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Climate Activists Deface Vigeland Monolith
Director at the Vigeland Museum in Oslo, Jarle Strømodden, believes it is too early to say whether the sculptures have suffered permanent damage.
‘Art criticism has changed deeply’
Florencia Battiti, president of AICA Argentina, is among the organisers of this year’s AICA congress.
Artistic Legacies
Fostering young talent is a focus area on the Danish art scene,
but attention is seldom paid to what happens when artists pass away. Stine Hebert
and Johanne Løgstrup have set up a new organisation for neglected archives.
The Legacy of the Balkans
Tijana Mišković believes that art can convey painful experiences of war and displacement, even to those without first-hand knowledge of them. She has arranged an exhibition featuring Danish artists with roots in the former Yugoslavia.
‘Change rarely happens without the involvement of artists’
Angela Davis’s visit in Oslo was an event that may well have ripple effects.
Artists Fight Sponsorship Agreement
‘We want the Fredriksen agreement to be terminated’, says Nikhil Vettukattil, one of the artists behind a call for Norway’s National Museum to end the collaboration.
Documenta Vandalised
Anonymous threats of violence are the culmination so far of the discussion surrounding the Palestinian artists’ group The Question of Funding and its participation in Documenta 15.
Inside the German Art Factory
The kunstverein is a cornerstone of the sturdy German art system, believes Milan Ther, the new director at Kunstverein in Hamburg.
Norway’s National Museum Opens its Doors
On Saturday 11 June, the largest art museum in the Nordic region will finally open to the general public.
‘Sharpen the focus, be more radical, lead the way, and do something unexpected’
Bigert & Bergström’s Tipping Point will be shown during the UN’s climate summit in Stockholm.
‘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.
