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Concerts, Performances, Talks – This is MUNCH Live autumn programme
This autumn, MUNCH Live unleashes a packed, dynamic line-up of innovative artists, musicians and composers. MUNCH Live is about giving space to artworks that you can’t exhibit or hang on the wall – this is a programme filled with music, performances and conversations.
Visitors can look forward to hearing premieres of commissioned works by internationally acclaimed performance artists, an eclectic concert schedule, and premieres from both established names and newcomers. There’s also a host of exciting talks and debates connected to our exhibition programme, including the internationally renowned artist Camille Henrot discussing her solo show Mouth to Mouth.
‘The MUNCH Live programme is a key part of the museum’s ambitious embrace of contemporary art,’, says Ingrid Moe, MUNCH Live’s artistic director, ‘and we look forward to premieres of new and important works, including a new piece by performance artist Brendan Fernandes made especially for the museum, celebrating queer identity and exploring the idea of dance as a form of protest. The public can expect a rich concert programme and many new productions in the crossover area between art, music and dance.’
Performance
Performance art is all about dynamism, exploration and challenge. This living art form absorbs every other type of art, while at the same time retaining its own identity. Thanks to MUNCH’s heavy investment in performance art, the public will have the opportunity to experience new commissions that investigate the intersection of visual art, dance and music. This autumn the museum will present, among others, a brand new, innovative commissioned work from Canadian artist Brendan Fernandes. Read more here
Music
From chamber music to jazz and experimental sounds. This autumn we’ll be hosting concerts by dozens of inventive and experimental musicians at the museum – Oslo’s new live music venues consisting of the Festsal, Toppsal and Monumental exhibition room. You can hear a Norwegian premiere from the legendary French composer and electronic music pioneer Eliane Radigue, and pop innovator Lafawndah visits Scandinavia for the first time. Our concert series Jazz at MUNCH, a collaboration with Oslo Jazz Festival, presents an autumn season with Mette Henriette, Joel Rossand Ayumi Tanaka Trio, among others. The contemporary music series PÅ! zooms in on composers such as Kristine Tjøgersen and Idin Samimi Mofakham, while Oslo Philharmonic and the Opera Orchestra present intimate chamber music in the Classic Sunday strand.
The museum will be collaborating with several festivals in the autumn, and August features a selection of concerts as part of Oslo Jazz Festival. September has several unique, site-specific concerts as part of Ultima Festival. In November, the museum offers a hard-driving Colombian pan-arts party night together with Oslo World.
Talks
In connection with the museum’s autumn exhibitions there will be a range of talks. MUNCH presents artist Q&As with Camille Henrot on her Mouth to Mouth show opening in Ocotber, Apichaya Wanthiang on SOLO OSLO II, and Victoria Durnak whose work is included in MUNCH’s extensive contemporary art Triennale. We’ll learn more about the art collector Rolf Stenersen and the passions that drove his interest in 20thcentury modern art in the exhibition It Might Be Beautiful. In October, the seminar Who Is the Machine? will be a significant part of the MUNCH Triennale. Read more about our talks programme here
MUNCH is home to the world's largest collection of works by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. 22 October 2021, MUNCH will open in a brand new building on Oslo’s waterfront. The bespoke structure, designed by estudio Herreros, will house more than 26,000 works that Edvard Munch bequeathed to the City of Oslo. The museum also manages collections donated by Rolf Stenersen, Amaldus Nielsen and Ludvig Ravensberg.
The new museum will trace the artist’s profound influence both on modern art and on artists through to the present day. Alongside displays of iconic artworks from the renowned permanent collection, temporary exhibitions will show Edvard Munch’s lasting influence in his own contemporary society, as well as on today’s generation of artists.
Visitors will experience the highlights of Edvard Munch’s oeuvre, in parallel with a wide-ranging programme of cultural events and experiences for visitors of all ages. From its location in Bjørvika, with unparalleled views of the Oslo Fjord, the museum will offer an extensive program of art and cultural experiences across thirteen floors.
