You Are a Target
Art criticism is losing its footing amid obsessive demands for distribution and relevance. This is a problem for art too.
Commentary
Freedom for Whom?
The Danish government’s bill to counteract Quran burnings sacrifices art’s autonomy, ambiguity, and freedom.
The Most Expensive Fine Arts Degree in the Nordics
With the introduction of tuition fees for international students, Norway has become one of the most heavily guarded towers in Fortress Europe.
Conversations With Friends
Art is artistic again: sometimes enchanting, sometimes plain commercial. But with formal criteria long left behind, how do we tell the difference?
Late Summer Blossoms
The autumn exhibition season comes into full bloom this week. The lushness is particularly striking among female artists – the young and the overlooked.
Art Eats Itself
The autumn season on the Norwegian art scene arrives with the auspicious scent of oil on canvas, older artists, plant-based cuisine – and garbage.
Reflection Time Again
During the Swedish art autumn, political doom and gloom is met with a pensive artistic poise. Also, Danish artists of the moment make their way across Øresund.
Whose Freedom?
WEXFO World Expression Forum 2023 was a reminder that being a host is a powerful and privileged position.
An Investment in Democracy
Norwegian proposals for increased funding for periodicals and criticism should not only be heeded by the authorities, but also serve as inspiration for colleagues in other countries.
A Clear Manifestation of a Colonialist Ideology
The National Museum of Norway must take responsibility for contextualising Christian Krohg’s controversial nineteenth-century painting Leiv Eiriksson Discovering America.
Wuthering Spring
The Iron Throne is vacant. Hardly any Norwegian artists have solo shows at the major museums, and everyone worries about sustainability.
Spring Défilé
This year’s first opening night in Copenhagen whetted our appetite for more. The season’s dictates are British 90s art, French 80s sculpture, and Georgian folk painting. Oh, and Arken is rebranding.
