Art
The Haunted Women of Else Hagen
In the mid-20th century, the Norwegian painter plumbed the tensions, envies, frustrations, and tender bonds among feminine subjects.
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News
Melting Glacial Ice in Norway Reveals Intact Bronze-Age Arrow
"Most of the ice here in Norway will be gone in this century. You can say that we are melting back in time," said archaeologist Lars Holger Pilø.
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Job Opportunity: Head of Programme, Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Play a pivotal role in leading OCA’s public programs, maintain the organization’s position as a prominent contemporary arts institution, and identify development opportunities. Apply by September 10.
Art
Lesser-Known Masterpiece by Artemisia Gentileschi Goes on View
A painting now exhibited at the Nasjonalmuseet captures Judith and her maidservant in the moment after slaying Holofernes and before their escape, as though veritably peering out of frame.
Art
An Artist Chases the Ghost of Her Father
At its core Line Berg's Fra Far manifests the anguish of a family whose loved one is convicted of a serious crime.
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Office for Contemporary Art Norway Presents “The Sámi Pavilion” at the Venice Biennale
In a historic first, artists Pauliina Feodoroff, Máret Ánne Sara, and Anders Sunna transformed the Nordic Pavilion into a celebration of the art and sovereignty of the Indigenous Sámi people.
News
Under Munch's Risqué Madonna Is a More Subdued Version, Researchers Find
The National Museum of Norway announced the discovery of underdrawings hidden beneath the surface of their Edvard Munch painting, "Madonna."
In Brief
Please Stop Breathing on Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”
Scientists say "The Scream" is fading due to human breath. With museums around the world closed, the painting is getting some much needed social distance.
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Norway Will Demolish Building Famous for Its Picasso Murals
While the government promises to preserve the Picasso murals to be utilized in a new building, preservationists are unmoved.
In Brief
A 1,000-Year-Old Viking Ship Burial Was Discovered Underneath a Norwegian Farm
The ship, which dates back to the Viking Period or the earlier Merovingian period, was found with the help of a high-resolution, ground-penetrating georadar.
Art
A Symposium for Sea Kelp
At Norway's Lofoten International Art Festival, seaweed took center stage as subject and material for artists and researchers as part of their "Kelp Congress."
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Politicians Pull the Plug on Bjarne Melgaard’s Proposed ‘House to Die In’
Politicians have feared that the bad-boy artist's dramatic architecture would disrupt the historic scenery that once inspired the work of Norway's most-famous painter, Edvard Munch.