Norwegian Cultural Events in New York

Oslo, August 31st in New York theaters

Joachim Trier's award-winning feature film "Oslo, August 31st" will hit New York theaters on May 25th. Main character Anders Danielsen Lie was recently named one of this year's "Breakout Actors" by the New York Times. The film plays at: IFC Center - 323 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY - ‎11:10am‎ - ‎1:20‎ - ‎3:25‎ - ‎5:35‎ - ‎7:45‎ - ‎9:50pm‎. And at City Cinemas Cinemas 123 - 1001 Third Avenue, New York, NY - ‎10:50am‎ - ‎1:00‎ - ‎3:15‎ - ‎5:30‎ - ‎7:45‎ - ‎10:00pm‎Read more >

Museum as Hub: Carlos Motta: We Who Feel Differently

“Museum as Hub: Carlos Motta: We Who Feel Differently” is a multipart project that explores the idea of sexual and gender “difference” after four decades of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer, and Questioning politics. The project seeks to invigorate discussion around a queer “We” that looks beyond tolerance or assimilation toward a concept of equality that provides for greater personal freedom. The exhibition will be on display at the New Museum through this summer. Read more >

The Norwegian Movie 'Headhunters' in the U.S
	The movie Headhunters, based on Jo Nesbø’s best-selling thriller from 2008, is opening in New York and Los Angeles April 27, 2012. The following months it will be in theatres all around the country. It will open May 4th in the Bay Area; in Landmark's Clay Theatre in San Francisco and Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley. Read more >

Lindstrøm back in the USA

Hans Petter Lindstrøm is a 39-year-old Norwegian producer-songwriter-DJ and space-disco master. His first track ‘I Feel Space’, released in 2005, heralded a new genre shift in dance music, a genre known as space /cosmic disco, and after a decade of dropping peerless space-disco hits, Lindstrøm just released his new full-length album, ‘Six Cups of Rebel’on Smalltown Supersound. The last weekend in May he is returning to the continent, playing gigs in Denver, New York, Toronto and Detroit. Read more >

Infinite Argument - a symphony of dispute hits Detroit

Infinite Argument is a large sound installation by Norwegian born New York-based artist Timon Botez. The installation focuses on the regressive nature of confrontation and gives an sensory-acoustic experience of the dynamics that occur between people in conflict. Infinite Argument will be showing at the Jam Handy, 2900 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit from May 17-28 and throughout the Detroit Electronic Music Festival Read more >

Vebjørn Sand’s Scenes from the Second World War (Part 1 & 2) at Gallery Sand in New York City
	Vebjørn Sand paintings are on display at Gallery Sand, 277 West 4th Street between Perry and west 11th Street in the West Village, New York, opening May 3rd, 2012 running through September 1st, 2012. Read more >

POWER GAMES - works by Peter Fend & Morten Traavik
	Gallery NOoSPHERE is pleased to pair Peter Fend, a U.S. artist known for his collaborative practices melding art and science who recently returned to New York after being active in Eurasia for the past decade, with Morten Traavik, one of Norway's most challenging and productive artists, who exhibits in NYC for the first time. Read more >

Liv Mette Larsen exhibition in Harlem
	Norwegian artist Liv Mette Larsen will have an exhibition at The Pink Room in Harlem from May 30 until June 30. The address to the gallery, at Harlem Jazz and Gospel Townhouse, is 2 West 123rd Street. Read more >

Norwegian artist Ellen Juell to exhibit in Manhattan
	The Norwegian artist Ellen Juell will be exhibiting her paintings at the Collective Art Exhibition at Broadway Gallery, Manhattan, New York from 15th. of May- 14th of June 2012.Read more >

Photographs by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen in New York
	Photographs taken in Oslo by the Norwegian photographer Sigrid Thorbjørnsen will be on display at the New Century Artist Gallery in New York from May 1 through June 2, 2012. Opening receptions: May 3 6pm-8pm and May 5 3pm-6 pm. Read more >

Norway - the official site in the United States
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington 2720 34th Street NW Washington, DC 20008 Tel: (202) 333-6000 Fax: (202) 469-3990 E-mail: emb.washington@mfa.no Contact information and visiting hours >	Consulate General New York > Consulate General Houston > Consulate General San Francisco > Honorary Consulate General Minneapolis > All Consulates