Record visitor numbers leads to economic crisis at the Swedish National Museum and The World’s Northernmost Chinatown opens in Kirkenes.
A decrease in funding hits the art scene in the South of Sweden. In Oslo, seven galleries arrange a new art fair. And Kunstkritikk goes international.
Sweden’s new cultural minister says “creativity should flow freely,” and in Denmark there is new evidence of the museum sector’s contribution to society.
After a new government was formed in Sweden today, state museums will remain free of charge. Also in the news: An art plan for Oslo and Elmgreen & Dragset in The Simpsons.
A workshop for artists reopens in Oslo, Nasty Women exhibits in Stockholm, and the Norwegian National Museum reveals a new visual identity.
– Creating spaces for exchange outside of normal structures is incredibly important, says Nicholas Jones, director of Praksis. The residency programme has become an important part of Oslo’s art scene.
Kunstkritikk’s stay in Nuuk turned out to be a transformative crash course in Greenland’s situation, history and culture.
Ai Weiwei withdraws from two exhibitions in Denmark out of protest against the new Danish asylum seeker laws. ARoS regrets his decision – Faurschou Foundation gives him their full support.
Excellent co-operation between artists’ associations and united support from the centrist parties and the opposition proved decisive in winning Norwegian artists a 10% pay rise, says NBK chairwoman Hilde Tørdal.
– CIMAM needs a board of directors that actively opposes censorship, says the director of Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Tone Hansen. Three of the forum’s board members have resigned in protest against the president Bartomeu Marí.
– Ambient sound recordings are a powerful way to archive a space, says poet Jordan Scott, who presents recordings from Guantánamo Bay at the Oslo International Poetry Festival tonight.
– Maybe it is like thinking about the fate of people that have no hope and no place to look to, Golden Lion winner El Anatsui says about his use of bottle caps in art.
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