Mariann Enge er ansvarlig redaktør for Kunstkritikk.
Mariann Enge is editor-in-chief of Kunstkritikk.
24 December
Kunstkritikk’s Editor-in-Chief Mariann Enge shares three of the art events that were most important to her this year.
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Action Against Oil Sponsorship
The Munch Museum was recently the scene of a climate-activist performance stunt.
Healing Sounds
Hanan Benammar’s recent performance in Harstad, This Is Our Body, staged a collective reckoning with the legacy of Greenland’s first coloniser.
Car Salesman or Museum Director?
When the Munch Museum, spearheaded by Director Stein Olav Henrichsen, uses Munch as a kind of zombie influencer to sell cars, it has crossed a line.
The Climate Crisis Is Upon Us
Thomas A. Østbye’s documentary film about the first Norwegian climate lawsuit draws a poignant picture of the authorities’ reluctance to act.
The Whole World Is Invited
The new Munch Museum will open in the heart of Oslo this autumn with Tracey Emin, Sandra Mujinga, and black metal band Satyricon all joining the party. Still, someone has to be a party pooper.
Angela Davis Lives
The Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art’s decision to centre its exhibition on one of the icons of the Black Lives Matter movement is a move that requires commitment.
Waiting for Spring
Despite rather uncertain prospects, these are the art events we look forward to in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
An Unforgettable Year
Few will feel any great desire to look back on 2020. Even so, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic provided some memorable artistic highlights in the Nordic countries.
24 December Mariann Enge
Kunstkritikk’s Editor-in-Chief Mariann Enge rounds off this year’s Christmas countdown with three exhibitions from 2020 that gave her hope.
Representation Matters
Judging by statements made by the heads of Norwegian art institutions in the wake of this year’s Black Lives Matter protests, lack of will is not the issue when striving for greater diversity.
Just Breathe
Joar Nango’s festival exhibition at Bergen Kunsthall is an inspiring invitation to expand our minds and knowledge and to carry out fundamental change.
