Two parallel exhibitions; Bauhaus in Norwegian (May 23rd – August 31st) and Human–Space–Machine. Stage Experiments at the Bauhaus (May 23rd – September 21st) will present the multifaceted production of the Bauhaus for the first time in Scandinavia.
Although it is HOK’s unwavering position that both Niels Onstad, and subsequently HOK, acquired the painting in good faith, HOK has chosen to adhere to international conventions and return the painting to Rosenberg’s heirs, a decision for which the heirs express their deep appreciation.
On Friday March 21st at 10 AM Henie Onstad Kunstsenter will announce a decision regarding the ownership of the picture Woman in a Blue Dress in front of a Fireplace by Henri Matisse, dated 1937.
This year's main contemporary art exhibition at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden Norway. In a short span of time the terror events in Norway of July 22 2011 transformed the experience of normality as it was known and, consequently, the predictable. This exhibtion presents several new commissioned works with an open and inquiring look at our own time
As part of its commitment to the production of contemporary art, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter (HOK) has commissioned a new work by Danish artist Lea Porsager: FOOD FOR THE MOON — Sluggish and Well-lubricated, 2013. Porsager was one of the youngest artists represented at Documenta in Kassel last year. Porsagers intallation is presented in a solo exhibition from October 25, through February 16 2014.
For the first time key works from Northern Europe are presented side by side with their European mentors. Unknown to many, the Scandinavian and Baltic artists included played a significant role in the international art scene in the 1920s.
Vast 400 m2 textiles with brightly coloured patterns and figures are suspended from the ceiling. Abstract sounds escape from loudspeakers. In combination, they form the captivating installation OK which will fill the Haaken Hall at the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Norway this summer. The artist behind this work is Are Mokkelbost (37).
The group exhibition Arbeidstid ("Work time") explores the time and space of labor. The exhibition will link historical attitudes towards work, leisure and unemployment to current shifting labor conditions.
The main player at the exhibition Do as you like! is Marie-Louise Ekman, an influential artist of the PUSS group during the 1960s. With this exhibition, the Henie Onstad Art Centre (HOK) in Norway places her wayward art, which embraces everyday surrealism, pop culture, cross dressing and political satire, in an international perspective.
