The Oslo Biennial Ends Ahead of Schedule
The Oslo City Department of Culture has decided to end the first instalment of the city’s biennial two years earlier than planned, due in part to financial overspending.
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Invisible Criticism
Criticism has moved from the daily newspapers to niche media. This should be reflected in Denmark’s new media policy agreement, says Kamilla Löfström of United Critics Denmark.
Sweden Makes Historic Investment in Culture
‘I think governments around the world should see this as a template for how to deal with the corona pandemic’, says Gitte Ørskou, director of Moderna Museet.
A Vibrant Place for the Production of Art
‘The institution should be shaped around artistic practice, not the other way around’, says Rhea Dall, new head of Overgaden in Copenhagen.
Weak Response to Black Lives Matter in Sweden
In an open letter to Swedish art institutions, a group of anonymous artists and culture workers demand that issues of racism, discrimination and whiteness be seriously addressed.
‘There is now a need for institutions where everyone can feel welcome.’
This autumn, Sarah Lookofsky takes up her new position as dean at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts.
Criticised Artistic Research, Didn’t Pass the Viva
‘A farcical act of revenge’, according to Bogdan Szyber, who was unanimously rejected by a degree committee. For the first time in Sweden, a thesis in artistic research did not pass the public defence.
With Special Responsibility for Art Criticism
‘Being an editor requires an internal drive. It’s about working for something that’s bigger than yourself’, says Mariann Enge. She is Kunstkritikk’s new editor-in-chief.
Collectivist Documenta
CAMP’s Frederikke Hansen joins the curatorial team behind the next Documenta, while the Trampoline House becomes a ‘lumbung partner’.
‘No coloniser deserves to be on top of a mountain’
On Saturday night, the statue of Hans Egede in Nuuk was defaced. Greenlandic artist Aqqalu Berthelsen passed on an anonymous statement from the group responsible.
A School Divided
Internal conflicts, crisis of management, and despair among staff and students. A new report paints a dark picture of Stockholm’s Royal Institute of Art.
Art Fair Shows Women Only
The 2020 edition of the Nordic art fair Chart will feature women artists only, whose works will be displayed at the participating galleries’ own venues throughout the Nordic region
