Norwegian Cultural Events in New York

Sverre Bjertnes with a strong exhibition at White Columns, The Scream is still at view on Museum of Modern Art and the exhibition Eyes as Big as Plates showing some interesting avant-garde photography in Red Hook. Read about these Norwegian related cultural events and others to find out what you cannot miss the upcoming week.

Sverre Bjertnes: If you really loved me you would be able to admit that you're ashamed of me.

White Columns is proud to present the first solo exhibition in the United States by the NewYork-based Norwegian artist Sverre Bjertnes. The exhibition has been developed by Bjertnes in collaboration with the artist Bjarne Melgaard, and expands upon their earlier collaborative projects presented in 2012 at Oslo’s Rod Bianco Gallery and Galleri K, and at New York’s Maccarone Gallery in 2011 - as a part of the widely celebrated exhibition After Shelley Duvall ’72 curated by Melgaard. Read more >

Museum of Modern Art presents Munch's The Scream

Edvard Munch’s iconic The Scream (1895), among the most celebrated and recognized images in art history, will be on view at The Museum of Modern Art for a period of six months. Of the four versions of The Scream made by Munch between 1893 and 1910, this pastel-on-board from 1895 is the only one remaining in private hands; the three other versions are in the collections of museums in Norway. The Scream is being lent by a private collector.Read more >

MARTIN DUE - Over the Edge
	Norwegian artist Martin Due`s etchings portraying panoramic Nordic landscapes and close-ups studies. Due is exhibiting his work in the exhibition at Artifact, a Manhattan venue located on the Lower East side. The exhibition “Over the Edge” is running from March 6. – 24. At Artifact there is an opening reception held on March 6th.Read more >

Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth: Eyes as Big as Plates

From February 15th until April 26th, Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth will be working on a new chapter in their series Eyes as Big as Plates as part of Recess’s signature program, Session. Session invites artists to use Recess’s public space as studio, exhibition venue, and grounds for experimentation. Over the course of their Session, Ikonen and Hjorth will create costumes and photographs in collaboration with senior residents of New York who show a marked connection to their national and cultural roots. The resulting works will be on show in Red Hook throughout the residency, with reception and presentation at March 22nd.Read more >

Trio of Norwegian artists performing at Well Recital Hall in NYC
	“Camilla Ediassen and Friends” come together in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on April 4 at 8 PM. They will perform a varied program of music by Russian, Norwegian, American, and Scottish composers. Soprano Camilla Ediassen, flutist Ingrid Holmen and pianist Erling Erikson makes the Norwegian Trio. Read more >

Between Coasts at Trygve Lie Gallery
	Between Coasts is a multimedia exhibition about emigration from Western Norway to the U.S. Presented by The Western Norway Emigration Centre and Trygve Lie Gallery, it focuses on the act of leaving home and finding another: between deep fjords and skyscrapers. Trygve Lie Gallery is located on 317 E 52nd St in Manhattan. The exhibit will be on view from March 21st through May 1st. Read more >

Slippery When Wet, an exhibition in Brooklyn
	From February 23 -March 30, Sugar will exhibit Liv Mette Larsen's Floor series (egg tempera on linen) and pair it with Gwendolyn C. Skaggs Slip Casting series (mixed media). Visit the Exhibition at SUGAR (449 Troutman St) in Brooklyn. Read more >

SAGA by Wakka Wakka at Baruch Performing Arts Center
	SAGA is a theatrical puppet show by the award-winning American/Norwegian company Wakka Wakka. The show features 30 puppets, ranging from 3 inches to 10 feet, portrayed by an international cast of puppeteers from Iceland, Norway, Ireland and the US, and will run from March 7 to April 14 at Baruch Performing Arts Center.Read more >

Eivind Opsvik performing at Nublu in NYC

Eivind Opsvik is a Norwegian musician who has been based in New York over the last 15 years. Opsvik just released a fourth album with his band “Overseas” and will perform in NYC every Thursday in March at Nublu, located in the East Village on Manhattan. Two of the nights the show will feature his band “Overseas”, while the other two will show a new project called “empty lights”. All nights music starts at 9 PM.Read more >

I AM MY WORLD - Curated by David Gibson
	Ten Norwegian artists are paired up with ten New Yorkers in this group show curated by David Gibson. The opening reception is held Friday, the 1st of March between 6 and 8 PM. The exhibition is held at the NOoSPHERE Arts gallery located on the Lower East side of Manhattan and will be on view March 1 - 31. Read more >

The Norwegian feature "Before Snowfall" to compete at the Tribeca Film Festival 2013

The Norwegian director Hisham Zaman and his movie Before Snowfall will be the only Nordic contender in the World Narrative Competition at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Before Snowfall is an untraditional road movie about family, love, dignity and honor. The feature just won the Dragon Award Best Nordic Film at Göteborg International Film Festival in Sweden. Tribeca Film Festival will be running in New York City between 7 - 28 April. Read more >

Kvelertak is playing in NYC on the National Day of Norway, May 17

The hardcore favorites of Kvelertak will be playing in NYC at Webster Hall on the National Day of Norway, on May 17. The band is going on an extended U.S. tour this spring, joined by the metal bands Cancer Bats and Black tusk. Equally loved by fans and critics, Kvelertak is known for their high energy shows and performing with Norwegian lyrics. Kvelertak (meaning stranglehold or chokehold) is a six-piece black n roll band from Stavanger, Norway, formed in 2007. All lyrics are written in Norwegian, the band’s native language, and concerning Norse mythology/Viking folklore.Read more >

New Land 2013 – The Ellesmere Island Expedition
	Only powered by wind, muscle and canine companions this expedition seeks out to cross one of the last wildernesses on the planet. During their 72-day planned trip the explorers seek to document their experience, the rapidly changing climate in the Far North and tell the story of the exploration of Canada's Ellesmere Island. Read more >

Oslo on the Hudson: Performa announces Norwegian pavilion

New York’s premier art event will have a special focus on Norway this November. This week Performa launched a new international program; “Pavilions Without Walls” - a new international program partnering with countries from all over the world. The Performa Pavilions program sets up large-scale collaborations between Performa and each of the participating countries, so that their international artists, cultural institutions, and art industry workers can be connected not only with the New York City cultural landscape, but with global audiences as well. As a kick off for 2013 Performa announces the participation of Norway and Poland. Read more >

"Foil" - an exhibition by Ole Martin Lund Bø

Norwegian artist Ole Martin Lund Bø will be showing his exhibition Foil at the Denny Gallery located in Manhattan. The show will be running from April 6th through May 12th. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, April 7th, 2013, 6 – 8 PM. Ole Martin Lund Bø does exhibitions in both Norway and Germany, and was a guest at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York City from 2006 to 2007. Read more >

MUNCH | WARHOL and the Multiple Image at Scandinavia House
	The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) presents MUNCH | WARHOL and the Multiple Image, an exhibition featuring two of the 20th century’s most prolific and inventive printmakers. Curated by Dr. Patricia Berman and Pari Stave, the exhibition will be on view April 27 through July 27, 2013 at Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America.Read more >

Heidi Fosli - EYEconic VIEWTORICITY
	Norwegian artist Heidi Fosli is exhibiting for the first time in the U.S. The exhibition is held between March 8. and April 2. by the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery. The gallery is located in Chelsea on Manhattan. Read more >

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