‘There will always be some unrest in a large institution’
This autumn, Tone Hansen will take over as director of the Munch Museum, which is currently facing pressure both internally and externally.
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A Borderless Sápmi
Auctions of Arctic lands and thousands of letters from government authorities are among the works on view in The Sámi Pavilion in Venice.
Cottagecore Centaurs
These days we see a yearning for the past and a movement towards the transhuman, observes Uffe Isolotto, the artist behind the Danish Pavilion in Venice.
The National Museum of Norway Linked to Russia
Controversial sponsorship agreement attracts renewed criticism after invasion of Ukraine.
Upending Cultural Heritage
‘The core question of art is the relation between ethics and aesthetics’, according to Charles Esche. Together with co-curator Susanne Ewerlöf he has curated Hurting and Healing at Tensta konsthall.
Assembly in Paris
Centre Pompidou organised a conference in solidarity with Ukraine.
As artists called in from Kyiv and Lviv the space was totally still.
The Right Decision
No more censorship: Russian artist Sergei Prokofiev’s work is once again part of the Spring Exhibition. The chair of the Charlottenborg Foundation, artist John Kørner, has resigned from the board.
Palestinian Documenta Participants Accused of Anti-Semitism
Documenta has countered that the allegations are false, but is putting a lid on further discussion until an upcoming panel debate.
A Necessary Letter
As the curator of the Russian Pavilion finally publicised his letter of resignation, its close ties to a warmongering Russian elite were conspicuously left out.
Freedom of Expression Under Attack in Poland
A petition by AICA calls on the European Commission to stop the systematic persecution of dissent and minority voices.
First NFT Platform in the Nordics
‘We are not addressing the “crypto art market.” We are selling
contemporary art and the proof of ownership happens to be in the form of NFTs’, say the founders of Juneart.io.
Scandinavian Imprint on this Year’s Venice Biennale
Ovartaci, Sandra Mujinga and Ulla Wiggen are among the artists featured in the biennale’s central exhibition.
