BOOK LAUNCH IN VENICE

Programme at The Met, Book Launch:

▪ HYPEROUVERTURE
a sound performance by Linus Elmes and Ludvig Lofgren.

▪ CONVERSATION
with Jörg Heiser, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Kjetil Trædal Thorsen.

The event is open to all, but space is limited. The doors will open punctually. Refreshments will be served.

 

This book has been published on assignment from Public Art Norway – KORO.

 

VISUAL ART IN THE OSLO OPERA HOUSE

Content:

Jørn Mortensen
Preface: Encountering a New Awareness

Jörg Heiser
Beginning to Understand The Role of Public Art

Kjetil Trædal Thorsen and Hans Ulrich Obrist
Long Duration

The Stage Curtain
GRO KRAFT: Paraphrase and Illusion

The Plaza, the Opera Roof and the Façade
ERLEND HAMMER: Beyond Iconic

The Water Project
MARTA KUZMA: The Confession of a Poster Child of Landscape

The Foyer and Cloakroom Spaces
ANDREA KROKSNES: Meeting the Wall

The Book, Film and Video
NINA SCHJØNSBY: Built-in Backward Glance

Foundation Stone
SVEN-OLOV WALLENSTEIN: Spacing Sound

© Press Publishing 2011.
Editor: Jørn Mortensen.
Editorial board: Mari Aarre (KORO), Thor Arvid Dyrerud (Press Publishing) and Jørn Mortensen
Design: Bengt Olsson, Concorde Design AS.
Cover photo: © Trond Isaksen.