Kistefos presents Fish, Fish, Duck, a major solo exhibition by London-based painter Issy Wood at Nybruket Gallery. Opened on 9 May 2026, the exhibition marks the artist’s first major presentation in the Nordic region. The exhibition offers audiences an opportunity to engage with a distinctive artistic practice that has gained significant international attention in recent years.
Kistefos is proud to present a new commissioned work in its sculpture park: the monumental bronze sculpture Blind Boat by American artist Dana Schutz (b. 1976). 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.
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With works by Ragna Bley, Ida Ekblad, Oscar Murillo and Albert Oehlen in The Twist, a comprehensive solo exhibition with Issy Wood at Nybruket Gallery, and a monumental new sculpture by Dana Schutz, Kistefos invites the public to encounter artistry that demonstrates the continued relevance and expressive power of painting.
Med verk av Ragna Bley, Ida Ekblad, Oscar Murillo og Albert Oehlen i The Twist, en omfattende separatutstilling med Issy Wood i Nybruket Galleri, samt en monumental ny skulptur av Dana Schutz, inviterer Kistefos publikum til et møte med kunstnerskap som viser maleriets fortsatte relevans og uttrykkskraft.
Kistefos is proud to present the first major museum exhibition of American sculptor Kathleen Ryan. Following its debut at Hamburger Kunsthalle in 2024, the exhibition opened at Kistefos on 4 May 2025. Showcasing works from the first decade of Ryan’s artistic practice, the exhibition features twenty-five sculptures displayed across two venues: Nybruket Gallery and the industrial-era Tresliperiet.
For the 2025 season, Kistefos is proud to present Living in the Wake, the first major solo exhibition in the Nordic region by acclaimed American artist Christina Quarles (b. 1985). Staged within the architectural landmark The Twist, the exhibition offers a comprehensive survey of Quarles’ work and includes two entirely new paintings created specifically for the show.
Høsten 2024 inviterte Stiftelsen Kistefos-Museet 28 nøye utvalgte arkitektkontorer til prekvalifisering om å utforme et nytt museumsbygg. Nå står åtte finalister igjen i konkurransen om å forme Kistefos’ fremtid. Det nye museumsbygget, planlagt åpnet i 2031, vil bli et permanent hjem for den betydelige kunstsamlingen bygget opp av Christen Sveaas.
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In 2025, Kistefos will present an exhibition programme with works by three internationally renowned contemporary artists: Christina Quarles, Kathleen Ryan and Nairy Baghramian. Through the theme ‘The Corporeal and Intersectionality’, this year's programme invites an in-depth reflection on the body as both physical form and cultural symbol, while offering visually striking artistic experiences.
Kistefos' utstillingsprogram presenterer verk av tre internasjonalt anerkjente samtidskunstnere: Christina Quarles, Kathleen Ryan og Nairy Baghramian. Gjennom temaet «Det kroppslige og interseksjonalitet» inviterer årets program til en dyptpløyende refleksjon over kroppen som både fysisk form og kulturelt symbol, samtidig som det tilbyr visuelt slående kunstneriske opplevelser.
Kistefos is delighted to announce the first solo exhibition in Norway of paintings and drawings by acclaimed British artist Hurvin Anderson. Salon Paintings surveys Anderson’s celebrated Barbershop Series, from the earliest Barbershop paintings and related Studio Drawings he made in 2006, through to new paintings on view for the first time with which the series culminates.
Kistefos is delighted to announce the first solo exhibition in Norway of paintings and drawings by acclaimed British artist Hurvin Anderson. The exhibition focuses on Anderson’s celebrated Barbershop series as a lens through which to understand Anderson’s wider practice and unique sense of history, memory and place.
Kistefos is delighted to announce a new season opening on May 4th, 2024. British artist Hurvin Anderson is this year's artist in The Twist with the critically acclaimed Salon Paintings exhibition. Italian artist Tatiana Trouvé is this year's sculptor. The «Springboard» project offers young curators and artworld professionals valuable museum experience at an international level.
