBREAKER Outdoor sound installation

Like many other cultural institutions, Kunstnernes Hus is currently closed and the house is quiet. We have invited the Norwegian artist Marianne Heske to break the silence that the global pandemic has brought about in the form of her sound installation ICEBREAKER. ICEBREAKER lets the audience experience the poetic and …
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Azar Alsharif

Kunstnernes Hus is pleased to present a work by the Iranian artist Azar Alsharif (b. 1984) as part of the foyer exhibition series. The work is shown in collaboration with MELK galleri, where Alsharif is currently on view in the solo exhibition entitled The Conclusion, from October 30th to November…
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Fadlabi

The 90th anniversary exhibition presents a timeline of Kunstnernes Hus' exhibition history in dialogue with a brand new monumental work by Norwegian-Sudanese artist Fadlabi (b. 1975). As an artist-owned institution, the desire was to let an artist cast his personal look on our institution. The work is inspired by the …
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Actions of Art & Solidarity

 Solidarity has re-entered the global zeitgeist with resounding force in the last decade. It has driven new thinking focused on countering systemic failures and outright abuses related to climate, economy, surveillance, health, gender and race amongst other issues. Actions of Art and Solidarity considers the central role that artists play …
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Ida Ekblad

In the summer of 2020, Kunstnernes Hus opens a solo exhibition with the Norwegian artist Ida Ekblad (b. 1980). The artist will fill the two candlelight rooms with paintings and sculptures, respectively, as well as an outdoor sculpture.
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The Anniversary Exhibition

The anniversary exhibition will present Kunstnernes Hus's history through the impact of the house's history and archive in dialogue with a brand new work by the Norwegian-Sudanese artist Cassius Fadlabi (b. 1975). The exhibition will offer a concentrated and anecdotal approach to our history. Fadlabi is one of Oslo's most …
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Fadlabi & the 90th anniversary of the house

The anniversary exhibition will present Kunstnernes Hus's history through the impact of the house's history and archive in dialogue with a brand new work by the artist Cassius Fadlabi (b. 1975). The exhibition will offer a concentrated and anecdotal approach to our history in the form of letters, pictures, sketches…
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Ripe Juicy Fruits

Welcome to the graduation show for the Master students of the Oslo National Academy of Fine Art. 18 students will present a variety of mediums, processes and themes.
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Stempel

The first artist to start off Kunstnernes Hus' 90th anniversary year is Norwegian artist Mari Slaattelid with the exhibition entitled Stempel. Slaattelid has, since the 1990s, been one of the most prominent Norwegian painter, with a sharp eye at painting's possibilities and limitations. The exhibition will present a new body…
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