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  • MARGUERITE HUMEAU AT KISTEFOS

    Kistefos is honoured to announce The Garden of Resuscitation, a major new site-responsive commission by Turner Prize-nominated artist Marguerite Humeau, to be inaugurated in the sculpture park in August 2026. The project marks the 60th addition to the Kistefos Sculpture Park.

  • Pressevisning 19. juni: Nytt besøkssenter på Kistefos

    Kistefos Museum inviterer til pressevisning av nytt besøkssenter fredag 19. juni klokken 11.00. Bygget er tegnet av arkitektene i Lundhagem. Sammen med landskapsarkitektene i ATSITE har de skapt et bygg som glir inn i landskapet, heller enn å dominere det. - Kistefos befester med dette igjen sin posisjon innenfor ledende arkitektur, sier direktør Kari Roll-Matthiesen.

  • When I’m In My Painting åpnet i The Twist på Kistefos

    When I’m In My Painting samler fire sentrale kunstnere innen samtidsabstraksjon i en undersøkelse av maleriet som både prosess og nærvær. Med verk av Ragna Bley, Ida Ekblad, Oscar Murillo og Albert Oehlen – kunstnere representert i Christen Sveaas’ Kunststiftelse og Kunstsamling – utforsker utstillingen hvordan abstraksjon utvikler seg som en dynamisk og erfaringsbasert praksis.

  • When I’m In My Painting opened at The Twist at Kistefos Musem

    When I’m In My Painting brings together four leading artists in contemporary abstraction in an exploration of painting as both process and presence. Featuring works by Ragna Bley, Ida Ekblad, Oscar Murillo and Albert Oehlen — artists represented in the Christen Sveaas Art Foundation and Art Collection — the exhibition explores how abstraction evolves as a dynamic and experience-based practice. The

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Dana Schutz: Blind Boat | Interview Part 2 Blind Boat represents a significant development in Schutz’s practice. Long recognized as one of the most distinctive painters of her generation, she began making sculptures in 2018. These works are first modelled in clay before being cast in bronze. Their surfaces retain traces of this process, with visible marks of shaping and the artist’s hand. Schutz’s sculptures exist within the same expressive universe as her vivid paintings: almost as if released from the canvas, the same distorted, energetic figures now take on a physical presence. Even when cast in bronze, they maintain a distinctly painterly quality, with raw, tactile surfaces that bear the trace of the artist’s hand. The result is a kind of sculpture less concerned with classical balance and idealised form, and more with gesture and dynamic presence. The sculpture is now on view in the Kistefos Sculpture Park. Video: Tor Egil Scheide / Kameramann AS #DanaSchutz #Kistefos #KistefosMuseum @dana.schutzart

At Kistefos, even the restrooms are part of the art experience 🚽 At the center of the new visitor center's restrooms stands Above the Below, conceived as an anti-monument in which a porcelain splash rises from a dense stoneware base on a marble platform above the sinks, so that the work is experienced from below. A circular mirror placed above serves to close the well. As visitors wash their hands, they encounter themselves held within the falling structure – no longer outside the work, but inside it. Surrounding this core, Sanctum of Flow unfolds through thirteen oval wall works integrated into the restroom stalls. Formed from clay, glaze, and glass, they resemble bodily and architectural thresholds – openings, passages, releases – made of pipes, ropes, zippers, anatomical fragments, and fluid forms. Experience it for yourself. Kistefos is open daily from 10- 17

When I'm In My Painting | Works by Oscar Murillo 🎨 Oscar Murillo (b. 1986, Colombia) approaches painting as an expanded, process-driven practice rooted in gesture, materiality, and collective experience. Working across painting, installation, and performance, he explores how marks are made, shared, and transformed over time. His work engages with themes of labour and global exchange, while maintaining a strong physical and sensory presence. Murillo has exhibited internationally and was a co-recipient of the Turner Prize in 2019. 📍 On view in The Twist until 11 October. The exhibition is curated by Kate Smith-Raabe. #kistefos #kistefosmuseum #thetwist #oscarmurillo

☀️ Bring the kids to Kistefos for the perfect summer day out! Looking for a fun family activity this summer? At Kistefos, children can explore, play and discover while the adults enjoy world-class art, architecture and beautiful surroundings. 🪵 Explore our new exhibition "Transformations" 🗺️ Pick up an activity booklet at the entrance and join the treasure hunt 🤸‍♀️ Play in the jumping pit, try the giant hamster wheel and cool off in the water fountain Time flies when there's so much to experience! Free admission for all children and young people up to 19 years old. Create lasting summer memories with the whole family at Kistefos. We look forward to welcoming you! 💚 @visitoslo @visitnorway @visiteastnorway

When I'm In My Painting | Works by Albert Oehlen 🎨 Albert Oehlen (b. 1954, Germany) is one of the most influential painters of his generation, known for his experimental and critically engaged approach to abstraction. Since the 1980s, he has continuously challenged the conventions of painting through a wide range of styles, from gestural abstraction to computer-generated imagery. His work has been the subject of major retrospectives and is held in leading museum collections worldwide. 📍 On view in The Twist until 11 October. The exhibition is curated by Kate Smith-Raabe. #kistefos #thetwist #AlbertOehlen

Discover "Variants", Pierre Huyghe's extraordinary site-specific work created exclusively for Kistefos. Located on a previously inaccessible island in the Randselva River, Variants is the 50th work in the Kistefos Sculpture Park and Huyghe's largest permanent project to date. Variants is a multipolar entity that perceives, generates and modifies. It is simultaneously an island and what that island could be in an alternate reality. The island has been scanned to form the environment of a live simulation, where physical and digital realms are permeable. Please note that access to Variants is occasionally restricted due to high water levels. We recommend contacting us before your visit to confirm whether the work is accessible Photo: Ola Rindal

No plans for the weekend? Take a day trip to Kistefos! 🙌🏼 Kistefos is the perfect destination for a day out filled with art, architecture and industrial heritage – all in one place. Wander through the Sculpture Park, enjoy a leisurely lunch at the café, or simply find a spot by the river and unwind 🌿 🎨 Visit The Twist to experience "When I Am in My Painting". 🐟At Nybruket Gallery, discover "Fish, Fish, Duck" by Issy Wood on the ground floor and this year's Springbrett exhibition, Dark Adaptation, upstairs. 🪵And at the Industrial Museum, don't miss "Transformations" – our new interactive exhibition designed especially for children and young visitors Join one of our daily guided tours: In Norwegian at 11:00 and in English at 12:15 📍Meeting point: South Entrance. We hope to welcome you to Kistefos this weekend! 💚 Photo credits: 1. Kristian Aalerud 2. Jon Christen Bjone 3. @more.about.it 4. Jon Christen Bjone @visitoslo @visitnorway @visiteastnorway

Dana Schutz: Blind Boat | Interview Part 1 Schutz is regarded as one of the most significant artists of her generation, known for her distinctive artistic language characterized by expressive paintings and sculptures. The ambitious sculptural group Blind Boat is the artist’s first monumental outdoor sculpture, created specifically for Kistefos. The impressive bronze work stands 7 metres tall, stretches 9 metres in length, and weighs more than 12 tonnes. The sculpture is now on view in the Kistefos Sculpture Park. Video: Tor Egil Scheide / Kameramann AS #DanaSchutz #Kistefos #KistefosMuseum @dana.schutzart

When I'm In My Painting | Works by Ida Ekblad 🎨 Ida Ekblad (b. 1980, Norway) works across painting, sculpture, and poetry, developing a highly expressive visual language rooted in spontaneity and cultural reference. Her practice combines gestural abstraction with influences drawn from street culture, literature, and art history, resulting in works that are both immediate and richly associative. Ekblad has exhibited internationally, including at major institutions and biennials. 📍 On view in The Twist until 11 October. The exhibition is curated by Kate Smith-Raabe. #kistefos #thetwist #idaekblad #contemporaryart #artexhibition @idaekblad

Bon appétit! ☕🥐🍽️ Every museum visit is even better with a delicious meal! At the café in Kistefos' new Visitor Centre, you'll find something to satisfy every appetite. Choose from hot and cold dishes, lunch and dinner options, freshly baked pastries and great coffee - all served in beautiful surroundings. Take a break between exhibitions, relax, and enjoy a memorable dining experience. We look forward to welcoming you to @kunstpausekafe 🙌🏼 Photo: Jon Christen Bjone #kistefos #kistefosmuseum #kunstpausen