| Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas

THE UNIVERSITY GATE

June 29th, 2024

Hjorth & Kjølaas, The University Gate, 2024
Noatun, Nord University, Bodø, Norway
KORO, Art in Public Space Norway
Photo: r/norge

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Hjorth & Kjølaas
The University Gate (Universitetsportalen), 2024
Noatun, Nord University
Bodø, Norway

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The unvieling of The University Gate coincide with
Bodø European Culture Capital 2024, and is under
the auspices of KORO, Art in Public Space Norway.
The sculptures are modeled by Hjorth & Kjølaas in
collaboration with Njål Andreassen, one of Norway’s
leading wood carvers, and Motved AS at Hjerleid
senter for bygdekultur (Hjerleid Center for Rural Culture).

PRESS RELEASE HERE
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Supported by
KORO, Art in Public Space Norway

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Hjorth & Kjølaas, The University Gate, 2024
Noatun, Nord University, Bodø, Norway
KORO, Art in Public Space Norway
Photo: Drone Nord

Installation, Hjorth & Kjølaas, The University Gate, 2024
Noatun, Nord University, Bodø, Norway
KORO, Art in Public Space Norway
Photo: Drone Nord

Transport, Hjorth & Kjølaas, The University Gate, 2024
Noatun, Nord University, Bodø, Norway
KORO, Art in Public Space Norway
Photo: Drone Nord

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MORD I PARAPSYKISK SELSKAP

October 12th, 2022

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

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Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet,
Oslo, Norway

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In the exhibition Mord i parapsykisk selskap,
Hjorth & Kjølaas present a fictive murder mystery
about the artist Emanuel Vigeland (1875–1948)
by way of a series of drawings and original works
on loan from the Emanuel Vigeland Foundation.

Supported by
Arts Council Norway
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BKV)
Oslo Department for Culture
Kunstsentrene i Norge (KiN)

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REVIEWS

Kampen mot uvitenheten, av Arve Rød,
Kunstavisen, 17. aug 2022
KUNSTAVISEN

Tenk feil, Nicholas Norton,
Kunstkritikk 19. aug 2022
KUNSTKRITIKK

Dramatikk i Paris, av Kåre Bulie,
Klassekampen, 24. aug 2022
KLASSEKAMPEN

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20 drawings, Zerkall paper 145g, Creme,
Faber Castell & Caran D’Ache
Luminance fargeblyant, Pilot ENO-G bly
Photo: Thomas Tveter / BONO

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Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 1, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 2, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 3, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 4, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 5, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 6, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 7, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 8, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 9, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 10, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 11, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 12, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 13, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 14, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 15, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 16, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 17, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 18, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 19, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap 20, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap, 2022
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap, 2022
Paper, p. 1
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

Hjorth & Kjølaas
Mord i parapsykisk selskap, 2022
Paper, p. 2
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
Photo: Thomas Tveter

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CLEAR THE AIR! CLEAN THE SKY! WASH THE WIND!

September 13th, 2021

Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas
Clear the air! Clean the sky! Wash the wind!, 2021
4,5 x 4,75 x 3 m
Norwegian Sculpture Triennale
Photo: Martin Johansen

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Clear the air! Clean the sky! Wash the wind!, 2021
Norwegian Sculpture Triennale
Curated by Silja Leifsdottir
The Association of Norwegian Sculptors
Oslo, Norway

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Part of The Carbon Gargoyles, 2021.
Oak and slate. 5,5 x 4,75 x 3 m.

Produced at Hjerleid senter for bygdekultur
by Njål Andreassen, Steinar Moldal,
Øystein Lønvik, Martin Ribu and Thom Kelly.

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Supported by KORO, Kulturrådet, Oslo Kommune,
and Ingerid, Synnøve and Elias Fegerstens Foundation.

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Artists in the The Sculpture triennial:
Admir Batlak / Andrea Bakketun / Anne Cecilie Lie /
Ayatgali Tuleubek / Christine Aspelund / Damir Avdagic /
Elna Hagemann / Erlend Grytbakk Wold / Gisle Harr /
Ingrid Solvik / Jannik Abel / Joel Correia / Johanne Hestvold /
Jon Benjamin Tallerås / Kaia Hugin / Knut Wold / Kobie Nel /
Lillian Tørlen / Louise Jacobs / Margrethe Pettersen /
Mattias Cantzler / Meera Manjit Kaur / Michael Johansson /
Miriam Hansen / Morten Jensen Vågen / Nina Torp /
Peter Dean & Oscar Hagbard / Päivi Laakso / Runa Sandnes /
Samvær Under Tilsün – Øyvind Mellbye & Einar Goksøyr Åsen /
Sara Korshøj Christensen / Sebastian Kjølaas / Shwan Dler Qaradaki

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Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas
Clear the air! Clean the sky! Wash the wind!, 2021
4,5 x 4,75 x 3 m
Norwegian Sculpture Triennale
Photo courtesy of The Association of Norwegian Sculptors

Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas
Clear the air! Clean the sky! Wash the wind!, 2021
4,5 x 4,75 x 3 m.
Norwegian Sculpture Triennale
Photo courtesy of The Association of Norwegian Sculptors

Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas
Clear the air! Clean the sky! Wash the wind!, 2021
4,5 x 4,75 x 3 m (detaile)
Norwegian Sculpture Triennale
Photo courtesy of The Association of Norwegian Sculptors

Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas
Clear the air! Clean the sky! Wash the wind!, 2021
4,5 x 4,75 x 3 m (detaile)
Norwegian Sculpture Triennale
Photo: Martin Johansen

Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas
Clear the air! Clean the sky! Wash the wind!, 2021
Technical drawing, 2021

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THE DEATH OF THE FATHER

July 5th, 2021

The Death of the Father, 2021. With Siri Hjorth.
The Hour of Reckoning, Henie Onstad Art Center.
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

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The Death of the Father, 2021
with Siri Hjorth
The Hour of Reckoning
Curated by Ana María Bresciani
Henie Onstad Art Center
Bærum, Norway

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With: Karel Appel, Willi Baumeister, Jean Bazaine,
Ragna Bley, Pierre Bonnard, Anna Daniell, Jean Dubuffet,
Max Ernst, Sam Francis, Pedro Gómez-Egaña, Juan Gris,
Hans Hartung, Marianne Heier, Siri Hjorth,
Solveig Styve Holte, Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas,
Fernand Léger, Herman Mbamba, Alberto Magnelli,
Alfred Manessier, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Endre Nemes,
Germain Ngoma, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Paul Riopelle,
Gustave Singier, Pierre Soulages, Nicolas de Stäel,
Rufino Tamayo, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Jacques Villon,
Jacob Weidemann og Jorunn Hancke Øgstad.

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The Death of the Father, 2021. With Siri Hjorth.
The Hour of Reckoning, Henie Onstad Art Center.
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

1. Retrieving the remains of Cézanne.
Or how the Montmartre robots commence their plan in a parallel Belle Époque Paris
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

2. Taking off on Montmartre 11.
Or the dawn of a grand scheme of creative renewal
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

3. The cloning of Cézanne.
Or the Montmartre robots bid to gain artistic conscience,
and start a transhuman art-colony in the Andromeda Galaxy
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

4. The cloned Cézanne’s stage a Space Cabaret I
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

4. The cloned Cézanne’s stage a Space Cabaret II
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

4. The cloned Cézanne’s stage a Space Cabaret III
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

7. The disembodied head of Legér.
Or meanwhile, orbiting Planet Earth,
a tubist worries about the state of Cézanne
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

8. To the delight of all but one Cézanne.
Or the Alienation of Space Time and the Evil of Loneliness
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

9. There is only one Cézanne!
Or the dawn of Cézanne, the Devourer of Worlds
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

10. Legér Assembles the Avant Garde!
Or how Legér calls upon the Modern Masters,
in their Man Cave, to fight the Mad Cézanne
(From left to right: Matisse, Tamayo, Rouault, Bonnard, Riopelle,
Estéve, Magnelli, Gris, Braque, Picasso, Francis, Ernst.)
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

11. The Avant Garde Prepare for the Final Battle I
(Tamayo, Max Ernst, Bonnard, Matisse)
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

12. The Avant Garde Prepare for the Final Battle II
(Braque, Gris, Picasso)
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

13. The Avant Garde Prepare for the Final Battle III
(Estéve, Riopelle, Magnelli, Francis)
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

14. The Voyage.
Or the Brotherhood of the Brush
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center

15. The Return of Cézanne.
Or how a homesick Cézanne comes back to earth to clean his brush
in the Seine and deplete the world of pigments
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

15. The Clash of the Avant Garde.
Or the Battle of the Space Men
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

17. The Death of the Father.
Or forcefully penetrating the skull,
and thus, entering the mind of Cézanne
Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen / Henie Onstad Art Center.

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NAUGHTY NUDES

July 20th, 2020

Exhibition view, Et Kollektivt kaosmos, 2020, Kunsthall Oslo, Norway. Photographer: Jon Benjamin Tallerås

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Naughty Nudes, 2020
with Siri Hjorth
Et Kollektivt kaosmos
Kunsthall Oslo
Norway

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Naughty Nudes consist of four View Masters
portraying the 30 artists in the exhibition:
Apichaya Wanthiang, Lina Viste Grønli,
Marte Johnslien, Nora Joung,
Herman Mbamba, Richard Alexandersson,
Christian Tony Norum, Andrea Bakketun,
Olav Ringdal, Elise Storsveen,
Hilmar Fredriksen, Goutam Ghosh,
Anna Daniell, Eirik Senje, Siri Aurdal,
Bente Sætrang, Bjørn Mortensen,
Per Inge Bjørlo, Serina Erfjord, Jan Freuchen,
Tyra Tingleff, Dag Erik Elgin,
Mercedes Mühleisen, Johannes Engelsen Espedal,
Siri Hjorth & Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas,
Mads Andreas Andreassen,
Jorunn Hancke Øgstad, Ida Madsen Følling
and Markus Li Stensrud.

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Exhibition view, Et Kollektivt kaosmos, 2020, Kunsthall Oslo, Norway. Photographer: Jon Benjamin Tallerås

Naughty Nudes, View Master, Et Kollektivt kaosmos, 2020, Kunsthall Oslo, Norway.

Naughty Nudes in use, Et Kollektivt kaosmos, 2020, Kunsthall Oslo, Norway.

SEE ALL FOUR REELS HERE

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WITTGENSTEIN ON VACATION

September 7th, 2019

The transport of the Wittgenstein Monument, 2018. Filming: Falkeblikk

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The Wittgenstein Monument (2018)
Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas,
Marianne Bredesen, Siri Hjorth
Skjolden, Sogn og Fjordane
Norway

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The Wittgenstein Monument was produced by
Hjerleid Craft Senter after a ceramic model
by Kjølaas and Bredesen, at the helm of
woodcarver Njål Andreassen.
Six tons consisting of twenty-five 200-year-old pines
was used. The monument speaks and whistles.

Supported by KORO (URO), Fritt Ord and OCA.

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The Wittgenstein Monument, 2018, Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas, Marianne Bredesen and Siri Hjorth, 7 x 4 x 3 m, Skjolden, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Photographer: Karen Gimle.

The transport of the Wittgenstein Monument, 2018. Video still: Falkeblikk

Performance by Siri Hjorth, unveiling of The Wittgenstein Monument, 2018, Skjolden, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Photographer: Karen Gimle.

Performance by Siri Hjorth, unveiling of The Wittgenstein Monument, 2018, Skjolden, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Photographer: Bjørn Lindahl.

The monument speaks, unveiling of The Wittgenstein Monument, 2018, Skjolden, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Photographer: Bjørn Lindahl.

The monument speaks, unveiling of The Wittgenstein Monument, 2018, Skjolden, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Photographer: Karen Gimle

Wittgenstein on Vacation Part I, Little Austria (2015) web poster

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2015
Wittgenstein on Vacation
Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas,
Marianne Bredesen, Siri Hjorth,

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Supported by KORO (URO)
OCA, Fritt Ord

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Siri Hjorth, Wittgenstein on Vacation (2015), video still, performance at the ruin of Wittgenstein’s house, Skjolden (NO) video still

Kirstin Dirksen, Wittgenstein in Norway (2015), Documentary

The transport of the Wittgenstein Monument, 2018. Filming: Falkeblikk

Wittgenstein on Vacation, Little Austria (2015) trailer

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MACHINES À PENSER

June 2nd, 2019

Exhibition view of “Machines à penser” 2018, Fondazione Prada, Venice, Photographer: Mattia Balsamini, Courtesy Fondazione Prada

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Machines à penser
Curated by Dieter Roelstraete
Fondazione Prada ,
Ca’ Corner della Regina,
Venice, Italy
2018

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Preliminary model of the
Wittgenstein Monument,
Part of the Wittgenstein on
Vacation series, (2015 – 2018)
with Marianne Bredesen
and Siri Hjorth
Supported by KORO (URO)
OCA and Fritt Ord

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The exhibition included works by:
Gerhard Richter, Goshka Macuga,
Anselm Kiefer, Leonor Antunes,
Paolo Chiasera, Alec Finlay,
Ian Hamilton Finlay,
Alexander Kluge, Patrick Lakey,
Mark Manders, Jeremy Millar,
Sophie Nys, Mark Riley,
Ewan Telford, Guy Moreton
and Susan Philipsz.

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e-flux Announcement

Exhibition view of “Machines à penser” 2018, Fondazione Prada, Venice, Photographer: Mattia Balsamini, Courtesy Fondazione Prada

Preliminary model of the Wittgenstein Monument, 2018, Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Preliminary Model of the Wittgenstein Monument (2018) with Marianne Bredesen and Siri Hjorth, Vernissage TV

“Machines à penser” 2018, Fondazione Prada, Venice, Vernissage TV

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HVORDAN BLI UDØDELIG

May 8th, 2018

Hvordan bli udødelig, 2018, with Siri Hjorth, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

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Hvordan bli udødelig, 2018
Lecture & drawing session
Kunstnerforbundet
2018

Atelier Kunstnerforbundet is supported by
Sparebankstiftelsen, Fritt Ord and
Billedkunstnernes Hjelpefond.

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Hvordan bli udødelig, 2018, with Siri Hjorth, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

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MY ZEITGEIST HURTS

March 23rd, 2018

My Zeitgeist Hurts (2018) in collaboration with Siri Hjorth. Kunstplass, Oslo. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

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My Zeitgeist Hurts, 2018
with Siri Hjorth
Kunstplass
Oslo, Norway

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Zeitgeist III, Misanthro-poop (2018), ceramic, 20 x 20 x 18 cm. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Zeitgeist VII, 0% Man (2018), ceramic, 18 x 18 x 43 cm. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Zeitgeist I, Nasty Nature (2018), ceramic, 18 x 18 x 27 cm. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Zeitgeist II, Fuck the System (2018), ceramic, 12 x 12 x 26 cm. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Zeitgeist VI, You’re Ugly Too (2018), ceramic, 18 x 18 x 26 cm. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Exhibition view, My Zeitgeist Hurts (2018), Kunstplass, Oslo, Norway, in collaboration with Siri Hjorth. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Zeitgeist IV (2018), ceramic, 20 x 205 x 15 cm. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Siri Hjorth, Promptly Punctual (2018), textile, 200 x 65 x 20 cm. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Siri Hjorth, Prematurely Putrefied (2018), textile, 160 x 65 x 20 cm. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

Siri Hjorth, Fashionably Late (2018), textile, 160 x 85 x 20 cm. Photographer: Thomas Tveter

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OM TØRRE TING

October 6th, 2017

The Master Builders Relief (2017) performance in collaboration with Siri Hjorth (exhibition view). Photographer: Susann Jamtøy

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2017
Om Tørre ting
On Dry Things
Trondheim Art Society
Norway

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The Master Builders Relief (2017) was part of
On Dry Things, a solo exhibition organised by
The Association of Norwegian Art Societies,
traveling between Hammerfest, Eidsberg,
Haugesund, Volda and Trondheim. Exhibition
catalog designed by Yokoland, with text by
Line Ulekleiv and supported by Art Council
Norway. A series of performances in
collaboration with Siri Hjorth was presented
at the opening nights.

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Byggmesterens lettelse / The Master Builders Relief (2017) electro-magnetic field, aquarelle, paper, wood, bread, 4 x 4 cm (exhibition view). Photographer: Susann Jamtøy

Byggmesterens lettelse / The Master Builders Relief (2017) electro-magnetic field, aquarelle, paper, wood, bread, 4 x 4 m (exhibition view). Photographer: Susann Jamtøy

Byggmesterens lettelse / The Master Builders Relief (2017) electro-magnetic field, aquarelle, paper, wood, bread, 4 x 4 cm (exhibition view). Photographer: Susann Jamtøy

Byggmesterens lettelse / The Master Builders Relief (2017) electro-magnetic field, aquarelle, paper, wood, bread, 4 x 4 cm (detail). Photographer: Susann Jamtøy

The Mistletoe Promise (2017) performance in collaboration with Siri Hjorth (exhibition view). Photographer: Susann Jamtøy

The Mistletoe Promise (2017) performance in collaboration with Siri Hjorth (detail). Photographer: Susann Jamtøy

Byggmesterens lettelse / The Master Builders Relief (2017), electro-magnetic field, aquarelle, paper, wood, 4 x 4 m (detail). Photographer: Susann Jamtøy

Byggmesterens lettelse / The Master Builders Relief (2017), electro-magnetic field, aquarelle, paper, wood, 4 x 4 m (detail). Video: Susann Jamtøy

Lagnad til Bry / Lumps of Organic Panic (2016), aquarelle and ceramic, 76,5 x 57 cm / 15 x 8 cm. Photographer: Ma Ortiz

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2017
On Dry Things III
Volda & Ørsta Art Society
(NO)

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Lagnad til Bry / Lumps of Organic Panic (2016), aquarelle and ceramic (exhibition view). Photographer: Ma Ortiz

Toppoengtoppen / Oily Boily (2016), aquarelle, 76,5 x 57 cm. Photographer: Ma Ortiz

Fører av en Fjernstyrt Fjord / Seductive Fusion Baby (2016) aquarelle, 76,5 x 57 cm. Photographer: Ma Ortiz

Suttungsmjød / Master Blaster (2016), aquarelle, 76,5 x 57 cm. Photographer: Ma Ortiz

Lagnad til Bry / Lumps of Organic Panic (2016), aquarelle and ceramic, 15 x 8 cm (detail). Photographer: Ma Ortiz

Lagnad til Bry / Lumps of Organic Panic (2016), ceramic, 15 x 8 cm (detail). Photographer: Ma Ortiz

Fører av en Fjernstyrt Fjord / Seductive Fusion Baby (2016), ceramic, 15 x 8 cm (detail). Photographer: Ma Ortiz

Lagnad til Bry / Lumps of Organic Panic (2016), aquarelle and ceramic (detail). Photographer: Ma Ortiz

More Gravy / Huldergrøt (2017), oil on canvas, wood, ceramic, leather, 10 x 9,5 x 1 m (exhibition view). Photographer: Ma Ortiz

Så inderlig vel / Introverted Listener (2017), wood, ceramic, bread, aquarelle, snakeskin, 40 x 60 cm. Ma Ortiz

Så inderlig vel / Introverted Listener (2017), wood, ceramic, bread, aquarelle, snakeskin, 40 x 60 cm. Photographer: Ma Ortiz

More Gravy / Huldergrøt (2017) oil on canvas, wood, ceramic, leather, 10 x 9,5 x 1 m (detail). Photographer: Ma Ortiz

More Gravy / Huldergrøt (2017), oil on canvas, wood, ceramic, leather, 10 x 9,5 x 1 m. Photographer: Ma Ortiz

More Gravy / Huldergrøt (2017), oil on canvas, wood, ceramic, leather, 10 x 9,5 x 1 m (detail). Photographer: Ma Ortiz

Av skog og by / A Dinner In Debate (2016), wood, aquarelle, ceramic, ink, 89 x 50 x 5 cm / 15 x 8 cm. Photographer: Zbigniew Ziggi Wantuch

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2016
On Dry Things I
Hammerfest Art Society
(NO)

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Loker og Luker Litt i Hagen / One After the Other They Nailed Each Other (2016), ink, ceramic, wood, 102 x 70 cm / 15 x 8 cm. Photographer: Zbigniew Ziggi Wantuch

Loker og Luker Litt i Hagen / One After the Other They Nailed Each Other (2016), ink, 102 x 70 cm. Photographer: Zbigniew Ziggi Wantuch

Loker og Luker Litt i Hagen / One After the Other They Nailed Each Other (2016), ink, 102 x 70 cm. Photographer: Zbigniew Ziggi Wantuch

Loker og Luker Litt i Hagen / One After the Other They Nailed Each Other (2016), 102 x 70 cm, ink. Photographer: Zbigniew Ziggi Wantuch

Horse of the Norse / Hoppen som skiftet bane (2016), wood, bottle, ink on paper, 44 x 14 x 14 cm. Photographer: Ma Ortiz

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2017
On Dry Things IV
Haugesund Art Society
(NO)

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Horse of the Norse / Hoppen som skiftet bane (2016), wood, bottle, ink on paper, 44 x 14 x 14 cm. Photographer: Haugesund Kunstforening

Horse of the Norse / Hoppen som skiftet bane (2016), wood, bottle, ink on paper, 44 x 14 x 14 cm. Photographer:Haugesund Kunstforening

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THE INSTITUTE OF ART AND CRIME

November 14th, 2015

The Curator is Dead (2014), tableau vivant in collaboration with Siri Hjorth. Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

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2014
The Institute of Art and Crime
Book launch and exhibition
Kunstnernes Hus
Published by Torpedo Press
Oslo (NO)

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THE INSTITUTE OF ART AND CRIME is an
illustrated dialog between four characters;
the Artist, the Curator, the Psychopath
and the Junkie. (for the book go here)

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ARTISTS REPRESENTED IN THE EXHIBITION

DONNY JOHNSON – Born 1960, abstract painter.
Incarcerated after killing a man and then attacking
a prison guard. Now serving three life sentences at the
Pelican Bay State Prison in California, where he’s
subjected to 23 hour lock down in a solitary cell
with no windows. Represented by four paintings on
postcards provided by Stephen Kurtz, which is
responsible for Donny Johnson’s collection.
The paintings are made with the coating of M&M’s,
water, and a paintbrush made of Johnson’s own heir,
as there is strict regulations for what he’s allowed to
keep in his cell.

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ELMYR de HORY – born 1905, was a famous
Hungarian artist and forger. Lived in France,
Mexico and Ibiza before committing suicide in
1976, fearing incarceration after his massive
forging enterprise started to crumble.
He mainly forged Picasso, Renoir, Matisse and
Modigliani. He is one of the main protagonists
in Orson Wells film F for Fake.

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ERIC GILL – born in 1882, was one of Britain’s
most respected artists. His sculpture
Prospero & Ariel is to be found in BBC’s Broadcasting
House, and the Creation of Adam is in the
lobby of Palais des Nations, now the European
headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. He
also created a widely used font, Gill Sans.
After his death it was revealed that he had a sexual
relationship to his daughters, his sister, and the
family dog. Not quite as respected anymore,
he has entered the realm of obscurity.

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SIRI HJORTH – born 1986, live and work in Oslo,
with sculpture, performance, installation and textile.
She showcased a constructed Tableau Vivant in
collaboration with Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas
relating to one of the protagonists of the book.
It was to be found in the center of the exhibition hall
and mirrored a pivotal scene from the narrative.
The sculpture is a pastiche of Ernst Barlach’s
The Avanger (1914). Barlach was in his youth a war
enthusiast, but became a pacifist after the atrocity
of World War I. This was the reason why he was
exhibited at the infamous Degenerate art exhibition
in Germany (1937) organized by Adolf Ziegler
and the Nazi Party.

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MOM & JERRY – The multi-faceted Mom, and her
dirty son Jerry have a passion for art, music, parties,
glitter and fashion. In addition to being artists, they
consider themselves rebels, outlaws, Djs, living
sculptures, talk show hosts,TV personalities,
movie stars, and progressive Broadway dancers.
Mom and Jerry can be seen as recycling machines
in the monstrous, virtual city of garbage.
They showcased the video The world
is a cruise (9 min 34 sec, 2014) and a piece titled
Line up your fun (2014).

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The Curator is Dead (2014), tableau vivant in collaboration with Siri Hjorth. Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

The Curator is Dead (2014), tableau vivant in collaboration with Siri Hjorth. Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

The Curator is Dead (2014), tableau vivant in collaboration with Siri Hjorth . Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

Donny Johnson, Me neither (2011), non-stop paint on postcard (made in Pelican Bay correctional facility) 16 x 9 cm. Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

Donny Johnson, Bird of Paradise (2012), non-stop paint on post card (made in Pelican Bay correctional facility), 16 x 9 cm. Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

Elmyr de Hory, A preliminary sketch for a forgery of Modigliani (1968), pencil on paper, 77 x 48 cm. Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

Eric Gill, Performer on Stage (1920), graphic print, 30 x 30 cm. Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

Bach Cello Suite Nr. 3, concert by Malin Mertens (exhibition view). Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

Bach Cello Suite Nr. 3, concert by Malin Mertens (exhibition view). Photographer: Karoline Hjorth

The Artist with the Police (2014), laser print, 30 x 20 cm. Photographer: Eva Rosa Hollup

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DØDEN PÅ UKS

May 29th, 2013

Death at UKS (2011) 11 models, mirroring themselves in a hearse, 5 x 3 m, One Night Only, UKS (exhibition view). Photographer: Martin Johansen

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2011
Døden på UKS
Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas
One Night Only
UKS
Oslo (NO)

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Death at UKS was an One Night Only
event, where a hearse was placed in
the foaje of the Young Artists’ Association,
in which 13 dancers mirrored themselves
throughout the opening night.

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Dancers:

Marianne Skjeldal /
Elin Sandvik /
Jorunn Kjersem Hildre /
Marte Reithaug Sterud /
Ida GudbrandsenJulie Skjønberg /
Silje Høgaas /
Sigrid Hirsch Kopperdal /
Ingjerd Heggem Nergaard /
Vilde von Krogh /
Hedvig Heggem Nergaard /

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Death at UKS (2011) 11 models, mirroring themselves in a hearse, 5 x 3 m (detail). Photographer: Martin Johansen

Death at UKS (2011) 11 models, mirroring themselves in a hearse, 5 x 3 m (detail). Photographer: Martin Johansen

Death at UKS (2011) 11 models, mirroring themselves in a hearse, 5 x 3 m (detail). Photographer: Martin Johansen

Death at UKS (2011) 11 models, mirroring themselves in a hearse, 5 x 3 m (exhibition view). Photographer: Martin Johansen

Death at UKS (2011) 11 models, mirroring themselves in a hearse, 5 x 3 m (exhibition view). Photographer: Martin Johansen

Death at UKS (2011) 11 models, mirroring themselves in a hearse, 5 x 3 m (detail). Photographer: Martin Johansen

Death at UKS (2011) 11 models mirroring themselves in a hearse, 5 x 3 m (detail). Photographer: Martin Johansen