NORGE (Norway). CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPES FROM THE COLLECTION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN SONJA OF NORWAY..

Author: Hellandsjø, Karin, curator
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2005
No. of pages: 80
Illustrations: 45 Color Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”sq
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 971949336
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 5487

Price: $42.50

This exhibition of approximately 75 works by 13 of Norway’s leading artists provide a unique perspective on the vitality and originality of Norway’s thriving contemporary art scene, as well as the strong connection between the visual arts in Norway and the country’s extraordinary landscape. All of the works in the exhibition are drawn from the extensive collection of Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway, who has curated Norge with the assistance of collaborating curator Hellandsjø, who is currently Head of Special Projects at the National Museum of Norway and will assume the post of Director of the Henie-Onstad Art Center in March 2005. Knowledgeable and active collector as well as an important patron of contemporary art, Queen Sonja has amassed an extensive collection - comprised largely of landscapes - that reflect her deep knowledge of art history as well as her enthusiasm for the geography and nature of Norway. The artists represented in Norge - Marianne Heske, Olav Christopher Jenssen, Thomas Pihl, Ørnulf Opdahl, Knut Rumohr, Bjørn-Sigurd Tufta, Kåre Tveter among others - include both established and emerging artists spanning 50 years of Norwegian art.